I need a new computer before D3 comes out. My current one is a toaster with keys. The only games I really plan on playing are Diablo and minecraft, so if anyone could give me an idea of a decent priced computer (desktop) that will give me good D3 playability, I'd give you so many beta keys.
P.S. I have no beta keys
I just bought a computer from walmart.com. It is actually pretty nice. I used the ibuypower customizable computer setup. I had a fairly tight budget but I went with this since I work at walmart and get a discount. I got an intel i3 2120 3.3 Ghz with a radeon hd 6770 video card with 8gb of ram and 500gb storage. It only cost about $740 without a monitor. While they went cheap on the motherboard it was only because I didn't upgrade to the i5 cpu. Mine is a micro Asrock motherboard but I plan to upgrade it in the future but this should last me quite a while since I really am only going to be playing diablo 3 on my computer I got the NZXT gamma case so it has plenty of room for a bigger motherboard. I would recommend this for anyone who does not want to actually put their own computer together. I cam completely assembled and tested. All I had to do was plug everyting in and go through the standard windows 7 startup. The only thing I don't like that came with the computer is the keyboard. It is a cheapy and doesn't feel the best but I just purchased the razor arctosa to replace it so I am fine with that. They do put their logo on everything (case, keyboard, mouse). The one on the case would be rather easy to remove since it is really just a badge they attached, but the keyboard and mouse are painted on but it doesn't really bother me.
I don''t have the beta so I can't tell how well it will run that but according to canyourunit.com it will run diablo 3 "fast" and on their chart it surpasses the recommended settings.
Motherboard ASUS P8H67-M LE(rev 3.X) LGA 1155, mATX
cheap, good chipset, 4xSATA2, 2xSATA3, 4xUSB2.0, 2xUSB3.0, PCI-E 2.0 x16, up to 16Gig 1333MHz RAM, pretty much everything you need. Costs about $80 in Moscow (further prices I provide are from our local store).
CPU INTEL Core i5 2400, LGA 1155, oem
4 cores, 3.1GHz, 1MB lvl1 cache, 6MB lvl2 cache. i5 are great, in games they perform as good as i7 do. Take a look at benchmarks, or google a little, you'll know what I mean. i5 2600k is the best for gaming, but you don't need that much power, even i5 2400 is over the top, but it's great and not as expensive - around $185. May as well stick with core i3. AMD is not my choice, Intel is better at the moment.
THERMALTAKE CL-P0556-B
Much better than standard Intel coolers, cheap, $10
2x KINGSTON VALUERAM KVR1333D3N9/4G DDR3- 4GB, 1333, DIMM, Ret
I recommend 8GB and 1333MHz, the gains from 1600MHz are minimal, yet they are more expensive. Also don't spend your money on expensive "gaming" memory, it's overpriced and you don't need it for D3. Samsung and Kingston are more than enough. Price is about 2x$25.
AEROCOOL Strike-X 600, 600W
Or any other good 550-600W PSU for about $80, Thermaltake are also good. 500W should also be enough for this config, though I'd take 550W just to be sure.
ATX CASECOM Texconn 5788, Midi-Tower
Or any other cheap Midi-Tower(this one is $45). Make sure it's open enough, Aerocool and Thermaltake are good, though more expensive. This one is a bestseller in our store. You can also use your old chassis.
GLACIALTECH IceWind GS12025
One or two decent 120mm chassis coolers, $4 each
SEAGATE Barracuda 7200.12 ST500DM002, 500GB, HDD, SATA III
A good $80 HDD, or you can use your old one. Or both.
Well, that's over $700 if you buy a new HDD, and prices may differ, but this should give you an idea. Read some reviews, choose good stuff and don't pay for fancy brands and unnecessary lights all over your stuff. That's my 2 cents.
I've got a friend who just came from the US who bought a 700 dollar notebook, it can run D3 with almost everything maxed @1080p (no anti-aliasing and medium shadows - he didn't try these though or it could be just that he likes playing with 60+ fps and these reduce it to 30-40).
D3 has really low requirements. That PC I described is so much overkill. You can play BF3 on high with no problem at all, don't know about ultra though. BF3 is terribly optimised.
Alright hows this look? I had a friend help me a bit and used a lot of the resources you guys posted. I'll get a tower case too, so add however much that will be.
Alright hows this look? I had a friend help me a bit and used a lot of the resources you guys posted. I'll get a tower case too, so add however much that will be.
1 x ($64.99) RAIDMAX Blackstone series RX-700AC 700W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
700W is a little too much. A friend of mine runs 2xGTX560Ti SLI with an OCed i5-2600k 4.5GHz on a 750W PSU. If you don't plan on using CrossFire and overclock, 550W will be more than enough. Maybe you can save some money here. Aside from that everything seems to be fine.
1 x ($64.99) RAIDMAX Blackstone series RX-700AC 700W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
700W is a little too much. A friend of mine runs 2xGTX560Ti SLI with an OCed i5-2600k 4.5GHz on a 750W PSU. If you don't plan on using CrossFire and overclock, 550W will be more than enough. Maybe you can save some money here. Aside from that everything seems to be fine.
