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AbbeFaria
Joined: 17 May 2005
Location: Gangnam
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 Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 9:27 am Post subject: Building a good gaming rig |
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I'm a long time mac user and really like mac's OS but I'm starting to get more into gaming and am really feeling the pinch. I've decided that instead of buying a more expensive mac for gaming and using Bootcamp with Windows, it'd be more cost effective to buy a Windows PC that I can load Mac into when I'm not gaming.
Given that I've been on a Mac exclusively for the last 13 years, I don't really know squat about what it would take to build a decent gaming machine. I figure I could get a list of specs that I wanted and go to a computer shop somewhere in Korea and have them build it for me. I'm assuming it works that way. After all, being a mac user, the only real choices you make when buying off the shelf are whether you want to double the ram or increase the hard drive capacity.
So I'm wondering what list of hardware would I need to make a good rig. I don't need top of the line, just enough to get me good framerate playing in full screen on stuff like SC2, LoL, War Z and the like. I also do a little recording for a youtube channel so I'd want to be able to record some of these in HD while playing and still not over-stress the system.
Also, what should I expect to pay for something like that. Out of curiosity, I poked around some alienware systems and they had a stock machine starting at $1500 USD. Not sure how good that was for the price, though.
Suggestions?
(And just incase you're so inclined, spare the the Mac sucks routine.) |
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singerdude
Joined: 18 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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I would skip asking a computer shop to do it for you. Building one yourself is not as difficult as it sounds. My sister did it herself by watching YouTube videos since I wasn't there to do it. You will also save a lot of money and get much better components. You can easily build a mid-range system for under a million won.
If you want to get more info on which parts try tomshardware.com. they have many reviews and recommendations on everything you will need. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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| singerdude wrote: |
I would skip asking a computer shop to do it for you. Building one yourself is not as difficult as it sounds. My sister did it herself by watching YouTube videos since I wasn't there to do it. You will also save a lot of money and get much better components. You can easily build a mid-range system for under a million won.
If you want to get more info on which parts try tomshardware.com. they have many reviews and recommendations on everything you will need. |
nah... just get a list of components and go to seon-in plaza at yongsan Across the tracks and to the right of the blue building from Yongsan station).
For 20k won they will assemble it and install windows for you. At that price it isn't worth the time or trouble truck it all home then to pee around with sticking the mainboard into a case.
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bilbo202
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Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 12:35 am Post subject: |
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There are a ton of sites online that will give component lists for low/mid/high budget systems. Write down the components that look to be in your budget and then look them up on a comparison shopping site like danawa.com. Jot the lowest price down for each component and then head over to Yongsan - they'll probably beat most of the prices and put it all together for you (watch them do it so they don't switch out a used hard drive for a new one etc..)
You could do it yourself but they have all the tools and a workbench so might as well let them do it for you. |
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tigershark
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| Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 2:58 am Post subject: |
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| Cheaper than danawa really?? |
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jackdaniels
Joined: 13 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 4:39 am Post subject: -MISSING THE POINT |
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I see good advice...For standard gaming rigs.
The OP wants to dual boot.
For the most compatible Hackintosh/Windows machine a lot of research will be needed and budget will have to be open.
There are many sites that can direct the OP but be prepared for obstacles.
Some components may not be available in Korea. |
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AbbeFaria
Joined: 17 May 2005
Location: Gangnam
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| Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 12:35 pm Post subject: Re: -MISSING THE POINT |
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| jackdaniels wrote: |
I see good advice...For standard gaming rigs.
The OP wants to dual boot.
For the most compatible Hackintosh/Windows machine a lot of research will be needed and budget will have to be open.
There are many sites that can direct the OP but be prepared for obstacles.
Some components may not be available in Korea. |
My Macbook Pro is about 2 1/2 years old so it will be time to upgrade shortly, anyway. I don't want to switch to Windows exclusively, I just want to have more choices for gaming. Buying a comparable Mac device would more than double the cost. I like Macs but I'm not stupid. I just saw it as a work-around. But if it gets too complicated, I'll just buy the PC, stick with my laptop for a little while longer and then get a new laptop towards the end of next year, maybe. I'm anticipating a budget of somewhere between 1.0-1.5 million for the build, including monitor. From what I can read online, that should get me a pretty good system. |
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ttompatz
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Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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I just built an i7-3770k with an Asus P8Z77 mainboard, 8 gigs of RAM and 1TB boot drive, case, 550w PS and generic DVD writer for 900k won.
I already had the video card so I didn't need to get a new one (but the video on the mainboard will do 1980x1080 without problems) and 2 extra 2tb HDDs for storage.
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alongway
Joined: 02 Jan 2012
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| Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 11:55 pm Post subject: |
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| tigershark wrote: |
| Cheaper than danawa really?? |
I can't imagine it, I've never seen any of those shops selling cheaper than gmarket/danawa, unless you're willing to pay cash and negotiate for awhile off their gmarket price.
But for the most part that would require you running around to at least half a dozen places getting all your components.
Huge waste of time. |
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jackdaniels
Joined: 13 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 4:51 am Post subject: |
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| alongway wrote: |
| tigershark wrote: |
| Cheaper than danawa really?? |
I can't imagine it, I've never seen any of those shops selling cheaper than gmarket/danawa, unless you're willing to pay cash and negotiate for awhile off their gmarket price.
But for the most part that would require you running around to at least half a dozen places getting all your components.
Huge waste of time. |
One thing to know is that Danawa is seldom updated in a timely fashion.
Most of those vendors listed won't even have the advertised component in stock.
To avoid "sticker price shock" expect to pay 15-25% more than the lowest price.
And yes, not worth running around Yongsan and having to wait 15-30 mintues at each vendor while they order the part. |
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