Building a $1500 gaming

rts_conrad

rts_conrad

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Hey I've been a mac user for the past few years of my life and I'm wondering how to build a gaming rig firstly, and also if I could build a good one for about $1500. I primarily want to play CS: source, c&c 3, Call of duty 4 and Dawn of war. anyone willing to help?
 
I live in Beijing where there's a big computer district in town. I just need everything other than the OS because I have a XP SP2 disc and a Vista Ultimate one, which I have used for boot camp on my family's 3 macs. On the speakers note I don't usually like using speakers because I prefer using some nice headphones for the best gaming experience. I have a mouse in mind that I would like to buy but I'm not sure what's it called, I know that it has a ball scroller and it's on the side of the mouse so one can use their thumb to operate it. Keyboard..anything good for gaming that anyone can recommend.
 
Well... since I can't give links:

E8400
P35-DS3L
2GB DDR2-800 CL4 (x2 for 4GB)
Western Digital SE16 16MB SATAII 500GB
Cooler Master Centurion 5
Sony WriteMaster DVD Burner PATA
OCZ GameXStream 700W
Logitech G5 Mouse
Logitech G15 Keyboard
 
I doubt he has them there, however...

He has his mouse done, so I'd say the G15 is his best bet for a gaming keyboard.
 
He definitely has them there. And what about a video card? Maybe a nice 8800GTS G92. Also, we should leave the case up to him, as personal preference plays a large role in case selections.
 
Thanks for all the suggestions everyone, I'd also like a guide on how to build my computer because as I stated earlier I've been a mac user for the past few years and completely have forgot how to build a computer. Anyone have any links to guides?
 
Thanks for all the help you guys, I'll post here when I need to know how to Install an OS on it. Now you guys are suggesting Intel chips but from the building a computer 101 thread it says AMD are better for gaming than Intel chips. Also OS wise, XP or Vista?
 
Yeah I don't have to worry about buying RAM in Beijing it's dirt cheap for 4GB of RAM. Now for the motherboard they suggested should I get a certain size case for it?
 
alright I'll get a nice tower case in the compter district here. I'll probably give it a nice black paint job because they're very bland colours here like beige and grey which I just can't stand. Also when I finish building my comp, do I just put the Vista installation disc and it'll just start installing? Because I've read somewhere that you need XP on the computer before you install Vista
 
rts_conrad said:
alright I'll get a nice tower case in the compter district here. I'll probably give it a nice black paint job because they're very bland colours here like beige and grey which I just can't stand. Also when I finish building my comp, do I just put the Vista installation disc and it'll just start installing? Because I've read somewhere that you need XP on the computer before you install Vista
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nah you just need to stick in the dvd, enter the bios of the new computer, and set the boot priority to your dvd drive. simple as that.
 
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