Hello
I used to be 100% up to date on hardware available but 2 years ago i joined the military and have been confined to a laptop until now. So, i havent heard or read up on any of the rumors of the hardware thats available today and how its going or whats next in store.
I used to be a power gamer and upgraded to the most expensive piece of hardware i could afford once it came out but now i'm in the dark.
In a few months probably by February i'll be looking to build a desktop once again.
My budget will be from $1500-2000. System rig will be purely for gaming. It will be built entirely from scratch. No older parts. Normally use AMD/Nvidia, but have used both intel/ati before. Will use whatever is best now for gaming. Most of the parts i buy come from newegg but i will get them from another respected company if its moderately cheaper.
I'm looking for suggestions on what to buy these days and how i can get the most performance out of my money. I know AMD used to be better for gaming and i've always gone with them but if Intel is in the lead now i have no preference on which cpu.
Notes:
-Very comfortable with overclocking
-Would rather stay with Nvidia
-Not sure which cpu's are better these days Intel or AMD
-Havent looked at prices on Raptor HD's lately but would like at least one for the OS to be on
-Mostly likely have Vista so assuming i'll need 4GB of ram, as on my laptop Vista uses at least a gig itself.
-System will not be water-cooled, looking for suggestions on pc cases
-Will not be using SLI as i have never found the price to be worth the small performance increase
-Will need a good SB sound card
Any suggestions or anyone feeling up to the task i would appreciate any insight or tips on whats good these days. Thank you very much in advance!
I used to be 100% up to date on hardware available but 2 years ago i joined the military and have been confined to a laptop until now. So, i havent heard or read up on any of the rumors of the hardware thats available today and how its going or whats next in store.
I used to be a power gamer and upgraded to the most expensive piece of hardware i could afford once it came out but now i'm in the dark.
In a few months probably by February i'll be looking to build a desktop once again.
My budget will be from $1500-2000. System rig will be purely for gaming. It will be built entirely from scratch. No older parts. Normally use AMD/Nvidia, but have used both intel/ati before. Will use whatever is best now for gaming. Most of the parts i buy come from newegg but i will get them from another respected company if its moderately cheaper.
I'm looking for suggestions on what to buy these days and how i can get the most performance out of my money. I know AMD used to be better for gaming and i've always gone with them but if Intel is in the lead now i have no preference on which cpu.
Notes:
-Very comfortable with overclocking
-Would rather stay with Nvidia
-Not sure which cpu's are better these days Intel or AMD
-Havent looked at prices on Raptor HD's lately but would like at least one for the OS to be on
-Mostly likely have Vista so assuming i'll need 4GB of ram, as on my laptop Vista uses at least a gig itself.
-System will not be water-cooled, looking for suggestions on pc cases
-Will not be using SLI as i have never found the price to be worth the small performance increase
-Will need a good SB sound card
Any suggestions or anyone feeling up to the task i would appreciate any insight or tips on whats good these days. Thank you very much in advance!
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