I am finally planning out my gaming rig.

Red October1984 · 07-27-12, 12:14 PM

I probably wont have it until next summer when i get a summer job, but i am going to plan it out now.

I would like a high end budget build. Something powerful enough to run SH5 and ArmA 2 and 3. If we can accomplish that, I'll be happy.

I will create a MS Word document for all this. So, if i can have some help here....

I have been digging around other websites, but would like more options.

CCIP · 07-27-12, 12:18 PM

Well, if it's next summer, you might as well wait until next summer. Hardware does change pretty drastically, as do the prices for it. What might be a good deal now will probably not be a good deal anymore next summer.

But you don't have to spend a fortune on it either. You build an entry-level gaming rig for as little as $600 or so (as long as you're willing to compromise on some things and possibly upgrade later).

Red October1984 · 07-27-12, 12:23 PM

Ok then. If that is the case, I should wait.

Is there a rough idea i can get and start from there?

Herr-Berbunch · 07-27-12, 12:32 PM

I'd just wait and try to pile up the cash, start looking around spring, really is no point doing it now, all it takes is another tsunami and depending on where it hits it could double the price of a particular component.

Tease yourself, and dream, but wait to get your hopes up.

CCIP · 07-27-12, 12:43 PM

Just set a budget goal. There's always gonna be something for your budget. I'm also hoping to build a new PC by next year, and I have no idea what it's going to be yet, except that I'm capping my budget at $1000 that I'm willing to sink into it. The only thing that I'm really shooting for at the moment is making sure that it has an SSD and/or a very fast main HD, mostly because I learned my lesson with that from my previous build. If I were buying one now, I'd also be aiming for a reasonably-priced Intel processor (probably in the upper range of the i5) and a reasonably-priced mid-upper-range nvidia card. But as Herr-Berbunch said, there's no telling what the price situation with any of those things is going to be like. So just set your budget and keep up with tech news.

Skybird · 07-28-12, 04:37 AM

No matter the timetable, one truth remains true: there is little need to go for the latest, the neweset, the most expensive.

New released stuff usually is overpriced, especially in the gfx board department. Here, as well as with CPUs, you can usually find better bang-for-the-buck alternatives when avoiding the latest, and just pick something not old, not not totally new anymore. CPUs, one grade less in the price tree sometimes gives you almost the same performance for much less money. For example I choosed last year the i5 2500 over the i7. Tom's Hardware showed me that the performance is almost en par, but I have saved a hilarious ammount of money. In one year, there will be other CPUs, however.

Don't go for Windows 8. Pick 7.

600 dollars, somebody said above. Well, it'S true when I replace Dollars with Euros. But that is Germany. In America, prices may be slightly different. But 600 credits, yes, that can be done.

8 GB. You are always on the safe side with that, while games consuming 16 probbaly simply do not exist.

07-27-12, 12:14 PM	#1
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,241 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	I am finally planning out my gaming rig. I probably wont have it until next summer when i get a summer job, but i am going to plan it out now. I would like a high end budget build. Something powerful enough to run SH5 and ArmA 2 and 3. If we can accomplish that, I'll be happy. I will create a MS Word document for all this. So, if i can have some help here.... I have been digging around other websites, but would like more options. __________________

07-27-12, 12:18 PM	#2
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Well, if it's next summer, you might as well wait until next summer. Hardware does change pretty drastically, as do the prices for it. What might be a good deal now will probably not be a good deal anymore next summer. But you don't have to spend a fortune on it either. You build an entry-level gaming rig for as little as $600 or so (as long as you're willing to compromise on some things and possibly upgrade later). __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

07-27-12, 12:23 PM	#3
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,241 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	Ok then. If that is the case, I should wait. Is there a rough idea i can get and start from there? __________________

07-27-12, 12:32 PM	#4
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	I'd just wait and try to pile up the cash, start looking around spring, really is no point doing it now, all it takes is another tsunami and depending on where it hits it could double the price of a particular component. Tease yourself, and dream, but wait to get your hopes up. __________________

07-27-12, 12:43 PM	#5
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Just set a budget goal. There's always gonna be something for your budget. I'm also hoping to build a new PC by next year, and I have no idea what it's going to be yet, except that I'm capping my budget at $1000 that I'm willing to sink into it. The only thing that I'm really shooting for at the moment is making sure that it has an SSD and/or a very fast main HD, mostly because I learned my lesson with that from my previous build. If I were buying one now, I'd also be aiming for a reasonably-priced Intel processor (probably in the upper range of the i5) and a reasonably-priced mid-upper-range nvidia card. But as Herr-Berbunch said, there's no telling what the price situation with any of those things is going to be like. So just set your budget and keep up with tech news. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

07-28-12, 04:37 AM	#6
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,665 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	No matter the timetable, one truth remains true: there is little need to go for the latest, the neweset, the most expensive. New released stuff usually is overpriced, especially in the gfx board department. Here, as well as with CPUs, you can usually find better bang-for-the-buck alternatives when avoiding the latest, and just pick something not old, not not totally new anymore. CPUs, one grade less in the price tree sometimes gives you almost the same performance for much less money. For example I choosed last year the i5 2500 over the i7. Tom's Hardware showed me that the performance is almost en par, but I have saved a hilarious ammount of money. In one year, there will be other CPUs, however. Don't go for Windows 8. Pick 7. 600 dollars, somebody said above. Well, it'S true when I replace Dollars with Euros. But that is Germany. In America, prices may be slightly different. But 600 credits, yes, that can be done. 8 GB. You are always on the safe side with that, while games consuming 16 probbaly simply do not exist. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.