Buying new PC, help please!

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quietly

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Hi, i am new to the forums and i am getting back to gaming on my computer but it sucks now since i had it since 2005 ......:D i need a new computer and ive read that i should make my own PC but im not so good with electronics but anyways my price budget is 1,000 - around 1,500. Im not rich :(. i would like something quiet and reliable that would probably last me another 4 years :D.

Thanks,
Quietly


Is building your own pc hard?
 
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quietly said:
i need a new computer and ive read that i should make my own PC but im not so good with electronics but anyways my price budget is 1,000 - around 1,500.


Is building your own pc hard?
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Nope - it's pretty easy. For 1,000 you can build a pretty solid gaming PC - for 1,500 - you could do it with a nicer video card ( more future proof ) and a High Def 22"-24" monitor. - Old monitor on New Games vs a New monitor with higher resolution is night and day difference. I learned that when I added a 2nd monitor.

Phenom II CPU or Core i7 would be the way to go if you're building today for a PC to last 4 years and still be a good gamer. What else will you be doing besides gaming?

( i.e. Dual monitors? / video encoding ? / simply web surfing and word processing / Watching TV on your PC )

I just tallied up my Core i7 PC for $934 which included O/S which I haven't paid for yet

If you live by a local retail outlet for www.microcenter.com - you can save about $70 bucks on Core i7 CPU.

You'll need
1) Case ( $50-150)
2) Power Supply ( $60-100 )
3) CPU ( $120 for triple core Phenom II - 279 for core i7 w/o Microcenter discount )
4) Motherboard ( $120-250 )
5) CD-DVD drive ( $25.00 optional Blue Ray is more expensive)
6) HDD ( Hard drive varies depending on size )
7) O/S ( $109 OEM ) - you can still download Windows 7 Release Candidate for til Aug 20th to use for free until Next Summer.
8) RAM memory ( 4-6GB - $59-100)
9) Optional - TV Tuner card ( 100.00 )
10) Optional - Monitor 1 - Monitor 2? ( $120-$250 each )
 
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i wont be doing anything besides gaming and typing essays. But do u have any recomondations on a good desktop?

Thanks for reply,
Quietly
 
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