ThisIsTunakTunak
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Hello, I would like to know how/where to look for a good Motherboard, RAM, a video card, hard drive, and processor for gaming.
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ThisIsTunakTunak
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How do I know if the part is good for gaming, or good at all?
How do I know if the part is good for gaming, or good at all?
Do you have any specific games you are looking to run?
ThisIsTunakTunak
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WoW, CSS, Gmod, L4D, TF2, possibly AoC..
WoW, CSS, Gmod, L4D, TF2, possibly AoC..
ahh ok.
Well gaming hardware is a lot up to personal preference but...
I would probably go with at least:
AMD/Intel Dual Core CPU (If you are looking for the higher end go with a Intel Quad Core
Motherboard - Usually I like the Asus NVIDIA chipset motherboard.. havent checked the recent boards they have put out but if you get a good LGA775 with at least 2 PCI-E slots for video it will leave lots of room to play with.
Memory - At least 2 GB if not 4 GB of RAM
Video - This is another personal preference. I personally like NVIDIA's graphics cards. I use 2x8800 GTS 320 MBs in SLI and they run good for all those games you listed.
HDD- at least 180 or more GBs of space should be a good starting point.
Case - Up to you
If theres anything else i missed someone will probably fill in the spots
WoW, CSS, Gmod, L4D, TF2, possibly AoC..
ahh another good rule of thumb is to look at the requirements for the games you want...especially the highest graphics intensive (probably L4D) and try to take it at least a step above the highest recommended hardware setup.
I've been running Asus boards seeing nForce chipsets for several years now and will be looking into either MSI or Gigabyte for the next build when the time comes. These are generally the three leading makes for boards to look at.
As far as the amount of memory 2gb generally works out for both XP and Vista alike. Unless you have a number of items running in the background having a large amount of memory doesn't see much gain unless running a CAD or other memory hungry type of software. Video and sound quality as well as seeing a clock speed for either a dual or quad core cpu are determining factors there.
SLI or Crossfire setups generally don't see much of any gain over having a single high end model card in for things like antiliasing and antisostropic support plus a large vpu taking the load off the main processor with less demands on cpu time with the card doing most of the work there. Plan on additional cooling methods however.
As far as the amount of memory 2gb generally works out for both XP and Vista alike. Unless you have a number of items running in the background having a large amount of memory doesn't see much gain unless running a CAD or other memory hungry type of software. Video and sound quality as well as seeing a clock speed for either a dual or quad core cpu are determining factors there.
SLI or Crossfire setups generally don't see much of any gain over having a single high end model card in for things like antiliasing and antisostropic support plus a large vpu taking the load off the main processor with less demands on cpu time with the card doing most of the work there. Plan on additional cooling methods however.