Building a Gaming Computer

KCTheGreat · 02-01-2008, 04:45 AM

I have picked out all of the components for the gaming computer I will be building within the next few weeks:

Video Card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121220

CPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103771

Ram:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820161182

Motherboard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131013

Power Supply:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817812004

Hard Drive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136012

Now I was wondering if anyone had any objections like problems with any of these parts in the past and if they all agree with eachother. Also, what cooling precautions should I take. Is there anything else I should know before I try to assemble my first computer?

zer0_c00l · 02-01-2008, 05:16 AM

LOOKS LIKE A GREAT BUILD! almost just like my old 5600+ setup...with a good cooler the 5600+ goes 3.2 easy!

vonfeldt7 · 02-01-2008, 05:22 AM

My recommendation, would be to go with Intel, rather than AMD. Intel is [unfortunately] dominating right now, and would be a better buy.

twitchtwice · 02-01-2008, 05:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vonfeldt7

My recommendation, would be to go with Intel, rather than AMD. Intel is [unfortunately] dominating right now, and would be a better buy.

Not necessarily, for amd's price, they are dominating Intel power to price ratio like a mofo.

Intel isnt as good as people say, there are just too many damn fanboys in this forum.

also recommend spending a little more on the GPU and getting a 8800GTS G92, your already spending 279 why not spend another 30 to get a better card.

daisymtc · 02-01-2008, 10:53 AM

GPU: I personally will get EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800GT 512MB for $240
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130318

Than upgrade CPU to AMDx2 6400 Back edition + AC7

RAM: run 2 x1GB at dual channel
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145034
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227089

MB: If you want to SLi, get 590i chipset instead.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131011
If not, get any of the AMD 7XX chipset.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128081
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130136

maroon1 · 02-01-2008, 12:22 PM

Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128059

CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...5032&Tpk=E4600

E4600 performs better than 5600+, please check this review, it consume less power as well

Video card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127325

RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231098

Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817812004

Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148288

Don't waste your money on Raptor. Even though Seagate 7200.11 is 7200RPM, it performs almost as good as Raptor

lovely? · 02-01-2008, 12:31 PM

maroon's build is good, but if i can make a suggestion, get this ram instead: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820161063

it operates at 4-4-4-12 and costs a few bucks less

elitehacker · 02-01-2008, 12:47 PM

Why not get the 512MB 8800GTS it has 10 extra unified shaders over the GT, the performance gain is worth the extra price you pay for it. Why not have an Intel CPU? They might cost a little bit more but the performance gain is more than worth it, get the Q6600, its the best one for overclocking.

twitchtwice · 02-01-2008, 08:02 PM

If a review said that jumping off a cliff would be healthy would you do it?

My point exactly.

Gogey · 02-01-2008, 09:14 PM

No, but buying a cpu that performs better in benchmarks isnt comparable to jumping off a cliff.

Seriously, wtf?

02-01-2008, 04:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
KCTheGreat New Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 5	Building a Gaming Computer I have picked out all of the components for the gaming computer I will be building within the next few weeks: Video Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121220 CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103771 Ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820161182 Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131013 Power Supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817812004 Hard Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136012 Now I was wondering if anyone had any objections like problems with any of these parts in the past and if they all agree with eachother. Also, what cooling precautions should I take. Is there anything else I should know before I try to assemble my first computer?

02-01-2008, 05:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
zer0_c00l Platinum Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Louisville,Ky Age: 34 Posts: 669	LOOKS LIKE A GREAT BUILD! almost just like my old 5600+ setup...with a good cooler the 5600+ goes 3.2 easy! __________________ Mob:ASUS M3A78-T 790GX(AM2+)/Monitor 22'ASUS CPU:AMD X2 5600+(Windsor)@3.0Ghz/HSF Zalman RAM:Geil 4.gb 2x2 PC6400 PSU:COOLER MASTER Real Power Pro 550 80% ef GPU:Saphire 4850 HDD:Seagate Cuda 250GB SATA 16mb cache Case:COOLER MASTER RC-690(PhenomII comimg soon) Last edited by zer0_c00l; 02-01-2008 at 12:42 PM.

