My Gaming Setup: $2000 PC Gaming Setup

[@gorillachurchill]

The PC was probably $2000 in early 2012

[@TheMediaStoner]

I like all the choices of brands and devices you made when putting this setup together. Also, Many of the concerns you discussed such as table height and 120hz monitor are good points which i always consider. No bottle necks, You will enjoy this build for years and have room for upgrades. Nice job man

[@ethanskelcher4107]

I'm getting a new pc In a week :D, It was $1050, hope I didn't get ripped of. graphics- gtx 770 cpu-i5-4690 ram-16gbs power supply-850w case-Zalman z11 mother board-gigabyte h81m-s2h hard drive-1tb

[@markkeri3355]

just asking why 16 gigs of ram to that budget?

[@carysrobson]

Very good price actually - hope you have some fun with that machine :)

[@ethanskelcher4107]

the 16 gigs of ram is for editingnand school work.

[@markkeri3355]

Ethan PlaysGamez Oh, then its okay :P

[@markkeri3355]

Finlay Norris I have and R9 280x, pretty damn good tho

[@NMunro4]

The CPU vcore is set at 1.356V. The max recommended voltage for an i7 3770k should be around 1.4V. Make sure your max temps are below 90. Tjmax is around 110c.

[@1backyardhunting]

you spent $2000 and have a core i5? LOL

[@RexFairchild]

i5 is better for gaming for the money and i7 is good for any productive things and sh*t like photoshop

[@taaovad7699]

Forget that, a gtx 680?!?!

[@alexwyner2869]

He didn’t spend $2000 the pc is worth $700

[@V1novat]

thanks, i was getting second thoughts earlier, but you and others have convinced me that it's an ok rig after all.

[@bizin7220]

ok. how the FUCK do you over clock a core i-5 to 4.7 ghz..

[@NMunro4]

Set multiplier to 47 and use lots of fans?

[@V1novat]

thanks, thought of a second gtx 680 in sli for future games, but i'll also take a look at a better Power supply. Thank you for taking your time to answer my post.

[@gerardogutierrez9591]

Dude a few thousand $ for a computer that has a i5 WTF

[@gerardogutierrez9591]

ohh

[@verbatim1]

That alternating RAM is a nice touch. I'd also suggest getting one of those backplates for your 680, reduces temps slightly but looks beautiful if you care about aesthetics.

[@nosafespace1442]

you paid for something that you will never get the full potential out of waste of money built a computer for 700 and it runs everything on max lol

[@HiveMind13]

Your building a PC for the long run, not the present. There are new games every week and soon they will need better specs. This guy planned it out.

[@nosafespace1442]

you're and idiot

[@nosafespace1442]

haha that is the best thing you could have came up with you sir are truly an idiot :)

[@Noveie]

a 700 dollar pc cant run that much on high, infact it only runs games on low to med

[@HiveMind13]

Noveie .Gaming you obviously do not know about Pc parts you filthy console peasant.

[@NMunro4]

It's 30-40 under light use, around 60 under heavy, and only reaches 75-80 running synthetic stress tests.

[@epicedits86]

this setup is worse than Norton software

[@hevyDavid]

ur funny

[@thereisnoturningback]

its a good setup wtf

[@Macelicious88]

I must love how clean your setup is

[@SuperDosel]

thats a shitty computer. i mean seriously right now i use a gtx 780 (the equilvalnt of its time) and have the same cpu and an evern more expensive case, yet it took about 1200 to build the pc. 16gb of ram is a waste of money, that ssd is a watse of money back then you could have got a 250 gb samsung one that would be even cheaper. this guy probally has a 300 dollar motherboard lol. for 2000 i can build the same pc with tripple monitors

[@lmCIoudz]

Hey dumb ass, the 780 wasn't out at this time. Jesus you're so fucking dumb.

[@SuperDosel]

thatws why i said EQUILANT idiot. the 780 costs more now than the 680 did at the time, and i can still build a cheaper pc

[@lmCIoudz]

***** You call me an idiot but can barely spell. GG

[@SuperDosel]

who cares about spelling obver the intenret. Its called a shity keyboard

[@SuperDosel]

yes if i hit the wrong key

[@1Down4Up]

My point is that CLC is better, aircooling is hot hair being blown through fins that is supposed to make the copper cool and it doesn't work. With a radiator it takes fresh cool air and cooling liquid,not to mention it makes the aesthetic appeal better as well.

