So I'm building my first gaming computer. I have little experience with hardware and I'm learning as I go. I've been reading this and that on the internet as to what I should get. However, I wanted to run it by people on a forum so I could get some quality input from some experienced pc gamers. I want to be confident when I finally take the plunge and order everything.
I just want to post my current choices for hardware and allow you guys to make suggestions. I'm going for best price/performance obviously. My budget is about $1300.
Well your MoBo has some onboard sound on it. Perhaps you could go with that for a while and see if you like it first.
EDIT: You can always be lazy like me and buy an aftermarket cooler right away, even though i am not overclocking as of yet. Good airflow is never a bad thing.
Well your MoBo has some onboard sound on it. Perhaps you could go with that for a while and see if you like it first.
EDIT: You can always be lazy like me and buy an aftermarket cooler right away, even though i am not overclocking as of yet. Good airflow is never a bad thing.
Agreed, get an aftermarket heatsink now, before you assemble your computer. The stock intel heatsinks that come with the Wolfdale processors are crap, and I guarantee you that you will want to buy an aftermarket cooler down the road.
Its a good build, everything should be compatible. And most Mobos have good onboard soun so you should be good.
Yup. He's right. Most of the newer mobos these days have much improved onboard sound than back in the old days. When in doubt, grab yourself some nice speakers and that will do the trick. Although, there are people who will say that a dedicated sound card sounds so much better than onboard and I'm sure they're correct. But if you dont want to pay for the dedicated sound card, just stick with the onboard. It should be sufficient, unless you're an audiophile.
Hi Might be a good idea to pick up a second hard drive. You never know if you might have to format the drive and you will lose data unless you burn it to CD. I like to install programs on a large drive and install Windows on a second smaller drive.
only thing i really know bout comps (now) is hd and hell on earth 250gb? O_O i mean yeah you have a budget but i cant imagine 250g....... i mean im getting 640 and even thats not enough for me
Yup. He's right. Most of the newer mobos these days have much improved onboard sound than back in the old days. When in doubt, grab yourself some nice speakers and that will do the trick. Although, there are people who will say that a dedicated sound card sounds so much better than onboard and I'm sure they're correct. But if you dont want to pay for the dedicated sound card, just stick with the onboard. It should be sufficient, unless you're an audiophile.
Yea, my onboard on my ASUS P5B has 6 ports for all types o crap.
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