Death Inc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbDiSMQ_L_k

have to say the quality of the vids are getting better

He is still hyped on red cordial though......

Hyped or not, I found that cool to watch :)

I haven't built a pc in years, all my work stuff is Dell or HP business machines which are just lego to me :(

Miss the old years where you built stuff.

ok so TL:DW, can i get a list of what he bought, i'm looking at a new mobo, ram and cpu, so i looked at intel I5-4590, asus maximus VII ranger, and 16gb of gskill ddr 3 2400, is his list any better? gonna use same power supply, same GPU and same case, and all my same HDDs and  7 OS

what you have listed is better or the same as what is in the vid.. depending on what your GPU is could make the difference.

if anything you could probably change the RAM to something else that is cheaper that is about the only thing.
An i5 CPU would be suitable for pretty much any game.
would always recommend a SSD if your going for a new build.
would also suggest win 8

cheers for the advice buddy

You could also go to a cheaper motherboard if you wanted to save some money. If you're not getting a K-series CPU or running a SLI/Crossfire setup you could drop down to a H97 motherboard. Even if you want to stick with a Z97 chipset there are still some in the $150-$170 range that are quite reasonable.

The rule with RAM is buy the cheapest dual channel 1600mhz DDR3 in the capacity you want with 9-9-9-24 timings from a trusted brand (Corsair, G.Skill or Kingston.)

That motherboard is massive, massive overkill. Buy the cheapest motherboard with the features you need -now- excluding sound, and get a basic pcie sound card. Any sound card you buy from ASUS or Creative for around $50 will sound as good or better than GAMING ROG SUPREME MASTURBATION onboard sound.

This will save you a substantial amount of money. Spend that on a better GPU, CPU and cooling, in that order.

I have a high end 286 for sale. Its in need of a small upgrade, IE a DVD Rom, and some small tweaks but you can have that for $1,000. Its cheaper than those high end games and  I will throw in some great game titles such as; Space Quest 1, 2, and 3, along with Kings Quest and Police Quest.

What do you think ? Its a beauty of a deal;

(http://abcresellers.com/store/media/COMPUTERS-BASIC/REFURB-DESKTOP.jpg)

I know you're probably trying to troll but people actually do collect those old machines; you could probably get $50 or more for it on ebay.

its a 50/50. But I really did own it, and those games. And sadly, I miss it a lot.

Always buy an SSD. Even if its a smaller one just for your Operating System and a game or two and leave the other crap on a regular HDD.

You dont need a benchmark to measure the difference it makes.

Closely followed by never leave important data in only one place. Easy to put important stuff in the cloud these days. do eeeeeeeiit.

Definitely one of the best upgrades you can do to a PC that will make a noticeable performance difference.

i have two already :p

Only two? :p

I have zero. But thanks to my fuck up at work, I may have 3... or one of three :P

ok so i got some spare coin, need some advice, here's a build i was looking at all using umart as my price guide.

Intel CPU -  Intel Core i7 4790K Quad Core LGA 1150 4.0GHz Unlocked CPU P  $515 
Intel MotherBoard -  ASRock Z87 OC FORMULA/Z87/4 x DDR3/4 x PCI-E/10 x SATA3/13 x  $264 
DDRIII RAM -  G SKill 16G(2x8G)DDR3 2133Mhz PC3-17000(F3-2133C9D-16GTX)  $159 
SSD -  Crucial MX200 250GB 2.5inch SSD  $149 
Graphic Card -  Asus Radeon R9 390X DirectCU II 8GB Video Card  $589 
DVDRW -  LG BH16NS40(OEM) Blu-Ray WRITER/16X BD-WRITE/16X DVDRW/SATA/  $85 
Case -  Antec Three Hundred TWO - Black Mid-Tower Gaming Case, The E  $95 
Power Supply -  SilverStone ST75F-GS 750W  Strider Gold Power Supply  $155 
     

Total: $2091

i have everything else already.....

yes or no?

can it be done cheaper?

 

You have more coin than me at the moment.

But I cross checked your savings against a similar rig on. Pccasegear :
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1411&products_id=33530
Seems ok.

Unsure if this would be good foe you to know but they have gtx 980 for a good price - 4gb of ram though;
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=193_1693&products_id=29565

can you guys think of any subs or improvements? liquid cooling? more or less on the PSU? better case?

Personally I'd stick to a nVidia card, say GTX 980... unless you're already familiar with the PAINFUL process of updating ATi drivers. (At least it was when I had my last one) I have nothing against ATi as a whole, but for me, nVidia Experience driver updates alone makes them worth the higher price.

Liquid cooling only if you're planning on over-clocking else its not really worth the cost down here in Brissy with the cooler temps... a decent air cooler will do alright.

To elaborate on the cooling part, most homes and offices are air conditioned, therefore the liquid cooling is moot if you have a nice cool air con room :) Unless youre into over clocking and cooking your stuff for 3 more fps :)

Memory looks small to me. 250 gig ain't what it used to be. I don't know if it's bad for a gaming performance, but I have a raptor setup on my work rig and it's fucking awesome(thanks bohica). One of the HDD crapped out, and it took me about 5 minutes to pull out the old one, and put in a new one, then the pc ran slow for about an hour and it;s all good.

Also boo to that case, it looks like every computer ever. Get something that looks awesome maybe
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25_1665&products_id=31746
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25_961&products_id=28529

i have 4 other HDDs that are all 2 TB in my current build that i was gonna chuck into it

i also don't want a case that lights up as its gonna be in my bed room and the lights keep me awake at night

1. More HDD means more space for por.... err movies and useful data.

2. Close your eyes when you sleep. Plus, its not bad having a night light, its useful when you need to get up in the dark and go tinkle without tripping over anything. :)

the Corsair Graphite 780T is a good case to build in - big but good to build in.
i can understand about the lights, blue is the worst and the most common.

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25_961&products_id=31083
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25_961&products_id=29803
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25_961&products_id=27272
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25_961&products_id=20561

i may be a little bit of a corsair fan ....

i think the last 2 are best options. i have a 450d and it is great to build in. the Corsair Vengeance C70 has the army feel to it and carry handles :D (from looking at photos the power button does light up)
the case is more down to what you like. for me how easy it is to build in a case is a big factor and from what i remember of friends building in Antec cases it was not fun.

as for the rest of the specs mate that looks good and would play anything you throw at it.
GPU is about the only other thing that is that is up to you. that is a good card from what i have seen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxnDQm9vgiY