so... i want to buy a new pc
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$1-2000 in what currency might help also.
In $1500 NZ dollars i can make this:
CPU: $245.00 Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 2.8GHz 3M LGA775
Mobo: $269.00 Asustek P5Q Pro Intel P45 ATX
RAM: $135.00 2x2GB DDR2-800 CL4 or DDR2-1000 CL5 MEMORY
GFX: $348.00 ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Case: $130.00 Case
PSU: $141.00 Vantec ION2 Plus, 620W ATX PSU, SLI Ready, Black
DVD: $55.00 SATA 22x DVD-RW Drive (brand varies)
HDD: $136.00 640GB Western Digital Caviar Blue 16MB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
In $1500 NZ dollars i can make this:
CPU: $245.00 Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 2.8GHz 3M LGA775
Mobo: $269.00 Asustek P5Q Pro Intel P45 ATX
RAM: $135.00 2x2GB DDR2-800 CL4 or DDR2-1000 CL5 MEMORY
GFX: $348.00 ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Case: $130.00 Case
PSU: $141.00 Vantec ION2 Plus, 620W ATX PSU, SLI Ready, Black
DVD: $55.00 SATA 22x DVD-RW Drive (brand varies)
HDD: $136.00 640GB Western Digital Caviar Blue 16MB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
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GameON wrote...
CPU: $245.00 Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 2.8GHz 3M LGA775
GFX: $348.00 ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB
-socket 775 is dead you cant upgrade it and it costs a hell lot more than a amd X3 720(wich btw is far better)
-4870 might be a good choise, but i would suggest 2 4770 in crossfire, cheaper and much better
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is there anyone here who at least have some experience of building gaming computers? every post i have read so far souds like fanboys speaking
the first questions you should ask is:
can you assembly the parts yourself or not?
which resulotion are you going to play in?
how much storage do you need?
some general suggestions:
when your budget is under 2k use amd phenom 2 if over go with a intel i7 system
Har drive: use either samsung spinpointf1 or Western digital
Graphics:
the following Graphic-cards is the best you can buy for the moment(price/preformance)
ATI 4770 singel or in crossfire, the best card in the range 110-220$ CF even beats a overclocked 4890
200$(if you can find it that cheap)
Nvidia 260GTX if you plan on going sli in the future
Ram: go with 4gb (2x2gb) 1066mhz(am2+)
Graphics Ram: 512mb is enough if you are going to play in resulotions less that 1600x1200 over that go for the 1gb models.
for more suggestions pm me(i have been building gaming computers for about 5years)
Edit: for OS i would suggest that you go with the Windows7 Beta (download it for free from windows webpage) if not go whit what you like xp or vista.(they both have a lot of flaws)
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I suppose I'll just agree with raventail's post right above, though I'll state that Win7 RC1 is still quite a bit buggy after testing it through various methods... Since most people would like to obtain performance and stability, just go with XP. Win7 is an enthusiast/developer classed OS which as of now presents no problems to me except for a few explorer glitches, opengl/direct3d malfunctions, and wireless connecting... o.o' No joke. But hey, it varies between a person's hardware really.
Aside from that, I'll repeat what I stated in my earlier post: Regardless of what people tell you, you're going to need to look it up yourself. Getting recommendations is kinda pointless when you think about it, cause when you know what you're doing--you'll make your own choices. :P
Example: There's a guy who owns a computer repair and building business right next to our shop where that guy's been doing his thing for 20 years. After seeing some of his products... I just decided to go read through Tom's hardware guide. xD
Aside from that, I'll repeat what I stated in my earlier post: Regardless of what people tell you, you're going to need to look it up yourself. Getting recommendations is kinda pointless when you think about it, cause when you know what you're doing--you'll make your own choices. :P
Example: There's a guy who owns a computer repair and building business right next to our shop where that guy's been doing his thing for 20 years. After seeing some of his products... I just decided to go read through Tom's hardware guide. xD