[Question]New Built Computer

[Herleybob]

Hello. I was going to build a computer, i was wondering what are some good gaming Motherboards and some good Videocards and RAM ammount.

I got some in mind, i would just like to know what you Computer Hardware Experts think i should get.

I would like the total price to be under 1000$ and be a pretty good gaming computer.

[susy]

dual core , atleast 1000mb ram + like 128 or 256 on second core part , newest geoforce (ati sucks ) dont know about other drivers much , built my pc 3 years ago myself

Newer game slike "Bioshock" require atleast 1024 mb ram

[Herleybob]

Ok. i was planning on getting about 3k MB Ram.

[Daft]

2 gigs of ram
Geforce 8800 GTS (Or the GT, if it is in your budget)
Duel Core, any of em

If you are buying it online, i would recommend TigerDirect.com Best Deals - Computer Parts, PC Components, Computers & Electronics

[Froogle]

Unless you're going with a 64-bit OS then more than 2 gigabytes of ram is useless. Go with a e6850 dual core processor and for motherboard... any newer SLI nvidia version . . . with a 8800 GTS for sure. Also for motherboard you could get one of the newest that supports three video cards and stick three 7600 GTS's in there (quite cheap but they're great for duo/triple card'ing).

[Daft]

EVGA nforce 780i SLI Motherboard - A1 Version, NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI, Socket 775, ATX, Audio, PCI Express 2.0, Dual Gigabit LAN, SPDIF, USB 2.0, Firewire, Serial ATA, RAID 132-CK-NF78-A1 at TigerDirect.com

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Processor BX80562Q6600 - 2.40GHz, 8MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB, Kentsfield, Quad-Core, Retail, Socket 775, Processor with Fan at TigerDirect.com

EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS Video Card - FREE Crysis PC Game, 512MB DDR3, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, Video Card 512-P3-N841-A3 at TigerDirect.com

[Herleybob]

Thanks guys. I am pretty shure i know what i am going to get now.

[Zore.]

Dont get duel core get quad core extream 3.0 GHz

[antihero998]

quad core is useless since most OS's cant automatically use all 4 cores by themselves, unless you know how to do it manually its really pointless

Thats not 100% true. Sure not a lot of programs can use all four cores at the same time "New games will be able to use them in a big way just look at Alan Wake and the new stuff Valve is doing." . But one of the big benefits of having a quad core is multi-tasking. So there is some thing you have to ask your self when your looking at upgrading to a dual-core or a quad-core and that is. "Do I Want more raw power and fewer apps running? Or less raw power more apps running?"

If your not one to run a bunch of apps at a time and are looking to have your FPS so high your eyes will bleed then go dual-core. If you want to do lots at once and still get good speed "being able to use glider, convert .avi's to dvds and still surf around the net" then go quad-core.

All in all its really up to the end user on what they use there PC for. Either way if you go with a new dual-core or quad-core CPU you wont be disappointed with the results. :biggthumpup:

[Herleybob]

Hmm It is not possible to go after Good FPS and run Multiple Apps at the same time?

[Tankotron]

whats a good video card for WoW?

I have a nvidia 6150 but the fps is terrible

*i also have vista /cry*

[mschultz32]

For under 1000 you may be able to find some DDR2 5600 or higher - 2gigs should maintain you for a while.

If you wait a bit DDR3 will become more readily available and you can get DDR2 for much cheaper.

[Remahlól]

If you want a good graphic card for a "normal" budget, I suggest you to buy nVidia GeForce 8800GT (I have it.).

Pixel Shader 4.0, DX10 compatible and 512MB GDDR3!! RAM.

[Diseal3]

Wait are you upgrading or building from scratch? I see ppl posting hardware (good configs) But no one said anything about cases

[Functions]

Well you can always buy a server lol