What do you guys think?

"Slant6" (slant-6) 06/14/2014 at 21:26 • Filed to: None

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I went cheaper on the SSD and HD from the original list my friend made for me. I also changed the 2 sticks of 4gb ram to one stick of 8 so I could add another without running out of room eventually. I also added two nicer monitors (I'm using two 15 year old flat panels from a pawn shop now so anything is better. I really want wide screen).

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StoneCold > Slant6 06/14/2014 at 21:29

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Do you have a Microcenter near you?

Slant6 > StoneCold 06/14/2014 at 21:36

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I don't think so, but they ship.

chuck07 > Slant6 06/14/2014 at 21:40

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Looks good. The only thing I would say is go for 24" monitors. Or see if you can get some higher resolution ones. Then again I love to have too many windows open at the same time.

NotUnlessRoundIsFunny > Slant6 06/14/2014 at 21:42

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Looks cool to me, but I'd also check out the build guides at Ars Technica if you haven't already. Particularly the "Hot Rod." (Not just because cars).

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/1…

StoneCold > Slant6 06/14/2014 at 21:47

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A real shame, they give good in store deals:

All Motor Is Best Motor > Slant6 06/14/2014 at 22:26

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You can get a processor for MUCH cheaper through Microcenter than anywhere else. They always beat everyone else for processor price. They also offer Processor + Motherboard deals. They don't have the CPU you picked out, but they do have a step up for only a tiny bit more money (plus tax, possibly). Stone cold linked it. You can see the motherboard bundle deals here: http://www.microcenter.com/site/brands/in…

EDIT: I just looked, they only offer the price on processors for in store purchase. That's a shame, if you don't have one anywhere nearby. The best thing you can do when building a computer is to buy a better processor, as those are often more difficult to upgrade later, where as a graphics card is much easier to upgrade later. Intel changes their socket architecture quite frequently, so by the time you might need a hardware upgrade they might not make any more processors in your socket. AMD uses the same sockets longer, but I can't really recommend any AMD CPU's atm because they sadly aren't very competitive.

I also want to tell you that you should stay away from Seagate HDD's. They have proven to be the least reliable HDD's . Go Western Digital if you can. This is all backed up by hard data provided free of charge by a cloud storage company. If you can afford it, a Western Digital Black drive will give you the best HDD performance and reliability. Stay away from the Blue drives, as they are extremely slow.

Also, I really think you should consider an AMD videocard if you haven't. Don't be put off by people saying they have driver issues. That's long in the past. AMD's drivers have received a lot of work and are comparable to Nvidias, if not even more stable. Also right now AMD generally has the market on price/performance. You can look at these guides to determine what the best videocard is for your budget: http://anandtech.com/show/8072/best…

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming…

The Toms Hardware article does suggest the Nvidia 750 Ti that you have picked out, but you can possibly get the recommended AMD R7 265 a little better performance depending on your budget and who has it on sale. You did good picking a card with 2 GB RAM. That's becoming more important these days, and 2 GB will last you a good while.

Another important issue to consider: Try and buy from a company that has a phone number to call for warranty support/repairs. Trying to do anything over e-mail or worse, support tickets can be a nightmare.

All Motor Is Best Motor > Slant6 06/14/2014 at 22:35

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One more thing. Unless you MUST have two monitors, those $100 monitors are going to look awful (they might look good compared to what you're using now but trust me, you'll be missing out). If you don't need two, then I'd say go for a 200 dollar monitor. There are a lot of good options out there, as long as you do your research.