Building a computer

Bock · Post by **Bock** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 7:53 pm

With compression I get anywhere between 1.35 and 1.45 GB/min. It's usually around 1.4.

Post by **Cheesy** » Wed Jan 16, 2013 5:19 am

Ok, I tweaked my build a little so I could buy everything from Amazon. With Prime it will come on Friday

Here's what I've ordered. There's still time to cancel if I made any mistakes, so please scream if so

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($289.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($41.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($178.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($399.99 @ Amazon)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DG 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card ($26.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: Antec P280 ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($88.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1261.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-01-16 04:18 EST-0500)

iRawPeanut · Post by **iRawPeanut** » Wed Jan 16, 2013 6:38 am

Cheesy wrote:Ok, I tweaked my build a little so I could buy everything from Amazon. With Prime it will come on Friday

Here's what I've ordered. There's still time to cancel if I made any mistakes, so please scream if so

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($289.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($41.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($178.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($399.99 @ Amazon)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DG 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card ($26.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: Antec P280 ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($88.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1261.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-01-16 04:18 EST-0500)

Do you have a reason for taking a Sound Card, because the one on the Motherboard should be sufficient (if you are'nt the type of guy that get's a nerd-gasm from HQ sound

).

And why only a SSD, do you already have an HDD. NVM, read the first page...

TheYonderGod · Post by **TheYonderGod** » Wed Jan 16, 2013 7:03 am

iRawPeanut wrote:
Do you have a reason for taking a Sound Card, because the one on the Motherboard should be sufficient (if you are'nt the type of guy that get's a nerd-gasm from HQ sound ).

And why only a SSD, do you already have an HDD?

I recommend a sound card to anyone who has $20+ to spare(and already has decent headphones), it makes a HUGE difference over on board.
Yes he already has an HDD.

wizekraker · Post by **wizekraker** » Wed Jan 16, 2013 10:31 am

TheYonderGod wrote:
iRawPeanut wrote:
Do you have a reason for taking a Sound Card, because the one on the Motherboard should be sufficient (if you are'nt the type of guy that get's a nerd-gasm from HQ sound ).

And why only a SSD, do you already have an HDD?
I recommend a sound card to anyone who has $20+ to spare(and already has decent headphones), it makes a HUGE difference over on board.
Yes he already has an HDD.

Even for the USB Headphones?

expandas · Post by **expandas** » Wed Jan 16, 2013 10:45 am

Cheesy wrote:Ok, I tweaked my build a little so I could buy everything from Amazon. With Prime it will come on Friday

Nice work Cheesy. The power supply is a bit overkill but I'm floored with the case that you chose. There's also the Corsair 550D or Fractal Design Define R4 if it matters.

As for the power supply, I think you should either tone the wattage down to the 500w ballpark or increase it to 750w (with 4x PCIe 6-pin power connectors) so you add a second video card for Crossfire in the future. I made a spreadsheet a while ago that takes a look at power consumption:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... nYweWR0SXc

I also recommend grabbing the Samsung 840 Pro instead of the plain 840.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6337/sams ... -review/13
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6328/sams ... 6gb-review

wizekraker wrote:Even for the USB Headphones?

Nope. You have to be using a 3.5mm headset.

Post by **Cheesy** » Wed Jan 16, 2013 1:52 pm

expandas wrote:I made a spreadsheet a while ago that takes a look at power consumption:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... nYweWR0SXc

Holy crap, pandas is putting Starfisher and Runaway to shame with that Google doc. We have our next general!

Post by **StarfisherEcho** » Wed Jan 16, 2013 2:19 pm

... wow. I second that. PANDAS FOR PRESIDENT

Post by **Shrapnel** » Wed Jan 16, 2013 2:48 pm

Looks great Cheesy!

Plenty of room to add more RAM or a second video card if you want to later.

You might consider an aftermarket CPU cooler, but that can be done later once you see what your temps are at.

TheYonderGod · Post by **TheYonderGod** » Wed Jan 16, 2013 7:49 pm

wizekraker wrote:
TheYonderGod wrote:
iRawPeanut wrote:
Do you have a reason for taking a Sound Card, because the one on the Motherboard should be sufficient (if you are'nt the type of guy that get's a nerd-gasm from HQ sound ).

And why only a SSD, do you already have an HDD?
I recommend a sound card to anyone who has $20+ to spare(and already has decent headphones), it makes a HUGE difference over on board.
Yes he already has an HDD.
Even for the USB Headphones?

No, USB headphones use their own built in sound card. They are decent but nowhere near as good as a sound card + real headphones can be.

Post by **Cheesy** » Thu Jan 17, 2013 9:03 pm

Omgggg my parts started arriving. Which made realize, wtf, I have no idea how to build a computer

Anyone have a good guide that walks through what to do? Do I need any special tools besides screwdrivers? </newb>

Post by **StarfisherEcho** » Thu Jan 17, 2013 9:09 pm

Er, well

Nowadays you just basically plug it all in. I know that sounds dumb, but it's pretty idiot proof. Lots of things even come with un-screwupable directions too.

The only tricky part is making sure your surely massive video card lines up properly and doesn't cover up a vital slot or block SATA ports or whatever. I guess the CPU part can be a bit scary if you haven't done it in a while

Here's a quick guide from google: http://lifehacker.com/5151369/the-first ... om-scratch

Post by **Cheesy** » Thu Jan 17, 2013 9:11 pm

Post by **mrBLUE9** » Thu Jan 17, 2013 9:45 pm

It's not hard, Cheesy! Just make sure to discharge your static electricity from time to time by touching the case. Here's a good video from Newegg that teaches how to assemble the components.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_56kyib-Ls[/youtube]

wizekraker · Post by **wizekraker** » Fri Jan 18, 2013 12:21 am

Cheesy wrote:Omgggg my parts started arriving. Which made realize, wtf, I have no idea how to build a computer

Anyone have a good guide that walks through what to do? Do I need any special tools besides screwdrivers? </newb>

This:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPIXAtNG ... A80CA32304

This pretty much cover everything. Which I followed by.
You can skip to part 2 for the actual building.

DAMMMMM YOU BLUE WHY YOU.lol
You beat me to it. I posting EXACT SAME FREAKING LINK.

Free-to-play based on teamplay and tactics.

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