pc help! (forgot where to post t xD)

[IxLegendz]

hey for all the computer gurus out there for Christmas I will have like 450-500$ to spend on a new PC! I want a good gaming PC with like 150-200 FpS on high settings !! any prebuilt pcs that can get me that! thanks hahah

 

[Creepah]

Moved to General Support

Best of luck with your build!

 

[Mooclan]

It's not prebuilt, but the computer that I built last Sunday runs 300+ FPS easily on MCSG and 80-150 FPS with SEUS shaders, 4 chunks and medium settings:

Intel Pentium G3258 Anniversary edition unlocked CPU. I'm using the stock cooler/fan/heatsink thingy.
EVGA GeForce GTX 750 2 GB Graphics Card
16 GBs of Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600 RAM (amazon accidentally shipped me twice the RAM that I ordered, GG)
750 GB 7200RPM Seagate Barracuda Hard Drive
Z87 MSI motherboard (That's all I can remember)

I used an old case that I had lying around, and I got a WiFi adapter thingy for like $15.

My entire build came to just under $500, and as I said it runs easily 300 FPS on decent chunks and settings, and can probably get almost the same performance with higher settings. It can get up to 500-600 FPS in some areas.

 

[_SWF]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xd3X3C

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($70.19 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($62.78 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $431.93

The Athlon because it's one of the more cheaper quad core processors.
The Motherboard is basic/standard.
People say it's better to get 2 x 4 sticks of RAM, but a 1 x 8 stick should allow for a cheaper upgrade to 16 GB if you want to.
Standard/Reliable Hard Drive
Zotac, to my knowledge, is a branch off of Sapphire branded video cards. (They are reliable)
Pretty nice looking case, in my opinion. It's not too big, not too small.
80+ Certified PSU is great!

This thing CANNOT run shaders @ full settings. However, it can most likely run 8 render distance, fancy, and max smooth lighting at above 60 FPS at 99% of the time.
If you want to see what your FPS can compare to, click here.

 

[IxLegendz]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xd3X3C

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($70.19 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($62.78 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $431.93

The Athlon because it's one of the more cheaper quad core processors.
The Motherboard is basic/standard.
People say it's better to get 2 x 4 sticks of RAM, but a 1 x 8 stick should allow for a cheaper upgrade to 16 GB if you want to.
Standard/Reliable Hard Drive
Zotac, to my knowledge, is a branch off of Sapphire branded video cards. (They are reliable)
Pretty nice looking case, in my opinion. It's not too big, not too small.
80+ Certified PSU is great!

This thing CANNOT run shaders @ full settings. However, it can most likely run 8 render distance, fancy, and max smooth lighting at above 60 FPS at 99% of the time.
If you want to see what your FPS can compare to, click here.

Thanks a ton man! Really Helps a lot to be honest Im glad there are people like you in this world who make people like me without so much computer knowledge!!!

It's not prebuilt, but the computer that I build last Sunday runs 300+ FPS easily on MCSG and 80-150 FPS with SEUS shaders, 4 chunks and medium settings:

Intel Pentium G3258 Anniversary edition unlocked CPU. I'm using the stock cooler/fan/heatsink thingy.
EVGA GeForce GTX 750 2 GB Graphics Card
16 GBs of Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600 RAM (amazon accidentally shipped me twice the RAM that I ordered, GG)
750 GB 7200RPM Seagate Barracuda Hard Drive
Z87 MSI motherboard (That's all I can remember)

I used an old case that I had lying around, and I got a WiFi adapter thingy for like $15.

My entire build came to just under $500, and as I said it runs easily 300 FPS on decent chunks and settings, and can probably get almost the same performance with higher settings. It can get up to 500-600 FPS in some areas.

Mooclan, You never seize to amaze me, aha thanks bro! You legit have responded to everything I post when I need help! Thanks a lot bro! Your build sounds great! Ill deff be looking into it

 

[IxLegendz]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xd3X3C

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($70.19 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($62.78 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $431.93

The Athlon because it's one of the more cheaper quad core processors.
The Motherboard is basic/standard.
People say it's better to get 2 x 4 sticks of RAM, but a 1 x 8 stick should allow for a cheaper upgrade to 16 GB if you want to.
Standard/Reliable Hard Drive
Zotac, to my knowledge, is a branch off of Sapphire branded video cards. (They are reliable)
Pretty nice looking case, in my opinion. It's not too big, not too small.
80+ Certified PSU is great!