[@MinecraftingPlatypus]

Get that windowed case up on the desk, not only will it look much better, it's a lot better for dust protection.

[@abbasinator1325]

Thanks, that really does help because I really want a new monitor, and as it is my first, I want it to fit most of my needs and your monitor did most of it, it's just that I was a little worried about the 3d but you made it clear that your benq monitor really is one of, if not, than the best.

[@NMunro4]

Probably? I'm pretty sure you just need room for the double radiator, which should fin in the top seeing as you can fit 2 140 mm fans.

[@NMunro4]

The table is amazing. Height adjust tables are very difficult to find.

[@henkebengke]

Omg i have been waiting for this!! And here it is!! Yees!!

[@IonDragonRivenEUW]

Well done for writing an essay im impressed! My pc was limited edition and believe me it's almost same as his.

[@NMunro4]

I had one before, but I never actually used. The only time I've really used an ODD in the last year is to install my OS, and that can be done using a USB.

[@NMunro4]

That was the old one, AVerTV HD DVR. Now I have the Game Broadcaster HD which does 1080p at 30 FPS.

[@NMunro4]

The LEDs were just some random strip they had at the local store. The fans are all BitFenix spectres.

[@MystikkShadow]

I've recently built a brand new gaming PC costing me a bit more than $2000, and it's unbelievable how smooth and fantastic it runs.

[@TheGeorgeBeare]

that heatsink is interesting as fuck....

[@OneDerscoreOneder]

I can't believe I see so many people in the comments thinking this guy wasted his money on an older card and an i5 on a two thousand dollar build. First off, this guy is Canadian, and the tech there costs like 1.5x as much (like a 970 costs $450). Secondly, THIS VIDEO IS 3 YEARS OLD. MOORES LAW!!!!!

[@RankUpGamers]

Newegg newsletter... you can build a nice $200 machine when you shop around for old/discontinued parts

[@DalonPlays]

Nice. My case comes with Red LED fans but i think ima take them out and go with a blue theme

[@ajaygrainger]

neatest setup ive seen earned a sub

[@MoleDownunder]

When you downgrade on some things it means you don't need fans, a big case etc. That's what I did, I just went all out on the graphics card. Overclocked and works great $1800 AUD. about $2000 USD but drops down to $1700 USD because parts are expensive here.

[@TheMike089367]

dual gpu cards are different, when in crossfire they do mirror the 3gbs for each gpu, but in games that dont use crossfire all 6gbs are usable in the 7990. thats the reason i got the 6gb version of the 7970 to crossfire it so i wouldn't get a bottleneck.

[@gibbcurt]

That heat-sink could use a dusting, nice build.

[@z1x1c1v1]

Nice video Nick, nice setup :D

[@skscorner2171]

NICE THINKING OF GETTIN ONE NOW THX MAN U GT ME INTO GAMING AND NOW IM A FRICKIN BEAST UNLOCKED EVERY THING IN MW2 EVERYTHING FALL CAMO ON ALL WEAPONS UNLOCKED ALL TITLES EMBLEMS I SMASHED THAT SUB BUTTON

[@GirlGamerDax]

Glad to help ;). Awesome rig btw!

[@VelocityTE]

Nice soon im getting a all 2.4k Black and red gaming setup the pc is black and red 1TB im pretty excited.

[@jakstephens8648]

Are you going to make gaming videos?

[@jakstephens8648]

High quality* More hardcore games*

[@VelocityTE]

Jak Stephens Probably! I'll defintely be posting more

[@NMunro4]

One can look this up, and you should do it. Blu-rays are 24 FPS.

[@TheMike089367]

doesnt really matter, all i meant is that for 2000 bucks he could of gotten a far more powefull pc. a 7970 is close to performance to a 680, at 1080p it performs on par with a 670 and sometimes a 680, and at higher resolutions or multi monitor setups it outperforms the gtx 680 due to more vram. the 3570 is better for older games that only use 4 cores, but a fx 8350 is starting to outperform it in games that use more cores like bf3/bf4 and crysis 3 and gets close to the i7 for about $130 less.

[@travpark8163]

I still use one, but most just dont find the use of them.. as your keys (if the games are on steam/Origin/EA etc) your keys will work there, and you can DL them from there. And some just dont see the point in wasting a bay as for the example above, and give u just the extra little room for airflow, and makes it look nice and tidy. If they do need one, then you can just buy a $20 USB Drive to use, and go using. Thats the reasons ive seen.

