Amps

[OverDriven]

If you like wasting money, go for it.

[pioneerprogress]

Originally Posted by OverDriven

If you like wasting money, go for it.

Here's one simple example of how OP is paying too much:

The base video card for that model is the GTX 650, looking on Tiger Direct a middle-of-the-road model of that card will run about $120. The premium for the HD 7970 is $280, so he's paying $400 for the video card.

Literally JUST YESTERDAY I bought an HD 7970 from Tiger Direct, I bought an XFX Double D, it has a lifetime warranty unlike a lot of the other cards and from what I can tell is one of the highest regarded brands for buying a Radeon card. I paid $379 for it and get $60 in rebates, so I effectively paid $319 for it.

That's just one component.

[pioneerprogress]

Originally Posted by OverDriven

If you like wasting money, go for it.

Here's one simple example of how OP is paying too much:

The base video card for that model is the GTX 650, looking on Tiger Direct a middle-of-the-road model of that card will run about $120. The premium for the HD 7970 is $280, so he's paying $400 for the video card.

Literally JUST YESTERDAY I bought an HD 7970 from Tiger Direct, I bought an XFX Double D, it has a lifetime warranty unlike a lot of the other cards and from what I can tell is one of the highest regarded brands for buying a Radeon card. I paid $379 for it and get $60 in rebates, so I effectively paid $319 for it.

That's just one component.

[kooter82]

Yup, I called them. Just now.

That was an absolutely horrible experience. The sales guy couldnt answer a fuckin question I had for him. I mentioned alot of what you guys have been saying in this thread about the computer. And all I got was a lot of um's, ah's and I dont knows.

I was asking him about the possiblity of upgrading the sound card to have front input plug ins and he said it would be possible to upgrade to the Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D Fatal1ty Champion PCIe Sound Card, for 200 bucks. I just went on newegg and found it for 99.

I'm beginning to see the light I think. I heart you guys.

[kooter82]

Yup, I called them. Just now.

That was an absolutely horrible experience. The sales guy couldnt answer a fuckin question I had for him. I mentioned alot of what you guys have been saying in this thread about the computer. And all I got was a lot of um's, ah's and I dont knows.

I was asking him about the possiblity of upgrading the sound card to have front input plug ins and he said it would be possible to upgrade to the Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D Fatal1ty Champion PCIe Sound Card, for 200 bucks. I just went on newegg and found it for 99.

I'm beginning to see the light I think. I heart you guys.

[marshallnoise]

Originally Posted by kooter82

Yup, I called them. Just now.

That was an absolutely horrible experience. The sales guy couldnt answer a fuckin question I had for him. I mentioned alot of what you guys have been saying in this thread about the computer. And all I got was a lot of um's, ah's and I dont knows.

I was asking him about the possiblity of upgrading the sound card to have front input plug ins and he said it would be possible to upgrade to the Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D Fatal1ty Champion PCIe Sound Card, for 200 bucks. I just went on newegg and found it for 99.

I'm beginning to see the light I think. I heart you guys.

Yeah, it is really worth the little effort it takes to do it yourself. Google search lifehacker. His website has a ton of tutorials for building your own PC. Literally it is like Legos.

[marshallnoise]

Originally Posted by kooter82

Yup, I called them. Just now.

That was an absolutely horrible experience. The sales guy couldnt answer a fuckin question I had for him. I mentioned alot of what you guys have been saying in this thread about the computer. And all I got was a lot of um's, ah's and I dont knows.

I was asking him about the possiblity of upgrading the sound card to have front input plug ins and he said it would be possible to upgrade to the Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D Fatal1ty Champion PCIe Sound Card, for 200 bucks. I just went on newegg and found it for 99.

I'm beginning to see the light I think. I heart you guys.

Yeah, it is really worth the little effort it takes to do it yourself. Google search lifehacker. His website has a ton of tutorials for building your own PC. Literally it is like Legos.

[kooter82]

SO, with that said.

What would you recommend for a complete computer for my needs and they are as follows:
Must be able to run current games (ie, FPS's mostly)
Recording and editing music
Doing a little video editing (nothing too crazy)
And (in the future) web design.

Thanks for all the help, for real.

[kooter82]

SO, with that said.

What would you recommend for a complete computer for my needs and they are as follows:
Must be able to run current games (ie, FPS's mostly)
Recording and editing music
Doing a little video editing (nothing too crazy)
And (in the future) web design.

Thanks for all the help, for real.

[MattACaster]

Originally Posted by kooter82

SO, with that said.

What would you recommend for a complete computer for my needs and they are as follows:
Must be able to run current games (ie, FPS's mostly)
Recording and editing music
Doing a little video editing (nothing too crazy)
And (in the future) web design.

Thanks for all the help, for real.

Go to NewEgg and build your own. Not very difficult and you end up with exactly what you want plus you don't have any proprietary parts in it so if something fails down the road it's generally and easy fix.

[MattACaster]

Originally Posted by kooter82

SO, with that said.