This thing CANNOT run shaders @ full settings. However, it can most likely run 8 render distance, fancy, and max smooth lighting at above 60 FPS at 99% of the time.
If you want to see what your FPS can compare to, click here.

I realize this is sadly another post, but my current laptop specs are: AMD A6-4400M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics 2.70 GHz 4.00 Gbs of ram, how much FPS should i be getting?

 

[_SWF]

I realize this is sadly another post, but my current laptop specs are: AMD A6-4400M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics 2.70 GHz 4.00 Gbs of ram, how much FPS should i be getting?

Sadly, because your laptop uses an APU that is slightly outdated, you can expect around 40 FPS most of the time with somewhat low settings.
Click here to watch a video showcasing your APU.

 

[iMightTroll]

It's not prebuilt, but the computer that I build

built*

 

[Ceroria]

I was about to tag Mooclan, knowing that he had basically just done the same thing, until I realized that he already shared his expertise

For me, I'm not too good at budgeting for computers, I get very caught up in branding so I'm not the person to ask for something of this nature

 

[Mooclan]

built*

shhhh I was typing it on a laptop in the dark on the floor while I was lying down on my bed. I had to fix a ton of other spelling mistakes...

I was about to tag Mooclan, knowing that he had basically just done the same thing, until I realized that he already shared his expertise

For me, I'm not too good at budgeting for computers, I get very caught up in branding so I'm not the person to ask for something of this nature

=)


My original budget was $400, but then it got increased to $500.

Now that sitting at my desk rather than in bed on my horrible laptop, here's a link to my PCPartPicker list:

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Mooclan/saved/nTcBD3

Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor - $69.99
The processor, while it looks rather low-powered at first glance, has amazing overclocking performance. Using a good cooler, you can hit easily 4.5 GHz, some say even up to 4.8.
When this processor was released, there was massive hype about it due to its overclocking abilities.
Keep in mind that it's only dual-core, and if you aren't going to be overclocking it then it's only 3.2 GHz.
(Note: I'm not overclocking it, and still getting great FPS in Minecraft, League, and CS:GO on good settings)


Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler - $34.98
A friend of mine bought this cooler and stuck it on his CPU, on his 2.7k computer with 28 USB ports and 8.75 TBs of storage. Apparently, it's cheap enough that it can fit into a $500 build as well.
Due to an issue with shipping and payment, I decided not to get this. I may purchase it separately on Black Friday or something.
I'm currently using the fan that came with the CPU, and it works absolutely fine.

If you're on a tight budget, it's fine to get a cheaper fan, or to just not get one at all.


MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard - $91.97
From what I've read, the Z87 is a good motherboard, and it has a really sweet-looking BIOS, plus the color scheme is blue and black, two colors which I tend to favor.
For some reason, I read somewhere that the Z87 only supports up to DDR3-1333 RAM, but don't believe that - My 1600 RAM works just fine on it on the BIOS.
There is, however, one risk to buying this motherboard - You may need to update the BIOS before putting it with the CPU that I listed. Mine didn't need it, but I heard that there are some Z87's on the loose that do. As long as you buy from a reputable source, you should be good to go. (I got my parts primarily from Amazon and Newegg)

If you want a step up from this motherboard, which I doubt since you're on a budget, perhaps consider the Z97. I don't really know much about it.


Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory - $75.99
Aside from looking absolutely fabulous, the RAM seems to work well.
When I received my order, I was delighted to find that they had accidentally shipped me a package of 16 GBs of the same type of RAM (2x8), but you probably won't get the same thing since it was just by chance.
I've heard that RAM doesn't affect Minecraft performance much, and it's common knowledge that 8 GBs is completely fine for most games on a budget build.
If you think you'll be increasing to 16GBs of RAM some time soon, then perhaps you might consider getting (1x8) RAM, rather than (2x4).


Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive - $58.67
For some reason this one wouldn't ship, so I had to order a 750 GB instead, but I have an old 320 GB Hard Drive that I was able to use as well.
Fairly self-explanatory. It's cheaper than some other brands, but a good speed, reliability, and capacity. All-in-all, a decent hard drive and more than sufficient for gaming, and even recording if you want to.

If you don't have a big enough budget, getting a 500GB or 750GB hard drive can work out too, personally I'd say go for the 750.


EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card - $144.99
In addition to looking quite sleek, it currently has a promotional offer of $150 in-game credit split between three games - Strife, Infinite Crisis, and War Thunder.
It works well, supports up to... what, three? four? monitors, and seems to be a good budget graphics card from what I've seen.

If you don't have that much room in your budget, getting a slightly cheaper graphics card should work too, but I'm not 100% sure on that - you should consult someone more experienced, and read some reviews.

Also, I'm able to play League at 1080p on highest settings and still get at least 60 FPS. When recording/streaming, if I just switch to medium-high settings I can still get 60 FPS.

When livestreaming or recording with Shaders, I can still get 80+ FPS on 4 chunks, and when I first bought the computer I was getting 130-150. Feel free to play around with the settings as you choose.


Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply - $64.99
A competent power supply, I think it's also modular (is that the word?) and you can choose which cords to have plugged in, so that you can put in the cords that you want and leave unnecessary cables out.
It's 80+/Bronze. And while I have absolutely no idea what that means, I heard that it's something good for a budget build. I know that it works perfectly fine for me, and since it's 500W it is plenty for what I have listed here... I think.
The power supply is not something that you want to cheap out on, since its... y'know, the power supply.


TP-Link TL-WN781ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter - $14.98
A fairly good WiFi adapter. I was able to get over 10 MB upload on it, but about 20 MB download (using speedtest.net). Using an Ethernet cord, I can get 11 MB Upload, and 50-60 download. My computer is stationed about 10-15 feet away from my WiFi router, and there was almost no change in ping between using an Ethernet cord and WiFi on this adapter.

Ethernet Cord: (The ethernet cord is a bit excessively long and slightly damaged on one end)


Using the WiFi adapter: (There's a table and a few boxes with the computer packaging and boxes in between the router and the computer)


I had issues finding the Ethernet port on my motherboard, because there was a metal thingy sticking out over it that I had to bend back in order to plug the Ethernet cord in. You may or may not encounter the same issue, but if you do... it's there, you just gotta get good lighting and look for it, and then bend a small metal thing out of the way.




**I'm not a computer expert**

 

[Miner9823]

shhhh I was typing it on a laptop in the dark on the floor while I was lying down on my bed. I had to fix a ton of other spelling mistakes...



=)


My original budget was $400, but then it got increased to $500.

Now that sitting at my desk rather than in bed on my horrible laptop, here's a link to my PCPartPicker list:

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Mooclan/saved/nTcBD3

Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor - $69.99
The processor, while it looks rather low-powered at first glance, has amazing overclocking performance. Using a good cooler, you can hit easily 4.5 GHz, some say even up to 4.8.
When this processor was released, there was massive hype about it due to its overclocking abilities.
Keep in mind that it's only dual-core, and if you aren't going to be overclocking it then it's only 3.2 GHz.
(Note: I'm not overclocking it, and still getting great FPS in Minecraft, League, and CS:GO on good settings)


Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler - $34.98
A friend of mine bought this cooler and stuck it on his CPU, on his 2.7k computer with 28 USB ports and 8.75 TBs of storage. Apparently, it's cheap enough that it can fit into a $500 build as well.
Due to an issue with shipping and payment, I decided not to get this. I may purchase it separately on Black Friday or something.
I'm currently using the fan that came with the CPU, and it works absolutely fine.

If you're on a tight budget, it's fine to get a cheaper fan, or to just not get one at all.


MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard - $91.97
From what I've read, the Z87 is a good motherboard, and it has a really sweet-looking BIOS, plus the color scheme is blue and black, two colors which I tend to favor.
For some reason, I read somewhere that the Z87 only supports up to DDR3-1333 RAM, but don't believe that - My 1600 RAM works just fine on it on the BIOS.
There is, however, one risk to buying this motherboard - You may need to update the BIOS before putting it with the CPU that I listed. Mine didn't need it, but I heard that there are some Z87's on the loose that do. As long as you buy from a reputable source, you should be good to go. (I got my parts primarily from Amazon and Newegg)

If you want a step up from this motherboard, which I doubt since you're on a budget, perhaps consider the Z97. I don't really know much about it.


Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory - $75.99
Aside from looking absolutely fabulous, the RAM seems to work well.
When I received my order, I was delighted to find that they had accidentally shipped me a package of 16 GBs of the same type of RAM (2x8), but you probably won't get the same thing since it was just by chance.
I've heard that RAM doesn't affect Minecraft performance much, and it's common knowledge that 8 GBs is completely fine for most games on a budget build.
If you think you'll be increasing to 16GBs of RAM some time soon, then perhaps you might consider getting (1x8) RAM, rather than (2x4).


Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive - $58.67
For some reason this one wouldn't ship, so I had to order a 750 GB instead, but I have an old 320 GB Hard Drive that I was able to use as well.
Fairly self-explanatory. It's cheaper than some other brands, but a good speed, reliability, and capacity. All-in-all, a decent hard drive and more than sufficient for gaming, and even recording if you want to.

If you don't have a big enough budget, getting a 500GB or 750GB hard drive can work out too, personally I'd say go for the 750.


EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card - $144.99
In addition to looking quite sleek, it currently has a promotional offer of $150 in-game credit split between three games - Strife, Infinite Crisis, and War Thunder.
It works well, supports up to... what, three? four? monitors, and seems to be a good budget graphics card from what I've seen.

If you don't have that much room in your budget, getting a slightly cheaper graphics card should work too, but I'm not 100% sure on that - you should consult someone more experienced, and read some reviews.

Also, I'm able to play League at 1080p on highest settings and still get at least 60 FPS. When recording/streaming, if I just switch to medium-high settings I can still get 60 FPS.

When livestreaming or recording with Shaders, I can still get 80+ FPS on 4 chunks, and when I first bought the computer I was getting 130-150. Feel free to play around with the settings as you choose.


Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply - $64.99
A competent power supply, I think it's also modular (is that the word?) and you can choose which cords to have plugged in, so that you can put in the cords that you want and leave unnecessary cables out.
It's 80+/Bronze. And while I have absolutely no idea what that means, I heard that it's something good for a budget build. I know that it works perfectly fine for me, and since it's 500W it is plenty for what I have listed here... I think.
The power supply is not something that you want to cheap out on, since its... y'know, the power supply.


TP-Link TL-WN781ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter - $14.98
A fairly good WiFi adapter. I was able to get over 10 MB upload on it, but about 20 MB download (using speedtest.net). Using an Ethernet cord, I can get 11 MB Upload, and 50-60 download. My computer is stationed about 10-15 feet away from my WiFi router, and there was almost no change in ping between using an Ethernet cord and WiFi on this adapter.

Ethernet Cord: (The ethernet cord is a bit excessively long and slightly damaged on one end)


Using the WiFi adapter: (There's a table and a few boxes with the computer packaging and boxes in between the router and the computer)


I had issues finding the Ethernet port on my motherboard, because there was a metal thingy sticking out over it that I had to bend back in order to plug the Ethernet cord in. You may or may not encounter the same issue, but if you do... it's there, you just gotta get good lighting and look for it, and then bend a small metal thing out of the way.




**I'm not a computer expert**

Have you double-checked to know if you're not a computer expert? o.o

 

[Mooclan]

Have you double-checked to know if you're not a computer expert? o.o

xD Before building my computer, I didn't even know what a GPU was, and I thought a CPU was the same thing as the motherboard.
Overall, I've learned quite a bit, but now that I know some stuff about computers, I learned just how little I actually know.


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errr, yeah.