- May 23, 2008
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Hello everyone! I'm pretty new to this place, but a lot of my friends and people who have been helping me with choosing parts have linked me to this place, so I'd thought I'd post my list for some final revisions before buying the parts. First of all, I'm trying to build a gaming system that will hopefully cost me under 1000 for the tower. I'm extremely new to building my own system, as the only thing I've ever done to a PC is putting RAM in. But I am lucky enough to have a good friend who is pretty experienced in this whole thing, so he's going to be helping me out. I'd like to learn how to build a PC, because I think it's a great skill to know and it saves you a ton of cash and you get a PC that's going to kick ass and take names for like, half the price of a expensive gaming computer from Dell or whatnot.
So, lets get onto the point. My current setup is right here.
- http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=11579687
Now, feel free to tell me to change everything, but I also have some general questions about the parts and decisions...
I do like the look of that case, but while reading the topics of other people on $1000 builds, I've seen some people say that raidmax cases suck, and if so, I don't want that. So...if possible, give me some suggestions or brand names? I really do like the look of cooler master cases, but since I'm very new I don't know whats good/bad.
The second question is what processor should I go with. I've been told that the E8400 is currently better than the Q6600, but I also heard that the Q6600 is a better investment for the future. For like, $20 more, I find that a good investment if it's going to someday in the near future beat the E8400, but then again, I've been living on a P4's for the past couple of years so I'm sure the E8400 would be fine for me.
The third question is the graphics card. I really want to get into some more modern day games. One that's caught my attention is Age of Conan, would the 8800GT be able to play age of Conan in full DX settings with everything (even AA) maxed out at a decent framerate? I'm a huge Guild wars fan, so I have a feeling that the Guild Wars 2 requirements will be about the same as AoC? Would upgrading to the 8800GTS give me a big boost in performance for the extra money? This is the confusing thing for me, because I know nothing about graphics cards.
Anyways, I think thats enough questions for now, and sorry if I sound like a major noob. Can't wait to get some expert advice so I can get thing thing ordered soon after graduation. Going to have a great summer with this PC I hope.
So make any suggestions, and lets try to keep the price below $1000 (still have a monitor to buy, but I think I'll get the 20' acer from Wal-mart. I have a $30 giftcard I need to use, and a lot of my friends have acer monitors that are really nice)
So, lets get onto the point. My current setup is right here.
- http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=11579687
Now, feel free to tell me to change everything, but I also have some general questions about the parts and decisions...
I do like the look of that case, but while reading the topics of other people on $1000 builds, I've seen some people say that raidmax cases suck, and if so, I don't want that. So...if possible, give me some suggestions or brand names? I really do like the look of cooler master cases, but since I'm very new I don't know whats good/bad.
The second question is what processor should I go with. I've been told that the E8400 is currently better than the Q6600, but I also heard that the Q6600 is a better investment for the future. For like, $20 more, I find that a good investment if it's going to someday in the near future beat the E8400, but then again, I've been living on a P4's for the past couple of years so I'm sure the E8400 would be fine for me.
The third question is the graphics card. I really want to get into some more modern day games. One that's caught my attention is Age of Conan, would the 8800GT be able to play age of Conan in full DX settings with everything (even AA) maxed out at a decent framerate? I'm a huge Guild wars fan, so I have a feeling that the Guild Wars 2 requirements will be about the same as AoC? Would upgrading to the 8800GTS give me a big boost in performance for the extra money? This is the confusing thing for me, because I know nothing about graphics cards.
Anyways, I think thats enough questions for now, and sorry if I sound like a major noob. Can't wait to get some expert advice so I can get thing thing ordered soon after graduation. Going to have a great summer with this PC I hope.
So make any suggestions, and lets try to keep the price below $1000 (still have a monitor to buy, but I think I'll get the 20' acer from Wal-mart. I have a $30 giftcard I need to use, and a lot of my friends have acer monitors that are really nice)
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