I plan to build my first computer (hopefully with the help of some friends) around early april and my budget is 3k.
The computer i'm using right now is not living up to the requirements of most games now a days
(intel P4 2.4 ghz, 512 ram, ati x700, 17 inch CTX Crt monitor)
so i plan to use 3k or $3150 at most to build with, this includes a 24inch moniter, 5.1 speakers, a large harddrive for hi-def movie/music downloads, a fast harddrive for gaming (30-40gb should be good) , nice air cooling and windows vista.
i am hoping that this new computer will last me a long while b4 i need to get a new one, and i also plan to overclock. but since this is my first time shoping and building a computer i really need a sense of direction. This is what i think i should get for now......
TO BE UPDATED...
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115003
GPU: EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814130072
MOBO: EVGA 122-CK-NF68-AR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813188009
RAM: G.SKILL 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL6S-2GBMQ
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820231111
PSU: OCZ GameXStream OCZ850GXSSLI ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 850Watts
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817341003
CASE: COOLER MASTER CM Stacker STC-T01-UW Black/ Silver Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811119042
MONITOR: Dell 2407, dont want ghosting but i want a big screen (23inches+)
HARDDRIVE1: 15000/10000 RPM 16cache (for gaming)
HARDDRIVE2: 450+gb 16cache
SPEAKER: 5.1 speakers
SOUND CARD: ????
COOLING: Zalmans??
OS: Windows Vista (the middle version, not ultimate)
TO BE UPDATED...
Computer Noise is not much of an issue for me. I already have a mouse and keyboard. I plan to game at 1920 x 1200 resolution. Like i said i dont know too much about this stuff and any help would be great, i need a sense of direction before i start picking out brands and stuff.
The computer i'm using right now is not living up to the requirements of most games now a days
(intel P4 2.4 ghz, 512 ram, ati x700, 17 inch CTX Crt monitor)
so i plan to use 3k or $3150 at most to build with, this includes a 24inch moniter, 5.1 speakers, a large harddrive for hi-def movie/music downloads, a fast harddrive for gaming (30-40gb should be good) , nice air cooling and windows vista.
i am hoping that this new computer will last me a long while b4 i need to get a new one, and i also plan to overclock. but since this is my first time shoping and building a computer i really need a sense of direction. This is what i think i should get for now......
TO BE UPDATED...
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115003
GPU: EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814130072
MOBO: EVGA 122-CK-NF68-AR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813188009
RAM: G.SKILL 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL6S-2GBMQ
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820231111
PSU: OCZ GameXStream OCZ850GXSSLI ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 850Watts
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817341003
CASE: COOLER MASTER CM Stacker STC-T01-UW Black/ Silver Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811119042
MONITOR: Dell 2407, dont want ghosting but i want a big screen (23inches+)
HARDDRIVE1: 15000/10000 RPM 16cache (for gaming)
HARDDRIVE2: 450+gb 16cache
SPEAKER: 5.1 speakers
SOUND CARD: ????
COOLING: Zalmans??
OS: Windows Vista (the middle version, not ultimate)
TO BE UPDATED...
Computer Noise is not much of an issue for me. I already have a mouse and keyboard. I plan to game at 1920 x 1200 resolution. Like i said i dont know too much about this stuff and any help would be great, i need a sense of direction before i start picking out brands and stuff.