Gaming PC 1000-1200

[wthomas5]

Hey everyone,

Thinking of making a gaming computer. Great graphics, firewire port/ports, and DVI/WGA connection prefered. Never done this before so it'd be great to hear some help.

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: ASAP

BUDGET RANGE: 1000-1200 After Rebates

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, Video Editing, Movies,

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Nothing really

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS:newegg.com Canada.

PARTS PREFERENCES:
Preferably Intel. i7 if at all possible.

Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000CSRTL 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"

Corsair TX750W 750-Watt Power Supply


OVERCLOCKING: Maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe

MONITOR RESOLUTION: (e.g.: 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 1920x1200)

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Preferably quiet. Attempting for as much longevity as possible.

 

[dndhatcher]

Caviar Green is low power/low performance. You really want a new Samsung F3 500GB or Seagate 7200.12 500GB for better performance.

Is there a reason you would want an i7 over an i5? Is an i7 860 good or do you want the i7 920 for some reason?

With $1200 you should be looking at an i5 or i7 system with an ATI 5850 graphics card and a 23 inch 1920x1080 monitor. Check the recommended builds by usage sticky for some ideas. Tecmo just updated it last week so its pretty current.

 

[wthomas5]

Thanks, I'm pretty new to this. After doing some more research, I'll be going with the i5. I'll check the stickies.

Thanks again.