Getting a new computer, suggestions/help?

[Mooclan]

My dad didn't want me to build one, so I bought an HP Envy Phoenix 810.

The computer itself is awesome, it's liquid cooled and the rest is completely customizable. The starting price is $1000 and you can make it all the way up to like $6000. Mine was about $1500, and it was great. Although the graphics card was the worst one offered (my dad picked the parts ._.) i still ran a constant 200fps on max settings and sometimes got up to 800.

I then recommended the computer to Jess, and he got it for Christmas. I think he got a better graphics card and got around 1500 fps, from what he told me.

So in the end, I highly recommend this option if ya don't wanna build it.

If only he hadn't taken it away XDD i'll be in the market for a new computer soon too...

Why ;_; He's made so many new enemies by bragging about his god-like FPS.

 

[Auroraty|Kristie]

Why ;_; He's made so many new enemies by bragging about his god-like FPS.

I DIDN'T KNOW HOW MUCH FPS YOU COULD GET IF YOU GOT THE BETTER CARD I'M SO SORRY BLAME IT ALL ON ME

 

[illumina1337]

My dad didn't want me to build one, so I bought an HP Envy Phoenix 810.

The computer itself is awesome, it's liquid cooled and the rest is completely customizable. The starting price is $1000 and you can make it all the way up to like $6000. Mine was about $1500, and it was great. Although the graphics card was the worst one offered (my dad picked the parts ._.) i still ran a constant 200fps on max settings and sometimes got up to 800.

I then recommended the computer to Jess, and he got it for Christmas. I think he got a better graphics card and got around 1500 fps, from what he told me.

So in the end, I highly recommend this option if ya don't wanna build it.

If only he hadn't taken it away XDD i'll be in the market for a new computer soon too...

Thanks so much for your help but I'd rather just build it My dad didn't want to build ours either but I told him how much money we can save. Also my brother's friends are computer geeks and they can build it for us. Thanks again

 

[Cryptic_Gamer]

This is a great build and it would work for you and your dad it is roughly 1.5k and can play battlefield 4 on ultra settings at an average of 66 fps. I have been saving up for this build for a long time I will be getting it in April

• CPU: Amd fx-8350 Vishera 4.0ghz
$200
• GPU: EVGA ACX SC GTX 770 $370
• MotherBoard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6gbs USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI Bios $100
• RAM: 16gb G. Skill Ares Series
2133mhz $145
• Hardrive(s): 2TB Seagate pipeline
7200RPM SATA 3gb/s $120
• Power Supply: Apevia ATX
CB700W $40
• OS: Windows 7 Home Premium
$100
• SSD: Samsung 840 EVO MZ-
7TE120BW 120gb SATA III TLC $100
• Cooling: Cooler Master hyper 212
Plus CPU Cooler $30

 

[illumina1337]

This is a great build and it would work for you and your dad it is roughly 1.5k and can play battlefield 4 on ultra settings at an average of 66 fps. I have been saving up for this build for a long time I will be getting it in April

• CPU: Amd fx-8350 Vishera 4.0ghz
$200
• GPU: EVGA ACX SC GTX 770 $370
• MotherBoard: ASUS
• RAM: 16gb G. Skill Ares Series
2133mhz $145
• Hardrive(s): 2TB Seagate pipeline
7200RPM SATA 3gb/s $120
• Power Supply: Apevia ATX
CB700W $40
• OS: Windows 7 Home Premium
$100
• SSD: Samsung 840 EVO MZ-
7TE120BW 120gb SATA III TLC $100
• Cooling: Cooler Master hyper 212
Plus CPU Cooler $30

Thanks so much for your suggestion, will look into it more later

 

[Cryptic_Gamer]

Thanks so much for your suggestion, will look into it more later

Since I believe you're Canadian/American I'd buy from newegg that'a what the prices are from.

 

[Erisyuka]

Ok I'm pretty busy so I can't read through all this, so sorry of I repeat what others have said or something.

$1000 is enough for a very good computer. With that in mind, if you feel that it isn't good enough for some reason, you can always add parts to it later to make it better.

Which brings up another point, Build your own or buy prebuilt:
Brand name desktops are no good for gaming
Generally speaking you will get a better PC if you build it/have someone build it for you. With a $1000 budget you can buy relatively high quality parts and it will last for a long time, not to mention the ability to add drives and cards in the future.
For instance, my $1200 gaming PC with 1 drive is now a server with 6 drives and 6 ethernet ports!

Brand name laptops under $700 are also not all that great for gaming
If you want to go the laptop route, I completely understand, I've switched to a laptop and it's convenient, but that does come at a price. High performance laptops get really hot and are generally very heavy.

For reference: Here is what My $1200 Gaming PC turned into after a year: (there are some drives not on that list and it also has the accessories listed)

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($327.98 @ Best Buy)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair XMS3 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($114.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($386.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($42.92 @ B&H)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Professional (OEM) (64-bit) ($137.98 @ Amazon)
Monitor: HP 27xi 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: HP 27xi 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Speakers: Logitech X-140 4W 2ch Speakers ($27.72 @ Mwave)
Other: Intel PRO/1000 VT Quad Port Server Adapter LP PCI-E EXPI9404VT ($130.00)
Total: $2058.50 <(Not accurate by about $150, I got some good deals)

Also....

 

[Mooclan]

Ok I'm pretty busy so I can't read through all this, so sorry of I repeat what others have said or something.

$1000 is enough for a very good computer. With that in mind, if you feel that it isn't good enough for some reason, you can always add parts to it later to make it better.

Which brings up another point, Build your own or buy prebuilt:
Brand name desktops are no good for gaming
Generally speaking you will get a better PC if you build it/have someone build it for you. With a $1000 budget you can buy relatively high quality parts and it will last for a long time, not to mention the ability to add drives and cards in the future.
For instance, my $1200 gaming PC with 1 drive is now a server with 6 drives and 6 ethernet ports!

Brand name laptops under $700 are also not all that great for gaming
If you want to go the laptop route, I completely understand, I've switched to a laptop and it's convenient, but that does come at a price. High performance laptops get really hot and are generally very heavy.

For reference: Here is what My $1200 Gaming PC turned into after a year: (there are some drives not on that list and it also has the accessories listed)

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($327.98 @ Best Buy)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair XMS3 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($114.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($386.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($42.92 @ B&H)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Professional (OEM) (64-bit) ($137.98 @ Amazon)
Monitor: HP 27xi 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: HP 27xi 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Speakers: Logitech X-140 4W 2ch Speakers ($27.72 @ Mwave)
Other: Intel PRO/1000 VT Quad Port Server Adapter LP PCI-E EXPI9404VT ($130.00)
Total: $2058.50 <(Not accurate by about $150, I got some good deals)

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[Tyco]

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I gotta admit, for between $1500 and $2000 you can get a very good one. I don't know about standards for other games, but you can easily get something that would get 100+ FPS on Far with good settings as long as you keep it in good shape and get good parts.

My $700 custom built computer I easily get 100+ FPS on farwith a x256 pack o.o

 

[Mamiamato24]

If only they had a MicroBytes wherever you live :/

 

[Tyco]

If only they had a MicroBytes wherever you live :/

Doesn't he live in Alberta? If so Memory Express would be a good alternative. It's where I got all of my parts and I saved $150 on shipping. Also, they will beat/match the price of any online retailer that operates in Canada.

 

[Viretine]

Ok illumina, I custom built mine 6 months ago. I get at least 90 fps on every game max settings. If you add me on skype, I would love to help you out! I can record with seus ultra shaders at 65 fps.​