Gaming Desktop PC building (First time Recommendations).

Hey guys, I am currently in the process of building me a gaming rig, I am not sure 100% on the parts I am going to be choosing, but I have turned to my fellow PC gamers (those who have built one before) for recommendations! I am looking to build one at the price between $600-$900 at most.

As of now:

Will be running Windows 7

Casing: Cooler Master HAF 932

Video Card: The GeForce GTX 460.

CPU: Intel Core i7- 920

Cooling: undecided

Mobo: undecided

Mem: undecided.

If I am missing any parts, let me know, and recommendations would be very nice.

I am looking to build one at the price between $600-$900 at most....I have chosen the Corsair Obsidian Series 800D for my casingWiiMan21

$900 with or without the case?Frenzyd109

generally without, but if you can find a better, cheaper case than what I have picked out so far, that would be nice.

[QUOTE="WiiMan21"]I am looking to build one at the price between $600-$900 at most....I have chosen the Corsair Obsidian Series 800D for my casingsmc91352

The casing? care to recommend a better one?

The casing? care to recommend a better one?WiiMan21

HAf 932 or HAFX...my case is HAF 932, its kick ass!

That case is excellent, if you can afford it, get it. although you could save $150 and upgrade a video card with the $Frenzyd109

I thought so myself, what video card would you recommend me getting?

HAf 932 or HAFX...my case is HAF 932, its kick ass!

Fireboy78

Very nice, and I see that its only about $140 on Newegg.

I thought so myself, what video card would you recommend me getting?WiiMan21

[QUOTE="WiiMan21"]I thought so myself, what video card would you recommend me getting?smc91352

[QUOTE="smc91352"][QUOTE="WiiMan21"]I thought so myself, what video card would you recommend me getting?keiblerfan69

That case is excellent, if you can afford it, get it. although you could save $150 and upgrade a video card with the $Frenzyd109

[QUOTE="Frenzyd109"]That case is excellent, if you can afford it, get it. although you could save $150 and upgrade a video card with the $imprezawrx500

Im also building a PC. Any recommendation for a good $50 case? Im thinking of getting the Thermaltake Element midtower. Its about USD110.

[QUOTE="imprezawrx500"][QUOTE="Frenzyd109"]That case is excellent, if you can afford it, get it. although you could save $150 and upgrade a video card with the $cyrus_77

Im also building a PC. Any recommendation for a good $50 case? Im thinking of getting the Thermaltake Element midtower. Its about USD110.

CM 690

And get a pII x4 955 cpu

the case is nothing but a fashion statement 95% of the time, a budge case will do just fine and save you a big chunk of money. Unless you plan on overclocking the stock cooling is more than enough, you will want 4gb+ ram. Go for a quad core cpu, amd is cheaper and intel is slightly faster but you wont notice any difference in games. imprezawrx500

I'll go for Intel.

And what should I get for the RAM? what is the most trustworthy?

I am looking to build one at the price between $600-$900 at most....CPU: Intel Core i7- 920WiiMan21

[QUOTE="WiiMan21"]I am looking to build one at the price between $600-$900 at most....CPU: Intel Core i7- 920smc91352

....

What would you recommend instead?

CPU: AMD Phenom II 965 @ 3.4GHz or Thuban 1090T

MOTHERBOARD: Gigabyte 890FXA-UD5

RAM: 4GB DDR3 kit from Kingston or Crucial x 2

GPU: 5870

CASE: CM 690 II / Antec 300 / etc

PSU: Enermax or Seasonic

Yes, but make it an even $1000, and go for an Antec 300. As for PSU's, go for either an Enermax Modu87+ 700w or a Seasonic M12D 750; another good part of this build is that the motherboard supports Crossfire @ 16/16 so it will last for a while.

Yesdesertpython

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727&cm_re=Phenom_x4_965-_-19-103-727-_-Product

MOTHERBOARD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128441&cm_re=Gigabyte_890FX-_-13-128-441-_-Product

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148340&cm_re=Crucial_4GB_DDR3-_-20-148-340-_-Product (x 2)

CASE: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042&cm_re=Antec_300-_-11-129-042-_-Product

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB

BURNER: Pick one (I'd choose Pioneer DVR-218L)

GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102872&cm_re=Sapphire_5870-_-14-102-872-_-Product

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817194058&cm_re=Enermax_Modular-_-17-194-058-_-Product

You also need an OEM version of 7 x64 Home Premium and a monitor.

You may get rebates depending on when you buy, but if I were going for a new system, that would be close to the ideal build I would choose - its your choice, and the system will last for a long while with plenty of upgrading options and no quality issues. You don't build new gaming PC's every day, do you?

I may or may not raise the price down the road, but for now I am left with the price I gave you.

depending on my finacial situation by the time I pick up the parts.

Hey guys, I am currently in the process of building me a gaming rig, I am not sure 100% on the parts I am going to be choosing, but I have turned to my fellow PC gamers (those who have built one before) for recommendations! I am looking to build one at the price between $600-$900 at most.

As of now:

Will be running Windows 7

Casing: Cooler Master HAF 932

Video Card: The GeForce GTX 460.

CPU: Intel Core i7- 920

Cooling: undecided

Mobo: undecided

Mem: undecided.

If I am missing any parts, let me know, and recommendations would be very nice.

WiiMan21

yea i will agree with smc would not advise trying to go the i7 route with only 900 bucko's ther amd route will be more fitting unless you wana go the i5 route but that might be pushing it just a tad bit... in opinion get yourself and amd setup the p2 x4's are a very good cpu i have had amd in the past for most of my builds.

Combo Deal

• Mobo: Gigabyte GA-8800GMA-UD2H
• CPU: AMD phenom II x4 945 3.0 ghz
• RAM: OCZ 4 gb (2x2) ddr3 1600 ram
• HDD: Western digital 720gb harddrive

Price 381.98

CD/DVD Drive: Sony DVD/cd Burner media drive

Price 19.99

GPU: Gigabyte GTX 460

Price 199.99

Combo Deal

• Case: Antec 300
• PSU: Antec 650 Watt PSU

Price: 129.98

OS: Windows 7 Home

Price: 154.99

Total 886.93

This is a little bit price considering you getting ddr3 1600 ram and a full windows 7 OS (not OEM). If you know anyone in college, they might be able to get you a copy of 7 for WAY cheaper through there university. If budgets tight, you could go find some computer shop who still has some XP copies for like 50 dollars. I just was trying to maximize your price range and got pretty dang close.

I may or may not raise the price down the road, but for now I am left with the price I gave you.WiiMan21