Whats your pc?

[MotoGamer322]

Intel i5 4460
Z97S SLI Krait Edition
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)
GTX 970 MSI twin forzr v
Western Digital 1tb hard drive
NZXT s340 Black/Red
600w 80 plus bronze

[jason_pama]

How are you liking the MSI 970 MotoGamer?

[DBRider251]

Yaay, got a 120GB ssd for my birthday party I'll soon have a question in how to best use it...

Install your OS and all your games that you play regularly.

+1

[Yamahaman95]

Just picked up my 3rd 970...msi frozr got it off craigslist for 255...i couldnt say no

[jason_pama]

Hey guys, i got two questions!

1.) Ive been looking at these two motherboards, the asus z97a and the msi gaming 5. Is anyone familiar with which is better? I did some research and its always a tie from what ive seen but i could be wrong.

2.) Is it worth saving up the money for a 970 instead of getting a 960? Even tho im not going to be playing demanding games like battlefield.

Thanks guys!

[Wahlamt]

1.) Ive been looking at these two motherboards, the asus z97a and the msi gaming 5. Is anyone familiar with which is better? I did some research and its always a tie from what ive seen but i could be wrong.

I have the MSI Gaming 5, I really like it, looks good, does what I want it to do, and I do like MSI. For the most quality stuff, I think it is which color you want, or do you want an extra port of that instead of the other one that the other has. Either way, you're going to be pleased with either.

2.) Is it worth saving up the money for a 970 instead of getting a 960? Even tho im not going to be playing demanding games like battlefield.

When I but PC stuff, I like to see it as a "future insurance" a little bit. I did go the extra mile to pick up a i5 4690k earlier this spring, and I hopefully will be able to use it for 3-5 years to come, while I 1.5 years ago picked up a AMD FX4300 (which is a good low price midrange CPU IMO) that I ended up changing a year later. Next time I upgrade my GTX660, I'm gonna go with probably the x70 that is out then.

[rf36]

2.) Is it worth saving up the money for a 970 instead of getting a 960? Even tho im not going to be playing demanding games like battlefield.

If you can afford it, go with the 970. You'll max every game on 1080p and will be more future proofed that way. You will also get 2GB extra ram. I also have a 970 and imo its awesome.

[jason_pama]

Ahhh alright. Thanks a bunch guys! Means a lot

[John23]

Alright. I have saved $300 and my parents are giving me $500. Is there any good PC builds for $800 excluding just a monitor? I would use Sim, Outlast, PS, Blender, Microsoft Office.

For sim, I would like to run 80s and 90s on 128x128 with about 60-125 FPS on about a 20-30 man gate.
For Outlast, I would like to run high detail with about 60-70 FPS.
For PS, I want it to be fast and not lag
For Blender, I want to be able to do 1920x1080 renders at 500-800 samples in about 1-2 hours. (If that's possible)

Are there any good builds. Looking for: CPU, MoBo, Ram, Storage(NO SSD), Case, GPU, Power Supply, OS, Keyboard, Mouse.

[DBRider251]

Alright. I have saved $300 and my parents are giving me $500. Is there any good PC builds for $800 excluding just a monitor? I would use Sim, Outlast, PS, Blender, Microsoft Office.

For sim, I would like to run 80s and 90s on 128x128 with about 60-125 FPS on about a 20-30 man gate.
For Outlast, I would like to run high detail with about 60-70 FPS.
For PS, I want it to be fast and not lag
For Blender, I want to be able to do 1920x1080 renders at 500-800 samples in about 1-2 hours. (If that's possible)

Are there any good builds. Looking for: CPU, MoBo, Ram, Storage(NO SSD), Case, GPU, Power Supply, OS, Keyboard, Mouse.

You can upgrade to Win10 for free if you have Win7 or Win8 whenever it comes out and its free. I assume your laptop has one of these on it and you might ditch it once you get your Desktop. If you aren't, drop the 960 4gb and i5 4690k, then get a 960 2gb and a i5 4460. May run you a couple of bucks over, but if you want to fool with rebates, you could get it cheaper.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.67 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($61.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($26.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $776.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-26 21:46 EDT-0400

[John23]

My laptop came with it pre-installed. Is there a way I can move the OS from my laptop to a desktop?

[jeremy103]

How did you get 300 dollars in 6 days?

[John23]

How did you get 300 dollars in 6 days?

My aunt and uncle helped me.

[jeremy103]

Just wondering, because I wanna do what you are doing lol

[John23]

Just wondering, because I wanna do what you are doing lol

ahahaha. I have gotten a lot of help. Thankful for all of it.

i'm secretly an 80 year old stripper