Nee help, I am a total noob who wants to build a gaming PC

I think I can throw something together for you. Give me about 5 mins.

ASUS AM3 EVO (the one with x8/x8 not the x8/x4)

AMD Athlon II X3

ATI 5770 or 5830 or 5850 (depending on LCD resolution,etc)

Samsung F3 500GB

Decent case like an Antec 900, 300, HAF 922,etc

Corsair 650TX if planing to CrossFire

Gskill Ripjaws DDR3 1600 (2*2GB)

Hyper 212+ if planing to OC

Any decent DVD RW

As for LCD, any decent 22" from Acer, ASUS,etc will do.

All of the above parts can be bought from Newegg.com.

id want a 1080P monitor, what corresponds to the resolution?


i threw this together, im on newegg right now messing around...

I can get all this for 405.00

SAPPHIRE 100283-3L Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
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AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ955FBGMBOX
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ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard
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This is with a Motherboard with onboard video (4200 chipset) but I also included a Raedeon 5770 since you had room in your budget.

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Update24-254-045 Hanns·G HH-231HPB Black 23" 5ms HDMI Widescreen Full HD LCD Monitor
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Update14-131-327 POWERCOLOR PCS+ AX5770 1GBD5-PPG Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card
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Update22-152-181 SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
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Subtotal: $806.92 - 5.00 with promo code VGA131327

Your total before shipping is 801.92

If you need links to this let me know.

Here's a build off another person and I agree with everything except
Go with an antec 300 and the cas7 G.sKill ripjaws ddr3 1600.
Honestly I'm having trouble trying to fit in a monitor into the build but I'd rather see you get a 5850 and spend more towards a monitor. Better to get the good video card now then later.

Also by 1080p monitor you probably mean any monitor with a decent contrast ratio with a 1920x1080 rez.

thats pretty sick, what about a phenom black quad core processor? how much more would that cost?

I have no idea what to look for in a motherboard or GPU also lol

Ideally you'd have a 955 BE and a 5850. That will add 260 dollars to your build.

But also remember, my build has a 1920x1080p 23" widescreen monitor included in the build.

Get CMCGHEE's build it looks good. Certainly 955 and 5850 are good (that's what I'm running) but $260 is $260.

Also a 23" monitor and a comp for $800 is almost unheard of.

For gaming, you don't need more than 2 cores. Raw speed matters more than cores in most games (obviously, there are exceptions like GTAIV, FSX,etc). However, for $160, the 955 is quite a good deal. If your budget allows, go for the 955 by all means. Else, get a X3. If you can, I recommend waiting a week or so for Newegg to get the X6s, that should drop the quad prices by ~$10-15.

If you need links to my build lemmie know