So my current computer is really bad as of now and it's time to get a new one. I want to build my new one, because the store bought ones don't have that much power in them. I just want to see if the parts I'm buying are good and so I don't waste my money. [url=http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128443]GIGABYTE GA-870A-UD3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD [/url] is the motherboard. [url=http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139008] CMPSU-400CX 400W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS [/url] is the power supply. [url=http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125333]GIGABYTE GV-N460OC-1GI GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP [/url] is the video card. [url=http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103706]AMD Athlon II X4 620 Propus 2.6GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor ADX620WFGIBOX [/url] is the CPU. [url=http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227541]OCZ Reaper Edition 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 1333 [/url] is the memory. [url=http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066]Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX [/url] is the case. I am going to play mostly RTS's on my computer, FPS mostly stay on the 360. I do want to play the games on pretty high quality though, without lag as well :P My budget is $800 Canadian. Thanks for the help, in advance!
well i dont know to much about pc hardware but that looks good i think you might need a more powerful psu. are you gonna use components from an your old pc or are you buying everything new
well you should prob bump this later when people arent sleeping to get better help because i dont know much also you might need a new moniter depending how high resolutions you old one can perform
8GB's of RAM is beyond overkill. Go with 4 or 6. Perfect choice for video card, also go with this CPU instead: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808
Also I suggest getting the Corsair 650w:http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005
8GB's of RAM is beyond overkill. Go with 4 or 6. Perfect choice for video card, also go with this CPU instead: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808
Also I suggest getting the Corsair 650w:http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005
keiblerfan69
No, I have 8gb and it's great, like I always have CSS and PS up in the background, WHILE im playing other games and my usage gets pretty high...couldnt do that with 6...
You will want a bigger PSU and I would recommend a 650w just to be on the safe side. You don't need 8GB of RAM as 4 will be sufficient. You can put the money you save towards a better cpu and psu. RTS games can be more cpu intensive than other games such as fps so you will get better performance from a Phenom II. I have linked parts below that would put you right around the $800 mark. AMD Phenom II 955G.Skill DDR3 1333 RAMGigabyte GTX 460 - same as you have linked! ASUS M4A77T/USB3Corsair tx 650WAntec 300 ILLUSION - Same as you have linked! Win 7 Home Premium 64-bit OEM Total is $832.84 without any shipping and taxes.
8GB's of RAM is beyond overkill. Go with 4 or 6. Perfect choice for video card, also go with this CPU instead: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808
Also I suggest getting the Corsair 650w:http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005
Coldzboy
No, I have 8gb and it's great, like I always have CSS and PS up in the background, WHILE im playing other games and my usage gets pretty high...couldnt do that with 6... Why anyone would run 2 extra things in the background while running other games doesn't make any sense to me, that is a specific case where you would need a lot more RAM. For most people 2-4 GB is enough.
i do that all the time..i have mIRC and a media player as well as downloads going while i'm playing games... though it's not ps or css but it does help to have 4gb of memory.
You will want a bigger PSU and I would recommend a 650w just to be on the safe side. You don't need 8GB of RAM as 4 will be sufficient. You can put the money you save towards a better cpu and psu. RTS games can be more cpu intensive than other games such as fps so you will get better performance from a Phenom II. I have linked parts below that would put you right around the $800 mark. AMD Phenom II 955G.Skill DDR3 1333 RAMGigabyte GTX 460 - same as you have linked! ASUS M4A77T/USB3Corsair tx 650WAntec 300 ILLUSION - Same as you have linked! Win 7 Home Premium 64-bit OEM Total is $832.84 without any shipping and taxes.jtcraft
another option to bolster savings is to grab a rosewill challenger case instead + windows 7 in a bundle.. youd be saving about ehh 30 bucks with that over the cramped antec 300 + windows 7. the 900 is sooo much better than the 300 if you went with that instead i would have backed off but its a whole 20 bucks moar.
the rosewill challeneger is jsut as good and uses thumbscrews.. which is a huge help for first time builders b/c screws suck :P
Alright, thanks for all the help so far but I found a local seller and had to adjust some parts for them. [url=http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?item_id=027383]CPU [/url] [url=http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=43_557_559&item_id=032936]Video Card [/url] [url=http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=33_443&item_id=021533]PSU [/url] [url=http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=24_311_313_622&item_id=018157]RAM [/url] [url=http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=6_112&item_id=018460]Case [/url] [url=http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_340&item_id=021508&sid=aqqibqmbivn2dl0ammice5i823]Motherboard [/url] Is this a equal or better computer than what I had before? Also I know bump/necro, but I didn't want to start a new thread.
Alright, thanks for all the help so far but I found a local seller and had to adjust some parts for them. CPU Video Card PSU RAM Case Motherboard Is this a equal or better computer than what I had before? Also I know bump/necro, but I didn't want to start a new thread.LootaGuytie
You cant use DDR2 ram with a motherboard that uses DDR 3, you need to change that.
[QUOTE="LootaGuytie"]So my current computer is really bad as of now and it's time to get a new one. I want to build my new one, because the store bought ones don't have that much power in them. I just want to see if the parts I'm buying are good and so I don't waste my money. [url=http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128443]GIGABYTE GA-870A-UD3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD [/url] is the motherboard. [url=http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139008] CMPSU-400CX 400W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS [/url] is the power supply. [url=http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125333]GIGABYTE GV-N460OC-1GI GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP [/url] is the video card. [url=http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103706]AMD Athlon II X4 620 Propus 2.6GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor ADX620WFGIBOX [/url] is the CPU. [url=http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227541]OCZ Reaper Edition 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 1333 [/url] is the memory. [url=http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066]Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX [/url] is the case. I am going to play mostly RTS's on my computer, FPS mostly stay on the 360. I do want to play the games on pretty high quality though, without lag as well :P My budget is $800 Canadian. Thanks for the help, in advance! let me guess, starcraft 2? i wonder how many people changed pc for that game, ridiculous numbers seriously :P
Ah thanks guys I'm leaning all the time :D No it's not just Starcraft 2, though I do love me some Starcraft, my computer can barely run Youtube videos.
Ah thanks guys I'm leaning all the time :D No it's not just Starcraft 2, though I do love me some Starcraft, my computer can barely run Youtube videos.LootaGuytie
heh when youtube doesn't work there is still paint! can you maxout 3D pinball (space cadets)
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