[@TheMike089367]

ive done test via after burner and sometimes uses over 3gb of vram rarely but it does. same with my intel setup it has 3 way titans and it always uses about 2-3gb sometimes more in games, in applications like video rendering and ect ive used all 6gbs on the titans. just because the titan and 7990 are 6gb cards doesnt mean you can use all of the vram in gaming.

[@ACrunchyPinecone]

Great what games did you get?

[@wildjoe4]

Hey nmunro4 keep gaming post good vids I bet you could go very far in KZbin

[@xnlightenedx]

I don't know. 2 years ago I build a good pc with 2 or 3 low end parts in it. Only now have I been able to upgrade those parts. The remaining parts from 2 years ago are now mid-high end.

[@V1novat]

yeah Another one also commented that i should change my Power supply. I shall look into a 750w psu, thank you for taking your time to answer me.

[@Frog_Puppet]

you should remove the middle drive cage for better airflow to your graphics card.

[@TheWoogie2]

You can't change the colors on the Blackwidow Ultimate. He got the 2013 edition which is green, while the previous versions were blue. You can on the Deathstalker Ultimate, which is what I'm assuming you are speaking of.

[@thekillinghoboz]

i appreciate your modern warefare videos. Last night i got a emergancy airdrop for the first time before i had really nooby killrewards on like sentry gun drop uav and carepackage now i have uav (donno if i should keep it) ,harrier and emergancy i will unlock better things in the future im a lvl 47 and my killstreak record was 8 now its 11 lol to you its like 1 to 1.1 you get so much kills it insipres me :)

[@JAY.1983]

Games or something else on one, important stuff on the other, it basically allows you to multitask more easily

[@hitman06071998]

this was in february, when he bought his parts those haswell cpus and the nvidia 700 series weren't released.

[@matthew8661]

that that desktop is clean no clutter of icons

[@glurzoh]

damn, the set-up goes hard.

[@jbzy9704]

Thats a nice simple setup what i like to see

[@NMunro4]

I'm able to get 4.7 GHz with a max temp of 75-80. I think that is pretty good performance.

[@TyrantTru]

i7 will help you for the thread loving games that are coming out, BF4 is rumored to have better HT support. However, the difference is minimal. With an i5 I jitter rendering while recording, with an i7 I do not. I do lots of rendering so, my money for i7 is well spent. This PC you've built is fantastic, and perfect for your use, screw the haters. haha.

[@imsupehhman3909]

You can just change the color on the keyboard and mouse btw! :D Great video keep it up!

[@purungo]

It was in february, the GTX 680 was one of the bests card videos

[@keishaemery6769]

You paid waaay to much for that computer...

[@Brettacus3]

It's also almost 2 years old so..

[@xxgamingkingxx4900]

is not waaay too much, a 2000$ pc is really good for gaming, and it might be alot to u , because u NEVER thought it would be that much or ever bought a good pc like he does

[@keishaemery6769]

XxGamingKingxX I have a 1800$ gaming pc and it has almost triple the specs of this guys im saying he paid alot when he could have gotten much better computer for way cheaper Jeez

[@xxgamingkingxx4900]

oooooo, i thought i said he paid waaay to much for a PC

[@finalgames357]

Keisha Emery As stated before, this was 2 years ago when his pc would have been amazing.

[@sinisterap3x184]

CPU: Intel i5-4590 GPU: GTX 960 Cooler: Corsair H80i Case: NZXT S340 RAM: 8gb Corsair vengeance ram MOBO: MSI Z97 Keyboard: Corsair K70 MX Blue Mouse: Mionix Naos 3200 Monitor: Dell 24x $1200

[@LivelysReport]

I use optical drives for playing dvd's and blue ray movies... I like the video card, that is pretty cool, and the case is pretty nice... the 2 terabyte drive is nice as well and the 120 gb ssd is good too!! So you got some nice things there... pretty amazed you can get your cpu as high of an overclock as you say with a zalman air cool heat sink... bet the temps are fairly high though!! All in all, not bad for 2k...

[@NMunro4]

Check the link in the description: "Our eyes can indeed perceive well over 200 frames per second from a simple little display device (mainly so low because of current hardware, not our own limits). Our eyes are also highly movable, able to focus in as close as an inch, or as far as infinity, and have the ability to change focus faster than the most complex and expensive high speed auto focus cameras."

