Building Desktop

Hey all,

I'm building my first computer from scratch, I've done a very small amount of tinkering with my hardware though I've done more than a decade's worth of messing with software.

The few things I've done with hardware were successful and very minor (adding/replacing RAM, resetting forgotten BIOS password by removing CMOS battery and cleaning it out with an air can so naturally as my old desktop is very cumbersome.

I'm looking to replace my old desktop after 3 years and build one myself. I know how to physically build it and put it together but what I need help with is what parts to choose. I have no idea where to really start with purchases and all the resources I've found are very conflicting. My usage is very browser dependent, I'm not a heavy PC gamer but recently with the advent of mass botting I want to have a computer that can run a bunch of bots (more the better) pretty much 24/7. My budget it going to be a minimum of $500 - maximum of $1500.


tl;dr - I'm building my own PC to mainly bot as much accounts as possible 24/7 with a budget of $500-1500. I'm not a heavy gamer or use my PC for heavy video editing/encoding, so don't need ub4rz0mg gfx card v2.9193043.

Suggest parts; preferably from these sites in order:

• NEWEGG
  [*]Tiger Direct
• Direct Canada
• NCIX

 

From NEWEGG i would pick:
Motherboard: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138162
CPU: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115224
Memory: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220562
GFX: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161338
PSU: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006

These come up with prices:
Motherboard: ~134usd
CPU: ~290usd
Memory: ~157usd
GFX: ~130usd
PSU: ~110usd

You can add then whatever ATX case you want, and optical drive if you need one, blueray, dvd-rw. But those parts will be able to run several bots at the same time. EASILY.

And will be inside your budget. Hope this helps even a bit. Feel free to ask anything through PM regarding to building PC's

 

Just good memory and if you want to save some money or buy more ram memory instead of an intel go for AMD.
Cheap and you can still OC it easy, buy like a 20-30$ cooler and you can OC quite a bit.

 

Core i7 950. quad core @ 3.06ghz
12gb DDR3 @ 2000mhz
Radeon HD 6850, 1gb GDDR5
Gigabyte GA-X58-USB3 Motherboard
WD 160gb 7200 rpm Hd,
And a liquid cooler for your proc


From Tiger Direct

Proc - $279 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4777384&CatId=4074
MOBO - $189 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6703823&CatId=4070
RAM - $172 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7028359&CatId=4093
Power Supply - $79 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6448047&CatId=2534
HD - $37 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3285366&CatId=2457
GFX - $159 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6817311&CatId=3669
cooling - $89 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6610144&CatId=499



Very nice pc for around $1000. You can pretty much run anything on max.


For $1500 you have room to upgrade the GFX, add a supermulti drive, better ram if you like (Even though it's unnecessary, the mobo supports up to 2200 mhz) and a bigger HD (since you don't need much for botting, i gave you a 160gb). The processor is a socket 1366 in case you'd like to upgrade to a 990x 6 core when you get the money. You can OC the proc to around 4.1-4.6 ghz as well, the liquid cooling will keep it from overheating.

I can make a $1500 build if you like

 

Whatever you do, make sure you invest in a proper cooling system, as I assume you will be running the PC 24/7.

 

Power Supply $109 - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
i5 2500k $220 - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1tb $75 - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
Gskill Ripjaws 8gb(2x 4gig) $146 - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231431
Coolermaster HAF 922 $89 - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197
MSI GTX460 1gig $184 - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127510
Asus MOBO $160 - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131705
CM Hyper 212+ $30 - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065
Optical Drive $20 - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151192

grand total $1,037. 2500k beats the old 1366 processors easy, and can OC like a beast on air(i've seen 4.5ghz+ on air)

 

You should definitely go with AMD.

Anyhow, I won't suggest exact products, I will tell you brands so you can guide yourself.

For the motherboard I suggest Asus or Gigabyte
For the CPU I suggest AMD
For the RAM I suggest Kingston or Corsair
For the GPU I suggest ATI Radeon
A nice 600W+ power supply will do fine
Bots don't require a lot of HDD, but I'd suggest a 7200RPM+ Disk of 500GB+ that just fits your needs. Don't waste your money if you don't need.

 

For the budget he has, the Sandy Bridge route is better.

 

Wow, didn't expect such a great number of quality responses.

Going to eat first and sift through all of the recommendations and post what I'll be using from your suggestions.

Thanks!

 

i7 970 hex-core @ 3.2ghz
Patriot 12 gb ddr3 @ 2000mhz
Seagate barracuda 750gb @ 7200 rpm
Asus Radeon HD 6950, 2gg GDDR5
(memory clock - 5000mhz)(core clock - 810mhz)


Very nice pc, for around 1500. Better than the first one I posted. Can also run just about anything you throw at it.

You can make it more or less depending on what HD or power supply you'd like. Considering you already have a desktop, there should be no reason you can't use a disk drive from that pc, unless you want a new one. If so, tack on about another 100 for a good supermulti drive. My build also does not include a case, because you honestly could put it in a cardboard box or leave it spread on a table to save money =P

Since you said you'd use this for botting, I wouldn't assume you need a large HD. Your best option for speed would be to go with a SSD, but they will run you around 100 for about 32gb. Good investment if you plan on booting from this drive.

anddd the links

Proc - $599 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6524805&CatId=4072

I use Passmark as a benchmark for my gfx cards and processors. This one is number 6 on the top 10.

