I recently just built my first computer after tons of research and contemplating. What I built was not "Best bang for my buck" and it was this way for a good reason. I'm only 14 but I'm one of the "nerds" in school who knows stuff about computers. My parents bought computers for my brothers after getting through middle school and it came time for me to get mine. My brothers got laptops but I decided to be different and built my own pc. My parents didn't buy us computer for gaming, they bought them for school. I put together a computer that WASN"T the best on the market or the latest and greatest INTENTIONALLY. I know some of you may frown on this but I bought something that could run games and do what I need, NOT run games at as high a resolution known to man. However...(hehe) I made sure I would be able to upgrade it to what I previously stated Christmas is around the corner and hopefully sale and price drops will be abundant this year ... I'm looking for all of your input on what are the best ways to upgrade my current setup.
I'm currently running
q6600 (overclocked safely too 2.8 ghz)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017
abit ix38 quadgt
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813127033
SAPPHIRE 100225-1GL Radeon HD 3870 1GB 256-bit GDDR4 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102761
ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 120mm 2-ball UFO Bearing / Transparent CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835887011
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 32-bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116485
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231184
Western Digital Caviar SE WD5000AAJS 500GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136178
My monitor is an old peice of crap lcd 17 or 18 inch that has a nice little gash in the middle from my knife.. and upgrade of this is a must.
I had a 5.1 speaker system but found it a pain and pointless. It recently decided to stop working (wiring seems to be the problem) A nice 2.1 WIRELESS (Please... no more wires..) speaker system would be nice as well. For gaming I have this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826158051
I don't need speaker for gaming because the headset fits me fine but when my friends are over, we enjoy listening too music so the headset wont cut it for all my needs.
I bought the abit quadgt because it was FAST and it was an x38 which meens I will get the most power out of an xfire setup. The question is thought... would 2x3870's be better then one 4850 or would getting a 4850 at the same price and getting another later be better?
my mouse and keyboard are fine and I can't think of anything else to say. recommendations on monitors, speakers, cards, and any advice on what I could do to my system to make it any better would be great!
I'm currently running
q6600 (overclocked safely too 2.8 ghz)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017
abit ix38 quadgt
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813127033
SAPPHIRE 100225-1GL Radeon HD 3870 1GB 256-bit GDDR4 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102761
ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 120mm 2-ball UFO Bearing / Transparent CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835887011
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 32-bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116485
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231184
Western Digital Caviar SE WD5000AAJS 500GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136178
My monitor is an old peice of crap lcd 17 or 18 inch that has a nice little gash in the middle from my knife.. and upgrade of this is a must.
I had a 5.1 speaker system but found it a pain and pointless. It recently decided to stop working (wiring seems to be the problem) A nice 2.1 WIRELESS (Please... no more wires..) speaker system would be nice as well. For gaming I have this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826158051
I don't need speaker for gaming because the headset fits me fine but when my friends are over, we enjoy listening too music so the headset wont cut it for all my needs.
I bought the abit quadgt because it was FAST and it was an x38 which meens I will get the most power out of an xfire setup. The question is thought... would 2x3870's be better then one 4850 or would getting a 4850 at the same price and getting another later be better?
my mouse and keyboard are fine and I can't think of anything else to say. recommendations on monitors, speakers, cards, and any advice on what I could do to my system to make it any better would be great!