Tips for a New PC Gamer

[Skope]

Any tips regarding computers or components. I am switching from my current Xbox 360 to a new computer (hopefully ) Any tips overall for a newer user is also helpful.

 

[cuecuemore]

Do you have a budget for this PC? Any specific goals?

 

[patrick47018]

Well for starters how much are you looking to spend on your gaming computer?

 

[Skope]

Well for starters how much are you looking to spend on your gaming computer?

500

 

[lookerup]

I agree cuecuemore - look for budget that works for you
decide a cpu - AMD or Intel computer (i recommend Intel)
decide on gpu (graphics) - nvidia or Ati ( i recommend nvidia gtx 650 ti)
decide on motherboard - many choice
power supply is determined by gpu (make sure it's a good power supply otherwise it's will burn out your pc quick)
decide how much space you need
decide how many rams you need ( minimum is 2-4)

 

[the pc gamer]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1oFD4
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1oFD4/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1oFD4/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme6 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.08 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($76.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($254.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper ATX Full Tower Case ($144.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Gaming 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($79.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B3ST/BLK/G/AS DVD/CD Writer ($25.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1076.97
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-05 20:09 EDT-0400)

 

[lookerup]

CPU: intel i5-3350P
motherboard:Asus P8H77-MLE
Memory:crucial ballistix 4gb
storage: WD 500gb
GPU: evga gtx 650
psu: corsair CX500
case: nzxt gamma series
dvd burner: lg 24x dvd burner

i was going to build this, but not enough funding. It came out to be 550+ but lower than 600