Good Gaming Rig?

[Tal_Pal]

Well it's a
Nvidia Geforce GTX 560 Ti
It's processor is a Intel Core I5-2500 CPU @ 3.3 Ghz 3.6 GHz
It also has 8 Gigs of Ram.

Right, that's pretty good actually but if your looking to upgrade and you know how or know someone who knows how then I might sudggest getting possibly a GeForce GTX 680 (about $440) or a GeForce GTX 670 (about $370) or if your looking to go cheap then you could get a GeForce 660 (about $190) this one isn't going to be a BIG difference but it will still be cheaper then the others. Your computer is a tower correct, not a laptop?

the only reason I'm not suggesting Radeon is because your chipset is most likely made by NIVDIA because your graphics card made by them

 

[MaxtheSwain]

I am saving up for one It is very hard not to go over the top I will hopefully get an Nvidia Ge force 780

 

[Matt_The Dreamer]

Right, that's pretty good actually but if your looking to upgrade and you know how or know someone who knows how then I might sudggest getting possibly a GeForce GTX 680 (about $440) or a GeForce GTX 670 (about $370) or if your looking to go cheap then you could get a GeForce 660 (about $190) this one isn't going to be a BIG difference but it will still be cheaper then the others. Your computer is a tower correct, not a laptop?

the only reason I'm not suggesting Radeon is because your chipset is most likely made by NIVDIA because your graphics card made by them

Thanks. I'll keep this in mind

 

[Tal_Pal]

I am saving up for one It is very hard not to go over the top I will hopefully get an Nvidia Ge force 780

That's most llikely going to be fairly expensive but if you want it, go for it but its also not out yet. I wouldn't get it because there are ones that will do what I want for much cheaper

 

[MaxtheSwain]

I meant 680 sowwy

That's most llikely going to be fairly expensive but if you want it, go for it but its also not out yet. I wouldn't get it because there are ones that will do what I want for much cheaper

 

[darkai202]

That is very true just make sure you get a mother bord that supports 2 graphics card (a motherboard with 2 PCI-E slots) and a case that will fit 2 graphics card. And even then if your computer gets to the point where it's having trouble playing newer games you can just buy a newer graphics card instead of buying a whole new computer.

make sure your computer is cooled enough with enough fans. U going to do liquid cooling? It's a little harder to do but your friend might know how to do it if his computer is liquid cooled. But I would suggest not doing it if you don't have someone who at least kind of knows what he/she is doing.

Was thinking of fans, is liquid cooling harder? Or cheaper/expensive?

I'll probably get the 660 ti, and definitely a motherboard which can have 2 graphics cards. Probably going for 16 gigs of ram? 8 is probably enough, but I want 16 just in case. c:

Unless 8 can do what I want fine, but yeah.

 

[Tal_Pal]

Was thinking of fans, is liquid cooling harder? Or cheaper/expensive?

I'll probably get the 660 ti, and definitely a motherboard which can have 2 graphics cards. Probably going for 16 gigs of ram? 8 is probably enough, but I want 16 just in case. c:

Unless 8 can do what I want fine, but yeah.

8 gigs should be more than plenty but I'd go to 16 gigs. It never hurts and it's not like its that expensive anyways.

liquid cooling is harder to do and unless your friend with the 2 titans (XD) can do it I wouldn't recommend unless you find someone who can do it and knows what he's doing. Just make sure it's cooled off enough with fans. I'm not to sure on the price but I'm almost certain liquid cooling will be more expensive but not too much. Just make sure you keep the fans clean and free from dust. And plus its not really nessisary. Fans are more then enough if installed correctly.

 

[Golden_Rose_]

What is your budget?

 

[Golden_Rose_]

Processor:Intel 3570k
Motherboard:Asrock z77 Extreme 4
Ram:G skill Ripjaw DDR3 1866mhz memory 8GB
Video card:HIS Radeon HD 7970 3GB GDDR5

Btw, the 7970 beats the crap out of the Gtx 660 and 670. If you don't plan on overclocking then I suggest you change the processor, no reason to go for an i7. An i5 and i7 have somewhat have similar performance. This rig will run any game on ultra settings.

 

[darkai202]

Processor:Intel 3570k
Motherboard:Asrock z77 Extreme 4
Ram:G skill Ripjaw DDR3 1866mhz memory 8GB
Video card:HIS Radeon HD 7970 3GB GDDR5

Btw, the 7970 beats the crap out of the Gtx 660 and 670. If you don't plan on overclocking then I suggest you change the processor, no reason to go for an i7. An i5 and i7 have somewhat have similar performance. This rig will run any game on ultra settings.

Looks good, what about the power supply and the cooling? Also, does the motherboard support two graphics cards?

 

[Golden_Rose_]

Looks good, what about the power supply and the cooling? Also, does the motherboard support two graphics cards?

Yes it does, it supports crossfire x which is for 2 AMD cards and NVDIA SLI. I would like to know how much can you spend on the build? So I can at least get an idea of what parts to choose.

 

[darkai202]

Yes it does, it supports crossfire x which is for 2 AMD cards and NVDIA SLI. I would like to know how much can you spend on the build? So I can at least get an idea of what parts to choose.

Preferably 1000, I can go somewhat higher. But nothing to over the top, my computer now is really messing up. >.>