Hello all,
First off, I'm pretty green when it comes to this stuff, so I need some expert advice.
I am building a new system, have a budget of approx $1000 (Cdn) or approx $900 US.
Here's a list of factors to consider:
1) I want to use it primarily for gaming, surfing the net, watching TV (TV tuner card would be nice if gaming performance doesn't suffer too much), and playing music and movies. Not sure whether to go with an integrated Video/Tuner card or get a dedicated video card with a separate tuner card.
2) Portability would be nice (ie - Micro ATX) although not a necessity. In other words if going micro would raise the price and/or lower the performance I don't need to go that route).
3) I would like to try going with AMD since from what I read it kicks Intel's ass in almost all respects.
Basically, I want the best bang for my buck when it comes to gaming and of course I don't want to break the bank.
If you could suggest a basic system build that would satisfy these criteria as much as possible (ie: Case, PSU, Mobo, CPU, RAM, Video Card, etc...) it would help me out.
Thanks in advance for your suggestions!
Cheers
First off, I'm pretty green when it comes to this stuff, so I need some expert advice.
I am building a new system, have a budget of approx $1000 (Cdn) or approx $900 US.
Here's a list of factors to consider:
1) I want to use it primarily for gaming, surfing the net, watching TV (TV tuner card would be nice if gaming performance doesn't suffer too much), and playing music and movies. Not sure whether to go with an integrated Video/Tuner card or get a dedicated video card with a separate tuner card.
2) Portability would be nice (ie - Micro ATX) although not a necessity. In other words if going micro would raise the price and/or lower the performance I don't need to go that route).
3) I would like to try going with AMD since from what I read it kicks Intel's ass in almost all respects.
Basically, I want the best bang for my buck when it comes to gaming and of course I don't want to break the bank.
If you could suggest a basic system build that would satisfy these criteria as much as possible (ie: Case, PSU, Mobo, CPU, RAM, Video Card, etc...) it would help me out.
Thanks in advance for your suggestions!
Cheers