Guild Wars 2

Hi everyone,

I’m looking to invest into a gaming desktop that will guarantee I get at least 60 FPS while playing GW2 (in pve & pvp). The price range I’m searching within is $600-$1000.

Can anyone help me find a great gaming desktop?

well all i can say is go for intel processor and nvidia graphics card
get minimum 8 gb of ram
if possible get a 7k rpm hard drive and dont forget to short stroke it

too sleepy to talk tech stuff so PM me if you want and i ll contact you when i wake up wich is about 7 hours from now lol

btw if you have indeed 1000$ flat out reject any cheaper options and simply get that 1000$ machine instead of a 600$ one that will need upgrading hence why i stated go for intel as amd is good for budget builds but not worth upgrading

Hey Rezzet,

Thanks for your response. What exactly does ram for? What is rpm, and what does short stroking mean?

I’ll PM you

It sounds like you need to do some serious research. Don’t be that guy who gets ripped off by buying prebuilt desktops.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DXTgxr

+Windows 8 for $15 from here.

If you need KB/M/Headphones, buy cheap/crappy ones until you can get a quality Logitech mouse+a Ducky/Coolermaster/Das/etc mechanical keyboard and some decent headphones.

Fermi.2409:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DXTgxr

+Windows 8 for $15 from here.

If you need KB/M/Headphones, buy cheap/crappy ones until you can get a quality Logitech mouse+a Ducky/Coolermaster/Das/etc mechanical keyboard and some decent headphones.

just for a couple of bucks more he can get sapphire tri-x 290x
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-1003612sr

Indeed, I was just trying to keep it within budget. 290Xs do go for ~270 on sale, though, so the TC could watch /r/buildapcsales until something nice popped up.

i just like this model especially because it has nice cooling, and we all(?) know what the r9 290 does,
also if you want a cheaper ssd http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/ssd (it might not be as fast but as they say the great improvement is when you go from hdd to ssd)
as far as windows goes i’d say pirate it and save yourself 15 bucks

KGS.9842:

i just like this model especially because it has nice cooling, and we all(?) know what the r9 290 does

Honestly, most nonreference coolers will be fine. The Twin Frozr cards are pretty recommended as well.

KGS.9842:

also if you want a cheaper ssd http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/ssd (it might not be as fast but as they say the great improvement is when you go from hdd to ssd)

Although I actually bought a 128 GB Crucial M4 last night, Samsung SSDs are still my go-to recommendations, especially with a $1000 budget, since they’re pretty much the best ones to get.

Going to get the parts necessary to make a computer today. Thanks, everyone!

How much FPS do y’all get on your machines? In what game mode?

My laptop currently uses these specs and I get 10-30 FPS

Rezzet.3614:

well all i can say is go for intel processor and nvidia graphics card
get minimum 8 gb of ram

Fermi.2409:

Samsung SSDs are still my go-to recommendations, especially with a $1000 budget, since they’re pretty much the best ones to get.

That seems pretty sound, fit to your budget. Don’t get a hybrid HDD, pure SSD, you can always slave/2nd a cheap storage drive in later.

Any laptop recommendations? For you know, something to play while on the road.

It has been built!!! Looking forward to playing GW2 with it. Sadly my TV is much, much smaller. I’m at my uncle’s house

cgMatt.5162:

Any laptop recommendations? For you know, something to play while on the road.

What’s your price range