My budget is around $1000. I asked a friend for help, and this is what he suggested me. I will be strictly using this PC for gaming. Does duo cord and quad cord make a lot of difference? I am going to play with the best setting possible, up to what the computer can handle. If there is anything missing to build PC, please tell me so too. CD Drive: LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH22NS30 - OEM <http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136152> Case: NZXT Alpha Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Open Window - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146041 HD: SAMSUNG HD502HI 500GB 5400 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152137 Monitor: SAMSUNG 2233SW High Glossy Black 21.5" 5ms Full 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001308 Vid-Card: EVGA 896-P3-1262-AR GeForce GTX 260 Superclocked Edition 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail l http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130372 Power supply: CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 ... - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005 Memory: CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-8500C7 - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145229 Mother Board: GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128358 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037 Fan: Thermaltake SpinQ Performance Series cooler with ultra-lightweight aluminum and six heatpipes CL-P0466 CPU Cooler - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106123 Keyboard: Desktop Cordless S520 Keyboard with LX5 Laser Mouse http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/...etail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=A1997025 Thank you.
I see that you are getting Most of your parts @ Newegg .... Now Newegg is nice, BUT there shipping is higher than the rest.. I would look @ alot of other places as well.. Like Directron or OutletPC.com .. You might get lower prices as well as cheaper shipping.. Just a thought..
Hi, upgrade to Quad core cpu will notice a big difference with the extra cores( possibly Q6600) excellent overclocker. Also upgrade the hard drive to a velociraptor, better seek time also read and write speed. Would aslo upgrade the graphics card to Radeon 4890 because with your monitor you've got your gonna be using the highest resolution and ATI cards perform better than Nvidia on the higher res. And also the 4890 is excellent at overclocking you can push the core speed to 1000mhz Newegg.com - HIS Hightech H489F1GP Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
IMO, if you're building a desktop, don't get a 5400rpm drive. They're too slow. Either get a 7200rpm, or 10000rpm.
Take at least a 7200rpm Harddisk, and take a 2MS monitor. Take also a Quad CPU, they won't cost that much more, and it doen't need to be the best. A Dual-core is only good for now, you might want a Quad later on, so why not buy it now
On the RAM issue: if your going to have Windows XP as your Operating System - 32 bit (normal) - it will only recognize RAM of 3gb unless you switch to XP 64bit if your going to have Windows Vista 64bit, then all games will run... so just note on XP, it will recognize only max of 3gb.... otherwise install Windows Vista 64bit... cheeeeers
