Builing a Computer

I want to build myself the best gaming computer i can afford, is it really as easy and cost-effective as people say. I have experience inside computers, mostly taking them apart to sell the whats worth my while and destroying harddrives.

I dont want to spend $6000 on an alienware whatever, but i want to come as close as i can for about a thousand dollards. Where does one start?

thanks

CPU: E8400 or Q6600

Graphics: 9600GT, HD4850, HD4870, 4870X2! (get whichever you can afford)

Motherboard: If you dont need SLI or XFire get the Gigabyte P35-DS3L.

RAM: 4GB's of 800Mhz DDR2

HDD: Get whichever has enough space for you.

CPU cooling: Arctic Freezer Pro 7 because its sooo cheap, silent and great for overclocking.

Case: Get one that looks good to you and has at least 1 x 120mm intake and exhaust fan.

thanksGally66

Thats fine dude!

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500

CPU Cooler: Artic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro

MoBo: Asus P5Q-E

GPU: HD4870 / GTX260

PSU: Corsair HX-620W

RAM: GSkill 4Gb (2x2) DDR2 800Mhz PK

HDD: Western Digital Caviar SE16 7200Rpm SATA II 640Gb

Case: Cooler Master 690

Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional

cool, 1 more thing to go all out and make the absolute best computer how much do you reckon that would cost?Gally66

Are you buying at Newegg?

Without spending money on peripherals (monitor, speakers, etc). You could build a nigh top of the line machine for about $1200-1500, top of the line (using reason mind you, not just doing silly things like RAID 40 because you can) for under $2000.

With your $1000 you'll be pretty close.

i stumbled upon this setup how does it sound

CPU - q9450

Motherboard: xfx nforce 790i ultra

Hard drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 750GB

Video card: 2 XFX GeForce 9600 GT extreme edition

i stumbled upon this setup how does it sound

CPU - q9450

Motherboard: xfx nforce 790i ultra

Hard drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 750GB

Video card: 2 XFX GeForce 9600 GT extreme edition

Gally66

RAM, PSU, and sound card?

[QUOTE="Gally66"]cool, 1 more thing to go all out and make the absolute best computer how much do you reckon that would cost?Sordidus

Are you buying at Newegg?

wasn't planning on it why?

Tippers for processors E8400-E8500-E8600 those 3 brands are pretty much simualr expect one has 3.0GHz stock other has 3.16 then the other has 3.3. besides that they are basically the same chip if you can overclock well and your running a cool system all those 3 processors have the same cache as well. i recomend geting a E8400 and overclocking it at 4.0 Ghz if you have the cooling acorse.Nolan16

i'm definately not experienced enough to overclock without some guidence anyone have experience i kno im a newbie but i dont wanna burn down the house or fry my computer

Hows This Sound - still work-in-progress mixed and matched several suggestions from pcmag and u guys.

CPU - E8400

MoBo - Asus P5Q-E

Graphics - HD4850

RAM - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

HDD - Western Digital Caviar GP WD10EACS 1TB 5400 to 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive. or Western Digital Caviar SE16 7200Rpm SATA II 640Gb

Cooling (CPU) - Arctic Freezer Pro 7

Case - still looking (Xoxide.com ?)

PSU - still looking about 600-800watts

Sound Card - something cheaper

hows this guy gonna perform?

would a full tower be ok or should a mid-tower do fine

if you get the xfx 790i mb you wont need a sound card cause it comes with it built in i have the evga 790i and it works greatcarter15kd5

LOL, wut? most modern motherboards come with built in surround sound! Or was you refering to X-Fi or something?

sound is the least important thing to me behind graphics speed and memory so thats a way to save a hundred dollarsGally66

If you want to save money don't get a sound card at all. They hardly make a difference from most onboard sound, especially for their price.

[QUOTE="Gally66"]sound is the least important thing to me behind graphics speed and memory so thats a way to save a hundred dollarsproperty2r145

If you want to save money don't get a sound card at all. They hardly make a difference from most onboard sound, especially for their price.

lol do they even make a difference if you are using a headset for gaming haha?

Im floating around these boards alot lately, im gonna go back to my PS3 board lol

Anyway, if you dont want the fuss of making the PC yourself AND not getting ripped off

Follow these links, its what im doing :-)

http://www.meshcomputers.com

You can look around the rest of the site but thats the build a tower section, select a range and build away

Or even better

PC Specialist

Ive select the build a desktop link so you can start from there

Happy building :-)

Im floating around these boards alot lately, im gonna go back to my PS3 board lol

Anyway, if you dont want the fuss of making the PC yourself AND not getting ripped off

Follow these links, its what im doing :-)

http://www.meshcomputers.com

You can look around the rest of the site but thats the build a tower section, select a range and build away

Or even better

PC Specialist

Ive select the build a desktop link so you can start from there

Happy building :-)

Joker1232003

then you still have to mess around with the middle-man and blow hundreds of more dollars for a worse rig, my one concern before getting started is what if i put all this money into it and then it just doesnt work you knoi guess experienced people dont get that cuz they kno wat theyre doing

Rather than make another thread, a buddy of mine is building me a new computer, and has recommended this, but it seems like over kill to me:

Intel® Core™2 Quad Q6600 (4 X 2.40GHz) 1066MHz FSB/8MB Cache

8GB CORSAIR DOMINATOR 1066MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY (4x2GB)

ASUS® RAMPAGE FORMULA: DUAL DDR2, S-ATA II, 2 x PCI-Ex, 2 x PCI

2x 2048MB RADEON HD 4870X2 PCI Express + DVI

He claims it'll be "a monster" but it seems to me like it'll just be a lot of wasted power.

Rather than make another thread, a buddy of mine is building me a new computer, and has recommended this, but it seems like over kill to me:

Intel® Core™2 Quad Q6600 (4 X 2.40GHz) 1066MHz FSB/8MB Cache

8GB CORSAIR DOMINATOR 1066MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY (4x2GB)

ASUS® RAMPAGE FORMULA: DUAL DDR2, S-ATA II, 2 x PCI-Ex, 2 x PCI

2x 2048MB RADEON HD 4870X2 PCI Express + DVI

He claims it'll be "a monster" but it seems to me like it'll just be a lot of wasted power.

Ninja-Hippo

yup everything is overkill expect the processor i suggjest a core duo if your strictly gaming if your doing multimedia and more the q6600 is a great processor but for gaming pick up a E8500-E8600 is you want truly overkill lol.

Rather than make another thread, a buddy of mine is building me a new computer, and has recommended this, but it seems like over kill to me:

Intel® Core™2 Quad Q6600 (4 X 2.40GHz) 1066MHz FSB/8MB Cache

8GB CORSAIR DOMINATOR 1066MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY (4x2GB)

ASUS® RAMPAGE FORMULA: DUAL DDR2, S-ATA II, 2 x PCI-Ex, 2 x PCI

2x 2048MB RADEON HD 4870X2 PCI Express + DVI

He claims it'll be "a monster" but it seems to me like it'll just be a lot of wasted power.

Ninja-Hippo

Your correct that would be a waste!

how does this case/power supply look for 100$

APEVIA MX-PLEASURE-BK Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply - Retail

and wat do i need to support SLI