[@TheMike089367]

i know that, the gaming consoles are amd optimized so i bought the 8350 for that purpose, i am probably gonna upgrade the 7990+7970 for a r9-290x xfire or 3way soon i already have some money saved for 2 if they are $700 as the rumored price. you cant be a respectable pc gamer if you cheap out and get cheap pc parts. i plan on keeping the 8350 for another year or maybe 2 unless amd comes out with a cpu that supports pci 3.0.

[@adler3008]

Nice work dude!

[@kennerfee100]

i spent at least $1250 on my computer. i also got the razer blackwidow keyboard and the deathadder 3.5g, but i dont have the 2013 edition.

[@ChunkyBunny2]

Can you link the bed spread? LOL sorry I just REALLY love bed spreads and blankets and pillows and cats.....

[@Realswagoverlord]

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[@xicyx6598]

ChunkyBunny2 i have the same bedset as him i can ask my mom if you want.

[@Realswagoverlord]

penus

[@MarvinTheStallion]

Those parts earlier this year came to about that much. What I'm looking to build currently costs 2500.

[@TheMike089367]

if you read what i said correctly i said even with a custom waterloop i tried it with it wouldnt overclock that high unless i upped the voltages to over 1.54 so the h100i is good enough for a decent overclock with the 8350 at 1.452 voltage. the 7990 cost me about $550 and the 7970 cost me around $350. i play with 3 monitors so at the higher res the gpu isnt bottleneck as much in crossfire mode. i also have another pc than my amd one an intel i7 extreme build. i dont get any artifacts at all :P.

[@Strix06]

My computer is decent, I put it by myself together but i forgot the graphics card... Costs 170 bucks. But there is a small graphicscard in the processor. Its pretty good aswell...

[@drewkimball6855]

Sick build looks awesome, would recommend a logitech keyboard because ive had better luck but other than that looks sweet super jelly ;)

[@NMunro4]

It's a seriously bad decision to buy an i7 if you're focus is gaming. My CPU usage barely reaches 60% while gaming.

[@hoseinqadam]

I think he includes the cost of the monitor, keyboard and mouse as well as the tower.

[@Jimmytwogunz]

Hi, most ppl tend to use External Drives like Blue-ray Players if they need to install anything or want to watch a movie on the Pc ! not having an Bulky CD drive can be for many reasons i guess ? but as for me it's down to more Air flow, Less weight and why use an internal one when you get a External one that's very Slim and also plays Blue Rays and 3D's ! saying that yes you can get an internal one that can do that but its down to choice ! hope this helps!

[@augustjim]

He stated this was a $2000 Gaming PC Setup, so it'll include his monitors, peripherals and his computer. You got to give him props, he got a BenQ 120Hz monitor and those are hard to come by due to the price.

[@HotSauceBG3]

love your setup man

[@dingus115]

HP 2511X is what I have. It's 25" and it's 1080. Only bad thing is it's 60 hz. It was $200 though and I bought for the awesome contrast and colors lol At least it wasn't $350

[@NMunro4]

Because it makes more sense to spend your money on a video card for a gaming PC. Most games don't use more than 4 threads, so there's no point in getting a quad core CPU with hyperthreading.

[@ehcivicracer]

I had spare parts from old builds so I spent less than 2grand. Plus when you buy from amazon there is no tax and free shipping. My rig feb 2013 intel i7 3770k $310 msi gtx680 kightning $500 8gb ram $68 msi z77 mpower $200 corsair cx750 $90 NZXT swift 810 $170 corsair h100i $110 =1448 I already have the rest of the componants and OS. My rig as of now, I returned the gtx680 and bought a used gtx580 for 200bucks. Waiting for next gen GPUs or might buy titan. you got a nice setup though

[@pahockey360]

good job on the 4.7ghz on air cooling

[@MrBeneboy2012]

This was a while ago, Now I am building one. I have a intel core i7 and a GTX 680 in it.

[@imtrueshot1]

Actually, some of that isn't true. My dad asked me to build a server, so I was all, "Okay, then the cheapest yet most core would be the 8350." I used 1866 kingston RAM, Asus am3 motherboard, and since this was a server, 8400 GTX. I was going to upgrade my current computer, and I tested my old setup to the new server I built. It took the server with the 8350 almost 1 minute to complete a test, my old setup took a few seconds. I was using a 3350p in my old one. 3350P blew it out of the water.

