Building a computer (hardware and software suggestions)

christian1747

christian1747

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I am somewhat new to computers, all i have done is replaced a power supply. I want to build a gaming computer but i dont know what's compatible with what and what is good so if anyone could post a build that i could use, i would be greatful :D im pretty sure i can build the computer with help from my nerd friends but i need to know what i should get in total from a good source. thanks, Christian
 
Few things:

1. What is your budget

2. What PSU did you get

3. What country are you in?

4. What Computer do you currently have?
 
Welcome to CF! First of all you need to figure out what your budget is. It is kinda hard for us members on here to help you with a build if we don't have the budget your willing to spend. I don't want to recommend something that is to far out of your price range, but since you want to build a gaming rig I would say around $1,000. I'm not much of a gamer so, I could be wrong on that est. anyway, I think the first thing you need to consider is what type of cpu you want to use AMD or Intel. AMD's tend to be cheaper. Quad cores are all the rage right now but can be a bit pricey. Then you need to find a motherboard that is compatible with the cpu you have chosen. Then find ram that is compatible with the motherboard you want. It's pretty straightforward really. I will let the gamers suggest parts for you since they tend to keep up with it better then me but i will give you a site you can take a look at

http://www.newegg.com/Store/Computer.aspx?name=Computer-Hardware

hope this helps!
 
my budget is $3,000 or lower
i got a ocz modxtremepro 500W
and im in the us
i currently have a crappy computer: emachines T5274
and i want an intel more
 
christian1747 said:
my budget is $3,000 or lower
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$3k! yay! let's build a beast!
*disclaimer - I have never built anything this big, sorry if this is a waste of space, I'm hoping I can learn if you want to correct my mistakes here, thanks*

CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202

mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131390

RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227424

Heatsink
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608018

Video
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130480 X2

Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129063

HDD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136322 X2

Bluray Writer
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136176

Windows Pro 7
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116758

$2712 +tax and shipping
 
^ Decent, but he can do a lot better than that for the price. Also, that mobo won't fit in that case.



Here's my go at it. I had to add in another PSU...your 500W won't cut it for this beast. :D

Prices include shipping

CPU- Intel Core i7 920 ($289)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202

CPU Cooler- Cooler Master V8 ($60)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103055

Thermal Conpound- Arctic Silver 5 ($16)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007

MOBO- EVGA E760 CLASSIFIED ($355)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188048

Main GPU 1- XFX Radeon HD 5870 ($438)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150456

Main GPU 2- XFX Radeon HD 5870 ($438)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150456

PhysX GPU- XFX GTS 250 ($157)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150439

RAM- G-skill Pi 12GB (6x2GB) ($367)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231331

PSU- CORSAIR CMPSU-1000HX ($220)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139007

Boot Hard Drive- Samsung Spinpoint F3 500GB ($55) (very fast drive)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181

Storage Hard Drive- WD Caviar Black 1TB ($100)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284

OS- Windows 7 Ultimate ($294)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116718

Blu-Ray Burner- Pioneer BDR ($220)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827129051

DVD Burner- Lite-On 24x with Lightscribe ($40)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106335

Case- Corsair Obsidian 800D ($279)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139001

Extra Fans- 4x Cooler Master R4 red ($48)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103063

Fan Controller- ZALMAN MFC1 ($44)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811999171

Total cost: $2739 shipped, after rebates. ($2844 before rebates)
 
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No problem :)

I was on here for like 3 hours building that...nothing else to do, lol. Hoping for some input from someone on the Mobo though. That one looks like it has everything you'd need, but I don't know my X58 boards very well yet so I may have missed something.

Anything else you need on it? Remote control? Peripherals? Monitor?
 
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yea what type of monitor keyboard and mouse should i get aswell? and would vandassen's mobo be compatable with the cpu u suggested? because his has like 3 pci and pci express things, idk what i need though
 
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^ so do I, lol

Gooberman said:
You won't need 12 GB for games, get and SSD for boot drive and don't spend that much just for physX even if he has that money xD
Windows 7 OEM version
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116762
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There's no reason for 12GB now, but given the budget, this computer needs to last a while...right?
Same reasoning for the PhysX card. It'll do that job for a long time.

SSD's aren't stable or cost-effective yet, and that boot drive is faster than half of them anyway. I see no point...?
edit: Here, number 30: http://www.harddrivebenchmark.net/high_end_drives.html

And why get OEM? Dude's got enough for retail easily. The ability to swap motherboards is a good thing.
 
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just because he has the money doesn't mean you have to like spend it all xD that 250gts i just don't see worth just for physX when he's able to have 2 5870s which will pwn any game with high FPS
 
Well the idea was to have it keep pwning games for several years. Many of the parts could even last past the first Mobo upgrade. That's why the graphics cards are all XFX- they have a lifetime warranty, rather than the standard 2-3 year one. Same reasoning for the 12GB and retail win7. Although, the 12GB of RAM could also be useful now if he wants to run any virtual machines. I'd do it just for kicks, lol.

Plus, there's the whole *hey guys check this out!" factor.. :D
 
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it's sad how fast things upgrade :D next year we'll be like all over the GTX400s or the 6xxxx/7xxxx series and crap xD or new cpus that just completely own the i7s xD
 
It really is terrible, isn't it? I wish AMD would catch back up to Intel in the high-end stuff, because they tend to allow for a lot more backwards-compatibility...

That reminds me- have they released a date for Bulldozer yet?
 
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