What would you recommend for a complete computer for my needs and they are as follows:
Must be able to run current games (ie, FPS's mostly)
Recording and editing music
Doing a little video editing (nothing too crazy)
And (in the future) web design.

Thanks for all the help, for real.

Go to NewEgg and build your own. Not very difficult and you end up with exactly what you want plus you don't have any proprietary parts in it so if something fails down the road it's generally and easy fix.

[Sixtonoize]

[Sixtonoize]

[kooter82]

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[kooter82]

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[pioneerprogress]

well to start I personally like AMD for what you get for the price, but a lot of people seem to be sticklers for Intel. It's completely up to you, just go to newegg or tigerdirect and see what you like. Some of their barebones kits might be a good starting point. Also, passmark.com to get a general idea of what you're getting.

[pioneerprogress]

well to start I personally like AMD for what you get for the price, but a lot of people seem to be sticklers for Intel. It's completely up to you, just go to newegg or tigerdirect and see what you like. Some of their barebones kits might be a good starting point. Also, passmark.com to get a general idea of what you're getting.

[marshallnoise]

Originally Posted by kooter82

SO, with that said.

What would you recommend for a complete computer for my needs and they are as follows:
Must be able to run current games (ie, FPS's mostly)
Recording and editing music
Doing a little video editing (nothing too crazy)
And (in the future) web design.

Thanks for all the help, for real.

CPU: Intel i5-3570K (very overclockable and super easy to get 4.5ghz on air) $220
MOBO: LGA 1155 ASUS or Gigabyte full size board (plan to spend about $175-200 to have enough USB 3.0 headers, fast SATA ports, etc) $190
RAM: Any 1600mhz ram 16 GB $75
Graphics Card: I am an nVidia fanboi so I would recommend a GTX 670 Neighborhood of $350
PSU: 750 watts around $100
Case: lots of leeway here but just make sure it has front inputs on it; anywhere between $50-200.
SSD: 128 gb are around $100 and 256 gb are around $175
HDD: 2 TB should be enough and are pretty cheap (no idea price) say $100
CPU Fan: Coolermaster Hyper 212+ (dirt cheap and works great) $25-30
Misc 120mm Case Fans: $10 each
DVD Drive: steal from your current machine
CD Drives: steal from your current machine

Total is $1,490 before shipping and taxes using the highest numbers quoted above. If you go smart with shopping around, you can save a good bit more. I went to a Micro Center and got my i5-3570K for $169 plus my ASUS p8z77-v Pro for $145 and Crucial Ballistix 8gb kit for $34. Frys price matched my Coolermaster CPU cooler for $24. I had the case already and DVD drives. I got a 660ti for $269 minus $30 MIR. A good PSU will last you 10 years so long as the connectors don't tend to change.

Once built, you can just to a Mobo, CPU, Ram, GPU upgrade in the future.

EDIT: Recording interface...that is entirely up to you and will be above and beyond that stuff right there. You can go nuts if you want.

[marshallnoise]

Originally Posted by kooter82

SO, with that said.

What would you recommend for a complete computer for my needs and they are as follows:
Must be able to run current games (ie, FPS's mostly)
Recording and editing music
Doing a little video editing (nothing too crazy)
And (in the future) web design.

Thanks for all the help, for real.

CPU: Intel i5-3570K (very overclockable and super easy to get 4.5ghz on air) $220
MOBO: LGA 1155 ASUS or Gigabyte full size board (plan to spend about $175-200 to have enough USB 3.0 headers, fast SATA ports, etc) $190
RAM: Any 1600mhz ram 16 GB $75
Graphics Card: I am an nVidia fanboi so I would recommend a GTX 670 Neighborhood of $350
PSU: 750 watts around $100
Case: lots of leeway here but just make sure it has front inputs on it; anywhere between $50-200.
SSD: 128 gb are around $100 and 256 gb are around $175
HDD: 2 TB should be enough and are pretty cheap (no idea price) say $100
CPU Fan: Coolermaster Hyper 212+ (dirt cheap and works great) $25-30
Misc 120mm Case Fans: $10 each
DVD Drive: steal from your current machine
CD Drives: steal from your current machine

Total is $1,490 before shipping and taxes using the highest numbers quoted above. If you go smart with shopping around, you can save a good bit more. I went to a Micro Center and got my i5-3570K for $169 plus my ASUS p8z77-v Pro for $145 and Crucial Ballistix 8gb kit for $34. Frys price matched my Coolermaster CPU cooler for $24. I had the case already and DVD drives. I got a 660ti for $269 minus $30 MIR. A good PSU will last you 10 years so long as the connectors don't tend to change.

Once built, you can just to a Mobo, CPU, Ram, GPU upgrade in the future.

EDIT: Recording interface...that is entirely up to you and will be above and beyond that stuff right there. You can go nuts if you want.

[kooter82]

Man...
You know what, fuck it, you all are right. I know I can build one myself. I haven't had a challenge in a while and it actually sounds like it would be fun to do the more I think about it.

Ideas on a case to start? I think someone mentioned Cooler Master?