Building a gaming computer, what parts to use?
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Very Good!! Asus socket 939 Mobo; AMD Dual core 4400+ processor; Zalman CPU Fan; 2GB Kingston ValueRAM; EVGA 256MB or 512MB AGP or PCI Card; Two-74GB Western Digital Raptor (10,000 RPM) SATA Hard Drives; a 600 Watt Power Source with fan controls; one 250GB Western Digital SATAII Hard Drive (with the 16MB Cashe) for backups; one 16x Plextor DVD-RW; one Lite-On DVD/CD Combo Drive; one Floppy Drive with Card Reader; Plenty of case fans to keep your cool. 19" monitor, keyboard, optical mouse, 5:1 amplifyed speakers. Joysticks and other interfaces. That'll probably shoot down that $2500 real fast! Try buying at Newegg.com or at Tiger Direct. That might save you some $$!
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You can buy a basic computer from Dell cheaper than you can buy the parts to make one yourself.  You can save a few hundred on a high-end gaming machine by building it yourself.  Newegg, see sources, is a very good source for parts.
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Get a 64/128 graphics card. Have enough empty space in C drive. If you can have around 1GB of page file and still enough C drive space. Almost all your games would run fine.
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Gaming machine: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102672\nCAD machine: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814195007
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Wow. So the main thing to note about this board is that it takes DDR2 memory, so if you don't currently have that you will need to get it to be compatible. I would say you would need at least a 450W power supply. If you have less than that now, upgrade. This is also a PCI-Express board, so make sure you have a compatible video card too.
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Buy the most that you can afford.  I would make sure that the computer has at least 512mb memory, 2ghz processor, 128mb video card and 160gb harddrive.
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motherboard\nCPU\npower supply\ngraphics card/accelerated graphics card\nmemory\nexpansion slots\ntower casing\ncomputer peripherals\nmonitor\nethernet card\nsound card\ndrive bays\nhard drive\nCD drive/burners\nDVD drive/burners\nfloppy drive\nexternal drives
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go to newegg.com, i myself have a evga geforce 6800gt it works well and runs almost every game out on medium or low settings
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Briefly,\n\nMake sure the RAM is at least 1GB\nMake sure the numbers next to processor are at least 3400\nMake sure the Hard disk is at least 160GB\nand if u want good game performance, that graphics card is at least 256MB PCI-E
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Well building it yourself would be a good choice, other than that, I would say try here:http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/ you should be able to configure something that will play games at high quality, maybe not the highest quality for only $1200, but still at high quality.  If you want further help on building your own, or on what parts to put into a prebuilt one, give me an email, it is in my profile.
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One of the most important things for playing games is the hard drive (big and very fast )and RAM (fast 2 Gigabyte)and of course the video card (the best you can get/can pay). After this you must have a very fast monitor 4 ms refresh no more. You can take AMD or Intel they both are dependable.
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Get the top of the line motherboard\nGet the fastest cpu\nThe fastest memory\nThe best video card\nThe best sound card\netc. etc
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If you are looking for a full out gaming computer you will need more $$$$.  But If you just want to play games and don't really care about going head to head online, you can make it happen with $1,200.  As far as components, there are a lot of good manufacturer.  You will have to look in to it and decide if you want to spend more on your motherboard or more on memory and video.  Also if you want a dvd burner or just a cd-rom.  I built my own computer that I use everyday, but I can't tell you what would be the best for you because you are the only one that would know that.  I can give you the site that I buy from.  Happy Shopping  http://www.tigerdirect.com/
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First off, all the cards you listed will be able to handle any games you want to play, so it comes down to preference (nVidia vs. ATI) and what kind of budget you're working with.\n\nMore importantly, what kind of system do you own? What kind of mobo do you have? Is it even capable of holding AGP or PCI-E cards? If you have a PCI-E compatible motherboard, it might be in your best interest to go that route, for future upgradeability. However, most AGP cards are capable of powering any of todays games, and AGP is usually less $$ taxing than PCI-E. You'll probably want to stay away from any PCI cards, as they're almost obsolete, especially if all you want to do is play games.\n\nGiven the fact that I have no idea what kind of machine you're using, I can't really give an educated suggestion (sorry). As far as the cards listed go, the 6800 is a damn fine PCI-E card, for what it's worth.
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If you want to maximize your gaming experience, then you'll have to upgrade both your RAM (if your motherboard allows it) and your video card.\n\nIf you want to invest the money and have something that'll last you a while, then skip the 256 MB Video cards and go for the bigger boys.\n\n2 GB of RAM will help as well.
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try the links below\n\nhttp://www.hardwarecentral.com/hardwarecentral/reports/article.php/12093_3580681_16\n\nhttp://www.techtutorials.net/cgibin/links/search.cgi?query=build%20a%20pc
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You should build the computer yourself. You can get many parts that you need from garage sales and the like. The parts that I would still buy would be: ATX Case w/power supply (nothing fancy now, just a case w/400 watt power supply), a CPU, a Motherboard, a SATA 250GB-300GB HDD for security reasons, a OEM copy of Windows XP Pro ($140). Unfortunately, CPUs are expensive! You'll have to save your pennies for that!  DVD/CD drives can be found on most recent computers at garage sales. Just ask them if the CD or DVD drives are working. Strip the memory out of the old ones too, it may work in your build. There is usually a sticker on the memory that gives the info on it for that stick. If you put it yours just make sure that it is the right type for the mobo and CPU. This could become a family project, have the kids help you out! They have lots of friends looking to rid themselves of old computers. You can make use of those parts! Go to the library and borrow books on how to build computers. There are a lot of them out there! Shop at Newegg.com on the weekends for parts, they have weekend sales on new parts every weekend. This isn't going to be a $200 computer, but it WILL be what you want! You also can buy parts as you can afford them, and there's no finance charges on cash!