I could use some help... (Building a PC)

[Skyline]

Hey guys :)

So last night I was playing Minecraft and omg I have had enough with the damn lag! Im currently stuck with my laptop, a HP-2000... its horrible

So as of right now, I'm trying to figure out this whole build a PC thing... and I could really use some help... theres a ton of compatibility stuff that stumps me. So Im stumbling around PCpartpicker, trying to figure out the stuff I need... but really... I could use the help from someone that knows what their talking about...

General- Im not looking for a Gaming Super Computer, but something in the happy medium of high end gaming and low end web browsing... Basically I just want to run things like minecraft, garrys mod, Adobe Illustrator, and Photoshop.

TL;DR- I want a versatile PC that can smoothly run games and other programs with good graphics.

Looking to spend around $500 to $700 USD Im pretty flexible between that...

[CosmicNoodle]

I'll be right back, I'll set up a decent build. Give me a few mins, the build I shall designs will happily play many games, won't burst the budget and will be sexy as fuck whilst doing it, be right back dude.

EDIT:

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/G6zKnQ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/G6zKnQ/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD A10-6790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£84.99 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Akasa Nero 3 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£22.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A75M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£46.82 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£63.63 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: A-Data S510 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£63.20 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card (£152.34 @ Aria PC)
Case: Inwin Dragon Slayer MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£49.20 @ Kustom PCs)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£71.07 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer (£15.60 @ Kustom PCs)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.98 @ CCL Computers)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N15 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£15.79 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £691.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-05 02:37 BST+0100

This build has an SSD for fast load times, one of the latest GPU's that will be running in dual graphics mode for extra power, a nice sturdy case I used myself and can say is very good but you can change it if you want, it has W7 for the best user experiance but you could use 8.1 if you want, it also uses on of the latest AMD APU's (APU is like a CPU but better, replaces a conventional CPU and allows for dual graphics mode), it has a basic DVD/CD drive because theres really no point buying an exspensive one, it uses a PSU with plenty of power withoiut being overkill, but still alows for future upgrade. It's very similar to a build I put together for a friend and it works well for him, but this has the addition of a faster GPU and an SSD.

With that you should be able to play minecraft, garrys mod, photochop, basically anything, you should even be able to play some of the latest tripple A titles on high settings without to much trouble. Have fun.

[Skyline]

I'll be right back, I'll set up a decent build. Give me a few mins, the build I shall designs will happily play many games, won't burst the budget and will be sexy as fuck whilst doing it, be right back dude.

EDIT:

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/G6zKnQ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/G6zKnQ/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD A10-6790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£84.99 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Akasa Nero 3 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£22.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A75M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£46.82 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£63.63 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: A-Data S510 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£63.20 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card (£152.34 @ Aria PC)
Case: Inwin Dragon Slayer MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£49.20 @ Kustom PCs)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£71.07 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer (£15.60 @ Kustom PCs)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.98 @ CCL Computers)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N15 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£15.79 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £691.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-05 02:37 BST+0100

This build has an SSD for fast load times, one of the latest GPU's that will be running in dual graphics mode for extra power, a nice sturdy case I used myself and can say is very good but you can change it if you want, it has W7 for the best user experiance but you could use 8.1 if you want, it also uses on of the latest AMD APU's (APU is like a CPU but better, replaces a conventional CPU and allows for dual graphics mode), it has a basic DVD/CD drive because theres really no point buying an exspensive one, it uses a PSU with plenty of power withoiut being overkill, but still alows for future upgrade. It's very similar to a build I put together for a friend and it works well for him, but this has the addition of a faster GPU and an SSD.

With that you should be able to play minecraft, garrys mod, photochop, basically anything, you should even be able to play some of the latest tripple A titles on high settings without to much trouble. Have fun.

It looks great :o one tiny thing though.... thats about $900 USD and frankly Im not sure how to get euros xD

[phuckphace]

I take it you need peripherals too (monitor, etc.)?

[Skyline]

I take it you need peripherals too (monitor, etc.)?

Nope, I use my tv as my monitor and speakers, I have my wireless mouse and keyboard

[Abyssal Echo]

Ya might wanna talk to CharlieHorse he built his own computer. I'm sure he'd be willing to help you with yours.

[CosmicNoodle]

It looks great :o one tiny thing though.... thats about $900 USD and frankly Im not sure how to get euros xD

Righhht...I forgot you lived in America (that's pounds, not Euros).

