Ok so maybe it isn't the first. I used to collect scrap parts from 286's to pentium 2's all the time and get them going. A lot has changed since then. I have upgraded my video card a few times, upgraded RAM, put in a new power supply (to go with new video card) and a few other additions including fans etc......
So i have wanted to build a computer myself for a while. I am wanting to jump on the DX10 bandwagon and would like a machine that can play games decently.
Here is what i have so far:
EVGA E-GEFORCE 8600GTS 675MHZ 512MB 2.0GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDTV Out DIRECTX10 Video Card 209.99
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad Core Processor 289.99
Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X2048-6400C4 2GB 2X1GB PC2-6400 DDR2-800 CL 4-4-4-12 109.99
Antec Nine Hundred Mid Tower Gamer Case 900 ATX 117.99
Western Digital SE16 320GB SATA2 7200RPM 16MB 8.9MS 91.00
This is what i have so far. I am absolutely clueless on the motherboard front. I would like some flexibility in the upgradability department. Perhaps for another 8600 or if needed RAM (probly not) and perhaps anything else i will need. This case also has quite a few fans (possibly 3-5).
How would this computer run DX10 games like crysis and hellgate and bioshock? Is anything unneeded or over the top here or lacking?
It would be nice to not go hardcore expensive stuff. right now im not able to spend "too" much.
I have a 485W PSU so that is not needed. I can also scavenge DVD-RW and such from the computer im on now.
All prices in Canadian funds as well
My current system specs are:
Pentium 4 HT 2.8Ghz
2GB DDR RAM pc3200
EVGA 7800GT
crappy PC maker case (no customizability)
enermax 485W PSU
those are the nuts and bolts.
I know you guys get these requests a lot and I have read quite a few. I have been out of touch in regards to PC hardware for the past while because i was not in the market. But now i am and i grovel at your feet for scraps of info that could aid me in my quest
Thinking more about this. Is the Q6600 a little much? would a E6600 be better...(although on the same site i have been shopping, the E6600 is about $10 cheaper than the Q6600.
after some research, how is this MOBO? Will it be compatible with what i want to do? OC'ing isnt too big of a deal.
EVGA Nforce 680I SLI LGA775 Conroe ATX DDR2 2PCI-E16 2PCI SATA2 Sound GBLAN 1394 Motherboard
So i have wanted to build a computer myself for a while. I am wanting to jump on the DX10 bandwagon and would like a machine that can play games decently.
Here is what i have so far:
EVGA E-GEFORCE 8600GTS 675MHZ 512MB 2.0GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDTV Out DIRECTX10 Video Card 209.99
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad Core Processor 289.99
Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X2048-6400C4 2GB 2X1GB PC2-6400 DDR2-800 CL 4-4-4-12 109.99
Antec Nine Hundred Mid Tower Gamer Case 900 ATX 117.99
Western Digital SE16 320GB SATA2 7200RPM 16MB 8.9MS 91.00
This is what i have so far. I am absolutely clueless on the motherboard front. I would like some flexibility in the upgradability department. Perhaps for another 8600 or if needed RAM (probly not) and perhaps anything else i will need. This case also has quite a few fans (possibly 3-5).
How would this computer run DX10 games like crysis and hellgate and bioshock? Is anything unneeded or over the top here or lacking?
It would be nice to not go hardcore expensive stuff. right now im not able to spend "too" much.
I have a 485W PSU so that is not needed. I can also scavenge DVD-RW and such from the computer im on now.
All prices in Canadian funds as well
My current system specs are:
Pentium 4 HT 2.8Ghz
2GB DDR RAM pc3200
EVGA 7800GT
crappy PC maker case (no customizability)
enermax 485W PSU
those are the nuts and bolts.
I know you guys get these requests a lot and I have read quite a few. I have been out of touch in regards to PC hardware for the past while because i was not in the market. But now i am and i grovel at your feet for scraps of info that could aid me in my quest
Thinking more about this. Is the Q6600 a little much? would a E6600 be better...(although on the same site i have been shopping, the E6600 is about $10 cheaper than the Q6600.
after some research, how is this MOBO? Will it be compatible with what i want to do? OC'ing isnt too big of a deal.
EVGA Nforce 680I SLI LGA775 Conroe ATX DDR2 2PCI-E16 2PCI SATA2 Sound GBLAN 1394 Motherboard