Need help with building my new gaming PC

Hello there. I'm in the process of building new gaming PC and need some help with it. First and foremost, I must tell you that I'm a complete noob, who just wants to play his games. Mainly will be playing StarCraft II which I assume won't need that much power. But I've got BioShock 2, Dead Space and Left 4 Dead 2 waiting on the line as well. Anyway, don't be afraid as I won't build it myself, but I want to atleast pick up the parts and know a thing or two before consulting professional. Here's what I've thought so far.

1) Judging by some videos in youtube, 1 ATi Radeon HD 5830 will do the job fine. But doh, why are there so many versions? Its really hard to understand why 1 5830 is so much cheaper than other, and I even saw one 5850 with almost the same price as 5830. Is this logical?

ATi HD5850, 1GB PowerColor PCI-E, DDR5, 256bit, HDMI, 2xDVI (HDCP), DisplayPort

ATi 5830, 1GB, Asus EAH5830 DirectCU/2DIS/1GD5, PCI-E, DDR5, 256bit, HDMI, DVI (HDCP), DisplayPort

Those are the 2 nearly same price cards I was talking about.

2) Is it worth getting more than 6GB RAM? Will this somehow change the gaming experience? I was left with the feeling that I need more RAM if I have background process running all the time while playing. Which I don't have. So is it worth it, or is the RAM more important than that?

3) CPU Xeon quad-core 2.53 GHz - fine choice considering the things above?

4) I'm looking for some fancy case but not too expensive.

Any help appreciated.

I have 4GB of ram, it runs well.

Why are you getting a xeon? Thats a lot of extra cost for not much extra performance.

as for the price disparity on the video cards: some companies put parts on that cost extra, like a different cooling apparatus.

I would just look for a company that has a good track record, personally, sapphire has done well for me, so has asus.

Hello there. I'm in the process of building new gaming PC and need some help with it. First and foremost, I must tell you that I'm a complete noob, who just wants to play his games. Mainly will be playing StarCraft II which I assume won't need that much power. But I've got BioShock 2, Dead Space and Left 4 Dead 2 waiting on the line as well. Anyway, don't be afraid as I won't build it myself, but I want to atleast pick up the parts and know a thing or two before consulting professional. Here's what I've thought so far.

1) Judging by some videos in youtube, 1 ATi Radeon HD 5830 will do the job fine. But doh, why are there so many versions? Its really hard to understand why 1 5830 is so much cheaper than other, and I even saw one 5850 with almost the same price as 5830. Is this logical?

ATi HD5850, 1GB PowerColor PCI-E, DDR5, 256bit, HDMI, 2xDVI (HDCP), DisplayPort

ATi 5830, 1GB, Asus EAH5830 DirectCU/2DIS/1GD5, PCI-E, DDR5, 256bit, HDMI, DVI (HDCP), DisplayPort

Those are the 2 nearly same price cards I was talking about.

2) Is it worth getting more than 6GB RAM? Will this somehow change the gaming experience? I was left with the feeling that I need more RAM if I have background process running all the time while playing. Which I don't have. So is it worth it, or is the RAM more important than that?

3) CPU Xeon quad-core 2.53 GHz - fine choice considering the things above?

4) I'm looking for some fancy case but not too expensive.

Any help appreciated.

WarlordRising

1. Video Card that have similar specs might be priced differenterly because of things like brand, the quality of the stuff inside, how much it cost to make that card, and many other things so really it comes to which is the better brand if you don't mind the price.

2. Honestly right now 4GB is where most people are at right now even though most newer games have 2GB requirement. 6GB is for stuff like video and picture editing. If you are running things like Firefox, or music, or any thing small in the background, it is not worth it to spend the extra money unless you can get it super cheap. But it would be smart to get a motherboard that can hold a lot of ram for future expansion.

3. yeah it is a great cpu but you don't have to spend that kind of money to get a decent processor.

4. For cases its really a preferece thing. Do you want it to have lights? Or a side glass mirror? Also the size of your motherboard and other parts will determine the size you need for the case so maybe you should pick that last.

2) Why would someone need 8GB RAM then? Is it because they don't want to upgrade later?

3) Can someone suggest anything better considering the price as well?

Thanks for the answers so far. :D

2) Why would someone need 8GB RAM then? Is it because they don't want to upgrade later?

3) Can someone suggest anything better considering the price as well?

Thanks for the answers so far. :D

WarlordRising

i have 6gb ram and trust me its well worth it if your gaming with other apps in the background...

Alright, knowing myself I'll probably get 6GB RAM. But I'm still looking for a better CPU and a better price.

About the case, any opinions on Xigmatek Utgard?