Hi guys, I was wondering if you could help me build a $1000 PC purely on hardware. That wouldn't include things like accessories and OS.
My dilemma is ATI appears to be releasing their 6900 series soon, should I just wait for that? I'm not sure I'll be able to afford one of those but I'd love to. I've tinkered in PCs before taking parts out but never built one from the ground up, so I'm a n00b.
Here is my preferences and what it will be used for:
1.)Almost purely a gaming rig with little things like just surfing the net to go with it(obviously). But yea, pretty much will be a pure gaming rig.
2.)Cosmetic design on the case isn't a big thing for me, I just want performance. If it is a roomy case, has excellent airflow, I'll go with it. All about performance, not looks to me. That can always come later.
3.)I'm a OC n00b but I'd like to have a rig that has SOME OC capability. I don't need a rig that can handle super OCing, just something decent, as I doubt I'll get a water cooling system. So, it will probably be all air cooled with the exception of buying a CPU cooler.
4.)I'm thinking of going to a AMD build since they're much cheaper than Intel. From my understanding, they almost have the exact same performance on their CPUs as i7's for gaming. With the exception of OCing, Intel gains a slight advantage, which I'm fine by. Going AMD would allow me more money to put into a awesome GPU, which is obviously the most important thing to me.
5.)I would appreciate a rig that is easy to put together since this is my first time. Hardware that wouldn't really conflict with each other would be nice too. I've read some recent mobo's for instance are having problems recognizing AMD's new CPUs.
6.) Do not need a monitor in the $1000 budget, I already have a really good Samsung monitor that is full HD and I love it.
I think that is it. Obviously I'll be buying the OEM 64bit version of W7. Extra accessories will probably include thermal paste, mouse pad, a couple case fans and a CPU cooler. If you have a recommendation on those let me know. I already have a Logitech G500/G110 M/KB combo, I just need a good mouse pad that doesn't conflict with the mouse.
My dilemma is ATI appears to be releasing their 6900 series soon, should I just wait for that? I'm not sure I'll be able to afford one of those but I'd love to. I've tinkered in PCs before taking parts out but never built one from the ground up, so I'm a n00b.
Here is my preferences and what it will be used for:
1.)Almost purely a gaming rig with little things like just surfing the net to go with it(obviously). But yea, pretty much will be a pure gaming rig.
2.)Cosmetic design on the case isn't a big thing for me, I just want performance. If it is a roomy case, has excellent airflow, I'll go with it. All about performance, not looks to me. That can always come later.
3.)I'm a OC n00b but I'd like to have a rig that has SOME OC capability. I don't need a rig that can handle super OCing, just something decent, as I doubt I'll get a water cooling system. So, it will probably be all air cooled with the exception of buying a CPU cooler.
4.)I'm thinking of going to a AMD build since they're much cheaper than Intel. From my understanding, they almost have the exact same performance on their CPUs as i7's for gaming. With the exception of OCing, Intel gains a slight advantage, which I'm fine by. Going AMD would allow me more money to put into a awesome GPU, which is obviously the most important thing to me.
5.)I would appreciate a rig that is easy to put together since this is my first time. Hardware that wouldn't really conflict with each other would be nice too. I've read some recent mobo's for instance are having problems recognizing AMD's new CPUs.
6.) Do not need a monitor in the $1000 budget, I already have a really good Samsung monitor that is full HD and I love it.
I think that is it. Obviously I'll be buying the OEM 64bit version of W7. Extra accessories will probably include thermal paste, mouse pad, a couple case fans and a CPU cooler. If you have a recommendation on those let me know. I already have a Logitech G500/G110 M/KB combo, I just need a good mouse pad that doesn't conflict with the mouse.