Hello this is my first post and i am also quite an amateur with computers. Most of the time i'm just surfing on the internet or doing homework. Some time ago, I used to play games like Wow or dawn of war on my old computer but i was never quite satisfied with the experience becouse it was still quite weak and the games lagged a lot. Well that computer broke and now i have a new one that is even slower which I regret ever buying becouse lately i have really been wanting to play some of those new games on the market like dawn of war 2, or mount&blade warband. So i have decided to get rid of my ignorance about technology. Anyway, according to what i have read about gaming pcs the best way to get one is to build it youself since the pre-built pc's often cost much more and you can easily get stuck with some part you don't want like a really bad CPU. I didn't exactly know what parts a pc was made of so i read some internet guides (mostly this one http://www.build-gaming-computers.com/custom-gaming-computers.html ) to buying, and assembling the parts for your pc. It has helped me to understand what parts i need to buy, but still i am not AT ALL(!) sure what to look for in those parts and i don't understand what they are capable of from reading their specs(?). Despite this i have been looking at some parts in almost the right price range.
CPU: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4240164&CatId=4072 (too expensive?)
Motherboard: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5019765&CatId=4070
Hard drive: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=61389&CatId=2459
RAM: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=226347&CatId=4534 or http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=41013&CatId=4534
Graphics card: What do you think? I've heard the video card is the most important thing for a gaming pc.
Case: I have this at the moment.
It's my old computer case. Althought i wonder if it will suffice?
Power supply: power supply model is DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC: DPS-350AB - 4 A REV( i don't know what parts i should leave out ). I don't know if it's its wattage but somewhere it says 350w max.
Fans: need advice.
DVD burner: i have one inside my old computer that i can reuse i believe.
This would probably allready top my budget atm which is about 700euros.
So i also want to know if it is even possible for me to build a pc that could run games like dawn of war 2 smoothly with such a budget or should i start saving, what do you think? Am i a dumb nut for wanting to try building a pc? What parts do you recommend? How do i know if the parts i'm buying are any good? where should i buy the parts? I would also very much like to know what kind of pc you would build for 700 euros with games like dawn of war 2 in mind. Everything, anything that could help me please comment. Thank you in advance!
CPU: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4240164&CatId=4072 (too expensive?)
Motherboard: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5019765&CatId=4070
Hard drive: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=61389&CatId=2459
RAM: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=226347&CatId=4534 or http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=41013&CatId=4534
Graphics card: What do you think? I've heard the video card is the most important thing for a gaming pc.
Case: I have this at the moment.
Power supply: power supply model is DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC: DPS-350AB - 4 A REV( i don't know what parts i should leave out ). I don't know if it's its wattage but somewhere it says 350w max.
Fans: need advice.
DVD burner: i have one inside my old computer that i can reuse i believe.
This would probably allready top my budget atm which is about 700euros.
So i also want to know if it is even possible for me to build a pc that could run games like dawn of war 2 smoothly with such a budget or should i start saving, what do you think? Am i a dumb nut for wanting to try building a pc? What parts do you recommend? How do i know if the parts i'm buying are any good? where should i buy the parts? I would also very much like to know what kind of pc you would build for 700 euros with games like dawn of war 2 in mind. Everything, anything that could help me please comment. Thank you in advance!
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). I don't know if it's its wattage but somewhere it says 350w max.
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if i bought these parts: