New to building a pc.

[LaVrasa]

Could someone give me an idea for a build for a Gaming PC? The best possible for $1700 or less.

Thanks in advance.

[RickyTick]

How about this.

Case (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160) COOLER MASTER HAF 932

Power Supply (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010) CORSAIR CMPSU-750HX

Motherboard (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128409) GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD4P

CPU (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115214) Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz

Ram (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231193) G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600

GPU (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161302) HIS H585F1GDG Radeon HD 5850

Hard Drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319) Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB

Optical Drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106335) LITE-ON Black 24X DVD+R 24X DVD-R SATA Black 24X DVD Writer LightScribe Support

Operating System (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754) Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

This is about $1400, not including shipping and taxes. Doesn't include a monitor, mouse, or keyboard.

[The Wise Monkey]

Actually, I'd recommend the i7 920 with an X58 motherboard for a gaming PC, as this has better PCI-e bandwidth.

[RickyTick]

Actually, I'd recommend the i7 920 with an X58 motherboard for a gaming PC, as this has better PCI-e bandwidth.


Good point. However, I would say go with the new i7-930. It looks like a real winner.

[The Wise Monkey]

Good idea - $6 more on newegg for the extra clock speed, definitely worth it.