trying to get a new pc, need help.

I am in the process of considering getting a new pc, but i always hear how it is insanely cheaper to make one yourself than it is to buy one already made. with that being said, i have replaced parts and what not in my pc i have now, and it doesnt seem to hard. However, i do not know everything that needs to be purchased in order to make a good pc, so if anyone could whip something up for me that would be awesome, in the price range of say...1000-1200 for now.

Hi The forum members will want to know what monitary currency you are using. Also it would be helpful

to indicate what country you live in in case they want to lookup an online vendor you could order parts

from. You will find good suggestions for a new computer build from this forum. Good luck on your new build. :)

Hi Ok very good. Do you want to use the new build as a gaming computer?

What kinds of things will you do with your machine? That way we can recommend

a dual core or quad core processor. Also are you just building the desktop tower

or do you need a monitor,keyboard and such?

Hi Ok I can give you a general gaming build.

CPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115036

Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131295

Ram http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227347

Hard Drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136283

Video Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161278

Optical Drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136152

Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021

This is a basic gaming rig that will play games well for a good price.

Edit: I forgot the power supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005

Hi Nice build gigatrainer but you have to log in to Newegg to see the list.

What is your monitor's resolution?

What is your monitor's resolution?

joshuahaveron

[QUOTE="joshuahaveron"]

What is your monitor's resolution?

mtradr43

At the moment with that great PC you're getting you should get a better monitor to truly appreciate it. At least 1680 x 1050 or a 1200p monitor. But get the PC first. :P

[QUOTE="rtullery"]I too am building my first system and it is mainly for gaming. Usually I just buy off the shelf but got tired of paying for things iI really didn't use or want. Anyways, after looking thru the review and forum boards I have found this one to be the most useful, thank you all for that. Here is the system I have put together and as for the HDD I already have them still in the box unopened got them about a little over a year ago. Added them in the list so everyone could see it. Also I will be using XP Pro SP2 for my OS again never used. Don't want to buy things I don't really have to. I am not that worried about sound as for I usually play with the speakers turned off, tired of the endless loop of music. I will be getting a new monitor looking some where between 20-22 inch. Already have keyboard and mouse. Here is the link, and like above you probably will have to sign in to see it.

Hi That link won't work even if you sign in. I guess you will have to tell us in your

own words :D

Well, you can get a really good comp for $1200 that is completely capable of playing any new game today. The GTX 260 core 216 and intel core 2 quad q8200 as well as 4 gb of ram and vista premium are recommended.

Here are the custom computer makers that can make you a comp that is very powerful. Realm Computers and Digital Storm are recommended by me but Digital Storm does not offer a gtx 260 and 4gb ram in that price range. Realm does offer the quad q8200, gtx 260 and 4gb of ram for $1200, and you should be good with that. BTW those two are very reliable companies so you should be good with either.

Here is the link to the two companies...

Realmcomputers.com

digitalstormonline.com

Or this one ANTEC NINE HUNDRED STEEL MID-TOWER ATX BLACK NO PS Bays:9/0/0/USB/1394 4 FANs 52553 THERMALTAKE W0117RU *** 750W ATX 2.2 Metal PFC/Auto Ranging PS 50785 ASUS P6T SKT1366 ATX DDR3 2000 (6/12) PCI-E X16x3 PCIx2 INTEL X58 6400MTs A&GBL 78891 Core_I7 920 Extreme 2.66GHz INTEL SKT1366 8MB Cache Retail W/Heatsink Fan 76627 CRUCIAL CT12864BA1339 1GB DDR3 1333 Non-ECC 240-pin DIMM PC3 10600 77333 (X3) SAMSUNG SH-S223Q/BEBS Internal SATA DVD+/-RW BLACK 22X DVD Burner LIGHTSCRIBE BUFFER BULK w/Software 77510 ATI-SAPPHIRE 100259L ATI Radeon HD4870 512MB PCI-Express DDR5 Dual DVI HDTV Retail 78903 Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5 (X2) Already have the harddrives brought them over a year agao and have yet to use them. I will be running XP Pro SP2 on both config'srtullery

Rtullery, I would suggest you upgrade your OS to XP SP3. I highly doubt that Microsoft is still supporting SP2: There have been altogether too many Critical Fixes released since SP3 was posted as the approved version.

I'm using XP Home, and I received notice on the Microsoft Update website that XP SP3 was available for my OS Version months ago.

yea I would go with sp3 instead of sp2... a lot of security fixes and such.