Don't intel pack processors with cpu coolers?Originally Posted by ShiftySamurai
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If you know where to look you can find a PC for around 600$ that will run even the most graphic intense games.
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They do, but the main reason to purchase a "K" series CPU is that it is unlocked, meaning that you can EASILY overclock it. Stock Intel cooler doesn't do the best with anything over a minimal OC, so I would recommend a third-party CPU cooler.Originally Posted by ChipsNDip1Don't intel pack processors with cpu coolers?
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Greetings,
I'm much like IFTHISTHENTHAT in that I lost interest in PC games when it became very expensive to keep up and still be able to play the latest games.
But PC was due for an update and I ended up buying:
CPU: Intel Core i7-3820 3.6GHz
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 Deluxe
Memory: 64Gb DDR3-1666 Memory
Video Card: Asus Nvidia GeForce GT 640 Graphics Card
Case: Coolermaster Storm Trooper Case (this is great as it has a dock for a 2.5" SATA drive built in)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
Already had HDDs but also bought an external docking station and a 24 port switch and 2 x 24" Monitors
The above then allowed me to retire 2 Compaq Proliant 1600 Servers as I bought VMWare and can now run the servers virtually.
My advice would be if you plan on getting a 64 bit OS then get a motherboard that can take a lot of memory. As I have 64Gb I use a RAM Disc which holds all my 'Temp' files as well as 'Windows Temp' files, when machine is turned off files are also gone.
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A 500$-600$ *assuming you are budget oriented* desktop computer with all the parts (including Windows 7/8 OS) bought from the internet would run all, or most of all games.
You don't need to fork out like 1000$ to run at highest detail settings with high resolution for big games like Battlefield 4, except you are in the core of PC gaming and think you'll need that gaming power. I would suggest starting off from lower price, like I said 500$-600$ , and get a 64-bit motherboard which is capable for future upgrades, like RAM capacity/speed and CPU.
If you want to build a PC specially made for Trials Gold Edition, then you must choose PC parts veeery wisely, because this game is component picky (study the TE:GE system requirements) and it can still fail to run well. I am playing this from a 450$ desktop bought at retail stores, and this game runs very TERRIBLE in frame rates, while other similar 3D games don't.
A note list what defo should be needed for a gaming PC:
-64-bit Windows OS. With 64-bit you can get over 4GB of ram unlike the 32-bit version, just you MUST need a 64-bit motherboard, RAM and CPU to work with 64-bit Windows OS.
-4GB RAM at least, but 8GB recommended for larger performance games and for multiple programs running. (More than this not needed, except you need to run many big programs at once or play at very high resolution)
-Dual core processors, but they start fading away, so better get quad core CPU with at least 3GHz clock speed.
-GPU: At least 1GB graphics memory. I think more powerful the GPU, the less power the CPU needs. Just to know, GPUs can be very expensive and consumes the most the juice, and is a biggest heat source (and can easily get destroyed when overdusted).
edit: pcpartpicker.com 100% recommended for PC building!
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Think I am going to start purchasing the goodies tonight...
I'm assuming if I upgrade to an i7, all that stuff with still work right?
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If you get a 1155 socket i5 processor and motherboard, then a 1155 socket i7 will fit right in.
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you need to make sure they will be compatibleOriginally Posted by vladiiiiiiii
and sometimes a bottleneck will prevent to use the full power of your components, so make sure you purchase a motherboard that allows the upgraded components and uses them fully
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I want to suggest the GTX 750 Ti as a graphics card, at $149, but are there any problems foreseen by the more tech savvy here? Something seems too good to be true.
