Completely new to the gaming world. Games I play so far are Borderlands and Left 4 Dead 2 on my laptop. I'm looking to buy a good quality computer or, as a friend says, build it, so I can play any type of games I choose . . . and uni. I'm not the most computer literate person, let alone knowledgeable about computer parts. A friend even picked out my laptop for me xD.
Are there any good quality computers out there? If so, is there a particular model or brand that stands out? If it helps, please note that I am in Australia.
A build my friend suggested is:
http://www.umart.com.au/newindex2.phtml?bid=2
Motherboard: eVGA Intel X58FTW3 LGA1366 6DDR3 2GLAN - $318.00
Case: SilverStone TJ08 Black Micro ATX Case Model #: TJ08B- Aluminium no PSU -$95.00
CPU: Intel Core i7 950 Processor LGA1366 3.06GHz 8MB Cache CPU - $284.00
Power Supply: CoolerMaster 800W Silent Pro Gold - $198.009
Main Hardrive: Western Digital 1TB Green 64MB SATAII WD10EURS AV-GP - $83.00
Hard drive backup: Western Digital 2TB Green 64MB SATAII WD20EARS - $89.00
Card reader: Apacer USB2 Internal all in one Card Reader Black (Support SDHC) - $13.00
Memory RAM: Kingston Hyperx 6G(3x2G) 2000Mhz DDR3 CL9 Intel XMP - $150.00
Graphics Card: XFX ATI HD 6970 2G PCI-E GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI DisplayPort DX11 - $372.00
Cd drive: Samsung 22X DVDRW Black IDE (SH-S222A/RSBS) - $45.00
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium64bitOEM - $96
Wireless Card: D-Link Wireless N PCI Card - $144.00
However, after some research I've come up with:
http://www.umart.com.au/newindex2.phtml?bid=2
Case: Cooler Master RC-600-KKN1 - $79.00
Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-DELUXE Socket1155 4xDDR3 SLI CrossFireX RAID SATA3 2xGLAN Firewire USB3.0 ATX - $331
CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K 3.3GHz 6MB LGA1155 - $215
PSU: CoolerMaster 800W Silent Pro Gold - $198.00
http://www.scorptec.com.au/computer/35348-hd103sj
HD: Samsung 1TB Spinpoint F3, SATAII, 7200rpm, 32MB Cache - $59 -
Backup: Seagate 2TB Barracuda Green, SATAIII, 5900rpm, 64MB Cache - $89
http://www.umart.com.au/newindex2.phtml?bid=2
Card reader: Apacer USB2 Internal all in one Card Reader Black (Support SDHC) - $13.00
Ram: Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 - $99
Graphics Card: XFX ATI HD 6970 2G PCI-E GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI DisplayPort DX11 - $372.00
Cd drive: Samsung 22X DVDRW Black IDE (SH-S222A/RSBS) - $45.00
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium64bitOEM - $96
Wireless Card: D-Link Wireless N PCI Card - $144.00
Another friend warned me about the psu but wasn't able to help much with it. All he could say was to make sure it's the right size for the motherboard, graphics card and memory. I've had a look, and can't seem to find the requirements for these in order for me to choose the correct psu. Anyone know how I can find this out?
Also, since I am so new to this, I'm worried that I may have chosen parts that might not work together. Is anyone able to give me peace of mind with this?
Thanks HEAPS for your time and assistance
Are there any good quality computers out there? If so, is there a particular model or brand that stands out? If it helps, please note that I am in Australia.
A build my friend suggested is:
http://www.umart.com.au/newindex2.phtml?bid=2
Motherboard: eVGA Intel X58FTW3 LGA1366 6DDR3 2GLAN - $318.00
Case: SilverStone TJ08 Black Micro ATX Case Model #: TJ08B- Aluminium no PSU -$95.00
CPU: Intel Core i7 950 Processor LGA1366 3.06GHz 8MB Cache CPU - $284.00
Power Supply: CoolerMaster 800W Silent Pro Gold - $198.009
Main Hardrive: Western Digital 1TB Green 64MB SATAII WD10EURS AV-GP - $83.00
Hard drive backup: Western Digital 2TB Green 64MB SATAII WD20EARS - $89.00
Card reader: Apacer USB2 Internal all in one Card Reader Black (Support SDHC) - $13.00
Memory RAM: Kingston Hyperx 6G(3x2G) 2000Mhz DDR3 CL9 Intel XMP - $150.00
Graphics Card: XFX ATI HD 6970 2G PCI-E GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI DisplayPort DX11 - $372.00
Cd drive: Samsung 22X DVDRW Black IDE (SH-S222A/RSBS) - $45.00
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium64bitOEM - $96
Wireless Card: D-Link Wireless N PCI Card - $144.00
However, after some research I've come up with:
http://www.umart.com.au/newindex2.phtml?bid=2
Case: Cooler Master RC-600-KKN1 - $79.00
Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-DELUXE Socket1155 4xDDR3 SLI CrossFireX RAID SATA3 2xGLAN Firewire USB3.0 ATX - $331
CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K 3.3GHz 6MB LGA1155 - $215
PSU: CoolerMaster 800W Silent Pro Gold - $198.00
http://www.scorptec.com.au/computer/35348-hd103sj
HD: Samsung 1TB Spinpoint F3, SATAII, 7200rpm, 32MB Cache - $59 -
Backup: Seagate 2TB Barracuda Green, SATAIII, 5900rpm, 64MB Cache - $89
http://www.umart.com.au/newindex2.phtml?bid=2
Card reader: Apacer USB2 Internal all in one Card Reader Black (Support SDHC) - $13.00
Ram: Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 - $99
Graphics Card: XFX ATI HD 6970 2G PCI-E GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI DisplayPort DX11 - $372.00
Cd drive: Samsung 22X DVDRW Black IDE (SH-S222A/RSBS) - $45.00
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium64bitOEM - $96
Wireless Card: D-Link Wireless N PCI Card - $144.00
Another friend warned me about the psu but wasn't able to help much with it. All he could say was to make sure it's the right size for the motherboard, graphics card and memory. I've had a look, and can't seem to find the requirements for these in order for me to choose the correct psu. Anyone know how I can find this out?
Also, since I am so new to this, I'm worried that I may have chosen parts that might not work together. Is anyone able to give me peace of mind with this?
Thanks HEAPS for your time and assistance