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Captain_Tom on 01 March 2013

Ok I just want to clear a few things up for people who didn't get the memo that PC's are now dirt cheap.  I am NOT here to make fun of people.  This is for people who truly don't know anything about PC specs.

 

So I challenge all who read this to post what they want me to build, and I will show them how cheap it is.

Example Questions:

Forum User 1:  "Build a PC that can run Far Cry 3 maxed out in 1080p."

OP:  Posts short parts list and total price that maxes out Far Cry 3 at 30 FPS at listed specs.

 

Forum User 2:  "Build a PC that beats the Wii U"

OP:  Posts short parts list and total price that beats the Wii U soundly for as cheap as possible.

 

NOTE:  

1)I am not going to include OS in price since windows rarely needs to be bought, and Linux is free.  However add $75 to the price if you want to know what it would cost with Windows 7.

2)Mouse, Monitor, keyboard and other stuff EVERYONE has are also not included.

3)At times I may not max out a game using rediculous settings. I.E.  Anything above x2 MSAA in BF3 is not at all noticable in 1080p.



Current PC Build:

i5-3570k @ 4.7 GHz, Sapphire 7970 at 1225/1825, 4GBx2 2133MHz RAM, 1.2 TB HDD, Blue Ray Drive, and an awesome little case.  

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NiKKoM on 01 March 2013
Hmmm... Are you gonna post all links fron toms hardware? Cause then I know whats going on....

http://i45.tinypic.com/287dhcz.jpghttp://i50.tinypic.com/1553y14.jpghttp://oi56.tinypic.com/2v16t81.jpghttp://oi39.tinypic.com/5eg9y1.jpg

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Andrespetmonkey on 01 March 2013

http://www.amazon.com/PNY-GeForce-Graphics-Cards-VCGGTX660TXPB/dp/B008TN8782/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1362181936&sr=8-10&keywords=660+ti $275 http://www.notebookcheck.net/typo3temp/pics/4bc85f9d5a.jpg

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-240-Pin-Platforms-CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9/dp/B004CRSM4I/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1362181986&sr=8-2&keywords=8gb+ram $50

http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Core-i5-3470-Quad-Core-Processor/dp/B0087EVHVW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1362181967&sr=8-2&keywords=i5 $190

PSU/motherboard/HDD/dvd etc. should add to another $200

So around $800 in total. Will max out FC3 at 1080p/30 fps.

edit: I misunderstood OP l0l. Thought I was given a challenge.



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Captain_Tom on 01 March 2013
NiKKoM said:
Hmmm... Are you gonna post all links fron toms hardware? Cause then I know whats going on....


I'll post links to the product itself so you can see it and its price first hand.



Current PC Build:

i5-3570k @ 4.7 GHz, Sapphire 7970 at 1225/1825, 4GBx2 2133MHz RAM, 1.2 TB HDD, Blue Ray Drive, and an awesome little case.  

brendude13 on 01 March 2013
I'm already building one for someone else. It can't run Far Cry max at 1080p, but with a more expensive GPU it could. It's sitting at around £450 at the moment, bump that to £550 with the better GPU.

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Captain_Tom on 01 March 2013
Andrespetmonkey said:

http://www.amazon.com/PNY-GeForce-Graphics-Cards-VCGGTX660TXPB/dp/B008TN8782/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1362181936&sr=8-10&keywords=660+ti $275 http://www.notebookcheck.net/typo3temp/pics/4bc85f9d5a.jpg

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-240-Pin-Platforms-CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9/dp/B004CRSM4I/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1362181986&sr=8-2&keywords=8gb+ram $50

http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Core-i5-3470-Quad-Core-Processor/dp/B0087EVHVW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1362181967&sr=8-2&keywords=i5 $190

PSU/motherboard/HDD/dvd etc. should add to another $200

So around $800 in total. Will max out FC3 at 1080p/30

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131473 [$185]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157315  [$51]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115090 [$115]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811322060 [$30]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817822002 [$35]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104344 [$43]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-250GB-7200RPM-8MB-Cache-SATA-Hard-Drive-FREE-SHIP-/110618289730?pt=US_Internal_Hard_Disk_Drives&hash=item19c15d2642    [$39]

Total: $498

 

This would max it out at 30 FPS in 1080p with x2 MSAA.



Current PC Build:

i5-3570k @ 4.7 GHz, Sapphire 7970 at 1225/1825, 4GBx2 2133MHz RAM, 1.2 TB HDD, Blue Ray Drive, and an awesome little case.  

Jdevil3 on 01 March 2013
Build a PC that runs Crysis 3 completely maxed out in 1920x1080 at a constant 60 FPS.

LOL, just kidding.

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Captain_Tom on 01 March 2013
Jdevil3 said:
Build a PC that runs Crysis 3 completely maxed out in 1920x1080 at a constant 60 FPS.

LOL, just kidding.


Do you want me to prove it?  It would cost about $1000 if that was my only goal.  $1500 if it was a "Nice" build.   The build in my sig is like $1100 and it about maxes it out at 60 FPS.  Wasn't hard bud...



Current PC Build:

i5-3570k @ 4.7 GHz, Sapphire 7970 at 1225/1825, 4GBx2 2133MHz RAM, 1.2 TB HDD, Blue Ray Drive, and an awesome little case.  

Andrespetmonkey on 01 March 2013
PC that maxes out Avatar at 4K

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Bet with Conegamer for 1 month sig control: He wins if Orbis/Durango have 3GB of RAM or less, I win if both have more than 3GB. I won.

Bet with man-bear-pig for 1 month avatar control: He wins if Vita sells less than 6.5M in 2013, I win if it sells more.

Bet with MARCUSDJACKSON for 1 month sig control: I win if there is an official price cut for Vita before E3 2013.

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Trunkin on 01 March 2013
Andrespetmonkey said:
PC that maxes out Avatar at 4K

I know this isn't what you mean, but I am kind of curious as to what kind of system you need to watch 4k films.



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