Hey everyone im new to the whole building my own computer. I wanna build a gaming computer with XFX nForce 780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard and a Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Processor BX80569Q9450 - 2.66GHz, 12MB Cache, 1333MHz FSB, Yorkfield, Quad-Core, Retail, Socket 775, Processor with Fan CPU.... but thats about all i know... i dont know wat graphics cards and stuff i should get ... i dont want to spend more than 200 a piece for the rest of the parts so could anyone give me some suggestion for like the cases, ram , graphics card, hard drive , ect... thanks..
first you need to remove your email address. it is against the rules. i would stay away from sli and nvidia chipsets. you are better off getting an x48 motherboard and a single high end video card. but if you really want you could do a crossfire setup with the 4870. i just saw benchmarks on it and it owns. mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128336 cpu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115042 ram http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231145 psu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005 hdd http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073 dvd http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151153 gpu the 4870 will be out sometime in the next week so i recommend witting for that. cases http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129025 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137 these are a few cases that i like. the first case will be great for a quite pc with decent cooling. the second will have better cooling and have a more flashy look to it. and the last case is just a basic case that would do fine for what ever you needed.
awesome man you have no idea how much this helps also wat graphic card would you recommend for like the 300 dollar range? or is that wat the gpu thing is you were talking about?
mobo $225 cpu $330 ram $85 psu $110 hdd $80 dvd $30 gpu $250-$300 ? case $100-$150 ---------- $1210-$1310 the gpu is the video card. the one i suggested will be in your price range.
GPU = Graphics processing unit, technically it means the processor on the graphics card, not the whole card itself, but we tend to slang it here to mean the whole product. That's a very sound product list there, any of the three cases mentioned will serve you well.
Yup, I have the RC-690 and it has a LOT of cooling options. It IS a bit on th flimsy side though... The Raidmax Smilodon Extreme is also a great case. The PSU is cheaper here: http://www.buy.com/prod/corsair-tx-650w-atx12v-power-supply/q/loc/101/206178324.html Also the Rampage Formula is ALSO a great board. If you want and can stretch for that it's great!
Yeah, but you have to admit it IS is quality motherbaord. Plus it's 215 openbox. I know someone who bought it open box and the soundcard was missing and Asus even gave him that for free.
Lol for $215 Open Box I should hope so! I'm sure the rampage is a quality board, but there comes a point when you wonder where the extra money goes. They may be lacking in extra overclocking features, but Gigabyte and MSI's offerings are not lacking in build quality, and DFI boards I imagine would also be up to the same par for BIOS features as well.
I think the extra money goes into PROBABLY higher quality, and a LOT more BIOS options. Although if he wants to go the cheap route he can always get a P5E and flash it to a Rampage Formula. It wont be as good because the hardware isn't the same, but still pretty damn close.
I'm not going to continue this discussion any further, or it'll just get silly. If you can afford the Rampage do it, if not, go with the X48-DS4.
Yeah, don't really need mobo wars. I persoanlly use Gigabyte ALL the time and yes they do make great boards. I have had one just fail out of nowhere, but that was just once(it was a GA-EP35-DS3R). Oh and I bought one open box and that one was messed up too(GA-965P-DS3). The GA-X48-DS4 is a great board. The Rampage formula is too. What ever your budget can afford, I'm just throwing in another option out there.
be advised though that by 'a bit better' we mean things like it's a little easier to get to 4.2Ghz than with the Gigabyte board, and it'd probably still be doable with the latter anyway, but when you're reaching those kind of speeds you usually run into voltage concerns with 45nm chips anyway - personally, with a 45nm CPU, I don't think you'll see much of a difference in overclocking prowess.
cool so pretty much all that stuff he listed up there is really all i need i dont need any fans or w.e. for the MB or does it come with one or i dunno lol sry like i said be for im completely new on the whole making a computer deal xD
Well we didn't really form a complete list. Tell us after all these suggestions, what you plan on buying and you can fine tune it from there. As far as can see this is what you're getting: Q9450 GA-X48-DS4 ATI Radeon 4850 Corsair 650TX The HDD and DVD krj suggested. What case did you pick? Also if you plan on overclocking(you should) you want to get a aftermarket CPU cooler.
ill probally end up getting mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128336 cpu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115042 ram http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231145 psu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005 hdd http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073 dvd http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151153 gpu the 4870 will be out sometime in the next week so i recommend witting for that. with this case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021 i probally will wanna over clock it eventually though 2 so wat else would i end up needing
Ok you also need a CPU cooler. You can get this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233003&Tpk=s1283 As long as you get this retention bracket for it. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233019
A sound component list. The G-Skill memory wouldn't have been my first choice, but there's nothing wrong with it especially.
