Brick Bungalow Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 So I'm breaking down and building another box after swearing it off for ten years. I should have all my major components by next week and will start assembly. I was curious if anyone who has recent knowledge could be bribed to help me with stuff like thermostat, benchmarking et cetera. I can compensate with spare computer parts or miniatures or beer or cash or inappropriate favors or whatever. In the meantime if you want to give me feedback I still need a solution for wireless control and a recommendation for a case fan. Oh, I'm in vacouver washington for those that don't know. Thanks! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Glacius Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 google cheap gaming rigs and you can find some really good build your own setups for under 1K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckman Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 I've been considering upgrading my rig. I'm interested to hear what you went with (CPU, MoBo, Graphics, HDs). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Bungalow Posted August 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 Sure: Motherboard: asus m5a78l-m/usb3 Processor: amd fx 8350 GPU: Nvidia gtx960 RAM: 16gb ddr3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaels Posted August 25, 2016 Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 EVGA has a utility on steam that can control the video card for over clocking & fans/temps/etc called precision x. Not sure about a fan but I went with this for under $100 & it's been the best case I've ever had. https://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16811517032 By wireless control do you mean you need a new router or a wireless card? A usb one would probly work & be fairly inexpensive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Bungalow Posted August 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 EVGA has a utility on steam that can control the video card for over clocking & fans/temps/etc called precision x. Not sure about a fan but I went with this for under $100 & it's been the best case I've ever had. https://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16811517032 By wireless control do you mean you need a new router or a wireless card? A usb one would probly work & be fairly inexpensive. I'm actually wondering about a wireless controller. I'm hoping that 360 or ps3 controllers can be utilized since I already have those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaels Posted August 25, 2016 Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 Oh derp. Haha. It's been a long day. Nvidia makes a sweet controller but it has to use an Android-style cable. I got my ps4 controller to work with Bluetooth. Ps3 works but again you need the cable & it uses a special software driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savion47 Posted August 25, 2016 Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 If you want to use a xbox360 controller wirelessly, all you need is this: https://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Xbox-Wireless-Receiver-Windows/dp/B000HZFCT2 Note: if you get an xb1 controller, you would need a different one that only works with XB1 controllers. With an XB1 controller, you can just plug it in with a microUSB cable. I do have a steam controller I got from Rhuntar. I like it for some things and it works great with my steam link I have connected to the TV, but it is definitely not for everyone. Oh, and it is wireless obviously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threejacks Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 I recently put a box together using this sites guidelines for the 500-600 price range. http://elitegamingcomputers.com/good-cheap-gaming-computers/#21 I went this route as its been years since I followed all the latest hotness in components but so far the machine is running like a top!.It was for my oldest boy for getting a 4.0 in his final grade period of his sophmore year,now his machine is better than mine,heh. I will likely be doing at least one more build from this site before the years out:) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Bungalow Posted August 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2016 Cool. I found a guy in NYC who seems to be partnered up with producers of higher end machines and business suppliers. He's able to make machines and sell packages for 150-750 that fit efficiently into a variety of common household roles. I got pretty much every component I would have bought off of newegg from him and saved about 35%. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generalripphook Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 Cool. I found a guy in NYC who seems to be partnered up with producers of higher end machines and business suppliers. He's able to make machines and sell packages for 150-750 that fit efficiently into a variety of common household roles. I got pretty much every component I would have bought off of newegg from him and saved about 35%. Contact? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Bungalow Posted September 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 Contact? http://stores.ebay.com/OCTANEPC I would just add that his store is really busy and deliveries are sometimes behind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Glacius Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 Those are pretty decent prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 I looked at their stuff and now FB is running advertisements for them in my feed. I need a new browser.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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