I'm building a gaming computer

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Here are the specs, first computer I've ever built.

HDD - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

GPU - EVGA 512-P3-N975-AR GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

CPU - AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600 Brisbane 2.9GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor

PSU - Antec earthwatts EA430 430W ATX12V v2.0 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC

MOBO - ASUS M3A78 AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD

RAM - CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)

Case - RAIDMAX AZTEC ATX-619WU Black/ Blue 1.0mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Foldout MB Computer Case

What do you guys think?
 
Switch to Intel cpu and motherboard....since you want to make gaming machine, Intel just has the goods over AMD.

Also switch to ATI gpu....4800-series is ridiculously awesome..you will love them for gaming.

Get a psu that is 600-750W..keeps you going for now, and is suitable for crossfire setup and extra goodies down the road without the worry of having to replace.

You'll wanna choose an o/s to use too...Vista Home Premium o/s is good,,,

You may want to ad a dvd/cd burner in there too...helps especially with installing software and inserting games..

All those things being said....what is your max budget and someone can help you make some builds to review.
 
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Im all about Nvidia but i do admit that the 4800-series is very nice...:D

And i would always go intel...I mean im running an AMD 64 Athlon X2 in this machine but this is also just my temporary pc lol...
 
scooter said:
Switch to Intel cpu and motherboard....since you want to make gaming machine, Intel just has the goods over AMD.

Also switch to ATI gpu....4800-series is ridiculously awesome..you will love them for gaming.

Get a psu that is 600-750W..keeps you going for now, and is suitable for crossfire setup and extra goodies down the road without the worry of having to replace.

You'll wanna choose an o/s to use too...Vista Home Premium o/s is good,,,

You may want to ad a dvd/cd burner in there too...helps especially with installing software and inserting games..

All those things being said....what is your max budget and someone can help you make some builds to review.
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I Agree with Scooter. 100% :)
 
My budget was $500 and my setup costs $525. I don't want to run games like Crysis on my comp either, just games like Oblivion, Fallout 3, and WoW mainly. Will my setup get me by? If not what things should I change that will go within my budget?
 
If you want to build a gaming pc, always go with Intel. AMD is not the best gaming cpu. You could use AMD for other things but for gaming stick to Intel.
 
Don't listen to the people who say intel, they are thinking your going to be running crysis on uber-high and that kinda stuff, which your not. AMD will be fine for your uses just to ask tho... do you play Garry's Mod? If not TRY IT:D
 
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