Building a new computer

[DoubleSb]

I need some recommendations and a tutorial how, I've never built one and I have a 900$ limit, anyone wanna help?

[trakaill]

http://www.pcityourself.com/building/introduction.php

 

Here is for the tutorial...as for the parts there are enough threads here..start a wish list, post it and shadow or somebody else will comment so you can adjust

[DoubleSb]

http://www.pcityourself.com/building/introduction.php

 

Here is for the tutorial...as for the parts there are enough threads here..start a wish list, post it and shadow or somebody else will comment so you can adjust

 

Case:

Apevia X-Dreaming 3 Mid-Tower w/ Side-Panel Window & Temperature Display

 

Power Supply:

Sigma Shark SP-635W PSU - SLI Ready

 

CPU:

AMD Phenom™II X4 955 Black Edition Quad-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology

 

Cooling:

Asetek LCLC 120 Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Extreme Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA)

 

Motherboard:

MSI 770-C45 AM3 770 Chipset DDR3 1666+/1333/1066 with PCIe slot SATA RAID MB w/GbLAN,USB2.0,&7.1Audio

 

Memory:

4GB (2GBx2) PC1333 DDR3 PC3 10666 Dual Channel Memory

 

VC:

NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1GB 16X PCI Express

 

PHYSX Card:

NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1GB 16X PCI Express

 

Harddrive:

750GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD

 

Optical:

LG 22X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Dual Layer Drive

 

My wishlist, about 1000. Adjustable?

[trakaill]

If you want to go AMD why not.. most like intel better for gaming

 

32MB cache HDDs arent that expensive..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010150014%201035424340&bop=And&ShowDeactivatedMark=False&ActiveSearchResult=True&Order=RATING

 

I dont know that liquid cooling is that important for the price but if you want it why not

 

I dont know that I like the case that much, its tight but then again if you go with water cooling I guess a wide case isnt that important but still

 

And very important is the PSU..research here a little but shadowx has posted countless articles from toms hardware and jonnyguru about the good PSUs you can trust...just remember a shitty one can fuck up your whole system..

Apparently you cant go wrong with corsair.. MODULAR is awesome!!

 

Now for your VC..somebody correct me if Im wrong but I dont know/think that this card is appropriate for gaming!!

5770 might be the best bang for bucks right now...

[tinkerbell]

liquid cooling for your budget is not really worth it, you could spend it on better components. also there is only one, pre-fab water cooling unit worth getting, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181010 get the artic freezer pro 2 and spend a bit more on the GPU. at the very least a 4870, or 250 GTX

[DoubleSb]

Hmm, I kinda changed it being Andre telling me AMD is shitty.

 

Case: Apevia X-Dreamer 3 Mid-Tower Gaming Case w/ Side-Panel Window & Temperature Display

 

Power Supply Upgrade: 600 Watts Power Supplies (XtremeGear SLI/CrossFireX Ready Power Supply)

 

CPU: (Quad-Core)Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz 1333FSB 12MB L2 Cache 64-bit

 

Cooling Fan: Xigmatek Dark Knight-S1283V Gaming CPU Cooling Fan

 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G41M-ES2H Intel G41 Chipset with PCIe slot DDR2 SATA/IDE MB w/ Built-in X4500 Graphic Core,HDMI,GbLAN,USB2.0,&7.1Audio

 

Memory: 4GB (2GBx2) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory

 

Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 1GB 16X PCI Express

 

Hard Drive: Single Hard Drive (500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)

 

Optical Drive: LG 22X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Dual Layer Drive (BLACK COLOR)

[Finzz]

That psu can support 2x 220's? 220's arent that good anyway, just get like one gtx 260, and yeah liquid cooling is a waste unless you are really gonna need it for overclocking and stuff. Air is so much cheaper and just as good if you know what you are doing.

 

Get the Noctua (NH-U12P-LGA775, it comes with AMD brackets too) its a really good heatsink, my cpu never goes over 40 celsius

[Heymans]

Double: If you break your 900$ to spend about 1050$..

•Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz CPU

• GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R

•6GB DDR3 1600Mhz Memory

•500GB 7200RPM SATA300 HDD

•22X LG SATA DVD+/-RW w/Nero

•1GB GeForce GTS 250 Dual DVI

•1Gbit Ethernet Adapter

•8-Channel HD Audio

•Antec Nine Hundered Two Case

•460watt Cooler Master Power Supply

•8 USB 2.0 Ports

•1 Year Parts and Labor Warranty

[DoubleSb]

Hmm, I kinda changed it being Andre telling me AMD is shitty.

 

Case: Apevia X-Dreamer 3 Mid-Tower Gaming Case w/ Side-Panel Window & Temperature Display

 

Power Supply Upgrade: 600 Watts Power Supplies (XtremeGear SLI/CrossFireX Ready Power Supply)

 

CPU: (Quad-Core)Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz 1333FSB 12MB L2 Cache 64-bit

 

Cooling Fan: Xigmatek Dark Knight-S1283V Gaming CPU Cooling Fan

 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G41M-ES2H Intel G41 Chipset with PCIe slot DDR2 SATA/IDE MB w/ Built-in X4500 Graphic Core,HDMI,GbLAN,USB2.0,&7.1Audio

 

Memory: 4GB (2GBx2) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory

 

Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 1GB 16X PCI Express

 

Hard Drive: Single Hard Drive (500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)

 

Optical Drive: LG 22X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Dual Layer Drive (BLACK COLOR)

 

Double: If you break your 900$ to spend about 1050$..

•Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz CPU

• GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R

•6GB DDR3 1600Mhz Memory

•500GB 7200RPM SATA300 HDD

•22X LG SATA DVD+/-RW w/Nero

•1GB GeForce GTS 250 Dual DVI

•1Gbit Ethernet Adapter

•8-Channel HD Audio

•Antec Nine Hundered Two Case

•460watt Cooler Master Power Supply

•8 USB 2.0 Ports

•1 Year Parts and Labor Warranty

 

Is this not the same?

[Heymans]

Double: Mine is prebuilt, comes blank.

The most you'll have to do is install drivers after you install the OS.