Need a good setup..

I need a good setup for a computer i am going to build. It must run Skyrim without any lagg.

 

I contemplated pricing up a $12,000 build just to be a douche about the lack of information you have provided, but decided against it. Help me out with some more info (like budget >_>) and I'll hook you up.

 

^hahahaha.


Budget, do you need a monitor, KB+M, windows?

 

I need a monitor lol probably LED one. Budget like 1500$

 

You want me to put some specs together for you?

 

Yes would be great

 

Alright. I'll throw some specs together tonight and post the specs here. I'll also PM you a shopping cart so you don't have to go through and find all of the information.

 

:O ppl should just buy stuff for me, instead.

 

Processor: Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost)
Cooling: Corsair Hydro Series H60
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16 GB (4x 4GB) DDR3 1600
Power: Corsair 750 Watt 80 Plus Certified PSU
Video: EVGA 01G-P3-1561-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR 5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Video Card
Mobo: Asus P8Z68-V Prov/GEN 3
SSD: Crucial M4 2.5" 64GB SSD (For OS)
HDD: Segate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 3.5" HDD (For games/software)
Case: Rosewill THOR V2-White Edition Full Tower Case w/ 4 Fans
Misc: Lite-On DVD Burner x2

Grand total (w/shipping): $1366.94
There are also several Mail in rebates available for this.

I'll PM you the link to this. That way you can check it out and browse all the parts I selected. I have a similar setup and I run all my games on ultra settings. (Including Skyrim)

Let me know if you have any questions!

 

Question. With a $1500 budget, why no crossfire or sli? Even still, why just a 560ti? I know it's a good card but come on, where is the money going?

 

He said $1500. I put together the specs for the best computer I thought I could build with that budget. There is absolutely no reason for Crossfire or SLi with that gfx card and the i7. It will run what he wanted it to run no problem. I mean the i7 is $300 alone. The graphics card is up there too. It's not about one single component, it's about everything working together.

 

I'm not a moron. What I'm saying is there is definitely room in the budget for 2 gpu's, no reason not to use them. i7 can also be swapped with an i5 for hardly any real-world performance loss but a $100 savings. Plus the gpu is only 1gb which is pushing it if you want a dual monitor setup. A 2x 6850 or 6870 setup would beat the shit out of a 560 ti, even though it's a bit more money, it's near comparable if not better than a single 570. So say you spend $350 on gpu's, you still have $1150 to build the rest of the PC which is more than enough for good pc. SSD's are unnecessary and so is 16GB of Ram. But keep the RAM.

 

Sir will u make me a setup?

 

I suppose I could find time..

 

Proc: i5 2500k - $220
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

Motherboard: Asus 1155 6gb/s usb3.0 - $125
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131781

PSU: Corsair 750watt - $130
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006

HD: WD Black 1.5TB - $180
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136793

RAM: Corsair vengeance 16gb - $90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233143

Case: Rosewill THOR - $130
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147053

Cooling: Corsair H60 - $75
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181015


Total thus far - $950


So that leaves $550 to spend on a GPU setup. Your choice decides the final price.
I listed them in order from worst to best option. Take the total thus far and add it to the cost of the gpu setup you choose to get your grand total.
For option 3, the better brand would leave you with a total of 4GB vram, rather than 2gb vram if you go with the cheaper one. VisionTek is also a better brand.
If you go with the first option, that leaves you with money to upgrade the processor from an i5 2500k to an i7 2600k. There will be a slight performance advantage, but not nearly enough to make it a selling point of the build. Option 2 and the first part of option 3 would be a happy medium. second part of option 3 is best, and option 1 is the cheapest. Regardless of what you pick for the GPU, it will be able to run Skyrim and any other game on maximum settings, easy.


GPU option 1: 2x VisionTek HD 6870 1GB - $440 total
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129166

GPU option 2: 2x Asus GTX 560ti 1GB - $500 total
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121425

GPU option 3:
cheapish brand - 2x Gigabyte HD 6950 1GB - $480 total
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125385
better brand - 2x VisionTek HD 6950 2GB - $600 total
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129171

 

If there is anyone to help you get a good pc it's Ivy Bridge, so make sure to PM him.

Are you looking to buy a pre-built one, or would you prefer to build your own?

If your going to spend $1,500.00 why not an alianware Laptop? arnt they like portable desktops basicly?

 

For laptops the Price to performance ratio is not even close to a built desktop. Desktops are usually cheaper and generate more power than expensive laptops.