Gaming Rig

[trakaill]

tra, shadow told me that this graphics card is better than the 4850

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150462

 

It is slightly more expensive. The 128 bitrate vs 256 wont make that much of difference but 256 is better on the 4800.. but the clock of the 5770 is greater better for gaming.. i didnt realised they had 5770 that cheap.. plus the 5770 has dx11 support..

 

If you can afford its a great card!! get it!!

[Labarr]

It is slightly more expensive. The 128 bitrate vs 256 wont make that much of difference but 256 is better on the 4800.. but the clock of the 5770 is greater better for gaming.. i didnt realised they had 5770 that cheap.. plus the 5770 has dx11 support..

 

If you can afford its a great card!! get it!!

 

Agreeed. i got te 5770. But mine is shaped differently. I love it. If you see my thread im actually gonna OC it because I wanna learn how to OC GPUs, then ill move on to OC CPUs.

[Toxin]

Alright, I decided on the computer. What about a gaming keyboard, mouse and mousepad for under 60ish if possible?

I've been told to get this:

Mouse

Keyboard

Mousepad

 

But it is wayy over my budget.

[trakaill]

Alright, I decided on the computer. What about a gaming keyboard, mouse and mousepad for under 60ish if possible?

I've been told to get this:

Mouse

Keyboard

Mousepad

 

But it is wayy over my budget.

 

well...

 

In the deal section they had a super sale on the G9 ($40 vs $99) which is an AWESOME mouse!!!!!!!

I currently have a G5 (which is awesome) and it will be obsolete as I took advantage of the deal... If you dont want to spend that much on the death adder on the G9 I could give you a deal on my G5 I guess... Im only upgrading cause Ive been wanting a G9 for a while

 

On paper the G9 rips the death adder apart btw...

 

TBH I do not like razer products much cause Ive read tons and tons of review saying they are cheaply built and break easy or do not perform as well as advertised.. now this is my personal opinion based on my reading

 

Read reviews on the Arctosa but I wanted the lycosa and its known to attract dust and finger prints and again Ive read about poor construction..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ImageGallery.aspx?CurImage=23-114-008-S02&SCList=23-114-008-S01,23-114-008-S02,23-114-008-S03&S7ImageFlag=2&Item=N82E16823114008&Depa=0&WaterMark=0&Description=RAZER%20RZ03-00181400-R3U1%20Black%20USB%20Wired%20Standard%20Lycosa%20Mirror%20Special%20Edition%20Gaming%20Keyboard

 

If there is one thing I guess I would really recommend from their gaming line is their mouse pad I havent had a chance to own but Ive seen it and heard so many great things about it it seems pretty awesome. But I do not feel this is must have accessory

 

Logitech is just awesome as far as hardware goes

 

For the keyboard I have a G11 which is great but is HUGE (not produced anymore).. if you want an illuminated kb you dont have much choice at low cost..

 

The saitek eclipse II has good reviews but every single one of them complains about the silver coating fading of and the keys becoming unreadable as well as gunks building very easily on the keys..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823175103&cm_re=saitek_keyboard-_-23-175-103-_-Product

Ive already told you my take on the lycosa

 

That leaves you with logitech they have a new version of the G11 the G110 http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/keyboards/keyboard/devices/5902&cl=us,en

It seems pretty awesome but again expensive but the same as the lycosa

and big

 

The G15 and G19 are even bigger and more expensive I personally would not get them unless I had unlimited space and money....

 

If you want non illuminated you have a lot of choice but if I were you Id stick to logitech I personally had a bad experience with Microsoft keyboards

 

Here is a compact KB which seems nice I havent tried it http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/keyboards/keyboard/devices/5759&cl=us,en its small two things I could see be issues: small size making some function hard to access using FN keys and its small size allowing it to move around while gaming

Only the madia keys are backlit so nay

 

http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/keyboards/keyboard/devices/4740&cl=us,en

This is their illuminated non gaming version so obviously smaller than the G110 and prolly great but again 79 bucks

 

http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/keyboards/keyboard/devices/2996&cl=us,en

This is not backlit but its cheap and it would work and its a nice size

^my pick for you BUT I really enjoy my illuminated G11 I would not go back to non illuminated keyboards

 

You can prolly find stuff cheaper on Ebay but be careful of who you buy from

 

Amazone's illuminated KB

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keywords=illuminated+keyboard&x=0&y=0

 

I gave you advice on the most known brands but other brands like OCZ, coolermaster make mice and keyboards.. so you can look into that but again Im not sure about quality

Though this mouse seems pretty awesome http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826570005&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle&cm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-_-Mouse-_-Cooler+Master-_-26570005

 

Here this is some reading to make you NOT regret your choice on the i5 750 its obviously one of the best CPUs out there for the money!! really the step just bellow the i7 920

Enjoy it!!!

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3634&p=14

 

 

Also did you think about a headset??? or do you have one this is important for gaming too

[Toxin]

Yes, I also want a headset.

And I thought about a soundcard.. there does not appear to be one in the build, and no sound card = no surround sound, am i rite?

[trakaill]

Yes, I also want a headset.

And I thought about a soundcard.. there does not appear to be one in the build, and no sound card = no surround sound, am i rite?

 

Do you have a surround sound system for your PC??? Do you watch DVD's on there??

If not why have one???

Gaming is much better with a headset and surround headset are not good in my book...shadow has been over why multiple times!!

 

So not necessary!!!

[Shadowex3]

Mobos have onboard 7.1 surround nowadays anyway thanks to Realtek. You've got a good core Tox, hold off for a while and add peripherals over time since those can be moved from one computer to the next. I've used the same G15 since pretty much the thing came out, and I've had 3 logitech mice in my life as a gamer so far.

 

If you can afford it start with a generic non-gaming keyboard you dont hate and get a logitech g5 (the blue one), it's a great mouse and I used it for years. I still have it for my backup computer. Then over time you can add in a quality headset like the AD700 or HD555, and then a soundcard like a good non-overdone X-Fi and after that a gaming keyboard.

[Labarr]

i just purchased the g15 and i have been using it for 3 weeks now. it is a great keyboard and it isnt asbig aspeople say.

[Toxin]

There's only a camo G5 on newegg, and the G15 should be pretty useful, I'm planning on going competitive and having the little LCD monitor is more than useful.

[`Pepper.]

A decent mouse:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826146009

 

A decent keyboard:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823109019

 

I say upgrade your mouse next, then keyboard.

IMO it goes from most to least improtant

 

Headset, Mouse, Keyboard.

 

Possible headset? Someone answer.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826263010

 

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