New Girl on the Block

[HeadOverHeels]

That's right gentlemen I am a lady . My husband is a huge computer/ gamer. I want to learn more about them so that we have more things to talk about and when he says something about computers I will know what he's talking about. I currently have a Hewlett Packard laptop. I want to build my own computer all by myself (should impress him). I have a budget of around $900. Any help would be great.

[TCC]

What do you want to do with it? Do you want to game? Web browse/office applications? Or are you going to be doing graphics work with it? Its hard to base a build off of only a price range if you dont know if it needs to have a large amount of RAM, or if it needs to be graphics heavy or processor heavy.

[HeadOverHeels]

I want to play games with him and talk the computer talk with him. He plays Battlefield, Far Cry, Infinite, League of Legends, WOW, and Counter Strike. Just to name a few. I don't want him to know I am going to do this. I am going to ship all the parts to my parents house build it and bring it home.

[HeadOverHeels]

When he starts talking computer talk I have no clue as to what he is talking about. I do hair and makeup for a living and he has listened to me talk enough about that stuff that he understands what I am talking about. I just want to return the favor. The games look fun and if I started playing them it would just make our relationship that much better and I wouldn't feel so silly when he says something about them

[TCC]

Okay! Well, here is my suggestion for a build that would make your husband jealous

Corsair 600W Builder Series PSU
CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 600W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Newegg.com
Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0
ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 AMD Motherboard - Newegg.com
XFX Double D 7870 GHZ Edition
XFX Double D FX-787A-CDFC Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Newegg.com
G.Skill Ripjaws X 8GB (2x4GB DDR3 1600
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM - Newegg.com
NZXT Phantom 410
NZXT Phantom 410 CA-PH410-W1 White Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Newegg.com
AMD FX-8320 8 core 3.5GHz
AMD FX-8320 Vishera 3.5GHz (4.0GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor FD8320FRHKBOX - Newegg.com
WD Blue 500GB HDD
Western Digital WD Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - Newegg.com
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 2011/1366/1155 and AMD FM1/FM2/AM3+ - Newegg.com

Total cost shipped: $892

Hope this helps you out!

[HeadOverHeels]

This will play all these games? He buys new things like every couple months.

[HeadOverHeels]

Does anyone have any used stuff?

[Pete]

that setup will not play all the games on ultra, but i sense thats not really what you're going for ...so yes it will easily play those games

[Steve]

Hello & Welcome!

Doctor_Death I'm sure can help you out with computer parts, he is the Admin here at PureOC.

Have fun with your new build.

[HeadOverHeels]

How hard is it going to be to put this together? I've watched him take apart and put together a bunch of them and it looks like you just snap them together. Is there anything else I am going to need? I think there are enough headphones, keyboards, and screens in the house for me to use.

[TCC]

That parts list should play all of those titles probably all on ultra actually. The 7870 is a great little card for the price. But I agree with Steve, Doctor_Death helps out a lot of people with parts! I priced out those parts so you wouldnt have to upgrade your processor for a while and your graphics card would be the main thing you would have to upgrade. You do need to upgrade parts every once in a while, thats just how the world of gaming works.

[TCC]

How hard is it going to be to put this together? I've watched him take apart and put together a bunch of them and it looks like you just snap them together. Is there anything else I am going to need? I think there are enough headphones, keyboards, and screens in the house for me to use.

Computers are quite easy to put together! I would look around online for how to guides. I know Newegg has a good one, but they are all over the place! Just do a quick google search and you will find everything you need! If you have any problems of course, you can always come back here, this community is very helpful

[HeadOverHeels]

I think he is going to be really excited. I wanted to use his old computer but he sold it to buy some things for the new one he just built. I know he uses GTX things and i7 computer

[killjoyjim]

WELCOME TO PUREOC Now I know Stan {Dr Death} Has some part's you can get at a good deal. So give him a PM.

[TCC]

Nvidia and Intel are great, but they are a lot more expensive. AMD does a great job for the price and the 7000 series graphics cards are great performers. GTX and i7 series are really amazing performers, but they are more expensive. There is just a whole trade off system between them lol

[HeadOverHeels]

Thanks for the info gents. He will be back from golfing anytime now so I am going to sign off. I'll stop back and keep you posted on my progress and if I have any questions I will be sure to ask