Request: Advice on custom gaming rig

Menarker · 03-27-2014, 12:13 AM

Hey everyone! My Mac laptop is starting to show definite signs of aging and I'm regretting not being able to play games on Steam and many of the other windows only games. So what I'm thinking of doing is getting a new Windows PC and quite possibly a tablet (although I'll deal with the tablet later). As I'm not very experienced in the art n' craft of choosing parts for a PC, I'm appealing to the expertise of everyone on the board for advice!

Guidelines:

- Budget of around $1500 -$2000. Anything more is iffy but might possibly be possible if ultimate result worth it for a minor addition.
- As stated above, the main intention is to play games and browse internet very well (and to do so for a significant amount of time)
- As I'm severely hearing impaired and use a special head-phone device attached to my hearing aid FM system, sound related components are not essential. That said, if things like sound cards will influence how a game will run like sound driver compatability, then I'll want something decent in that regards too.
- As for the computer monitor, I'm not too picky, but I would like it fairly big. (I'm guessing 20' inches?) Also, a good response time is desired.
- I don't have a tendency (not yet anyhow) to hoard musics, videos, photos or things like that, so maximum capacity is not as important as the PC's ability to run it with high quality smoothly and quickly. (I also have a external hard drive on hand, where I can probably put the files that don't need speed)
- I'm quite risk adverse, so assume that I'm not overclocking and that I'd be iffy about parts with few positive reviews. (You can still mention those parts as an alternative thing to consider or research)

If there are other questions you have regarding the guidelines or my preference, feel free to ask! And thanks in advance for your time and support!

List of parts
CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14
Motherboard: ASRock Z77
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO
Video Card: Nvidia Geoforce GTX 770 OR GIGABYTE GV-N770OC-4GD GeoForce GTX 770
Case:
Power Supply: Corsair HX750
Optical Drive: Standard $20 one. (Family has TWO PS3, so I think we got Blu-ray covered)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE

03-27-2014, 12:13 AM	#1
Menarker OMG! WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW? Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3,802	Request: Advice on custom gaming rig Hey everyone! My Mac laptop is starting to show definite signs of aging and I'm regretting not being able to play games on Steam and many of the other windows only games. So what I'm thinking of doing is getting a new Windows PC and quite possibly a tablet (although I'll deal with the tablet later). As I'm not very experienced in the art n' craft of choosing parts for a PC, I'm appealing to the expertise of everyone on the board for advice! Guidelines: - Budget of around $1500 -$2000. Anything more is iffy but might possibly be possible if ultimate result worth it for a minor addition. - As stated above, the main intention is to play games and browse internet very well (and to do so for a significant amount of time) - As I'm severely hearing impaired and use a special head-phone device attached to my hearing aid FM system, sound related components are not essential. That said, if things like sound cards will influence how a game will run like sound driver compatability, then I'll want something decent in that regards too. - As for the computer monitor, I'm not too picky, but I would like it fairly big. (I'm guessing 20' inches?) Also, a good response time is desired. - I don't have a tendency (not yet anyhow) to hoard musics, videos, photos or things like that, so maximum capacity is not as important as the PC's ability to run it with high quality smoothly and quickly. (I also have a external hard drive on hand, where I can probably put the files that don't need speed) - I'm quite risk adverse, so assume that I'm not overclocking and that I'd be iffy about parts with few positive reviews. (You can still mention those parts as an alternative thing to consider or research) If there are other questions you have regarding the guidelines or my preference, feel free to ask! And thanks in advance for your time and support! List of parts CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws Storage: Samsung 840 EVO Video Card: Nvidia Geoforce GTX 770 OR GIGABYTE GV-N770OC-4GD GeoForce GTX 770 Case: Power Supply: Corsair HX750 Optical Drive: Standard $20 one. (Family has TWO PS3, so I think we got Blu-ray covered) Monitor: Asus VG248QE __________________ THE BIO OF RENNY TRESSERHORN THE BIOs OF POKEMON UMBRAL! Last edited by Menarker; 03-29-2014 at 01:37 AM.