02-01-2008, 05:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
vonfeldt7 Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Middle of nowhere, Kansas Age: 17 Posts: 994	My recommendation, would be to go with Intel, rather than AMD. Intel is [unfortunately] dominating right now, and would be a better buy. __________________ CPU [Intel Q9450] CPU GFX [Evga 8800GT] GFX RAM [G.Skill 4GB @ 1000MHz] RAM MOBO [Asus Maximus Formula] MOBO

02-01-2008, 12:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
maroon1 Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Somewhere in Hell !!! Posts: 2,643	Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128059 CPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...5032&Tpk=E4600 E4600 performs better than 5600+, please check this review, it consume less power as well Video card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127325 RAM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231098 Power Supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817812004 Hard Drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148288 Don't waste your money on Raptor. Even though Seagate 7200.11 is 7200RPM, it performs almost as good as Raptor __________________ Free softwares: Avast! antivirus - FireFox - FDM - OpenOffice - CCleaner Last edited by maroon1; 02-01-2008 at 12:25 PM.

02-01-2008, 12:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
lovely? Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: California Age: 16 Posts: 4,072	maroon's build is good, but if i can make a suggestion, get this ram instead: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820161063 it operates at 4-4-4-12 and costs a few bucks less __________________ E8400 @ 4GHZ ASUS P5K-DELUXE 2GB OCZ Reaper CL3 (new sticks broke!) eVGA 8800GT OZC GameXStream 700W PSU 320GB WD Caviar SATA, 80GB WD Caviar IDE

02-01-2008, 10:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
daisymtc Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 2,725	GPU: I personally will get EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800GT 512MB for $240 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130318 Than upgrade CPU to AMDx2 6400 Back edition + AC7 RAM: run 2 x1GB at dual channel http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145034 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227089 MB: If you want to SLi, get 590i chipset instead. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131011 If not, get any of the AMD 7XX chipset. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128081 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130136

02-01-2008, 12:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
elitehacker Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 19 Posts: 2,413	Why not get the 512MB 8800GTS it has 10 extra unified shaders over the GT, the performance gain is worth the extra price you pay for it. Why not have an Intel CPU? They might cost a little bit more but the performance gain is more than worth it, get the Q6600, its the best one for overclocking.

02-01-2008, 08:02 PM	#9 (permalink)
twitchtwice Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 310	If a review said that jumping off a cliff would be healthy would you do it? My point exactly. __________________ CPU: C2D e8400 @ 3.6 HSF: Arctic Freezer 7 MOBO: Gigabyte P35-DS3L RAM: 4GB Corsair XMS2 GPU: XFX GeForce G92 8800 GTS HDD: WD Raptor 150GB PSU: OCZ GameXStream 700W CASE: Antech 900 OS: Win XP x64 MON: Samsung 932BW All this for CS:S? Why not :)

02-01-2008, 09:14 PM	#10 (permalink)
Gogey Gold Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sayville, NY Age: 15 Posts: 291	No, but buying a cpu that performs better in benchmarks isnt comparable to jumping off a cliff. Seriously, wtf? __________________ Desktop: Gigabyte DS3R \| Intel Core 2 Duo 6550 @ 3.25 Ghz (stock voltage) \| Zerotherm Nirvana NV120 \| Evga GeForce 8800GTS 320 MB \| Seagate Barracuda 320GB \| 2GB Corsair Ram (+.1v) \| Corsair 520HX Power Supply \| Windows Vista Home Premium Names/Tags/etc.: WoW: Gogey - 70 Hunter on Malorne GW: Zomg Gogey Xfire: Gogey087 Steam: gogeta087

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