PC Help.

Looking to purchase a new desktop once NBA 2K15 releases on the PC. Anyone have any suggestions? it would really be helpful.

Specs to run the game at a smooth 60fps listed below.


OS: Windows 7 64 bit or higher
Processor: Intel Core i7 or better
Memory: 4 or more GB RAM
Graphics: DirectX 11.0 compatible (2 GB) or better
DirectX: Version 11
Hard Drive: 50 or more GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible

- Pooh

What's your budget?
Plan on doing anything else with it?

Yeah, It all depends on your budget.

There will be a lot of people on the forums to suggest you a PC. But everyone of them/us needs to know your budget. Next we need to know will you be buying Pre-Manufactured PCs like HP/Compaq/Lenovo/Asus/Dell/ etc, Custom Pre-Assembled PC's like Origin/IBuyPower/Cyber Power/etc, or buying parts and assembling them yourself.

Anywhere from 900$ to 1200$ or cheaper would be great if possible, also looking for a Pre-Assembled PC.

Last edited by Pooh on Fri Aug 22, 2014 8:34 am, edited 1 time in total.

For around $550 you could get:
FX 8350 4GHz 8-Core and M5A97 R2.0 Socket AM3+ CPU/Motherboard Bundle - $200
MSI AMD Radeon R9 270X Overclocked 2GB GDDR5 - $200(Or a GTX 660)
8GB DDR3-1866 - $80
2TB Hard Drive - $75

You could probably keep your old mouse,keyboard and case. If not, they are not that expensive.

Anywhere from 900$ to 1200$ would be great if possible.

ahhhh I would get the:
i7-4930K
GTX 770
700 Watt PSU
16GB RAM
120GB Solid State Drive(For Your OS)
3TB HDD(For Storage)

If this is just gaming, I think the i5-4690k would be the most solid choice. (Microcenter has great pricing on intel CPUs if you have one by you)
You can browse for deals on cases, memory, powersupplies, etc. I would suggest commit most of your budget to the gpu, because that will be your biggest bottleneck.

Also keep in mind that the 800 desktop gpus from Nvidia are coming soon, it might be worth the wait to get those cards. They should be out before or around October.

Personally I wouldn't go anything lower than a GTX 770.

Sounds great, appreciate the help guys.

Anywhere from 900$ to 1200$ or cheaper would be great if possible, also looking for a Pre-Assembled PC.

Nnnnn. The difference between pre-assembled and DIY build at that price range is pretty big. I'm looking at different companies that build PCs and they're offering cards you could fit in $500 builds in $1300 price tags.

Here's my suggestion

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gHBHqs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gHBHqs/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($117.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($399.99 @ Newegg) (Although I'd wait for the GTX 880 coming in September)
Case: Fractal Design Node 304 Mini ITX Tower Case ($79.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1077.88

I would spend more on my motherboard and CPU now. Then in a few years you can upgrade your video card if you need to. The i7-4930 has 6 cores running at 3.4GHz. You wouldn't need to upgrade for a long time.

Pooh - if you don't feel confident assembling a PC, what I did was just bought the parts online and then took em down to Microcenter (my local PC store) , and they assembled it all together beautifully for a $45 fee.

Even with that fee, the PC will be hundreds cheaper than buying an equivalent pre-assembled.

Pooh - if you don't feel confident assembling a PC, what I did was just bought the parts online and then took em down to Microcenter (my local PC store) , and they assembled it all together beautifully for a $45 fee.

Even with that fee, the PC will be hundreds cheaper than buying an equivalent pre-assembled.

That's very good advice. I love me some Microcenter.

PCPartPicker.com

Use this.
I would advise against going to Microcenter. Putting the parts together is the easy part, the hard part is the initial part picking process.

Some important things:
Make sure your motherboard is compatible with your CPU. Buy a mobo-cpu combo at Microcenter.
Make sure you have enough wattage from your PSU. 650W or above is recommended.
Make sure your case is able to house your PC parts. A mid tower is nice and to accompany that your mobo should be mini-ATX form factor, do not purchase ATX for a mid tower.
Cooling is also important so make sure you buy a cooler/heatsink for your CPU. Stock cooling is terrible. EVGA is a nice brand for NVIDIA cards and I think Sapphire is a good brand for Radeon if I remember correctly.

PCPartPicker.com

Use this.
I would advise against going to Microcenter. Putting the parts together is the easy part, the hard part is the initial part picking process.

Three very important things:
Make sure your motherboard is compatible with your CPU. Buy a mobo-cpu combo at Microcenter.
Make sure you have enough wattage from your PSU. 650W or above is recommended.
Make sure your case is able to house your PC parts. A mid tower is nice and to accompany that your mobo should be mini-ATX form factor, do not purchase ATX for a mid tower.

that's very true, but Pooh specifically doesn't want to build one. So? next best thing

also picking parts is easy. just post your needs on www.reddit.com/r/buildapcforme and order the parts. go to microcenter. have it built.

For around $550 you could get:
FX 8350 4GHz 8-Core and M5A97 R2.0 Socket AM3+ CPU/Motherboard Bundle - $200
MSI AMD Radeon R9 270X Overclocked 2GB GDDR5 - $200(Or a GTX 660)
8GB DDR3-1866 - $80
2TB Hard Drive - $75

You could probably keep your old mouse,keyboard and case. If not, they are not that expensive.

Pre-built PC websites like CyberPowerPC and iBuyPower tend to use low-quality/off-brand power supplies. A definite no-no since the power supply is one of the more important parts you can buy for your rig. It turns that raw AC (alternate current) into manageable DC (direct current) for your parts' sustenance. Make sure efficiency is at least 80+ bronze. The motherboard is also something you shouldn't cheap out on, look for quality capacitors and a good power phase for dependable overclocking. The parts below should put you well below your price limit, considering you don't go all-out on the non-core components (monitor, case, speakers, etc..).

Core Components
PSU: Seasonic 450W (great brand) - around $60-$70; if you plan on going sli or crossfire go 750W; go modular if you want to keep your rig clean and sexy.
HD1: Samsung EVO 120GB SSD- $90; A must. Well worth the cost, trust me. Boot OS from this and use it on games you play the most.
HD2: WD Green 1TB HDD - $55; Local storage
GPU: R9 270 - $160; the 270X is just the overclocked version of the R9 270. this is much cheaper and it allows you to tailor the OC based on your system.
CPU: FX-8320 - $150; much cheaper than the FX-8350, and can be overclocked to FX-8350 speeds rather easily. (get a decent aftermarket cooler)
MOB: ASUS or Gigabyte 990FX - $110-$150; worth it considering the overclocking capacity, and plethora of features (USB3, SATA3, etc..)
RAM: 8GB - $70

PCPartPicker.com

Use this.
I would advise against going to Microcenter. Putting the parts together is the easy part, the hard part is the initial part picking process.

Three very important things:
Make sure your motherboard is compatible with your CPU. Buy a mobo-cpu combo at Microcenter.
Make sure you have enough wattage from your PSU. 650W or above is recommended.
Make sure your case is able to house your PC parts. A mid tower is nice and to accompany that your mobo should be mini-ATX form factor, do not purchase ATX for a mid tower.

that's very true, but Pooh specifically doesn't want to build one. So? next best thing

also picking parts is easy. just post your needs on http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapcforme and order the parts. go to microcenter. have it built.

Well, this is a lot better than those pre-built PCs at least.

Random thing I saw on MaximumPC: http://www.velocitymicro.com/mx3-chassis.php

or

http://www.ibuypower.com/ - Prob your best bet for price/pre-built

Look around if you have any friends that could help you put together a PC. Honestly I enjoy doing that stuff so any friend who comes and asks I help them assemble. Paying $45 to have a custom PC assembled at MicroCenter will probably save you more money than buying a Pre-Manufactured PC from the likes of Dell,HP,Lenovo, etc. Their computers are expensive as some come with monitors, speakers, mice, and keyboard. You could just use your current keyboard, mice, screen, or just a controller and buy the tower. The best way to get a tower is honestly to build it yourself.

Yeah, never ever buy a Pre-Build PC! Look for a friend who builds it for you or I don't know if you have sites like Hardwareversand.de in America, that build the PC for you if you buy all parts there.

What graphic card should i buy. I have i3 4130 3.4GHz, 8Gb of ram and now i need a graphic card. Do you think something like HD7790 2Gb would be good enough to play the game on MAX settings(when i will upgrade the CPU) or should i look for R9 270X.

Please help i can play nba 2k15 on medium setings? My pc spec
Operating System
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
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CPU
Intel Core i3 4130 @ 3.40GHz
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RAM
8,00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 666MHz (9-9-9-24)
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Motherboard
MSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817)
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Graphics
E2251 (1920x1080@60Hz)
1023MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 (MSI)
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What graphic card should i buy. I have i3 4130 3.4GHz, 8Gb of ram and now i need a graphic card. Do you think something like HD7790 2Gb would be good enough to play the game on MAX settings(when i will upgrade the CPU) or should i look for R9 270X.

270x/280/280x depending on your Budget!