Mobo - $269 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5526903&CatId=4070

I like this because it's relatively cheap and supports triple channel ddr3. It only supports RAM up to 2000mhz but that is still faster than most.

RAM - $172 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7028359&CatId=4093

12gb so you can run plenty of bots. 2000mhz triple channel because that's what the mobo supports and is still reasonably fast.

cooling - $104 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6610144&CatId=499

Liquid cooling for your beast of a proc.

Power Supply - $44 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4559575&CatId=2533

Nothing special with the power supply. Just something cheap that will power all of your hardware.

GFX - $299 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7144698&CatId=7005

I use Passmark as a benchmark for my gfx cards and processors. This one is number 7 on the top 10.

HD - $49 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=61375&CatId=2459

Since you said you'd use this for botting, I wouldn't assume you need a large HD. Your best option for speed would be to go with a SSD, but they will run you around 100 for about 32gb. Good investment if you plan on booting from this drive and are looking for speed. You can always upgrade this or add another HD if you need more room. SSD = good boot drive.

 

This seems like the best build out of them all, I haven't fully looked into all the suggestions yet as I'm really busy due to exams coming up really soon so reading and studying is a real PITA.

I'm probably going to use my old HD (500GB ; forgot speed) along with an SSD for booting and programs. Thankyou all for your suggestions; I'm probably going to buy the parts in 3 weeks or so once exams are done and I'm finished two projects (non-academic)that I've been working on for a while.

 

Well, I think it is the best build listed here, but also the most expensive. I can make a few adjustments if you'd like it to be a bit cheaper, or if you have a larger budget. I'll post another build for under 1500 when I get the chance, as I like doing this.

 

I'm curious to see what build you can conjure up if you reduce the cost as I'm not exactly flowing in money.

1500 is the ceiling for my budget, hopefully my build will cost me less than that.

 

I'm sure I can come up with something, I just need to know what you plan on doing on the computer. Do you need like a massive HD? Are you doing a lot of gaming that requires a good GPU? What is the ideal number of bots you'd like to run? Is upgrading the CPU or RAM a possibility in the future?(We wouldn't want to be stuck with a hex-core in a 1366 socket if you plan on upgrading since it doesn't look like intel will do much with those anymore and a hex-core is practically top of the line for the 1366)

What is your IDEAL price to pay for a good PC?

 

Only resource heavy thing I'll be doing is botting, and hopefully a lot of it. I don't need a HD if I have my way (I'll use my old one) but will probably tack on a SSD for booting OS and programs. I don't need a 'good' GPU - any standard one will do as the only thing close to PC gaming I do is play RS (and on lowest quality). Upgrading is definitely a possibility - more like a probability as I'm not rolling in dough.

My ideal price would be $1000.

 

How's this -

Radeon HD 6850- $159.99

Core i7-2600K - $329.99

Mobo - $119.99

Power Supply - $59.99

Corsair 16gb ddr3 @ 1600mhz - $199.99

Supermulti optical drive - $29.99

Patriot Torqx 32gb SSD - $82.97

Total < $985 (I rounded it up to the nearest dollar when adding)

I think it's a good pc for under $1000

You can overclock it, but I wouldn't do it too high or too often without investing in liquid cooling.

Hope this one helps.

 

You and liquid cooling. :L

If you want a decent cooler to OC with for roughly $30 get the CM Hyper 212+
And if you want save a bit more cash and get a better GPU you can drop the ram down to 8gig, I have 6gig and have never used more then 3ish.
Also you can drop down to a i5 2500k, it's an i7 2600k, it just isn't multi-threaded(instead of 4cores & four threads it only has 4 cores)
And most people want a case...

 

Processor - AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition Thuban 3.3GHz-

Ram - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 12GB

Motherboard - ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3

Video card - SAPPHIRE 100315L Radeon HD 6850 1GB

Power supply - CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W

Hard drive - SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 1TB

Case - Rosewill CRUISER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower

Cpu Cooler - COOLER MASTER V8

Total - $1034.91

I have a very similar setup and I can run 9-10 bots easily with no over clocking. Also you don't need 16gb of ram. Theres no reason to give over 12gb as you won't even use that.

 

If you go with this, get 8gig, it'll run better as it'll be in dual channel, that ram is meant for triple channel systems(1366 socket)

 

Welll I never think to pick one out. Usually it's personal preference what they want it to look like. As far as liquid cooling goes, I overclock my cpu, ram, and video card and I like to leave that option open because it helps if you're using a budget build to begin with.

The i5 and i7 may be the same thing, but the hyper-threading makes a difference. It's up to the user whether or not they see it as being worth $70 extra but since I was still under budget, I chose that.

I don't know why I picked 16gb of RAM. I guess It would save you a possible future upgrade. It's 1600mhz but the motherboard supports up to 2133mhz. For 40 bucks more you get an extra 4gb of 1600mhz RAM and more RAM than most computers. If you're going to run a lot of bots, you want a lot of RAM. The gpu is pretty similar to the one Noodles and rjs picked.