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| Thread ID: 94336 | 2008-10-25 03:55:00 | Building a Custom Gaming Comp | Jared White5 (14159) | Press F1 |
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| 714688 | 2008-10-25 03:55:00 | Well topic basically says it all. I'm sick of my current comp due to it being old an outdated and I'm wanting to build 1st gaming computer but am not so sure on what hardware i would need for a Good Performance Gaming computer. I'm interested in building computers and will hopefully pursue it later on in life. What Hardware would i need for a good performance gaming computer? i don't want it costing a lot but am willing to spend about 1200-1500 on it. Any help would be gratefully accepted :D P.S I do know how to build a computer it's just the hardware side of it i'm not totally clued up on. |
Jared White5 (14159) | ||
| 714689 | 2008-10-25 04:00:00 | Welcome to pF1 Jared especially since your in Nelson, do a search of the threads and you will find lots of details on hardware also check out the website Toms hardware they have really good reviews on hardware as well as comparison tables | gary67 (56) | ||
| 714690 | 2008-10-25 05:40:00 | Good Performance Gaming computer. am willing to spend about 1200-1500 on it. A contradition there already. While you may want performance, your budget suggests mid range. Have a look here, doesn't have to be exactly these brand parts: www.gpforums.co.nz ~$1500 Intel + ATI CPU: $271.00 Intel Core 2 Duo E8500, 3.16GHz (OC up to 4.2GHz) review HSF: $130.00 Thermalright Ultra Extreme 120 + fan Mobo: $200.00 Asustek P5Q PRO P45 RAM: $160.00 2x2GB DDR2-1000 CL5 MEMORY GFX: $413.00 ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB graphics card Case: $125.00 Case (eg Silverstone TJ04) PSU: $125.00 Corsair VX 550WATT POWER SUPPLY 550W PSU DVD: $42.00 Asustek DRW-2014L1T Serial-ATA DVD Writer HDD: $115.00 Western Digital Caviar SE 640GB 7200rpm SATA hard drive = $1,581.00 Total inc gst, ex shipping I'd change the HDD to Seagate, stay with a stock HSF and get a 650w COrsair instead. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 714691 | 2008-10-25 06:02:00 | Look in the computer mags too they often have lists of components to make up different systems such as budget, mid range, gaming etc | gary67 (56) | ||
| 714692 | 2008-10-25 10:12:00 | Well i've been researching it a bit and watched a few reviews on motherboards and have come up with one that is a bit higher then what i was wanting but it seems that if i wanted to upgrade my comp i could do it easily without going out and searching for a whole new motherboard. The mother board is a EVGA nforce 780i SLI and is about ~$350 but seems to be good quality? | Jared White5 (14159) | ||
| 714693 | 2008-10-25 10:28:00 | Well i've been researching it a bit and watched a few reviews on motherboards and have come up with one that is a bit higher then what i was wanting but it seems that if i wanted to upgrade my comp i could do it easily without going out and searching for a whole new motherboard. The mother board is a EVGA nforce 780i SLI and is about ~$350 but seems to be good quality? Actually, Intel is releasing new processors soon, which will be socket 1366. Current Intel cpu's are socket 775, so there's really no future proof with the 780i, unless you plan to stick with the same cpu and upgrade graphics only? As for the board itself, it's pretty decent, but it's pointless unless you're going (or plan to go) SLI. |
EviLClouD (12981) | ||
| 714694 | 2008-10-25 10:43:00 | Actually, Intel is releasing new processors soon, which will be socket 1366. Current Intel cpu's are socket 775, so there's really no future proof with the 780i, unless you plan to stick with the same cpu and upgrade graphics only? As for the board itself, it's pretty decent, but it's pointless unless you're going (or plan to go) SLI. Well i plan to eventually Use 3 GPU's but that would be later on down the track. And when does Intel plan to release these 1366 socket CPU's? |
Jared White5 (14159) | ||
| 714695 | 2008-10-25 11:17:00 | And when does Intel plan to release these 1366 socket CPU's? 2 are already on pricespy, not sure about availability though. All 3 models are quad cores, not dual. |
qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 714696 | 2008-10-25 11:47:00 | This is what i have so far... Motherboard: EVGA nforce 780i SLI ~350 CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo processor E6850 ~250 or E8500? ~300 RAM: XMS2 DDR2 4GB(2x2GB) PC2-8500 Dual Channel ~200? GPU: EVGA NVIDIA GEFORCE 9800GTX+ ~400 PSU: Not too sure. Case: Don't have a clue on cases. Is this an alright system? if it will even work... considering i've only done a few hours reading up on it and this is what i've come up with. PSU & Case i don't know about. Does the case have to be a certain type to fit that motherboard or what? and PSU well yeah not too sure :P |
Jared White5 (14159) | ||
| 714697 | 2008-10-25 19:31:00 | Motherboard: EVGA nforce 780i SLI ~350 CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo processor E8500? ~300 RAM: XMS2 DDR2 4GB(2x2GB) PC2-8500 Dual Channel ~200? GPU: EVGA NVIDIA GEFORCE 9800GTX+ ~400 PSU: Not too sure. Case: Don't have a clue on cases. Cases generally don't matter. Its a personal preference. Just make sure its ATX which will be most of them anyway. PSU, get a 650w Corsair. Or Enermax. As for the new Intels, my supplier shows an ETA of tomorrow for the new CPUs. You can never "future-proof". I wouldn't buy EVGA, 1 year warranty only unless you go through their involved process of registering - and even then it would have to go back to them overseas and that apparently can take absolutely ages. |
pctek (84) | ||
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