[@frigginjoe]

680's printed right on the card in large text.

[@NMunro4]

Go on some forums. Toms Hardware and Overclock net are both good.

[@Zeltroix]

And here I am watching other people cool stuff cause I can't afford :D

[@Jambles]

Its good when you live in a cold part of the world , so you don't really need to worry about temps but i mean 105 , Wow that's Hot . Zalman CNPS9900 On the Cpu , his Pc is on the Floor ( Colder ) and also he have pretty good airflow , so i would say its going to last him 6 Months at the most .

[@robertf2k]

U should get a wireless mouse because the cord happens to get in the way once in a while and may mess u up in a game

[@MajorMuffins13]

You have a beast PC dude! You should play other games like BF4, Day Z, Arma, whatever you wish. Probably run anything you want. You should also Mod games to get a better experience (games like Skyrim & Fallout) Just playing COD is using your PC to its fullest potential! Also, your videos would be more interesting with a variety of games. :)

[@GingerHamster19]

You need to clean that Cpu cooler. Plus you can get a z77-ud5 and an i7 for $2000. With the rest of ypur specs of corse.

[@xxxchfghxcfgff6549]

u keep your house and gaing setup very clean

[@nicknack125]

30 FPS is very noticeable in games, in comparison to 60 FPS. Also, of course the GTX 690 is a bit too much - it's a dual GPU card, aimed at people running either 4K or triple 3D monitor setups. You can get the GTX 660 right now for around $150 in the certain places, and the GTX 280 still costs around $80. There's absolutely no reason to buy the GTX 280 now, as you're going to need to upgrade it very soon anyways.

[@claudealpha2090]

I like your style of PC and house.

[@IamStreaz]

Guys some people want a nice gaming experience that they can have for a long period of time. Clearly he wants to have a good experience playing the game, and he also wants us to have a good experience watching the game play. If he didn't have all this, watching all his videos wouldn't be as pleasant as they are now. So in my mind he made a good decision when he bought this. And if you are a person that likes to watch his videos you should be happy that he has all this as well.

[@NMunro4]

60 FPS and 120 FPS is a huge difference. This coming from someone has played hundreds of hours of fast paced shooters at both framerates. I can no longer stand games at 60 FPS and can immediately tell the difference.

[@fifthgear93]

And you are explaining that to me as if I'm not a PC gamer as well. Well I personally like bigger monitors for gaming. I can see more, spot the enemies easier and it's all and all a better experience. Recently my 22 inch monitor broke, and I've been using my 32 Inch TV on my desk and I can tell you, It's way nicer and way easier to play FPS games on a bigger screen. One thing is for sure, from now on, I'm never going below 27 inches for desktop use. And how bout 4k on a desktop? The PPI man...

[@staticslipk5]

i know how you feel with the glossy on the keyboard, i have the same lol, i always have to clean it

[@bigsteamfan]

I thought you can change the colors on all high-end Razer keyboards, looks like putting some multi-colored LEDs on a 100 dollar keyboard is a difficult task for Razer engineers... I suspected that only some keyboards have the color change options but I wasn't sure, thanks for clarifying that...

[@InfiltrateDestroy93]

The new MSI GS70 Stealth is a really good gaming laptop for the money (£1800) I can't remember the specs but it has Haswell 4700 (I thinkm its deffo i7 but cant remember the exact number) and a GTX 765M, my mate gets 40-50FPS on Skyrim with Ultra settings and most off the HD Texture mods. So it's pretty good for a laptop, I use a iMac as my main computer but am going to be getting the GS70 for taking to mates and playing games at theirs and while im in bed. It'll suit me.

[@IonDragonRivenEUW]

It was limited edition PC, its from cougar pcs but i dont think theres anymore left

[@TheOrderification]

I do rendering recording and everything like that so i need something top of the line to make sure i have no problem recording + playing bf3 at the same time takes up a lot of cpu utilisation and i5 would struggle with what i do now i mean my amd phenom 970 x4 just about handles it :/. and not really i7's are awesome overclockers and makes u future prrof for a good couple of years were 4 cores will be out dated sooner or later. i can understand why people buy i5's but for me i7 is essential

[@clansnipars6431]

Talks about parts really quick then....it falls down slowly. Nice video and very descriptive