Hey there everyone! I have been reading up on this site for a few days now, and i was wondering if you all could help me build a new gaming PC, or whether you have any suggestions for parts. My spending limit would be somewhere around 800-1000 bucks. For Video Cards i would prefer nVidia just because i have used their hardware in the past and know they are a reliable company. I'm gonna list the parts that i was thinking would be good for my PC, so please let me know what you think and please let me know if i am making any silly mistakes by buying something that is bad for the money or whatever.

Hard drive: http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6822148262

Ram: http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6820145034

Processor: http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6819116237

Power Supply: http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6817153023

Video Card: http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6814150252

Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6813128059

Case: http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6811119137

I'm thinking that I'm going to need a new/stronger power supply, and I am not really sure about the case and how the air-flow will be, but yeah. Also I have some good connections that could get me a free motherboard and possibly a free/discounted processor, if that changes anything in the matter. Remember my money pool for this is around 800-1000 dollars. The PC should be able to run all of the current games, such as Crysis and CoD4, on Ultra High Graphics with no problem. I hope lol. The only other thing i use my PC for besides gaming is myspace and aim and music, so yeah. Thanks for the help!

-Tyler

Those two right there stick out.

Never under any circumstance buy a Pentium 4 or Pentium D. There are plenty of processors out there that kick the crap out of the Pentium D. If you want a Pentium get on of the Pentium E's (E2140, 2160 and 2180). Also look at the Core2's.

Now, that PSU is no where near adequate. You need a unit that has over 25 amps on the +12v rail to run the 8800GT on your system. Check out units by OCZ, FSP, Corsair, Seasonic and PCP&Cooling. Look at units with over 500watts for future upgrades.

Thanks. The only two components of a computer that I dont know anything about are Processors and Power Supplies, so that is why I'm kind of stuck on what to get. Do you think you could link me a processor that you recommend getting? Along with a power supply also. That would be great.

Thanks~

I would get this processor.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819116036
It was taken to 3.2 Ghz by THG
http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/0 [...] dual_core/

You should get a better PSU, people on these forums will want you to buy a $100 or more PSU, you dont really need to until you start pushing your system.
I think Antec is a decent mid grade PSU, here is a 500 for $50 after rebates.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817371007
If you dont want to spend that much then get a cheaper one.

i am most likely going to want to OC my graphics card, so do you think i should get bigger than a 500W in that case?

you'll like that case. OCZ GameXStream 600W is nice PSU with plenty of power for a single gpu set-up. Definitely agree you should get a better processor.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819116052
Why not get the E2180 for $7 more? 10x multi and higher default clock speed.

Go for it man, i was going to post the E2180 but then I just grabbed the one posted in the article, I think they said in the article that the faster stock one can get to 3.2 as well so no problems if you want to OC it. I personally don't think you need a bigger PSU then the 500W, but I haven't OCed so I dont know what you need for the OC. The people on these forums go crazy over really nice expensive PSU's so maybe you'll need one of them if you want to OC.

cool cool, so far ive changed the PSU and Processor, these are what i have down.

Processor: http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6819116052

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6817341001

one question i still have, do you think that my Case will have enough airflow to sucessfully cool down my parts, especially if i overclock my video card.

Also if i have some extra cash do you think i should run SLI 8800 GT's? Or is that too much of a hastle/not worth the money.

Thanks!

It depends on what resolution your monitor runs at. If it's 1600x1200 or 1680x1050 or below, the single card will be fine. If you're running a 24" at 1900x1200 or higher, SLI is a good option, but requires you get a 680i or 650i chipset mobo and that will eliminate the upgrade path to 45nm quads. I'm going to say single card is best for your budget though.

Currently I'm running at 1024x768, but I am on my semi-outdated PC, so I don't know what my resolution will be with my new computer. I'm thinking that the single card would be better for my budget, and I can always purchase an identical 8800gt if I feel its necessary.

Do you think I should get a little more than 2G of ram, because I'm going to be running Vista Ultimate, and possibly OCing my graphics card. I was thinking somewhere along the lines of 4G(?) or is that a little overkill?

you won't be purchasing another 8800gt for that motherboard. doesn't have two pci-x slots... with that budget one card will suffice.

4 gb of ram is nice if you run vista in 64bit, and ram is cheap. the mb you linked to is a single 16x slot I'm sure, so 2 gpus won't be an option. (thats ok, 2 gpus is dumb anyway) 500w is plenty of power for almost any computer, even with overclocking.

for future reference, place the name of the item you are linking to next to the link so I don't have to click them all. especially right now as I'm on my phone and newegg is a real pain to load.

Alright cool, thanks a ton! And sorry nvalhalla, I'll be sure to do that next time.

Also...given the cost of the 8800 series, you would get more bang for your buck buying a Quad core or high end E6850 than buying another GPU...not that you wouldn't get a boost from that, it's just per$, your money is better spent on the extra cache and higher FSB...