Help me build a PC?

So i'm getting a new PC, but i'm not really up to date with what is the best thing to buy right now. I don't really care about the hardware stuff, so I try to get other people to do that for me so I can just play the games on it.:P So I was hoping you guys could help me with that. Someone else is building it for me and i'm just finding parts.

I want something that can play any game out right now on highest settings in a high resolution. I'm happy when a game plays at about 30fps or above - so I just need something that can achieve that.

Also, lets exclude Crysis from the list of "all games" as i've heard its unplayable on highest settings even on the best computer - (Not certain if thats actually true though?)

Thanks for any help.

Hmm i'd say about £1000 budget.

And yeah as for the above ^ I dont need to be doing things like that, just whatever is best for gaming.

yea i figured it was for gaming. im getting this system soon:

cpu intel e8600

gpu 4870x2

ram 4gb crucial ballistix ddr2

psu 850w silverstone

case silverstone tj07

monitor samsung 30"

mouse logitech g9

keyboard razer lycosa

hd 2x W.D. 640gb

dont know if that would suit you but ive been told that should be able to make crysis playable (30ish fps) on my 30 with pretty much max settings..... even if its only close ill be happy but thought it may help you? hope so anyway

Thanks for your help rikjiallen - going to take everyones answer into consideration.

What do you care about more GPU or CPU?f-a-d-3

Umm I don't know. haha.. Whatever makes the games play better :)

With at least $1000 on the line?

I'd ignore f-a-d-3. Whether joking or no, this is the guy who's building a $20,000 computer.

Intel E8600 3.33GHz Core 2 Duo
BFG GeForce 9800 GTX OC2 512MB GDDR3
2x CORSAIR 2GB RAM DDR3

What do you think? Will this play games how I want it to?

If this is good could you guys help me find a good power supply and motherboard that will work with these?

Gigabyte EP35C-DS3R motherboard $130

AMD Radeon HD4850 video card $185

4GB DDR2 800 RAM $88

500GB 7,200RPM HDD $80

550W PSU $65

Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit $110

Intel C2Q Q6600 $190

Tota: ~$848 US Dollars. It should be about 900 Euros (because parts are slightly more expensive in Europe)

Ye right. Do you know that 1euro = 1,469$? Besides he told us budget in pounds not euros, so he could get build u listed for around ~540 pounds, and his budget is 1000 pounds.domke13

ok so for further clarification the funky e at the end of a number is euro's and at the begining the funky e means pounds, or are the 2 symbols that look alik?

I live in america we only have to deal with dollars and peso's lol

[QUOTE="domke13"]Ye right. Do you know that 1euro = 1,469$? Besides he told us budget in pounds not euros, so he could get build u listed for around ~540 pounds, and his budget is 1000 pounds.Petermannc31

ok so for further clarification the funky e at the end of a number is euro's and at the begining the funky e means pounds, or are the 2 symbols that look alik?

I live in america we only have to deal with dollars and peso's lol

God damn. You don't know that? How are your schools there in USA? This is basic knowledge...

€=euro, £=pound

[QUOTE="Petermannc31"]

[QUOTE="domke13"]Ye right. Do you know that 1euro = 1,469$? Besides he told us budget in pounds not euros, so he could get build u listed for around ~540 pounds, and his budget is 1000 pounds.domke13

ok so for further clarification the funky e at the end of a number is euro's and at the begining the funky e means pounds, or are the 2 symbols that look alik?

I live in america we only have to deal with dollars and peso's lol

God damn. You don't know that? How are your schools there in USA? This is basic knowledge...

€=euro, £=pound

Lol, yeah i was reading the posts and thinking, 'wow these guys have the wrong currency'

So i'm getting a new PC, but i'm not really up to date with what is the best thing to buy right now. I don't really care about the hardware stuff, so I try to get other people to do that for me so I can just play the games on it.:P So I was hoping you guys could help me with that. Someone else is building it for me and i'm just finding parts.

I want something that can play any game out right now on highest settings in a high resolution. I'm happy when a game plays at about 30fps or above - so I just need something that can achieve that.

Also, lets exclude Crysis from the list of "all games" as i've heard its unplayable on highest settings even on the best computer - (Not certain if thats actually true though?)

Thanks for any help.

FabulousGamer90

Here's the easiest way to build a nice CPU. Go to HP and find a refurbished Quad Core System, then put a PSU and GPU of your choice. (Make sure the CPU is nice enough not to bottleneck the GPU!) This is the absolute CHEAPEST way to make a reasonable gaming system without spending thousands of $$$$$$$$$$.

