iansutton91 Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 (edited) I'm not looking for the best out there. I just want a good computer that will run Skyrim better than the 360. Here are some parts I found, and I wanted to know if I should skip and look for something else, or if those will do. Processor: http://www.amazon.com/AMD-Phenom-Socket-Quad-Core-Processor/dp/B004LRO9B4/ref=reg_hu-rd_add_1_dpComputer case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233&Tpk=Cooler%20Master%20HAF%20912GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130625Motherboard: http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-M4A87TD-USB3-DDR3-Motherboard/dp/B003ICWAV4/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1307929139&sr=1-2RAM: http://www.amazon.com/G-Skill-Ripjaws-F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL-PC3-12800-unbuffered/dp/B002RPCLH6/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1307927672&sr=1-3Hard Drive: http://cgi.ebay.com/Western-Digital-Caviar-Black-WD2002FAEX-2TB-7200-RPM-/270764392246?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f0ad0bf36#ht_747wt_1141 (Kinda hoping it stays at a low price.)Optical Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135224PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152028Total estimated cost: $550Keep in mind that I don't want this thing to be "TEH BEZT" just a good, decent, computer that will run Skyrim well. Thanks! (Also, know of any other components that are better AND cheaper? Or at least will do the trick for a better price?) Edited June 13, 2011 by iansutton91 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoofhearted4 Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 the one thing i would say is try to get everything on newegg (or tigerdirect...is another good one) those are tech places. they have good reviews to look at, detailed stats, etc. you can also warranty everything, which i would highly recommend. it might add another $100 after everything, but its worth it. would not recommend ebay for parts. even with good reviews, you just never know. plus the inconsistent prices. also for that price, you might be better of buying a whole pc. or look for deals on Newegg. often when you buy a part, they will show you a combo you can get with it, like a whole pc as for the quality of the parts, idk. im in the process of building my first PC as well. (the last 4378932 topics are from me asking different things. take a look maybe youll learn something) but im spending $1200 on mine...$1300 after warranties the one thing i do know, is that AMD is the way to go for a cheaper PC (as youve already picked out) i just dont know how to build a PC thats cheap, id always want to upgrade :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vecna6667 Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Looks good, but you might want to look a few of these: CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808 Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131733 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131728 The CPU is unlocked so that you can overclock it later as it gets older, and the motherboards are socket AM3+ so that you have the ability to upgrade the CPU farther down the road. The second one is a micro-ATX though, but it sounds like you are not interested in a multi-GPU setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N3C14R Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 (edited) Anything but a GTX550 Ti, In all the benchmarks I've seen the card preforms atrociously slow. A last generation GTX470, GTX460 or GTX465 absolutely destroys it. Here's a list of almost all mainstream GPU's according to ranking.http://www.overclock...-time-last.html Edited June 14, 2011 by N3C14R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonger Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Here's a list of almost all mainstream GPU's according to ranking.http://www.overclock...-time-last.html3/4 of the vid cards that show up in this forum are never on that list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik005 Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 When you get AMD you should get a motherboard with the 990FX chipset just to be future proof. You could put in a new bulldozer processor when they come out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansutton91 Posted June 14, 2011 Author Share Posted June 14, 2011 Here's my new stuff:CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125367Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131710RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231311Computer case and PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.662122HDD and Optical Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.667935 Any suggestions on better cases, PSU's? I'd still like them to be cheap, but I want to get the best options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoofhearted4 Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 honestly if you wanna go cheaper go with this: CPU:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103913&cm_re=amd_phenom_1100t-_-19-103-913-_-Product AMD is cheaper but near as powerful. if i was short on cash on my build i prolly woulda gone AMD, but since i had a higher price limit, i went with intel. idk what kind of mother board u should get though, i just know it needs to be AM3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obobski Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Here's my new stuff:CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125367Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131710RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231311Computer case and PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.662122HDD and Optical Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.667935 Any suggestions on better cases, PSU's? I'd still like them to be cheap, but I want to get the best options. I agree with the suggestion to go AMD, I would also drop the case/PSU combo - you'll almost never find a top shelf PSU in such a combo. Look at Corsair, Seasonic, XFX, and Enermax - they're all quality boxes; you'll be spending ~$80-$120 on the PSU alone to get something super nifty. I wouldn't even go with that $200 AMD though, you can back way off on the CPU and still have top end performance (because quite honestly, it doesn't do a whole lot for your gaming performance - put the money into a better graphics card, you'll realize better returns). Something like an X4 965 or 970 will be perfect (may even run faster for games), and take the $50 you saved (probably more once you switch to an AMD mainboard, they tend to be cheaper for the same features) and step up to a GTX 560 or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoofhearted4 Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 i know, i was just listing the AMD that has the most power, esp since he went with the i5 2500, its the closest to it that AMD has (the i5 2500k is the one i was gunna go with for my PC) the PSU price all depends on the Watts. i planned on a 600W on mine and it was $70 (-$50 after rebate) and its a corsair. the graphics card will be the most expensive part of your build, and thats not a bad thing. dropping $10-$20 on your Case and/or PSU and/or CPU and/or Motherboard and/or anything else and putting that money into a Graphics Card is well worth it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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