Topic: PC Spec's thread

[[MAF]Karlis]

Also a GPU like the 7970 of AMD... as minimum is like wtf That card is like 300+ euro now.

If you want to make zero profit of a game you should put a minimum like that.. because the group you can sell to will be very small.

R9 280 is rebranded 7950, which you could overclock to 7970 levels, and i can find it for 170 euros here. Or get R9 280X, which is straight up 7970, for like 220euros. The specs are indeed pretty crazy though...

[Terrorfist]

Talking about AMD, Their 290X's TDP is too fucking high than a GTX 980

[[MAF]Agus]

Be jealous

Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) X2 240 Processor 2.8 GHz Dual-Core
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8100 / nForce 720a  384MB
RAM: 2 x 2GB cheapest Kingston you can find with that capacity
HDD: 298 GB (also the cheapest Kingston you can find with that capacity)
Case: Ugliest and cheapest one you can find, doesn't even have a name
OS: Windows 7 32 bits

[3DSexVilla]

Be jealous

Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) X2 240 Processor 2.8 GHz Dual-Core
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8100 / nForce 720a  384MB
RAM: 2 x 2GB cheapest Kingston you can find with that capacity
HDD: 298 GB (also the cheapest Kingston you can find with that capacity)
Case: Ugliest and cheapest one you can find, doesn't even have a name
OS: Windows 7 32 bits

is the processor 32 bits ?

[[MAF]Agus]

Yeah. (Had no idea cpus could be 32 or 64 bits, had to google how to find out lol)

[Terrorfist]

Well atleast your ram is 4GB, I broke one of my 2GB Stick so now I have 2GB RAM 

[[2F2F]PK]

MBO socket 1150 H81
CPU: i3-4160, 3.6 GHz Dual-Core
RAM: DDR3 1600 4GB HDD: 500 GB, 7200 rpm
VGA: GeForce GT DDR3 N730,2GB DVD RW
Power supply ATX Power Stability 580
Software Windows 8.1

[3DSexVilla]

Well atleast your ram is 4GB, I broke one of my 2GB Stick so now I have 2GB RAM 

how did you break?

[Terrorfist]

idk, it looks like but I think my motherboard gave up

[nero]

Does anybody have some suggestions on this? Replacing my old laptop and looking for a semi-silent gaming/working machine.

[[MAF]Karlis]

is i7 a must? i'd take an i5, and then you can get pretty much any gpu you find necessary except the very high end, and still be in the same budget.
even if you need an i7, is 3770S one any cheaper? otherwise it doesn't make much sense getting the S edition

as for something comparable to 750Ti, R7 265 is way better for the same price.
the noise levels just don't differ enough, especially with aftermarket coolers
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1130?vs=1127
(noise is in the very bottom)

lastly, why do you need a Z97 mobo, if your cpu isn't even overclockable? H97 is no worse with the exception of SLI/Crossfire and OC.

[nero]

Just to clarify: I have little to no knowledge of pc components, the parts above were chosen by the criteria of "price I would be willing to pay for this" and "reviews that recommend this component". So any suggestions on making this cheaper/better fitting are very welcome.

i7 is not a must, but the i5 should be of "higher range", cause I'm looking for a long lasting system, don't want to upgrade in the next 2-4 years. I've chosen the i7 cause it was recommended in a review, but anything cheaper with slightly lower performance would be totally okay. Any recommendations for a good i5?

I found the AMD gpu's to be cheaper then the Intel, is there any reason in that? I'm not really focused on any of the two, looking for best price-performance ratio and what fits the other components the best.

In regards to the MB, I really have no clue of these, so your suggestions should be just fine for the system, not planning on OC or SLI/Crossfire at all.

[[MAF]Karlis]

will you use the PC for highly multi-threaded workloads, that can use all 8 cores easily? i don't know what are you working with, so I can't really say that i7 is useless for you, but for most people it is.

if you don't need to OC, you can get pretty much any cheap motherboard that fits (i.e. right socket and H87), and not worry about it, you probably don't need the additional features. the smaller ones are fine, just check that the feature list has everything you might want.

Nvidia is considered somewhat more premium and had less driver issues, but lately it doesn't really matter, as AMD did a good job fixing theirs, so its mostly just who holds the performance crown, and that is irrevelant for us. AMD's price-performance is usually better indeed.
did you really want to go with such a low end gpu? with an otherwise high-end pc, i'd take way more powerful GPU, but I guess you might not need it.

instead of one 8GB ram stick, get two 4GB ones, as then you can put them in dual channel mode, and they will be faster.

also, cpu coolers are really unnecessary if you do not overclock, unless you find the stock one to be too loud, and even then, the 60euro one is way overboard..

[nero]

The PC is intended for mainly gaming usage, but I want to be able to work on it at home too (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, After Effects), so multi-threading would be a big bonus but not neccessary.

I took the lower graphic card because I already reached my financial limit, which is 1.000 EUR, the build should be under this limit. But I don't know where else I should cut down. My main fear is of creating the monster again I sent to trash before I bought my recent laptop. It was a turbine in a plastic bling-bling case. So silence and quality is really important, at least in regard to cpu cooler and case.

[[MAF]Karlis]

you definitely don't need that cooler though, and the stock one isn't terrible either.
if 1000 is the limit, drop down to ~i5-4570 (you probably won't even feel that) and get some decent gpu instead. something like R9 280 is a really good deal nowadays, but with i5 and the cooler cut, but you could even afford something like gtx 970, which could drive 2560x1440 monitor on max settings on almost any game.
do you need it to be silent while gaming too, or then it can become louder?
also, no hdd needed?