Well, I'm not building this thing to be original, but rather I'm building it so I can play all the latest PC games. So maybe if you could rate this build on its ability to perform the tasks I want it to perform instead of its "originality", that would be great.
Answers To Your Questions
1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
My PC will be used 90% for gaming. I already have a black Macbook laptop and a family computer in my house, so I will primarily use those for normal computer functions such as...
Well, are they?
I'm looking at buying a RAZER Lycosa and a Logitech G5 for this gaming rig I'm building, which add up to about $130. Now, I could definitely use that money somewhere else and buy a cheap mouse/keyboard combo, but am I sacrificing performance? I do plan on playing a lot of...
I see what your saying, but I think my situation is unusual. No matter what, I'm spending a ton of money on this puppy, and I think I should go "all-out" for a few reasons. First off saving money right now isn't that important to me. Almost most of my money I got from working my job which I...
So maybe I should look at things this way...
Cheaper Build (spend less $ now, spend more $ later):
Motherboard*- ASUS P5Q PRO @ $130
Power Supply- PC Power & Cooling 750w @ $110
RAM*- G.SKILL PI Black 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 @ $40
CPU*- Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ $160
CPU Cooler- XIGMATEK...
Boy, this is hard...
OK, so it looks like the two main issues are choosing a video card and choosing a processor. Other minor issues include choosing a motherboard, DDR2 or DDR3, single or dual monitor (if you have an opinion on this please go here), and a few others. However, right now I...
Answers To Your Questions:
Q1-
A1- I'm planning to keep this rig for at least a couple of years. I might add a little RAM in a year or two and maybe even another video card or something, but I would like to keep my processor for a while.
Q2-
A2- On another forum it was suggested that I...
Updated System Choices:
Motherboard- ASUS P5Q PRO @ $130
Power Supply- PC Power & Cooling 750w Power Supply@ $110
RAM- G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 Memory @ $40
CPU- Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ $165
CPU Cooler- XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler @ $37
Video Card- SAPPHIRE Radeon HD...
So quad-core is overkill even for the latest games and games coming out within the next couple of years? This Quad-core is the same price as the Core 2 Duo I was looking at. What are some of the benefits of a quad-core CPU?
I think I'm going to overclock. I don't know too much about overclocking, but if it can increase my performance, then yes. Sound isn't really that important to me, but don't get me wrong I like having good quality for everything, including sound. The reason I was going to buy that expensive...
Thanks for the good input, here is where I'm at right now:
Current System Choices:
Motherboard- ASUS P5Q PRO + XONAR DX LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard Bundle @ $184
Power Supply- PC power & cooling S75QB 750w @ $99
RAM- OCZ Reaper DDR2 1066 4gigs @ $49
CPU- Intel Core 2 Duo E8500...
I've made a continuation of this topic here. I figured this post has come to the point where it belongs more in the General Hardware section than it does here.
Thanks again to all who have helped me and all that continue to help me.
Intro:
About a week ago I decided to start looking into building a gaming rig. I researched a lot, received a lot of help, and so far I think I've done a pretty good job. I've already got a system outlined, but I still need a little help finalizing it. The system I have was made using a...
If I use the Astro A40 Headset, will I only be able to listen to my 360 or PC one at a time. Like if I'm playing Halo and WoW (or whatever) at the same time I won't be able to hear one or the other, right? If this is the case maybe I should invest in some speakers for my PC to use when I'm on...
That's looking very appealing to me. I think my mom said we have already have Vista or something, so that might save me $100 (although I might be wrong). I was also looking into getting an expensive router which I can definitely afford thanks to your help. Thanks a bunch.
MalVeauX- Well it sounds like you really know what you're talking about, so I think I'm going to take your advice and downgrade my "machine" in order to upgrade other stuff. I just would like to clarify a few things though.
1) What is the HONEST difference between running something on max...
Thanks a lot for all that information. This is a post I made that outlines what I had planned out as of right now: http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2259325&enterthread=y So what you're saying is if I downgraded to your CPU and RAM I wouldn't see a difference in performance? As I stated...
I'm looking for a sweet wallpaper and was wondering if anyone had some favorites they'd like to share. Girls, games, cars, food, abstract, etc... anything really. Outside of the box is always nice. Thanks to anyone who shares.
The monitor I picked was chosen for a specific reason. I forgot to mention this, but I'm going to use this monitor not only for my computer, but also for playing Xbox 360 on. I chose this specific monitor because it was highly recommended for playing competitive Halo 3 (which is what I...
I'm pretty willing to build it myself. I don't mind the work (I think it might be kind of fun), I like knowing exactly whats going into my system, and from what I've heard its a lot cheaper. At the same time I'm not ruling out buying a pre-built system. If the benefits of a pre-built system...
Answers To Your Questions
1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
This computer will be used primarily for gaming. I've already got a Black Macbook for schoolwork, music, videos, etc...
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable...
So I've decided to get into computer gaming, and obviously to start I need to build a computer gaming system. Now, I've been playing games on consoles for years, but I'm completely new to the PC gaming scene, and as a result I know nothing about building a gaming rig. I want to point out that...
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