I want a to build a good gaming computer that won't cost me an arm and a leg. I would like to know what kind of parts to get. Or a list that will help me on my way
I would mostly agree, but make sure the ram is ddr3 though ddr2 is still good and is cheaperSightless Wisdom said:My suggestion:
An AM3 socket motherboard with a fair amount of USB 2.0 and 6 6Gb/s SATA ports
AMD Phenom II quad core 3.2 Ghz CPU
Ati 5570 or higher GPU
700+ W PSU from something like thermaltake
4Gb Dual channel RAM, get a good brand
Logitech G5 gaming mouse, Logitech g11 or g15 keyboard.
This should all come out to under $1000 with some room to play around with parts like the GPU. It will also run most things on the market on maximum settings.
Oh, yeah I forgot to mention that, definitely DDR3 as 4Gb DDR2 is just... not great.marfin_ said:I would mostly agree, but make sure the ram is ddr3 though ddr2 is still good and is cheaperSightless Wisdom said:My suggestion:
An AM3 socket motherboard with a fair amount of USB 2.0 and 6 6Gb/s SATA ports
AMD Phenom II quad core 3.2 Ghz CPU
Ati 5570 or higher GPU
700+ W PSU from something like thermaltake
4Gb Dual channel RAM, get a good brand
Logitech G5 gaming mouse, Logitech g11 or g15 keyboard.
This should all come out to under $1000 with some room to play around with parts like the GPU. It will also run most things on the market on maximum settings.
Meh, DDR3 is best but I get by on my ddr2. It's gonna be a pain when I finally decide to upgrade to DDR3 thoughSightless Wisdom said:Oh, yeah I forgot to mention that, definitely DDR3 as 4Gb DDR2 is just... not great.marfin_ said:I would mostly agree, but make sure the ram is ddr3 though ddr2 is still good and is cheaperSightless Wisdom said:My suggestion:
An AM3 socket motherboard with a fair amount of USB 2.0 and 6 6Gb/s SATA ports
AMD Phenom II quad core 3.2 Ghz CPU
Ati 5570 or higher GPU
700+ W PSU from something like thermaltake
4Gb Dual channel RAM, get a good brand
Logitech G5 gaming mouse, Logitech g11 or g15 keyboard.
This should all come out to under $1000 with some room to play around with parts like the GPU. It will also run most things on the market on maximum settings.
Pretty sure you can get an ATI Radeon HD 6000 series card for less than 200 dollars these days.Sightless Wisdom said:My suggestion:
An AM3 socket motherboard with a fair amount of USB 2.0 and 6 6Gb/s SATA ports
AMD Phenom II quad core 3.2 Ghz CPU
Ati 5570 or higher GPU
700+ W PSU from something like thermaltake
4Gb Dual channel RAM, get a good brand
Logitech G5 gaming mouse, Logitech g11 or g15 keyboard.
This should all come out to under $1000 with some room to play around with parts like the GPU. It will also run most things on the market on maximum settings.
In theory, DDR3 is better, but when put into practice it's not that much faster. The problem is that you might as well go DDR3 for the future.marfin_ said:Meh, DDR3 is best but I get by on my ddr2. It's gonna be a pain when I finally decide to upgrade to DDR3 though![]()