I hope your kidding cuz, they are both in the shape of an E and neither is/are(it's summer lol) used in America, and for your Info we aren't required to learn that in school, just the metric system, which I will agree is alot easier than using inchs and such, also why should we know a currency that we don't use? sry to be off topic who ever started this thread :PPetermannc31

You know, there's not only America on this world. How come that i know currency that i NEVER EVER used in my life (dollars and pounds)? This is basic knowledge, no matter where you come from.

I am not one of those ignorant americans who only hears about other countrys by reading the paper and finding out that we are going to war with them. And I am offended by being treated as such, call me ignorant or whatever just cuz I didn't know what the sign for pounds was, I knew that its a currency but was just unsure of the symbol that represented it. Also I am going to make the stupid assumption that your from England and tell you to go see a dentist, and make sure you have your tea, and hail the queen.

PS: Not all americans are stupid, that would be like %80 of us, and its only because our population is so huge, and there are 50 different states with differnt rules and regulations. Have fun with your parliment. But I will stick with being in a Republic every day of the week.

You're a republican?! Are you voting for McCain?!

There's the problem.

I am not one of those ignorant americans who only hears about other countrys by reading the paper and finding out that we are going to war with them. And I am offended by being treated as such, call me ignorant or whatever just cuz I didn't know what the sign for pounds was, I knew that its a currency but was just unsure of the symbol that represented it. Also I am going to make the stupid assumption that your from England and tell you to go see a dentist, and make sure you have your tea, and hail the queen.

PS: Not all americans are stupid, that would be like %80 of us, and its only because our population is so huge, and there are 50 different states with differnt rules and regulations. Have fun with your parliment. But I will stick with being in a Republic every day of the week.

Petermannc31

I said that i've never used pound in my life, and yet you assume that i'm from England? However, i am from EU.

You're a republican?! Are you voting for McCain?!

There's the problem.

yoscar

Look up the definition of Republic, America's a republic not a true democracy, if it was the population would vote on everything. And not that its any of you buisiness but I am voting for Obama because unlike McCain he is willing to talk to forign leaders who the United States does not agree with.

[QUOTE="Petermannc31"]

I am not one of those ignorant americans who only hears about other countrys by reading the paper and finding out that we are going to war with them. And I am offended by being treated as such, call me ignorant or whatever just cuz I didn't know what the sign for pounds was, I knew that its a currency but was just unsure of the symbol that represented it. Also I am going to make the stupid assumption that your from England and tell you to go see a dentist, and make sure you have your tea, and hail the queen.

PS: Not all americans are stupid, that would be like %80 of us, and its only because our population is so huge, and there are 50 different states with differnt rules and regulations. Have fun with your parliment. But I will stick with being in a Republic every day of the week.

domke13

I said that i've never used pound in my life, and yet you assume that i'm from England? However, i am from EU.

"I stupidly assume" I was guessing, hence the stupidly assume, just like you assumed that I was ignorant b/c I am from America

[QUOTE="domke13"][QUOTE="Petermannc31"]

I am not one of those ignorant americans who only hears about other countrys by reading the paper and finding out that we are going to war with them. And I am offended by being treated as such, call me ignorant or whatever just cuz I didn't know what the sign for pounds was, I knew that its a currency but was just unsure of the symbol that represented it. Also I am going to make the stupid assumption that your from England and tell you to go see a dentist, and make sure you have your tea, and hail the queen.

PS: Not all americans are stupid, that would be like %80 of us, and its only because our population is so huge, and there are 50 different states with differnt rules and regulations. Have fun with your parliment. But I will stick with being in a Republic every day of the week.

Petermannc31

I said that i've never used pound in my life, and yet you assume that i'm from England? However, i am from EU.

"I stupidly assume" I was guessing, hence the stupidly assume, just like you assumed that I was ignorant b/c I am from America

I never clearly said anything about what i think of you, as a person.

To get back on topic, Here are some of the parts I recomend using the convertion of pounds to dollars at 1pound = 1.89609 dollars

1,861 dollars You could cut the budget with a non blu-ray drive and in some other places depending on whats important to you and prices from where you are ordering from.