While Raidmax wouldn't normally be my first choice, I think that this power supply is a reasonable choice for this build. Particularly if you do the mail-in rebate, the price is good for the value. He could probably shave $20 from the cost of the PSU, but this PSU is partially modular, can potentially support crossfire, can probably run slower fan speed (due to less heat from the capacitors because a smaller portion of max wattage is being used) and is unlikely to be the source of any difficult-to-solve problems. To me, that makes it worth the extra cash.
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...and if you disagree with me, you're probably <insert random ad hominem attack here>.
But may u plz have a heart and let me get one of ur beta keys plz???
Never got one :*(
Lol, he has no beta keys
Mod- NO NOOB BAHAHAHAHA! *goes to play beta*
Me- /wrists
i prefer AMD so thats what i get
phenon II x6 1100T 3.34Ghz
8gb ram 1333mhz
1tb HD
ATI Radeon HD6870
Mobo asus m4n68t-m
this can run Diablo, skyrim, BF3 and anything u want in ultra settings...and i spent like $700
I don''t have the beta so I can't tell how well it will run that but according to canyourunit.com it will run diablo 3 "fast" and on their chart it surpasses the recommended settings.
Hope this helps
Motherboard ASUS P8H67-M LE(rev 3.X) LGA 1155, mATX
cheap, good chipset, 4xSATA2, 2xSATA3, 4xUSB2.0, 2xUSB3.0, PCI-E 2.0 x16, up to 16Gig 1333MHz RAM, pretty much everything you need. Costs about $80 in Moscow (further prices I provide are from our local store).
PCI-E 2.0 GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 560, GV-N56GOC-1GI, 1GB, GDDR5, OC, Ret
Overclocked GTX 560, 830MHz GPU, 4008MHz memory bus, 1GB GDDR5 video memory, $180
CPU INTEL Core i5 2400, LGA 1155, oem
4 cores, 3.1GHz, 1MB lvl1 cache, 6MB lvl2 cache. i5 are great, in games they perform as good as i7 do. Take a look at benchmarks, or google a little, you'll know what I mean. i5 2600k is the best for gaming, but you don't need that much power, even i5 2400 is over the top, but it's great and not as expensive - around $185. May as well stick with core i3. AMD is not my choice, Intel is better at the moment.
THERMALTAKE CL-P0556-B
Much better than standard Intel coolers, cheap, $10
2x KINGSTON VALUERAM KVR1333D3N9/4G DDR3- 4GB, 1333, DIMM, Ret
I recommend 8GB and 1333MHz, the gains from 1600MHz are minimal, yet they are more expensive. Also don't spend your money on expensive "gaming" memory, it's overpriced and you don't need it for D3. Samsung and Kingston are more than enough. Price is about 2x$25.
AEROCOOL Strike-X 600, 600W
Or any other good 550-600W PSU for about $80, Thermaltake are also good. 500W should also be enough for this config, though I'd take 550W just to be sure.
ATX CASECOM Texconn 5788, Midi-Tower
Or any other cheap Midi-Tower(this one is $45). Make sure it's open enough, Aerocool and Thermaltake are good, though more expensive. This one is a bestseller in our store. You can also use your old chassis.
GLACIALTECH IceWind GS12025
One or two decent 120mm chassis coolers, $4 each
SEAGATE Barracuda 7200.12 ST500DM002, 500GB, HDD, SATA III
A good $80 HDD, or you can use your old one. Or both.
Well, that's over $700 if you buy a new HDD, and prices may differ, but this should give you an idea. Read some reviews, choose good stuff and don't pay for fancy brands and unnecessary lights all over your stuff. That's my 2 cents.
I've got a friend who just came from the US who bought a 700 dollar notebook, it can run D3 with almost everything maxed @1080p (no anti-aliasing and medium shadows - he didn't try these though or it could be just that he likes playing with 60+ fps and these reduce it to 30-40).
1 x ($189.99) Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 BX80623I52400
1 x ($134.99) SAPPHIRE 100315L Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
1 x ($89.99) Intel BOXDH67CLB3 LGA 1155 Intel H67 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
1 x ($79.99) Western Digital Caviar Blue WD7500AALX 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - OEM
1 x ($64.99) RAIDMAX Blackstone series RX-700AC 700W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
1 x ($41.99) G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBXL
1 x ($19.99) ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM
1 x ($-10.00) DISCOUNT FOR PROMOTION CODE
Subtotal: $611.93 Tax: $0.00 Shipping and Handling: $0.00 Total Amount: $611.93
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While Raidmax wouldn't normally be my first choice, I think that this power supply is a reasonable choice for this build. Particularly if you do the mail-in rebate, the price is good for the value. He could probably shave $20 from the cost of the PSU, but this PSU is partially modular, can potentially support crossfire, can probably run slower fan speed (due to less heat from the capacitors because a smaller portion of max wattage is being used) and is unlikely to be the source of any difficult-to-solve problems. To me, that makes it worth the extra cash.
PS Posted this from my first custom built computer
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