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choppppppppa   09-19-2008 at 04:58:16 PM

Hello i am interested in building a new gaming pc

i want a comp with the standard to play games like call of duty 4 i also want a very fast computer and i have the budget of $900 it might not seem very specific but if anyone could give me some recommended combinations of the mobo, cpu, ram,graphics card that is good for gaming using a 22" monitor because i really have no idea what to get amd or intel cpu, nvidia or ati graphics card and i've also heard some great reviews about xfx boards so some opinions would be greatly appreciated

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choppppppppa   09-19-2008 at 05:02:59 PM
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i would also like to add i would consider overclocking and i would have multiple dvd drives and hdd's

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aevm   09-19-2008 at 05:10:45 PM
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I'm assuming you're in the USA and already have a monitor and speakers.

 

Asus P5Q Pro Crossfire $110
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131299

 

Asus HD 4850, includes a game, $159 after rebate and shipping, buy two of them
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814121253

 

Mushkin 4 GB DDR2-800, $63
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820146692

 

WD 640GB, $80
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] WD6400AAKS

 

E8400, $170, includes cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115037

 

Corsair 750TX, $84
http://www.buy.com/prod/corsair-tx [...] 78325.html

 

RC-690, $77, free shipping
http://www.buy.com/prod/cooler-mas [...] 77908.html

 

Vista Home Premium 64-bit, $100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6832116488

 

SH-S223F Burner, $32
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] k=SH-S223F

 

Total $1034. If that's too much get a single video card for now and add the second one later.

 

Edit: you can add more disks, a second burner, a Xigmatek HDT-S1283 later.

 


Message edited by aevm on 09-19-2008 at 05:13:00 PM
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choppppppppa   09-19-2008 at 05:41:08 PM
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thanks i will be buying a kreon flash dvd drive aswell fro ripping 360 games but i can go a little bit over anyway thanks heaps for your help ill look into all of those things but do you think its worth buying vista not just downloading it?

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choppppppppa   09-19-2008 at 05:44:45 PM
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also i am Australian so would i still be able to shop using that newegg link or will i have to just search for those things somewhere else

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aevm   09-19-2008 at 05:58:25 PM
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Newegg won't ship to Australia.

If you download Vista you break the law. You also risk getting spyware that will send info about your bank accounts or credit card numbers or e-mail passwords to whoever made it.

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choppppppppa   09-19-2008 at 06:10:14 PM
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yes true um well im still going to look for those things in australian stores because it sounds pretty good i was wondering is that hdd necessary because you can buy a sata II 750gb hdd off ebay for $100

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aevm   09-19-2008 at 06:42:13 PM
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That's a good price. I got a pair of WD 750GB disks myself and they're very good.

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