[phuckphace]

alrighty OP just sit tight while I throw together a sick nasty build for ya. k brb

Edit: okay done. I went slightly over budget but to hell with da price cause money ain't a thang.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fLYJBm

OS not included but if you're a student you can get a copy of Windows for like 20 bucks. I have an MSDN license thanks to a couple of college classes I took at the community college last year, they haven't turned it off yet :D

[Skyline]

alrighty OP just sit tight while I throw together a sick nasty build for ya. k brb

Edit: okay done. I went slightly over budget but to hell with da price cause money ain't a thang.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fLYJBm

OS not included but if you're a student you can get a copy of Windows for like 20 bucks. I have an MSDN license thanks to a couple of college classes I took at the community college last year, they haven't turned it off yet :D

That looks awesome man!! Im just not big on the case... is there any way it could be swapped to a Corsair 330R or a Corsair 500R?

[phuckphace]

I went with the HAF 912 because it has the best airflow of any case I've used. Corsair cases are better looking but like to turn into EasyBake ovens unless you use liquid cooling.

[Skyline]

Righhht...I forgot you lived in America (that's pounds, not Euros).

I went with the HAF 912 because it has the best airflow of any case I've used. Corsair cases are better looking but like to turn into EasyBake ovens unless you use liquid cooling.

Alright guys, I think I figured it out... I used Beavers as a base and tweaked a couple things, such as ram, the mobo, and the case, and added 2 more fans... I was wondering if you guys might be able look over this for me and let me know what you think :)

I ended up saying fuck the budget... http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gJYTFT

[CosmicNoodle]

Alright guys, I think I figured it out... I used Beavers as a base and tweaked a couple things, such as ram, the mobo, and the case, and added 2 more fans... I was wondering if you guys might be able look over this for me and let me know what you think :)

I ended up saying fuck the budget... http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gJYTFT


Good, but, the MoBo is part of the "gaming" series, this is totally unneeded, it makes no difference at all, all a MoBo really does is connect different parts, you don't need to spend $100+ on one, you can get one that will work just as well for less.
Also, you don't really need a sound card unless your into listening to super high quality audio and what not, if your just using it for general sound and gaming the chances are that the integrepated audio will be perfectly fine,even more so if you go with that gaming series MoBo.

But appart from that it looks good, my brother uses a 750Ti and its a surprisingly powerful card, BF3 Ultra gets about 50fls, and Thief on Ultra gets about the same, nice little card fot the price.

[Rallo]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vvFrqs

CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-ad7600ybjabox) ($107.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M EXTREME4+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-fm2a88mextreme4) ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Predator Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2666 Memory (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-khx26c11t2k28x) ($107.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dx001) ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Case/PSU: Cooler Master Elite 342 (Black) MicroATX Mini Tower Case w/400W Power Supply (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-rc342kkrjgp) ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $403.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available


The AMD A8-7600 has quite average graphics built in (will run those games listed at playable FPS) and is a 3.3Ghz quad-core CPU, so no lack of power there.

The RAM may seem overkill (2666Mhz), though this serves to actually be quite an advantage when dealing with APUs which rely on the systems RAM for graphics processing.

The PSU (included with case) isn't the highest wattage ever, though it's enough that you'll be able to add to your build later (an r7 260x for example) and still have a bit of head room power usage wise. The case its self is nothing overly special, just a plain black case with USB 3.0, audio headers, etc.

The harddrive is a cheaper solution to an SSD+HDD combo. Seagate's hybrid drives have 992GB HHD with a 9GB SSD cache. This allows applications you use often to be cached on the 9GB SSD part of the harddrive causing them to have hugely improved loading times.


Edit: Just saw post above, opps..

Alright guys, I think I figured it out... I used Beavers as a base and tweaked a couple things, such as ram, the mobo, and the case, and added 2 more fans... I was wondering if you guys might be able look over this for me and let me know what you think :)

I ended up saying fuck the budget... http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gJYTFT

The 750ti isn't the best choice for that build; the CPU (APU) has graphics built in which can crossfire with an AMD r7 series graphics card.
With that graphics card you'd be better off with an AM3+ motherboard and an AMD FX series chip (8350 is about $179.99?) as the graphics in the APU is completely useless if you're not using it directly or pairing it with a r7 graphics card using crossfire. Never the less, that's still a great graphics card and will get the job done. It's just a shame to see that APUs graphics go to waste.

Soundcards are useless, put simply.
Your motherboard's already a higher-end motherboard so will have great sound output built in. Unless you're using the computer to DJ or have some other need for triple sound outputs (quad/penta if you include HDMI+digital) there's really no need for the soundcard.

With the cooler, I'd fork at an extra $15 for a watercooler if you're already paying that much.. Personally preference is Corsair's H55. You could add 1 (or both) of those fans to it for a push-pull config if you liked. http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h55

For the PSU, I once again would fork out another $10 and get a gold certified power supply with modular cables. http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cs550m