How is it going? As the topic states I will be building my first gaming computer, or computer in general. A little about my skills, I've been doing a ton of research and done minor things such as replace power supplies and memory, so I have some knowledge. Now, some quick notes:
1. I live in the US.
2. I'm looking to spend between $500 and $900. I know it's a big range, but I'm trying to do it for as little as possible, but still want to be able to get some good quality gear.
3. I will be using this rig for a variety of things. I started WoW a couple of years ago, and am starting to get interested in other MMOs on the market. Currently I play on a laptop with all low settings, so I figure it's time to upgrade and I want to try and max settings as much as possible. I also use it for most normal things, and may be doing some video editing on it.
4. Newegg.com is where I plan on purchasing most parts.
5. I may be willing to go over budget, but then it'll take a little more time to purchase things. If at all possible, it would be nice to make it easily upgradeable for future additions. I plan on running Windows 7 64 bit so upgrading the memory would be nice to do in the future.
6. This is just the computer, I'm not looking for a monitor or other peripherals.
Now, some things I would like. I'd prefer DDR3 memory, or having the board DDR3 memory compatible. I'm looking at the ATI Radeon 5770 and preferably DirectX11 ready, but how is the 4890? Would it work for me and will it not go outdated too quickly? As far as CPU goes, that's where I haven't decided. The Phenom or the i5? And then finally, the biggest problem I'm having is finding components that match, since this is my first time building.
Anyways, any and all help is appreciated. Thanks so much.
1. I live in the US.
2. I'm looking to spend between $500 and $900. I know it's a big range, but I'm trying to do it for as little as possible, but still want to be able to get some good quality gear.
3. I will be using this rig for a variety of things. I started WoW a couple of years ago, and am starting to get interested in other MMOs on the market. Currently I play on a laptop with all low settings, so I figure it's time to upgrade and I want to try and max settings as much as possible. I also use it for most normal things, and may be doing some video editing on it.
4. Newegg.com is where I plan on purchasing most parts.
5. I may be willing to go over budget, but then it'll take a little more time to purchase things. If at all possible, it would be nice to make it easily upgradeable for future additions. I plan on running Windows 7 64 bit so upgrading the memory would be nice to do in the future.
6. This is just the computer, I'm not looking for a monitor or other peripherals.
Now, some things I would like. I'd prefer DDR3 memory, or having the board DDR3 memory compatible. I'm looking at the ATI Radeon 5770 and preferably DirectX11 ready, but how is the 4890? Would it work for me and will it not go outdated too quickly? As far as CPU goes, that's where I haven't decided. The Phenom or the i5? And then finally, the biggest problem I'm having is finding components that match, since this is my first time building.
Anyways, any and all help is appreciated. Thanks so much.
