Hi, I'm building my first computer and I need some advice on some stuff. First I have a budget of around $400, but I can go a little over just not pushing $450, is that enough to make a decent entry-mid level gaming computer with Windows 7 home premium 64bit?(That would cut my budget down to about $300-$350) I'm looking for the most bang for my buck. The games that I'm playing right now are like Fallout New Vegas, Crysis Warhead, Crysis, possibly Crysis 2, Farcry 2, Oblivion, Skyrim soon, and hopefully MW3. Also I want something that I can use for a couple of years before I need something completely new. I was also leaning towards AMD because they seem to stick to one socket type for quite a while, where Intel seems to changes sockets all the time. So I would appreciate if you would steer me in the right direction, whether it be Intel or AMD. I was considering the FX-4100 but I don't know what to think. Like I said earlier I just want the best bang for my buck, but need to get everything for the tower, including the case.
Next for motherboards is there any brands that I should stay away from, and at the same time some that are really good? Also should I lean towards ATX or micro ATX. I'm not to worried about the disc drive, but I don't know what I should get for a hard drive, especially what size. This computers main purpose is going to be for gaming also. Then how much ram should I be thinking about putting in?
Next, I don't need the best card in there right, I haven't ever had a graphics card so anything is a big improvement really. But I would like some suggestions. Then what would you think about either SLI or Crossfire, are they necessary for what I'm doing, or worth it at all or would it be better just to spend a little more later to get one better card instead of 2 decent ones? Then finally the case, should I look for a more expensive case with really good air flow? But I was thinking about just buying a cheapo case off Craigslist or something and cutting the side out and putting one giant 200-300mm fan on then have a couple of 120mm fans on the back to blow the hot air out?
Please keep in kind that I am going to upgrade things like ram and graphics cards whenever I get more money, so I don't need to have all the best stuff now. Thanks for anything that you can tell, I really appreciate it.
Next for motherboards is there any brands that I should stay away from, and at the same time some that are really good? Also should I lean towards ATX or micro ATX. I'm not to worried about the disc drive, but I don't know what I should get for a hard drive, especially what size. This computers main purpose is going to be for gaming also. Then how much ram should I be thinking about putting in?
Next, I don't need the best card in there right, I haven't ever had a graphics card so anything is a big improvement really. But I would like some suggestions. Then what would you think about either SLI or Crossfire, are they necessary for what I'm doing, or worth it at all or would it be better just to spend a little more later to get one better card instead of 2 decent ones? Then finally the case, should I look for a more expensive case with really good air flow? But I was thinking about just buying a cheapo case off Craigslist or something and cutting the side out and putting one giant 200-300mm fan on then have a couple of 120mm fans on the back to blow the hot air out?
Please keep in kind that I am going to upgrade things like ram and graphics cards whenever I get more money, so I don't need to have all the best stuff now. Thanks for anything that you can tell, I really appreciate it.
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