Hello,
I'm looking to build my first desktop computer (technically my 2nd but I had help from a friend on the first one) and have been looking at parts for the past week but am ready to admit that I'm not knowledgeable enough to get the best bang for my buck.
My current gaming machine is an XPS M1710 with
Windows XP Home Edition
Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo Processor T7600 2.33 GHz
4GB Dual Channel 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
200GB Harddrive at 7200 RPM
DVD+/-RW DVD Burner drive
BLUETOOTH enabled
nVidia GeForce Go 7950 GTX with 512MB Video
I'm hoping to sell this and then add a little of my own money to bring out a gaming desktop. My laptop can play Assassin's Creed at 1920x1080 while in the city but I have to tune it down while in the Kingdom. I can also play Creed at Medium settings alright. I'd like to be able to blow these out of the water as well as be able to handle new games coming out such as Assassin's Creed 2 and other FPS games/ racing games.
My first thoughts were to SLI 2 nVidia GTX 275's and find an appropriate motherboard/ AMD CPU such as the Phenom II X4, but I'm no longer certain of what would be best.
I'll start off with being limited to a 17" flat panel screen that I don't know the specs of, but I'm hoping to eventually hook up to a Sharp Aquos 40" at 1080p with a DVI/ HDMI cable.
So, for the record, I have approximately $800-$1200 for a gaming machine, give or take a couple hundred--depending on how much more performance I could squeeze out for the higher price. I'll keep the case, keyboard, mouse, speakers, bluetooth, etc cost separate.
So, I'm looking for advice on CPU, mobo, GPU, power supply, memory, hard drive, OS etc.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Within the month
BUDGET RANGE: $800-1200 or close to that
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, making backups of my DVDs, web surfing
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, case, bluetooth
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com or tigerdirect
PARTS PREFERENCES: Friends supposedly say lean toward nVidia GPU and AMD CPU but I'm flexible
OVERCLOCKING: New to it, but am ready/ willing to learn
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Definitely an option, if it's easy enough
MONITOR RESOLUTION: Eventually a 1080p 40" Sharp Aquos TV
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Best bang for buck is preferable, and I can learn new technologies/ techniques of need be, adaptability to new upcoming games
I'm looking to build my first desktop computer (technically my 2nd but I had help from a friend on the first one) and have been looking at parts for the past week but am ready to admit that I'm not knowledgeable enough to get the best bang for my buck.
My current gaming machine is an XPS M1710 with
Windows XP Home Edition
Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo Processor T7600 2.33 GHz
4GB Dual Channel 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
200GB Harddrive at 7200 RPM
DVD+/-RW DVD Burner drive
BLUETOOTH enabled
nVidia GeForce Go 7950 GTX with 512MB Video
I'm hoping to sell this and then add a little of my own money to bring out a gaming desktop. My laptop can play Assassin's Creed at 1920x1080 while in the city but I have to tune it down while in the Kingdom. I can also play Creed at Medium settings alright. I'd like to be able to blow these out of the water as well as be able to handle new games coming out such as Assassin's Creed 2 and other FPS games/ racing games.
My first thoughts were to SLI 2 nVidia GTX 275's and find an appropriate motherboard/ AMD CPU such as the Phenom II X4, but I'm no longer certain of what would be best.
I'll start off with being limited to a 17" flat panel screen that I don't know the specs of, but I'm hoping to eventually hook up to a Sharp Aquos 40" at 1080p with a DVI/ HDMI cable.
So, for the record, I have approximately $800-$1200 for a gaming machine, give or take a couple hundred--depending on how much more performance I could squeeze out for the higher price. I'll keep the case, keyboard, mouse, speakers, bluetooth, etc cost separate.
So, I'm looking for advice on CPU, mobo, GPU, power supply, memory, hard drive, OS etc.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Within the month
BUDGET RANGE: $800-1200 or close to that
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, making backups of my DVDs, web surfing
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, case, bluetooth
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com or tigerdirect
PARTS PREFERENCES: Friends supposedly say lean toward nVidia GPU and AMD CPU but I'm flexible
OVERCLOCKING: New to it, but am ready/ willing to learn
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Definitely an option, if it's easy enough
MONITOR RESOLUTION: Eventually a 1080p 40" Sharp Aquos TV
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Best bang for buck is preferable, and I can learn new technologies/ techniques of need be, adaptability to new upcoming games
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