GIGABYTE GA-X48-DQ6 LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $279.99

SAPPHIRE 100251SR Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB 512-bit (256-bit x 2) GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - RetailModel #$559.99

PC Power & Cooling S75QB 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply - Retail Model #:S75QBItem #:N82E16817703009Return
$249.99 -$110.00 Instant $139.99

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Yorkfield 2.66GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80569Q9450 - Retail$324.99 Update

OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2P10664GK - Retail $109.99

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM$189.99

LG Blu-ray/HD DVD-ROM & 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model GGC-H20L - Retail $159.99

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM Model $5.99

Subtotal: $1,770.92

"You know, there's not only America on this world."

by using the pronoun you, you directed the statement at me. And by saying "theres not only America in the world." you insulted my inteligence, implying that I was so stupid and Ignorant that I thought America was the Only country. And the only reason I am responding to these is because I feel that America gets way to much **** from Europeans, that owe there freedom to America because we helped you guy's stop Adolf Hitler a threat to america if he established the beach head of Europe. Especialy the French Government,( I say French Government because I have a friend who is French and He is nice and friendly enough lol).

Put that in your pipe and smoke it. lol jk jk gtg finish some summer homework, Whoever started the thread hope your build goes well.

Only 5$ more for the Q9550 ^.matrixian

I just did a quick thing, and obviously if the Q9550 is that cheap then it would be the better buy, also quads run hot so he should probly get a CPU cooler of some kind.

Guys, can we not derail the thread with petty arguments? Please?

Soo back on topic?

Intel E8600 3.33GHz Core 2 Duo
Gigabyte EP35C-DS3R motherboard
GeForce 9800 GTX OC2 512MB GDDR3
2x CORSAIR 2GB RAM DDR3
500GB SATA Harddrive
550w Power Supply
Basic sound card and two speakers (don't care much about sound quality)
Samsung 19" Widescreen Monitor

Computer case I haven't picked out yet..

This is what i've decided on, what do you think? Any comments or changes to the list are welcome.

When I said before about £1000 being my price range, that still holds true, but i've found that a PC like this ^ is fine for my needs and i'll still have money left over to spend on other worthwhile things. But i'm no expert so I dont really know if this will play games how I want them to play...

"You know, there's not only America on this world."

by using the pronoun you, you directed the statement at me. And by saying "theres not only America in the world." you insulted my inteligence, implying that I was so stupid and Ignorant that I thought America was the Only country. And the only reason I am responding to these is because I feel that America gets way to much **** from Europeans, that owe there freedom to America because we helped you guy's stop Adolf Hitler a threat to america if he established the beach head of Europe. Especialy the French Government,( I say French Government because I have a friend who is French and He is nice and friendly enough lol).

Petermannc31

Just looking at thread, but i must say something...dude^^ you got a attitude issue, also learn history also cos boy you pretend to be clever yet have IQ of a 12 year old or something, you make such stupid remakes in a thread about PC..

Also i know guys who died in WW2 and i can tel you something UK doesnt owe anythign to america, but we still like america, seems you got your facts wrong, maybe try speaking to the vets of the day and see what they have to say about your veiw thinking america saved europe ....

go bash on about your silly veiws elsewhere kid, this thread about pc building.jeezse grow up.or shut up.

[QUOTE="Petermannc31"]

"You know, there's not only America on this world."

by using the pronoun you, you directed the statement at me. And by saying "theres not only America in the world." you insulted my inteligence, implying that I was so stupid and Ignorant that I thought America was the Only country. And the only reason I am responding to these is because I feel that America gets way to much **** from Europeans, that owe there freedom to America because we helped you guy's stop Adolf Hitler a threat to america if he established the beach head of Europe. Especialy the French Government,( I say French Government because I have a friend who is French and He is nice and friendly enough lol).

shadowcreaper

Just looking at thread, but i must say something...dude^^ you got a attitude issue, also learn history also cos boy you pretend to be clever yet have IQ of a 12 year old or something, you make such stupid remakes in a thread about PC..

Also i know guys who died in WW2 and i can tel you something UK doesnt owe anythign to america, but we still like america, seems you got your facts wrong, maybe try speaking to the vets of the day and see what they have to say about your veiw thinking america saved europe ....

go bash on about your silly veiws elsewhere kid, this thread about pc building.jeezse grow up.or shut up.

First its not like I came on here to argue, hence me posting a recomendation of parts for fab gamer, and also this arguement started out as me asking a simple question and then being called a dumb ass cuz I happend not to know the symbol for a pound.

And shadow, open a History book, the US supplied the UK with food and Arms for WW2, thats why we have some of our bases around the world England traded the rights for the US to have bases in their territory in exchange for ships. And also you have no part in the disscustion so please mind your bees wax you bloody wank