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| 1210659 | 2011-06-20 00:07:00 | Hey guys, I've been browsing this forum a lot recently and have been helped with some questions I've had. So, I've decided to join this lovely community with some more questions! Anyway, I'm currently going through the process of planning a gaming PC build. I'm doing it peice by peice week by week. I'm looking at spending around $2,000 all up. My question is, what parts should I be looking at? And also, where should I look at sourcing these parts from? I've been looking the computer lounge a lot recently. Any tips, advise would be very much appreciated! :thanks |
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| 1210660 | 2011-06-20 00:41:00 | I guess the first question is whether you like Intel or AMD? | Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 1210661 | 2011-06-20 00:45:00 | What parts? What do you want as an end result? Do you prefer AMD to Intel or vice versa? What sort of gaming? High-end FPSs? Mid range? Solitaire? $2000 for what? The entire thing inc monitor, KB, mouse? Or just the box? Including O/S or without? Reputable shops: Computer Lounge Playtech Ascent Take a look at some of their gaming systems if you don't know where to start. My recommendations for brands: Motherboard - Asus or Gigabyte GPU - ASUS or Gigabyte HDD - Seagate or Western Digital Optical drive - Liteon, ASUS, Sony PSU - Corsair or Enermax Case - whatever takes your fancy but NO bundled PSUs RAM - too many to list |
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| 1210662 | 2011-06-20 01:16:00 | If a gaming PC, i would go for the Intel Sandy Bridge platform over AMD, especially with a $2k budget. | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1210663 | 2011-06-20 01:19:00 | Thanks for the response. I really should have pointed out that I have a 22" screen, gaming mouse and Keyboard and I really am not fussed with the brands so long as the end result is good. I'm looking at playing graphic intensive games. I understand that $2000 is on the light side for building a gaming PC but hoping to get the best I can from it. EDIT: Also, Without the OS. |
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| 1210664 | 2011-06-20 01:26:00 | am not fussed with the brands so long as the end result is good.. Which is why brands matter. You want it to last without dying on you? Or you don't care if it all turns to **** in 5 minutes? www.playtech.co.nz |
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| 1210665 | 2011-06-20 01:32:00 | Sorry, I feel I should have said that differently. I mean I'm not fussed with Intel, AMD, nVidia or ATi. I have seen the Sandy bridge CPU's and by the sounds of it, I may be headed down that route. | HighLatency (16434) | ||
| 1210666 | 2011-06-20 01:37:00 | A quick build for you... | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1210667 | 2011-06-20 01:48:00 | That looks good, although I would drop the OS. Also, is there much difference in performance from the Sandy Bridge 2500 and the 2500k? | HighLatency (16434) | ||
| 1210668 | 2011-06-20 01:54:00 | Looks like the K can be overclocked, the 2500 can't be overclocked | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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