What no money? PC Rig

[Pronck]

Hello gentlemen,

Two years ago I bought the following PC. For ?800,- I have the feeling that I got scammed.

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System Information
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  Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium  (6.1.7601)
      Architecture: 64-bits
   Current Culture: Dutch (Netherlands)
       Motherboard: ASUSTeK Computer INC. V-P7H55E
         Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU         650  @ 3.20GHz (Physical: 2, Logical: 4)
            Memory: 8,00 GB
      DIMM Modules: DIMM1: 4,00 GB @ 1333 MHz
                    DIMM3: 4,00 GB @ 1333 MHz
         Page File: 7,93 GB
    .NET Framework: 4.5.1, Runtime: 4.0.30319.18444

Display Information
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 Display Device(s): Algemeen PnP-beeldscherm on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
   Display Mode(s): 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) @ 60 Hz
    Driver Version: 9.18.13.3489 (334.89)
    Display Memory: 3,00 GB
     Multisampling: 2, 4, 8
               DPI: 96 (100%)

Audio Information
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  Primary Playback: Hoofdtelefoon (High Definition 
 Primary Recording: Microfoon (High Definition Audi
  Open AL Renderer: Software
               EAX: True
           EAX 1.0: False
           EAX 2.0: True
           EAX 3.0: False
           EAX 4.0: False
           EAX 5.0: False
             X-RAM: False

Disk Information
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      Install Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2
                    Free: 60,68 GB, Total: 244,04 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False
          Mod Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\mods\pr
                    Free: 60,68 GB, Total: 244,04 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False
     Profiles Path: C:\Users\Gebruiker\Documents\ProjectReality\Profiles
                    Free: 60,68 GB, Total: 244,04 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False
    Update DL Path: C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Project Reality\Project Reality BF2\Downloads
                    Free: 60,68 GB, Total: 244,04 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False
   Update Log Path: C:\Users\Gebruiker\AppData\Local\Project Reality\Project Reality BF2\UpdateLogs
                    Free: 60,68 GB, Total: 244,04 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False

Game Information
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      CD Key Valid: True
       CD Key Type: Dashless (Normal)
    Installed Mods: bf2, pr, xpack
       Current Mod: pr
       BF2 Version: BF2 1.5
        PR Version: 1.1.6.0
          Language: english
   Debug Available: False
     Large Address: True
Supported Hardware: None

Profile Information
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      Profile 0001: *LAAF*B.Pronk
              Type: Online
 Last Used Profile: True
        View Intro: False
        Fullscreen: True
      Display Mode: 1920x1080@60Hz
Display Mode Valid: True
   Graphics Scheme: High
     Multisampling: 8x
             VSync: False
   Terrain Quality: High
   Effects Quality: High
  Geometry Quality: High
   Texture Quality: High
  Lighting Quality: High
   Dynamic Shadows: High
    Dynamic Lights: High
 Texture Filtering: High
    Audio Provider: Software
    Provider Valid: True
     Audio Quality: High
               EAX: False

Now I would like to have a new PC. I have around ?1000,- to spend, even more but I don't want to exaggerate. I want a good gaming rig that can run PR well, even on maps such as Fallujah and Sbeneh. At the moment I play a lot of PR, but I would like to play other games which are asking more from the GPU.

Good cooling is a must for me. A PSU as well. At the moment I tend to suffer from a lot of bluescreens.

[bren]

Here's what I recommend you generally get (I have a similar setup for my steambox)--

Coolermaster HAF Case
The case is cheap and looks nice, one of the more popular modern cases for pro's and noobs.

GTX 860/870
The new line of nVidia cards are coming out very, very soon (1-3 months) and that's when the new generation of video technology is coming out, I suggest you wait for them to come out. I discourage using ATI/AMD cards because they aren't as good and they run very hot, same goes for APUs, I would encourage an APU if your budget was 600 but it's a thousand. Also, when the 800 series come out the 600 & 700 series' prices will drop in case you don't want a modern generation card.

Intel i5/i7 Haswell CPU's
These things are monsters, very small but very versatile, I have one on my steambox and it's amazing. I suggest Intel because they have a higher integrity of performance and reliability.

Standard 650w-800w PSU
PSUs are pretty straightforward, make sure you buy one with reliable RMA service, I suggest big brands like Corsair, OCZ, CoolerMaster, remember the better PSU you get (with more watts) will result in less hassle when upgrading because you won't have to replace your PSU.

Western Digital Black^2
The black^2 comes as a hybrid drive, it's a laptop size (not full size HD) but features good technology with good speeds. It has 120GB of Solid State storage and then has 1TB for data, good especially if you are looking at a mini-itx case/build plus for budget performance.

Motherboard (varies, if you choose 1150 socket intel)
If you end up chosing the 1150 socket there is a large variety, get something basic that fits your needs. ASRock, Asus, MSi, all good companies.

Optical Drive
Up to you, I keep it basic; DVD-ROM baby!

RAM
RAM for personal gaming computers (for me) doesn't mean a lot, in this year I believe anything between 1333hz+ is good. ECC is an overkill if you ever consider it. The magic number for RAM nowadays for lightweight gamers like you would be 8GB, if you plan on doing things like 3D model multitasking/video editing look at 16GB.

Cooling
Take advantage of your in-case fans, feel free to use the heatsink that comes with the intel 1150 CPU if you end up with that, but I warn you that it's not the best idea to use stock CPU coolers, I would encourage a corsair h60+ if you have the money.

[Daniel]

Bronk, indeed, 2 years ago the DUAL-core (not even quad!!) i5 CPU 650 was already out of date since 2010 or even older...

Also the GFX card (550 Ti) could have at least been the 560 Ti if not already a 6xx series card... bit expensive deal imo...

I don't know about that motherboard. And btw 8 GB RAM is good!!

[Pronck]

Brennan you got a price for that?

[bren]

Brennan you got a price for that?

Depends on which brands you choose, should be within your price range.

[labonte95]

Lol i have no problems with amd. Drivers are alot better now and if youre on a budget you cant beat them. 299 for a r9 280x which has the same if not better performance than its nvidia rival the 770. Obviously stick to intel for cpu as their single thread performance is much better than similar priced amd cpus which obviously is better for pr