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BigWillis

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i need help building a computer i know how to put them together but i dont know what parts i need to buy, i want to build a gaming computer though anyhelp would be appreciated
 
Originally posted by: BigWillis
i need help building a computer i know how to put them together but i dont know what parts i need to buy, i want to build a gaming computer though anyhelp would be appreciated
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Didn't you post the same thing already earlier??

If you don't know what you are looking for then maybe look at a premanufactured PC. What is your budget????
 
Why did you make a second thread? Do your own reserch and then come back here and post. You also need to provide more information in your posts such as budget, what the PC will be used for. If you are overclocking etc.

I'll even link you to some buyers guides to help you pick your own parts.
Anandtech's Entry Level Buyers Guide
Anandtech's Mid-Range to High-End
Ars System Guide: Gaming Box

Also do you need monitor, optical drives, OS etc.? You have to tell us what you need. If you can use anything from your old PC it would be better. Also what resolution do you plan gaming at? What games? For us to help you you have to help us by providing us with the information we need. You also need to research yourself. Don't simply buy the parts somebody recommends without doing some research yourself.
 
DFI Ultra-D Motherboard
GIGABYTE Radeon X800XL GV-RX80L256V
Antec SLK3000-B case
Enermax Whisper II 535w ($88 on Newegg)
AMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego
mushkin Redline XP3200
Diamondmax10 8 mb 200GB SATA
Nec ND-3540

Total should be around your budget.

If you want a manchester core (dual core), get a 3800+
 
Here is some recommendations, but again do your own research!

AMD Athlon 64 3000+
Epox 9NPA+Ultra
crucial value 2GB(1GBx2)
eVGA 7800GT w/ BF2
Antec P180
Creative Audigy 2 Value
Hitachi T7K250 250GB
NEC ND-3540A

The AMD Athlon 64 3000+ is a very good overclocker and that is why I chose it. It gives you the best bang for your buck. The Epox motherboard is also a very good overclocker.

The RAM I chose overclocks well and is a very reasonable price. Also games like BF2 really take advantage with the extra RAM. Future games will too. The eVGA 7800GT may be a little overkill if you do not plan on playing at higher resolutions. However it is a very powerful card, fits in your budget and comes with BF2 for free.

Case is basically all personal preference and you may not like the looks of the Antec, but it is a very nice case.

If you don't need 250GB of space you can get something smaller. You could even get two drives. One 80GB for OS and applications. Then have a larger one for storage. This adds reductancy and even may help performance.

I left out mouse, keyboard, OS, speakers etc. Tell us if you need those or not.
 
should you spend more or less on your motherboard for your system, i mean does it help speed up your computer or does it just run the system
 
If you are into overclocking and more settings/options, you should spend more.

DFI can go from 2.6v-4.0v on vdimm
Is known to be one of the good o/cing boards

If you're not, it doesn't matter...
 
Originally posted by: BigWillis
should you spend more or less on your motherboard for your system, i mean does it help speed up your computer or does it just run the system
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Performance can be different between different boards and I belive the Epox is the best performer at stock speeds. It is also a very good overclocker. IMO it is the best overall board.

If you are into overclocking and more settings/options, you should spend more.

DFI can go from 2.6v-4.0v on vdimm
Is known to be one of the good o/cing boards

If you're not, it doesn't matter...
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It is true that the DFI is the best overclocking board. However it may require a little bit of tweaking to get it to work properly. Even at stock speeds.
 
Originally posted by: Ricemarine
If you are into overclocking and more settings/options, you should spend more.

DFI can go from 2.6v-4.0v on vdimm
Is known to be one of the good o/cing boards

If you're not, it doesn't matter...
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Whoa, I never knew the VDIMM went all the way up to 4.0...

Anyways, motherboards don't really affect performance. But a higher price usually means more stability, more features, and more overclockability.
 
How high can the VDIMM on the epox nforce4 ultra go?

Get back to the point, both the epox and dfi nforce 4 ultra boards are decent. Just depends on your budget.

$109 for epox
and
$129-135 for dfi (depends on where you buy it from)
 
yeah the DFI sounds really good becuase i overclock alot on my pc, however i will need to do more research to see if those are right for me.
 
i have done some research a little bit on my graphics card that I want to buy i have looked at this one alot the BFG GeForce 6200 OC 256MB DDR AGP Graphics Card tell me if you think this one is good imean it has Over Clock and ddr agp so tell me what you think about it
 
The DFI board is the best overclocker available, however it may take a little tweaking to get it to work properly. Even at stock speeds. So it may be better to get the Epox NF4 board. It also overclocks really well.

Also the BFG 6200 is not a good choice at all really. With your budget you can afford a much better card.
 
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