i wanna buy/build a brand new gaming pc.

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boldbrian

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But i have no clue what do to. Im thinking of selling my xbox and all of the games, probably going to get around 350-400 $$ out of it. Thats already a big chunk of cash there. and the rest probably my parents will be paying for since it's my birthday.

So im wondering should i build a computer or just screw that and buy a Alienware . since those are amazing i guess.

And im not trying to run a game on crysis on the highest setting or anything.

Im just trying to get a computer that can run probably MW2 at it's highest potentiol. And as smoothly as possible.

Thanks in advance
 
Build your own. Last time I checked the Alienware prices - they were too high. A Fancy case isnt' worth that to me.

What's your budget? Do you need keyboard - Monitor - and Mouse with it?

Here's a Link - you should bookmark - visual aid in how to put the parts together.
 
^ That. We need a budget and what accessories you need.

Also, I'm assuming you'll need an operating system?
 
Im planning to play on my tv, if thats possible.. i have a 38" 780p.

Uhm so ill probably just need the componant to hook up the PC to the tv. And im planning to play in 720p ( HD ). So ill just need the Componant, a new mouse, and a new keyboard. Nothing to fancy though just something that's good for gaming.

And about budget.. I don't know about that.. Would you guys know a a possible budget that would be needed?

Oh, and im only 13, turning 14 in 7 days ( my d-day )

i don't know if ill be able to do this, and i dont wanna screw up :(
 
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700-750 would be ok I think. You may not be able to run MW2 on max, but you'll get pretty close.

You could go less, but it's hard to do when you need windows too...that's about $110 by itself.
 
Drenlin said:
700-750 would be ok I think. You may not be able to run MW2 on max, but you'll get pretty close.

You could go less, but it's hard to do when you need windows too...that's about $110 by itself.
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I have a windows 7 disk.

But i really want to play mw2 to it's highest.. Im a really serious gamer and i just cant stand the xbox any more with it's monthly fees..

What would the budget be? im willing to pay anything under $1,500
 
That changes things a lot. So all you need is a mouse and keyboard? A cheap monitor might be a good thing...

If you can give an exact price that would be best for you, it'd be great. More money means more performance, but also less money in the wallet, lol. You can push the budget as high or low as you need, honestly.

For MW2 on max you'll need a pretty beefy system, but it may not take the full $1500...
 
Drenlin said:
That changes things a lot. So all you need is a mouse and keyboard? A cheap monitor might be a good thing...

If you can give an exact price that would be best for you, it'd be great. More money means more performance, but also less money in the wallet, lol. You can push the budget as high or low as you need, honestly.

For MW2 on max you'll need a pretty beefy system, but it may not take the full $1500...
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Ok i made up my mind, im willing to spend $1500 maximum.
 
So you want to go right up to $1500 with it? That's going to be a nice system. :)

I'll post a build in a few minutes...takes a bit to gather all this up. :)
 
Drenlin said:
So you want to go right up to $1500 with it? That's going to be a nice system. :)

I'll post a build in a few minutes...takes a bit to gather all this up. :)
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Wait a second, if i can run MW2 to its highest without going all the way to $1500 then please say so .
 
I guess I misunderstood?

I'll keep the build lean then. A mid/high-end CPU and a great GPU are the main things you'll need...everything else stays basic.

edit: This should do it:
CPU- Intel Core i5 750- $200
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115215

Motherboard- MSI P55-GD65- $160 (this allows for Crossfire later on)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130239

GPU- Sapphire HD5850- $300
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102857

RAM- GiSkill Ripjaws 2x2GB- $85
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277

PSU- CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX- $100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006

Hard Drive- Samsung Spinpoint F3 500GB- $55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181

DVD Burner- Lite-On 24x with Lightscribe- $31
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106335

Case- NZXT M59- $62
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10011764&prodlist=celebros

Total- $993 after rebates
 
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GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P - $74.99 (mobo)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...igabyte_ga-ma770t-ud3p-_-13-128-392-_-Product

AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition - $189.00 (CPU)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...e=amd_phenom_ii_x4_965-_-19-103-727-_-Product

OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB - $129.99 (RAM)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...0227320&cm_re=ocz_ddr3-_-20-227-320-_-Product

ATi Radeon HD 5850 1GB - $299.99 (GPU)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102857&cm_re=hd5850-_-14-102-857-_-Product

Thermaltake Toughpower XT W0227RU 650W - $179.99 (PSU)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...thermaltake_toughpower-_-17-153-103-_-Product

Seagate Barracuda 7200 - $54.99 (HDD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...e_500gb_barracuda_7200-_-22-148-395-_-Product

LITE-ON Black 24X DVD+R 24X - $31.99 (DVD burner)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ..._re=lite-on_dvd_burner-_-27-106-335-_-Product

COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 - $59.99 (case)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...coolermaster_centurion-_-11-119-077-_-Product

Total of: $1020.93
 
Drenlin said:
edit: This should do it:
CPU- Intel Core i5 750- $200
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115215

Motherboard- MSI P55-GD65- $160 (this allows for Crossfire later on)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130239

GPU- Sapphire HD5850- $300
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102857

RAM- GiSkill Ripjaws 2x2GB- $85
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277

PSU- CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX- $100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006

Hard Drive- Samsung Spinpoint F3 500GB- $55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181

DVD Burner- Lite-On 24x with Lightscribe- $31
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106335

Case- NZXT M59- $62
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10011764&prodlist=celebros

Total- $993 after rebates
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I would use Drenlin's build with these parts switched:

CPU $166
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674

MB $108 shipped
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130235

Case $45 shipped ($15 rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146059
or
$70 shipped
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137


Keyboard & mouse $40
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126032
or
$69
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126076
$53
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104099


If you want a 1TB HDD try this one
$90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185


What do you guys think?
 
boldbrian said:
Lol, now im getting confused on what to buy..
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the reason for my choice of parts are:

cpu will be very fast (at a much lower cost)
mobo supports SLI (not crossfire, oops)
saved money on cpu/mobo allows you to spend on a monitor, keyboard & mouse, nicer case, bigger hard drive...


Dren, does he need DX11?? we could get a card for half that price by nvidia (or ATI), still very fast


monitor $159 shipped ($20 rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236051

GPU $147 shipped ($10 rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130528
or
...

(sorry this turned into a big mess of options and alternatives... we'll get 'er sorted out for ya ;))
 
btw I play MW2 on my rig (in sig) and although I turn the 3 texture settings down (one notch) from ultra, the game still looks fantastic and this makes it run higher that 60fps with ease

very smooth, very fast, but as we all know it could be faster....


make sure you pick a tower that will keep your GPU cool if you're gonna max out settings

if you have $300 for GPU, go with the one dren posted (and if so, we can find you an AMD mobo and cpu setup that supports crossfire for under $360)

like this one:
cpu $164
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808

mb $182 shipped
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131363


again, sorry for the mess I've made. Dren, can you clean this up? haha
 
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