Help with building gaming rig

Hi everyone,

I'm building a gaming rig, and I need some help deciding which processors, hard drives, etc to get. I'm buying from here: http://www.centrecom.com.au

I'm willing to spend a maximum of $2000. I'll use it for homework, internet browsing and gaming. (I'll play games like FIFA 10/11, NFS Shift, and DiRT 2.)

Please give me some advice. Specify which CPUs and everything.

Thanks

what why shouldnt he make it himself? it really isnt all that hard just do some research online, i built my first rig last week and its working perfectly; as for parts with a budget of 2000 you could go all high end maybe an i7 930 a gigabyte UD3R motherboard 6 gigs of RAM as for gpu id actually buy something cheap right now and save your cash for when the 6870 comes out as that will be a great card (or so im hearing), PSU get a antec 1000W as its always good to have plenty of power, and for the case id buy either a coolermaster HAF 932 or 922 hope this helps some bit, but really if its your first time building you will be all right just read a few guides ask questions on this board and your sorted

Building one is EASY. And with that $2000 you can build a monster of a rig.

Building one is EASY. And with that $2000 you can build a monster of a rig.

morrowindnic

that in australian man.. thats like 1800ish US

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that in australian man.. thats like 1800ish US

ionusX

Make sure you get atleast a Dual core and a Quad Core at best. That's all I got :D Oh, and if you have little experience with computers, I wouldn't recommend you making your own rig.

Echowave1337

Hi everyone,

I'm building a gaming rig, and I need some help deciding which processors, hard drives, etc to get. I'm buying from here: http://www.centrecom.com.au

I'm willing to spend a maximum of $2000. I'll use it for homework, internet browsing and gaming. (I'll play games like FIFA 10/11, NFS Shift, and DiRT 2.)

Please give me some advice. Specify which CPUs and everything.

Thanks

Daanyal

Hi guys,

Great responses, unlike my other thread. If any of you are interested, take a look.

http://au.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=27454903

Coincidently, I'm building a computer for my first time in Australia with a budget of ~$2000. I've been researching for a while but the exact parts I plan to get are listed on a different computer so I can't tell you my exact config. From the top of my memory, this is what it came down to:

- i7 950

- p6x58d mobo

- 6gb ddr3

- gtx 480 or 5970 or gtx 460 SLI (haven't made a final decision, opinions?)

- coolermaster rc 690 v2

- samsung 24" LED backlit

- 22x DVDrw

- antec 650w psu

with the gtx480 it came down to $2008 but from pccasegear.com rather than centrecom

Make sure you get atleast a Dual core and a Quad Core at best. That's all I got :D Oh, and if you have little experience with computers, I wouldn't recommend you making your own rig.

Echowave1337

Coincidently, I'm building a computer for my first time in Australia with a budget of ~$2000. I've been researching for a while but the exact parts I plan to get are listed on a different computer so I can't tell you my exact config. From the top of my memory, this is what it came down to:

- i7 950

- p6x58d mobo

- 6gb ddr3

- gtx 480 or 5970 or gtx 460 SLI (haven't made a final decision, opinions?)

- coolermaster rc 690 v2

- samsung 24" LED backlit

- 22x DVDrw

- antec 650w psu

with the gtx480 it came down to $2008 but from pccasegear.com rather than centrecom

amer_tb

if i where you i would hang on a month or two for the high end AMD hd 6xxx series before shelling out that much cash on a gpu setup (or buy a cheap gpu to hold you over) for the mobo id go with the gigabyte UD3R as its a great board, and i would go with a psu that has higher wattage say an antec 1000W (always good to have an excess of watts if you intend to sli/crossfire or overclock)

in all fairness mounting the cpu is easy as long as you follow the instructions

Hi guys,

I am in the knowledge that Windows XP is the best operating system for gaming. Centrecom only offers Windows 7. Should I buy Windows XP seperately, use Vista or buy 7 from Centrecom?

My specifications so far:

CPU: Intel Core i7-950 / 3.06 GHz / 8 MB Cache / LGA1366

Motherboard: Asus P6X58D-E Intel Motherboard -6x DDR3 / 6x SATA / Gigabit LAN / LGA 1366

Optical Drive: Lite-On Super Allwrite IDE DVD Re-Writer (22x Black)

Desktop Memory: Corsair DDR3 6GB PC-10-600/1333 (3x XMS3 2GB) TR3X6G1333C7 RAM

Case (PSU included): Cooler Master RC-690 - Black ATX Tower Case - I/O Ports (500W)

Graphics Card: Asus NVIDIA ENGTX480-2DI-1536-MD5 GTX480, 1536MB, 384bit, DDR5, 2DVI, mHDMI, FAN, PCIE, ATX

Sound Card: Asus Xonar D2X 7.1 PCI-E Sound Card

Speakers: Logitech LS21 2.1 Speakers - Black

No, Windows 7 64bit is the best gaming operating system.

Hi guys,

I am in the knowledge that Windows XP is the best operating system for gaming. Centrecom only offers Windows 7. Should I buy Windows XP seperately, use Vista or buy 7 from Centrecom?

My specifications so far:

CPU: Intel Core i7-950 / 3.06 GHz / 8 MB Cache / LGA1366

Motherboard: Asus P6X58D-E Intel Motherboard -6x DDR3 / 6x SATA / Gigabit LAN / LGA 1366

Optical Drive: Lite-On Super Allwrite IDE DVD Re-Writer (22x Black)

Desktop Memory: Corsair DDR3 6GB PC-10-600/1333 (3x XMS3 2GB) TR3X6G1333C7 RAM

Case (PSU included): Cooler Master RC-690 - Black ATX Tower Case - I/O Ports (500W)

Graphics Card: Asus NVIDIA ENGTX480-2DI-1536-MD5 GTX480, 1536MB, 384bit, DDR5, 2DVI, mHDMI, FAN, PCIE, ATX

Sound Card: Asus Xonar D2X 7.1 PCI-E Sound Card

Speakers: Logitech LS21 2.1 Speakers - Black

Daanyal

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Hi guys,

I am in the knowledge that Windows XP is the best operating system for gaming. Centrecom only offers Windows 7. Should I buy Windows XP seperately, use Vista or buy 7 from Centrecom?

My specifications so far:

CPU: Intel Core i7-950 / 3.06 GHz / 8 MB Cache / LGA1366

Motherboard: Asus P6X58D-E Intel Motherboard -6x DDR3 / 6x SATA / Gigabit LAN / LGA 1366

Optical Drive: Lite-On Super Allwrite IDE DVD Re-Writer (22x Black)

Desktop Memory: Corsair DDR3 6GB PC-10-600/1333 (3x XMS3 2GB) TR3X6G1333C7 RAM

Case (PSU included): Cooler Master RC-690 - Black ATX Tower Case - I/O Ports (500W)

Graphics Card: Asus NVIDIA ENGTX480-2DI-1536-MD5 GTX480, 1536MB, 384bit, DDR5, 2DVI, mHDMI, FAN, PCIE, ATX

Sound Card: Asus Xonar D2X 7.1 PCI-E Sound Card

Speakers: Logitech LS21 2.1 Speakers - Black

hitman6actual

Win xp sp 3 is a good os because you can run older games like GTA 4 ,Dirt... on win 7 you can't run them

Win xp sp 3 is a good os because you can run older games like GTA 4 ,Dirt... on win 7 you can't run them

GamerFilip

great post