Buying a PC, Help!

Beam · Jun 28, 2015

I'm looking to buy a computer after the Summer, and i need help finding where to buy it. I don't know very much about computer specs so i need help with customizing/building it on a site, and i need some good sites as well. It needs to ship to Canada finally.

~Needs/Uses:
- Gaming (Plays almost any game at highest settings, 60fps or better, really smooth gameplay with no hiccups.
- Able to run a good amount of things at once without slowing down (a game, browser with mutiple tabs, skype, any programs)
- Perform well when running video or picture editing softwares.
- stay cool without any risk of overheat.
- overall beast of a pc

~Budget: $2000ish

Thanks for all help, going into detail is what i want.

Nostalgic · Jun 28, 2015

Buy this PC it runs every game out so far. I use it to mine bitcoin. get probs 4coins a day.

There is this PC as well so check it.

oomf · Jun 28, 2015

if your into gaming I suggest the cyberpower zues mini.

Beam · Jun 28, 2015

oomf said:
if your into gaming I suggest the cyberpower zues mini.

I'm looking for something a little more than just a prebuilt. a bit of options is nice

sdk · Jun 28, 2015

Damn with 2k you can do some work.

Do you care if it is AMD or Nvidia or AMD and Intel

Daimi · Jun 28, 2015

Beam said:
I'm looking for something a little more than just a prebuilt. a bit of options is nice

I'll hook you up with a swiggityswagwhatsinthebag build.

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($125.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($138.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($122.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($122.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($649.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($115.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1904.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-28 18:29 EDT-0400

Beam · Jun 28, 2015

Kowai said:
I'll hook you up with a swiggityswagwhatsinthebag build.

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($125.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($138.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($122.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($122.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($649.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($115.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1904.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-28 18:29 EDT-0400

Do i have to physically build that? Because ill probably burn the house down.

Daimi · Jun 28, 2015

Beam said:
Do i have to physically build that? Because ill probably burn the house down.

Yeah, but its easy as hell to do, its like putting together legos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr3MgKkS314

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibrFh6Ogzh8

Even a 5 year old can do it, and so can an elderly person.

Rambo · Jun 28, 2015

I'll sell you parts of mine or maybe my whole pc. Pm I can also help you pick out the parts.

Beam · Jun 28, 2015

Kowai said:
Yeah, but its easy as hell to do, its like putting together legos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr3MgKkS314

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibrFh6Ogzh8

Even a 5 year old can do it, and so can an elderly person.

Well maybe i could then, ill definitely hit you up before final purchase about it.

Daimi · Jun 28, 2015

Beam said:
Well maybe i could then, ill definitely hit you up before final purchase about it.

Alright, if you need any help/advice I'm here.

Paranoid · Jun 28, 2015

I think @Kowai's build is gr8, but mine is a bit better for the price (lol)

sorry @Kowai </3

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nPBQ23

to @Kowai:

I think the watercooling was a lil overkill imo

and @beam seems to not be a computer expert soo

that would be a mess

and I also felt he needed more memory bc he said he wants to do a lot of stuff at once

Ik 16 gigs is plenty, but 32 is great for multitasking (i wanted 24gb but I couldn't get it with my motherboard)

to @Beam:

1. is this 2k for the whole build (including mouse, monitor, etc.) or just the pc itself?
2. how experienced are you with building pcs?
3. What types of games/stuff are you going to do on this computer?

Rambo · Jun 28, 2015

Make sure you get a mechanical keyboard and a 144hz monitor if you don't there isn't even a point in building one.

Beam · Jun 28, 2015

Moth said:
I think @Kowai's build is gr8, but mine is a bit better for the price (lol)

sorry @Kowai </3

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nPBQ23

to @Kowai:

I think the watercooling was a lil overkill imo

and @beam seems to not be a computer expert soo

that would be a mess

and I also felt he needed more memory bc he said he wants to do a lot of stuff at once

Ik 16 gigs is plenty, but 32 is great for multitasking (i wanted 24gb but I couldn't get it with my motherboard)

to @Beam:

1. is this 2k for the whole build (including mouse, monitor, etc.) or just the pc itself?
2. how experienced are you with building pcs?
3. What types of games/stuff are you going to do on this computer?

Thanks for your input.

1. Ill be worrying about getting a mechanical keyboard and mouse after, i plan to spend like $1600-2000 on the PC itself, 2000 only being the final price with shipping and stuff
2. Zero experience.
3. I plan to play games such as starcraft, counterstrike, and many others as they come out, I dont want to get a new game and experience problems at high settnings. As for programs itll be smaller things/skype and maybe sony vegas for editing videos/photoshop for pics.

Daimi · Jun 28, 2015

Moth said:
I think @Kowai's build is gr8, but mine is a bit better for the price (lol)

sorry @Kowai </3

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nPBQ23

to @Kowai:

I think the watercooling was a lil overkill imo

and @beam seems to not be a computer expert soo

that would be a mess

and I also felt he needed more memory bc he said he wants to do a lot of stuff at once

Ik 16 gigs is plenty, but 32 is great for multitasking (i wanted 24gb but I couldn't get it with my motherboard)

to @Beam:

1. is this 2k for the whole build (including mouse, monitor, etc.) or just the pc itself?
2. how experienced are you with building pcs?
3. What types of games/stuff are you going to do on this computer?

How would water cooling be a mess? ;-;

Its an AIO closed loop, its just as easy as putting on a regular CPU cooler.

Also I was going to get the H440 but honestly the define r5 is a bit better with more customization options like removable hard drive bays etc.

Also any day the x61 beats the h100i hands down.

Rambo · Jun 28, 2015

Kowai said:
How would water cooling be a mess? ;-;

Its an AIO closed loop, its just as easy as putting on a regular CPU cooler.

Also I was going to get the H440 but honestly the define r5 is a bit better with more customization options like removable hard drive bays etc.

Also any day the x61 beats the h100i hands down.

He might as well get a custom waterloop that would be dope but chances are he might screw everything up.

Paranoid · Jun 28, 2015

Beam said:
Thanks for your input.

1. Ill be worrying about getting a mechanical keyboard and mouse after, i plan to spend like $1600-2000 on the PC itself, 2000 only being the final price with shipping and stuff
2. Zero experience.
3. I plan to play games such as starcraft, counterstrike, and many others as they come out, I dont want to get a new game and experience problems at high settnings. As for programs itll be smaller things/skype and maybe sony vegas for editing videos/photoshop for pics.

with this pc you can run bf4 ultra at around 90-100 fps average

lol

so dw about cs at all

Beam · Jun 28, 2015

Kowai said:
How would water cooling be a mess? ;-;

Its an AIO closed loop, its just as easy as putting on a regular CPU cooler.

Also I was going to get the H440 but honestly the define r5 is a bit better with more customization options like removable hard drive bays etc.

Also any day the x61 beats the h100i hands down.

Personally i dont want watercooling, just fans that work very well.

Rambo · Jun 28, 2015

Oh and I would just pirate windows, that would save you $100 that could go toward something else.

Beam · Jun 28, 2015

Moth said:
with this pc you can run bf4 ultra at around 90-100 fps average

lol

so dw about cs at all

You and @Kowai should brainstorm to make me the beastyist PC for just under $2000 usd.

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