Like the topic says first time building my own PC, right now i have only about 700-800 to work with.
I guess im lookin for a machine with some power and longevity on a budget(potential to upgrade), i was thinking a decent dual core 3.0 wolfdale(sp) , 4gigs of ram. thats what i could come up with on my own, now as far as the motherboard im not sure, i know ddr3 is out and soon will be getting cheaper so i really want a mobo that is ddr2/3 compatible also i wasnt sure if having the option to use 2 video cards in the future was worth the money now, or jus get a new mobo when the time came for me to use 2 cards b/c i mainly play warhammer, and i dont think it requires 2 cards, b/c mobos with two x16 slots are pretty expensive, and the other option would be to snag a mid ranged x16/x8 sli/xfire mobo.
And for video card im not sure what way to go, i know nvidia just came out with a few new versions of 260/280 gtx, and im not sure how it compares to ATI i really dont wanna make the decision blindly as this is a big part on how the PC performs.
I could use any advice on the PSU i would need to run a machine like this, advice on a case since ill be completely building this new, and as for the ram i really need to find a mobo i want to buy first so advice on that would be much appreciated too.
jus wanna say thanks in advanced to any advice anyone can offer, if maybe somone has built a machine on a budget already that would like to share, or if somone has a wishlist up on newegg im on there also.
Btw im not at all against AMD, im just more familiar with intel atm.
Mobo : ?
CPU : wolfdale 3.0 dual core
RAM : ?
GFX : ?
PSU : ?
I guess im lookin for a machine with some power and longevity on a budget(potential to upgrade), i was thinking a decent dual core 3.0 wolfdale(sp) , 4gigs of ram. thats what i could come up with on my own, now as far as the motherboard im not sure, i know ddr3 is out and soon will be getting cheaper so i really want a mobo that is ddr2/3 compatible also i wasnt sure if having the option to use 2 video cards in the future was worth the money now, or jus get a new mobo when the time came for me to use 2 cards b/c i mainly play warhammer, and i dont think it requires 2 cards, b/c mobos with two x16 slots are pretty expensive, and the other option would be to snag a mid ranged x16/x8 sli/xfire mobo.
And for video card im not sure what way to go, i know nvidia just came out with a few new versions of 260/280 gtx, and im not sure how it compares to ATI i really dont wanna make the decision blindly as this is a big part on how the PC performs.
I could use any advice on the PSU i would need to run a machine like this, advice on a case since ill be completely building this new, and as for the ram i really need to find a mobo i want to buy first so advice on that would be much appreciated too.
jus wanna say thanks in advanced to any advice anyone can offer, if maybe somone has built a machine on a budget already that would like to share, or if somone has a wishlist up on newegg im on there also.
Btw im not at all against AMD, im just more familiar with intel atm.
Mobo : ?
CPU : wolfdale 3.0 dual core
RAM : ?
GFX : ?
PSU : ?