How to build a computer under $700

2500k is better

Gives you greater resale value, and overclocking potential.

I'd really pick a bigger frequency RAM, since it allows you to have an overall better performance on the PC over the normal usage, tough it's not something critical.
any other than that it's just the processor, it'll get old pretty fast :x

majorwen123 wrote: »

I just brought an alien ware m14x.

overpriced as hell :rolleyes:
tough it's a good computer still, if you're up to pay for all the led's inside the caginet that cost about 50 dollars each xD

Kedaamikeda wrote: »

Sigh...

Did you see his budget? Fitting a 2500k in there would mean he will have to compromise a bit on the GPU. And on top of that, if he wanted to overclock, he would have to invest more in after-market cooler. So for under $700, the i5 2400 is an excellent CPU. Of course the 2500k is a better CPU, but it's not a good fit for his budget. People only seem to recommend the 2500k and 2600k around here. They forget that Intel also makes a plethora of other CPUs as well

2500 = 220 dollars
2500k = 230 dollars
i dont think adding 15 dollars to your budget would be that hard

majorwen123 wrote: »

I just brought an alien ware m14x.

you can get a custom built pc for half the price.

MrJulmust wrote: »

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2400, not 2500...


As he said;




Think before you post next time.

-,- i'm talking about buying 2500 or 2500k since it wont cost that much

Think before you post next time.

mrjulmust wrote: »

it wont fit his budget. Did you even read the op?

God damn...

15 dollars
holy butt hurt batman

MrJulmust wrote: »

Spending half of your budget on the CPU isn't very smart.

But then again, neither is you.

oh btw its actually 230 dollars and 220 dollars not 330 and 320
my bad
didnt realise i made a typo on the prices -,-

MrJulmust wrote: »

The 2400 costs 190$, the 2500k costs 330$, that's a bit more than 15 dollars.

You shouldn't give other people computer advice since you obviously don't know how to balance a build to avoid bottlenecks. And you definately shouldn't call others stupid when you can't even understand basic maths.

2500k
cost 230 dollars
as i said, i made a typo on the prices.
http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=7581

Meh, sorry take, I'm going with keda here. 1333 mhz ram is more than sufficient.

Regardless it isn't exactly hard to go find slightly cheaper parts online in terms of a gpu and other things in order to get enough money for the much more valuble 2500k. You're right, we do suggest the 2500k a lot. Because it's damn good.

My general rule is for a cheap pc - G530, low end, i3 2100, mid range 2500k, high end, 2500k, WTFOMGBBQSAUCE either a 2600k or now that I've seen it the SB-e processors.

cuenkano76 wrote: »

Hello guys i'm new here... probably i don't even know if i'm posting at the right forum...

i build a pcand these are the charecteristics:

motherboard: Asus rampage III extreme
Operating system: windows 7 Professional
processor: intel core i7 x980
video card: 2 video cards nvidia geforce GTX 580 overclocked
RAM : 24GB dominator GT DD3 corsair 2000 mhz
Power supply: 1200 w
Hard Drive: Wd VelociRaptor 10000 rpm 6GB

And i have a problem... everytime i play is like i'm lagging... my ping usually is 55 to 100 depends.... if i shot to kill sometimes there's no damage... and if i kill ... sometimes i don't even know... untill a second later it shows a head shot.. pls... if anybody can help me i'll be very thankful... or can hit me back to Pyolitto2002@yahoo.com thanks

Uhmm.... Those specs are pretty lame, you can maybe get 30fps on lowest settings on minecraft but not sure...


If your budget gamer I'd recommend buying AMD, YES I know that Intel is better but you can get 4-core 3.4ghz with just 120$, Compared to 2500k that costs 230$. IMO the performance you get for paying 110$ more when you buy intel isn't worth it.

I'm not sure where you are going to order those stuff so I'm just going to write down what I'd recommend.

Asus DRW-24B3ST/BLK/G/AS 24x DVD+/-RW
Arctic Cooling Arctic Freezer 13 PRO or Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
Asus M4A79XTD EVO AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX
Case can be what you want but Antec Three Hundred ATX is good and cheap
Seagate SV35.5 1TB SATA2 3.5" 7200RPM 32MB
Kingston HyperX Genesis 8GB (2x4GB) 1600MHz
Sapphire Radeon HD6850 1GB GDDR5
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 3.4GHz, but you can OC to 3.8ghz or more
Corsair CX600W V2 CX-sarjan 600 W ATX

It should be ~700€, and you are going to be abble to max CF and get 200+ fps. Also you can play Skyrim, but dunno bout setting tought. Also not sure bout nba 2k12 because never played it and also I heard that GTA IV is f*cked up with computer.

I'm not pro with computers but I think it should be pretty good.

EDIT: Everything would cost ~680€ in Finland, so probably if you live in US you can get it with 650$ since Finland is pretty damn expensive country.