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Hey, I was looking into getting a new computer around christmas so that I have something gaming-capable, and after some thought about it I decided that I would like to try and build one myself. In the spoiler below is my original post from the prebuilt forum.
Anyways, originally I was looking at the Prebuilt mentioned below, but as I am now looking to make it myself, I'd like to see how much more bang for my buck I can get. The real problem here is that I have no idea where to start with when it comes to building my own computer. I have some know-how, and could probably put it all together myself, I just have no real sense of how to compare the different parts and such without looking at dozens of comparison guides and such. As such, it would be great to at least some get an idea of where to start part-wise.
My budget is most likely around 600-800 USD.
I did notice a couple of combo deasl at Newegg right in my price range. How good would this Newegg combo be?
Or this one?
There are plenty of other combos too, but I just don't know enough to determine what would fit my needs.
I do have access to an OS, so I don't need to purchase that myself, and I don't need a monitor or speakers.
For reference, I plan on doing medium to high-end gaming on the PC, as I plan on playing games like Dragon Age 1/2, Starcraft 2, etc. on there, but not really any of the FPS' that need top-end PC's.
Anyways, originally I was looking at the Prebuilt mentioned below, but as I am now looking to make it myself, I'd like to see how much more bang for my buck I can get. The real problem here is that I have no idea where to start with when it comes to building my own computer. I have some know-how, and could probably put it all together myself, I just have no real sense of how to compare the different parts and such without looking at dozens of comparison guides and such. As such, it would be great to at least some get an idea of where to start part-wise.
My budget is most likely around 600-800 USD.
I did notice a couple of combo deasl at Newegg right in my price range. How good would this Newegg combo be?
Or this one?
There are plenty of other combos too, but I just don't know enough to determine what would fit my needs.
I do have access to an OS, so I don't need to purchase that myself, and I don't need a monitor or speakers.
For reference, I plan on doing medium to high-end gaming on the PC, as I plan on playing games like Dragon Age 1/2, Starcraft 2, etc. on there, but not really any of the FPS' that need top-end PC's.
Hello there! I've been looking to find somewhere to get advice on the purchasing of a gaming capable desktop, and after some asking around, was pointed here. So thanks ahead of time for any advice. On to the question though:
I'm looking to get a computer for medium to high-end gaming. I'd like to be able to play Bioware games such as Dragon Age 1 & 2, Starcraft 2, and Civilization 5 on the highest settings if possible, but am not looking at the moment to make a PC that would be capable of maxing the most intensive games (not much interest in the FPS's on the PC).
The budget that I am looking at is around $600-800, and at the moment I've been looking at the following pre-built computer from Newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6883227274
Description: iBUYPOWER Gamer Power 549D3 Athlon II X4 635(2.9GHz) 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Capacity ATI Radeon HD 5770 Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
So what I'm wondering is how good that PC is relative to the market in general (something I have a poor grasp of) and whether or not I could get a significant improvement in quality within my price range by either looking at a different set of pre-built models, or by building it myself. I've never built my own computer, but I am a pretty technically savvy guy where most things are concerned (at least I'd hope so, or working on a degree in Comp. Eng. would be pointless) so I would be willing to give that a shot, as I have no problem taking the time over the break to do the necessary research online in putting the computer together.
An important thing to note, if I were to build the computer myself, is that I have access to a few things that I could bring over to the new PC. I have access to an OS (Windows 7 32- or 64-bit, XP, etc.) and the Office suite through my university's software alliance, and I own an external HD with a terabyte of space, meaning I can skimp a bit on the desktop HD. Also, not to worried about the peripherals for the computer, as I have a TV I can co-opt for the time being and I expect some desktop peripherals (speakers, possibly a monitor) for christmas at any rate.
I think that sums up what I wanted to ask here. I live in the US if it makes a difference so it should be easy enough to take online prices as is for the most part.
Anyways, thanks again!
I'm looking to get a computer for medium to high-end gaming. I'd like to be able to play Bioware games such as Dragon Age 1 & 2, Starcraft 2, and Civilization 5 on the highest settings if possible, but am not looking at the moment to make a PC that would be capable of maxing the most intensive games (not much interest in the FPS's on the PC).
The budget that I am looking at is around $600-800, and at the moment I've been looking at the following pre-built computer from Newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6883227274
Description: iBUYPOWER Gamer Power 549D3 Athlon II X4 635(2.9GHz) 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Capacity ATI Radeon HD 5770 Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
So what I'm wondering is how good that PC is relative to the market in general (something I have a poor grasp of) and whether or not I could get a significant improvement in quality within my price range by either looking at a different set of pre-built models, or by building it myself. I've never built my own computer, but I am a pretty technically savvy guy where most things are concerned (at least I'd hope so, or working on a degree in Comp. Eng. would be pointless) so I would be willing to give that a shot, as I have no problem taking the time over the break to do the necessary research online in putting the computer together.
An important thing to note, if I were to build the computer myself, is that I have access to a few things that I could bring over to the new PC. I have access to an OS (Windows 7 32- or 64-bit, XP, etc.) and the Office suite through my university's software alliance, and I own an external HD with a terabyte of space, meaning I can skimp a bit on the desktop HD. Also, not to worried about the peripherals for the computer, as I have a TV I can co-opt for the time being and I expect some desktop peripherals (speakers, possibly a monitor) for christmas at any rate.
I think that sums up what I wanted to ask here. I live in the US if it makes a difference so it should be easy enough to take online prices as is for the most part.
Anyways, thanks again!
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