Hi, I built my computer last Christmas but have pretty much been out of the loop since then. I am helping a friend build a machine (for gaming) and was wondering if I could have some help.
His budget is $1300 give or take. And he already has a monitor.
I've used Athlons in all of my own rigs because when I was building them, they provided the best bang for the buck. But I hear the new Intel chips are pretty nice. Anyway, I'm open to suggestions and curious to hear why one processor over the other - not fanboy stuff.
Here's what I'm looking at so far:
Leadtek Winfast PX7950 (Geforce 7950GT)
-any comparable ATI's?
Athlon 64 FX-57 San Diego
-are dual cores worth it yet for gaming? (when I was building they weren't)
Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe
-this seems to be the best socket 939?
Optical drives: Probably just a plextor dvd burner unless anyone has other recommendations.
RAM: not really sure what to get here. 2 gigs? how fast?
Storage:Seagate Barracuda 7200 400 GB
-does that look good?
power supply: not really sure. Nothing less than 500W?
case: I have a Thermaltake Tsunami Dream that is pretty nice, and it seems cheap enough for me to order for him as well. Any case recommendations?
Thanks in advance.
His budget is $1300 give or take. And he already has a monitor.
I've used Athlons in all of my own rigs because when I was building them, they provided the best bang for the buck. But I hear the new Intel chips are pretty nice. Anyway, I'm open to suggestions and curious to hear why one processor over the other - not fanboy stuff.
Here's what I'm looking at so far:
Leadtek Winfast PX7950 (Geforce 7950GT)
-any comparable ATI's?
Athlon 64 FX-57 San Diego
-are dual cores worth it yet for gaming? (when I was building they weren't)
Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe
-this seems to be the best socket 939?
Optical drives: Probably just a plextor dvd burner unless anyone has other recommendations.
RAM: not really sure what to get here. 2 gigs? how fast?
Storage:Seagate Barracuda 7200 400 GB
-does that look good?
power supply: not really sure. Nothing less than 500W?
case: I have a Thermaltake Tsunami Dream that is pretty nice, and it seems cheap enough for me to order for him as well. Any case recommendations?
Thanks in advance.