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[iiiprimeiii]

i have come up with some setups and asked about them on here. this will be my first computer build and it will be mainly for gaming and then writing a paper here and there for school. but mainly GAMING. i dont want to spend any more than 1500 for everything including monitor and os. i already have a dvd/cd burner and dvd/cd rom by lite on, i have 2 GB corsair xms2 ram, and a floppy and key board and mouse. just wanted swome suggestions of wht you guys might build to compare to what i have posted earlier in other threads. looking for feed back from jamie and wise monkey among others:D
thank you:confused: :rolleyes: :eek: :D :cool:

[Jamie Nixx]

Here is what i would build if i had $1500 to spend (god forbid, i have too many computers :D )

Gigabyte P35C motherboard, awesome mobo supports DDR2 and DDR3 memory and the new 45nm Quads due soon, also has the excellent P35 chipset. $149.99

Antec 900 case. $70

Corsair HX520w PSU. $129.99

Either an Intel C2D E6750 ($189.99) or Quad 6600 ($279.99)

EVGA 8800GT, EVGA because you get the 3 month step up program. $289.99.


If your serious about gaming you would go for the setup above, definately not a shabby build, doesn't cost an arm and a leg and will play anything, plus its easily upgradeable in the future.

The case is down to you, but seeing as its gaming computer, you might as well have one of the best gaming cases, check google images, it is an awesome case.

The Corsair PSU is quite simply put, one of the best PSU's in the world, if it was $200 it would be worth it, it may seem like a lot of money for something that seems quite silly but you need a good bedrock of power on a gaming build, not only for your safety but for your components as well.

Hope this helps.

[The Wise Monkey]

For a solid gaming rig, you should consider investing in a WD Raptor 10,000 RPM HD as well - really makes a difference in accessing speeds.

[Jamie Nixx]

For a solid gaming rig, you should consider investing in a WD Raptor 10,000 RPM HD as well - really makes a difference in accessing speeds.

I find Raptors a bit so-so if you catch my drift, i have a few, not really enough performance gain for the price imo.

[iiiprimeiii]

what about the monitor and os?? and other things necessary??

[Jamie Nixx]

OS is down to you, personally now, i would consider going to Vista, the drivers are starting to get pretty good, plus you have DX10 for games.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116202

Now if you want the 64bit version, you will have to buy another 2GB of Ram.

Monitor wise i would go for a 19'' monitor, they are big enough for gaming but yet don't stretch the power of the graphics card by having to go to very high resolutions.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009091
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001088
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001094
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001095


Hope this helps.

[iiiprimeiii]

good thinking on the monitor. i never thought about it that way and was wanting to go for like A 24 incher. im glad i asked about that one. so vista is better than xp then??? i hear so many mixed feelings.we have xp at home and at school is vista. i honestly dont like either that much because i always use a mac at school and that os is AWESOME!!!:D

[Jamie Nixx]

I am not using Vista yet, i will probably install it over the next few days and see how the games go with the new drivers ect.

As for the monitor, 24'' would strain even an 8800GT, to play Crysis you would probably have to drop the resolution down and then it would look funny.

The widescreen monitors there have a native res of 1440x900, i think this is the perfect balance, an 8800GT will play any game on high at this Res including Crysis with nice FR.

The res is the most demanding thing a GPU has to handle because this is the thing that makes games look good, the higher you go the less power your GPU has for things like improving the textures and such.

If you look at FPS charts for games, as the res increases, the number of FPS decreases.

Well science lesson over lol.