If you need help building a computer or advice on parts.

[Ark22]

=) You sir just saved me 200 bucks......I want to kiss you right now....But it would feel awkward.
BUT THANKS =D! I may ask more questions in the future but for now I will just copy and paste it to a document.

WAIT QUick question, so PSO2.....how high would you guess? Like HIGH- Max settings? Or just regular to high?

[Hotobu]

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* INTEL Core™ i7-970 Six-Core, 3.2GHz, LGA1366, 4.8 GT/s QPI, 12MB L3 Cache, HT EM64T EIST TB VT XD, 32nm, 130W, Retail
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* RAID No RAID, Independent HDD Drives
* ASUS DVD-E818A7T Black 16x DVD-ROM Drive, SATA, OEM
* SONY AD-7261S Black 24x DVD±R/RW Dual-Layer Burner w/ Lightscribe, SATA, OEM
* MICROSOFT Intellimouse Explorer 3.0 Wired Optical Mouse, 5 Buttons + 1 Wheel, USB + PS/2, Black
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* WARRANTY Assembled and Tested (1 Year Parts, Lifetime Labor Warranty) Hey are these spec's good for long term?? You said something about not getting mini computers but does this one look ok?

Did you already buy this, or are you going to? If you bought it like a year ago fine, but if you're going to buy it that build isn't very efficient at all.

[Hotobu]

Your wish is my command.

Total Cost: $577.92

$19.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106289 CD DVD Drive
$19.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811233061 CASE MID TOWER
$39.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136769 HDD 500GB
$154.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814131374 GPU 4850 6850
$39.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817152028 PSU 530W
$27.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820134718 RAM 2X2GB 1066
$64.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157190 MOBO 1156
$209.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115067 CPU I5 2.8GHZ

Notes.
1. This is probably not the absolute 100% cheapest system to run PSO-2 However I wanted to overshoot a bit to make sure you would definitely run it. If you wanted it cheaper than this we could lower the mobo and the CPU back to the PRE I5/7 days models. This MIGHT shave $100 if we are lucky

2. The 6850 Graphics card in this system is really nice. http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon...6870-review/16 AMD is on their A-Game when it comes to price vs performance!

3. If anyone finds that I missed anything in this build PLEASE tell me.

4. You could play with this system a bit to customize it. Change your case, add a harddrive, ect. I wouldn't change the MOBO/CPU/RAM unless you know what you are doing.

I've got a few things to say about this build. First of all the PSU. No one these days should ever get anything less than 80+. The efficiency on anything else can drop as low as 50%. This isn't good. Also a 450W PSU could run this just fine.

The rest of it'll definitely work. It's certainly a budget PC.... but it'll work.

[Ark22]

If I buffed the GPU up..would that help boost the performance rate up or would I just have to get alot of OTHER stuff to compensate for the upgrade?

[Niloklives]

Your wish is my command.

Total Cost: $577.92

$19.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106289 CD DVD Drive
$19.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811233061 CASE MID TOWER
$39.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136769 HDD 500GB
$154.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814131374 GPU 4850 6850
$39.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817152028 PSU 530W
$27.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820134718 RAM 2X2GB 1066
$64.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157190 MOBO 1156
$209.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115067 CPU I5 2.8GHZ

Notes.
1. This is probably not the absolute 100% cheapest system to run PSO-2 However I wanted to overshoot a bit to make sure you would definitely run it. If you wanted it cheaper than this we could lower the mobo and the CPU back to the PRE I5/7 days models. This MIGHT shave $100 if we are lucky

2. The 6850 Graphics card in this system is really nice. http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon...6870-review/16 AMD is on their A-Game when it comes to price vs performance!

3. If anyone finds that I missed anything in this build PLEASE tell me.

4. You could play with this system a bit to customize it. Change your case, add a harddrive, ect. I wouldn't change the MOBO/CPU/RAM unless you know what you are doing.

Where's the OS? You need a 64-bit OS for that machine or you're out a gig of RAM, and you don't link to a OS at all. anyone getting this rig add $100 for a 63 bit edition of windows 7

I think that if Nuke was to add to your thread, you would have felt he WAS stepping on your toes. I think that for many of us console guys it's good to seperate the two as one is more for building and the other is more for specs.

If you read my opening post, I invited people to contribute

[Nuclearranger]

=) You sir just saved me 200 bucks......I want to kiss you right now....But it would feel awkward.
BUT THANKS =D! I may ask more questions in the future but for now I will just copy and paste it to a document.

WAIT QUick question, so PSO2.....how high would you guess? Like HIGH- Max settings? Or just regular to high?

It will most likely run on MAX the game does not look taxing.... However PSU was really CPU heavy for its looks. Never know.

[Nuclearranger]

I've got a few things to say about this build. First of all the PSU. No one these days should ever get anything less than 80+. The efficiency on anything else can drop as low as 50%. This isn't good. Also a 450W PSU could run this just fine.

The rest of it'll definitely work. It's certainly a budget PC.... but it'll work.

They asked me to build a budget PC. I am not going to pull a $1,500 system out! ha.

[Niloklives]

I agree though that you should go with a different PSU. You should be able to get a 500W seasonic or corsair for not a lot more, they'll be glad they did.

[Nuclearranger]

Where's the OS? You need a 64-bit OS for that machine or you're out a gig of RAM, and you don't link to a OS at all. anyone getting this rig add $100 for a 63 bit edition of windows 7

Yes. I would also like to stress you need a 64BIT OS. I would say Home Premium X64 WINDOWS 7 would be great.

I don't normally add this because some people already have a disk that has installs left on it. Or access to the MSDN.

I think if you are a college student you can get W7 X64 for free or $15. I got it for free through school when I was in it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116986
Here is the link

This is an OEM disk. Meaning ONE PC only. Get the retail version if you want 3PCs to use the key.

[Nuclearranger]

I agree though that you should go with a different PSU. YOu should be able to get a 500W seasonic or corsair for not a lot more/ they'll be glad they did.

Here are a few more but for the most part it wont matter at this wattage range vs the PCs useage.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817182199
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817339036
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817182032

If you were pushing 500-600 in USED power then sure. However this PC will pull closer to 350-400 at most. Almost any mid grade PSU will be fine as long as you overshoot the wattage and don't stress it.