Making My First Gamin PC

[hotweels_1]

Approximate Purchase Date: Around Christmas time

Budget Range: $350-maybe $500

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming and Movies

Are you buying a monitor: No got a tv


Parts to Upgrade: CPU, RAM, HDD, GPU, CASE, PSU (whole computer)...... Maybe watercooling if enough

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com

Location: Yuma AZ USA

Parts Preferences: ANY

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: what is the difference

Your Monitor Resolution: Dont know i got a 42" lcd full HD 1080p

Additional Comments: Im gonna be playing MW3 and racing games

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Whole new computer

 

[shafe88]

I don't think your $500 max budget is going to allow for water cooling, as most of the cheap water cooling systems are no better than a good air cooled system.

Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727

Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157309

Ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820576013

Case with 400w psu
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147099

Hard drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145304

Graphics card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202004

Optical drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289

Total
$497