Hey I would like to build a new computer for gaming my price range is 1500 area also need a monitor..I will not be needing speakers or an operating system. I would like a 20-22" I need a motherboard with lan, memory 3 to 4 gig, 1 HDD prefer 500 gb or larger, processor, videocard, CD/DVD burner, PSU. Currently live in the US any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated thanks!
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Does that $1500 budget include the monitor, tax, and shipping?
Do you have a microcenter near you?
What else do you do with your computer besides game?
What games do you play and at what settings?
What other features do you need in a motherboard besides onboard LAN? (RAID, Firewire, 3 PCI slots, etc)
Here's something to start off with:
$230 - 22" LCD
$230 - 8800GT 512MB
$275 - Q6600
$150 - P5K-E
$100 - 500GB
$100 - Corsair 520W
$80 - 4GB 2x2GB DDR2-800
$80 - RC-690
$30 - DVDRW SATA
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$1275 + tax and shipping - any MIRs
Do you have a microcenter near you?
What else do you do with your computer besides game?
What games do you play and at what settings?
What other features do you need in a motherboard besides onboard LAN? (RAID, Firewire, 3 PCI slots, etc)
Here's something to start off with:
$230 - 22" LCD
$230 - 8800GT 512MB
$275 - Q6600
$150 - P5K-E
$100 - 500GB
$100 - Corsair 520W
$80 - 4GB 2x2GB DDR2-800
$80 - RC-690
$30 - DVDRW SATA
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$1275 + tax and shipping - any MIRs
I am going to want to play games such as Starcraft 2 when it comes out Oblivion, Crysis on high settings would be nice. Motherboard just good expandability not looking to do a RAID anything above 2 sata ports would be good and USB 2 ports no need for firewire.No microcenter that I know of
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Please answer the rest of Enginurd's questions as well as mine:
- Will you be overclocking?
- Will you be overclocking?
Dangman
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Ok then, just go with Enginurd's build list. It's pretty solid.
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Since you don't need RAID nor Firewire, you can drop down to either the Abit IP35-E, Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L, DS3R, or MSI P35 Neo2-FR instead.
If you want to OC, pickup one of these coolers:
$35 - Scythe SCNJ-1100P Ninja Plus Rev.B CPU HSF (optional $7 Thermalright LGA775 Bolt-Thru-Kit; recommended if using w/ quadcore)
$45 - Tuniq Tower 120 CPU HSF
$46 - Thermalright Ultima 90 CPU HS + FBA09A12M - Z ($3)
$50 - ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 120mm 2-ball UFO Bearing / Transparent CPU Cooler ($10 MIR)
$55 - Thermalright Ultra 120 eXtreme CPU HS + Scythe S-Flex Fan SFF21E ($15)
Get the Q6600 from clubit.com, since they guarantee the G0 stepping. It runs cooler and consumes less power than the old B3 stepping, therefore its easier to OC. BTW, these core2's are crazy easy to OC.
If you want to OC, pickup one of these coolers:
$35 - Scythe SCNJ-1100P Ninja Plus Rev.B CPU HSF (optional $7 Thermalright LGA775 Bolt-Thru-Kit; recommended if using w/ quadcore)
$45 - Tuniq Tower 120 CPU HSF
$46 - Thermalright Ultima 90 CPU HS + FBA09A12M - Z ($3)
$50 - ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 120mm 2-ball UFO Bearing / Transparent CPU Cooler ($10 MIR)
$55 - Thermalright Ultra 120 eXtreme CPU HS + Scythe S-Flex Fan SFF21E ($15)
Get the Q6600 from clubit.com, since they guarantee the G0 stepping. It runs cooler and consumes less power than the old B3 stepping, therefore its easier to OC. BTW, these core2's are crazy easy to OC.