Building First Computer.

Hey guys.

My dad and I have been meaning to build a gaming computer for months. After researching a bit, we've came to choose the parts displayed in the picture.

I'd just like to make sure that everythings compatible with one another. Can anyone also tell me how future proof this is? Being quite young, I'm hoping it will last at least 2-3 years, long enough for me too apply for a job.

Also, how well will this perform most games at the resolution of the screen we bought (I think it's 1920 x 1080)? Any upgrade or downgrade suggestions? Please keep in mind we live in Australia and I think the prices are more higher. Oh and we haven't picked a case yet but we'll get too it. The budget is around $1200 inc Gst.

Sorry for all the questions but thanks in advance!

Thanks for the heads up.

I don't think I can talk him into getting a Quad. I'll have to do some price checking. :P

Oh, I've been meaning to ask someone if it's worth it to get a sound card. My dad told me that most motherboards come with one so I'm assuming ours comes with one aswell. I've also heard that Crysis is the game to test out your computer. How many FPS would this build get at "High".

Again, thanks.

I would reccomend an AMD 4-6 core. Its about the same price as the Intel Dual Core.

Thanks, you've made us much more confidentwith our purchase. :)

We'll probably place the order in a few days.

EDIT: Thanks for sugggesting the AMD. Would it make a difference if we got a 4 core AMD CPU with less gh/z (?) than the Dual Core? Or does it even it out with the more cores? And a new CPU would mean we'd have to get another Motherboard, right?

Haha, sorry about this.

HIGHLY recommend that you get a quad-core CPU. There are already games out that can eat up a fast dual-core. Your system would have better longevity (and better performance right now) if you got a Core i5 750 or 760. Or if you switch out the motherboard and CPU for an AM3 mobo and a Phenom II X4 CPU. That might even work out to be cheaper than the mobo/dual-core CPU that you've chosen.

Okay, I searched up at the shop we are buying from and I found a:

AMD Athlon II X4 640 3.0Ghz AM3 95W $110

AMD Phenom II AM3 955 Black Edition (3.2Ghz) 64-Bit Quad-Core CPU $155

Intel Core i5 760 Processor LGA1156 2.80GHz 8MB Cache CPU $210

I'm really leaningtowards the AMD because of the money we'll save, however, is there a real reason why the Intel cost much more but offers less GHz? I may be missing something. If AMD is the way to go, which one should I get? I'll try and find some motherboards now.

Is this a decent motherboard: Asus M4A89GTD-Pro AM3 890GX 4DDR3 2PCIE RAID VGA GLAN 2FW ATX HDMI SATA3 $160?

I've made some adjustments.

I've changed the CPU to a quad (I think), the motherboard and the Video Card to a HD 5850. Is this a better card than the one I had before? And is all this compatible?

Thanks.

Oh and still no case. :P

I would get an Athlon x4 640 + Gigabyte 870A-UD3 + 4GB DDR3 Kingston Value RAM + Antec Two Hundred + 6870.