Building a PC. I Need Help

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  1. DD71

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    I plan on building a PC with money I got from Christmas. I have no idea how to build a PC and I need your help. My requirement are below.
    • $400 dollar range
    • Windows 7
    • At around 40-60 fps on average games. (doesn't need to be 1000 fps. 60 is all I want/need)
    • Can play games on medium-high graphics
    I found two YouTube videos that look like good computers.
    So you know all the info. Here are my questions.
    • These videos don't come with the OS or optical drives. Will the parts in the videos get me by or is there other stuff that I need?
    • Are these videos even good?
    • Do you have any tips for building a PC.
    (This may not be in the right section. I wasn't sure if it should be in Help and Support or Off-Topic. If this is the wrong section, sorry)
     
    #1 DD71, Dec 28, 2013
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    I don't even think $400 is enough :/
     
  3. DD71

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    Why not? The videos both have computers for $400 and I saw another from the second vid's channel for $300. I think that I can get those parts for $400 but I found out that I need to get a monitor and a keyboard. I figured out that I can transfer windows 7 from this computer to my new one also. So my main question now is "Are the videos any good?".
     
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    hmm 400 is a bit low. I would say get 800 then buy it
     
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    Why is 400 to low? Please explain. I watched these videos and the parts are just over 400. Then I will need a keyboard and a monitor so it should add up to $500 if I do it like this. The videos say that the computer runs games good. Also Nelsin, you know that I am building the computer, right? Not buying.
     
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    but its not worth buying now. Because you will want better later..
     
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    so he can just upgrade parts later.....

    Anyway I would recommend starting off with the build by austin evans. He is a great tech guy who knows who is talking about when it comes to computers and parts. Another thing is that if you dont need the computer right away, save your money and try and get a more expensive build with some better parts. Overall Austins build is solid and will get you what you want.
     
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    Thanks!
     
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    Prices are either from Amazon or the company
    - NVIDIA Quadro 6000 - $1,929, original price $4,409.99 + $5.99 shipping (Shipping prices are outrageous)
    - Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 3 GHz Processor - $2,485.47 + $4.99 shipping :(
    - Antec VP-450 Watt ***ENERGY STAR CERTIFIED*** Power Supply - $34.99 + ***FREE SHIPPING***
    - Z9PE-D8 WS ASUS Motherboard - $583.18 + $15.92 Shipping :(
    - Thermaltake Chaser MK-1 VN300M1W2N Case - $159.99, original price $162.00 + ***FREE SHIPPING***
    - G. Skill Trident X Series 16GB (4x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM - $978.99 + ***FREE SHIPPING***
    - 2x Samsung 840 EVO-Series 1TB SATA III - $594.73 x2 = $1,189.46 + ***FREE SHIPPING***
    - 2x AOC 29 inch IPS Q2963PM LED Monitor - $379.99 x2 = $759.98 + ***FREE SHIPPING***
    - Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - $165.99, original price $199.99 + $5.32 Shipping :(
    - USB Snowman with Red LED lights - $5.99 + ***FREE SHIPPING***
    Total Cost: $8,328.03
    Total Shipping cost: $32.22
    Total Savings: $2,447.02

    I suggest you get Windows 8 and you might get over 60 fps
     
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    Why did you just show me a 8k comp? I don't want an 8k comp.
     
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    Originally almost $11,000
     
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    Sorry, I don't understand why you showed me an 8k-11k computer...
     
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    You wanted something that could get you around 60fps
     
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    The first video was running average games at 40-60 fps. It was playing Crisis 3 (very demanding game) at 30 fps. The fps the first computer was getting is fine with me. It is only $400. I don't know if you are trying to tell me that I need an 10k+ computer or what. All I was asking was some questions about the vids/ect.
     
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    Yea forgot. xD
     
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    dumdum I suggest maybe checking out pcpartpicker and pick the best parts you see that is under $400 dollars I am currently trying to make my own computer to run a mc server. If you need to discuss more feel free to talk to me through convo
     
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    There are some threads in off-topic with some cheap computer builds.
     
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    Alright, I'll check it out. Thanks.