Thank you very much for your recommendations and suggestions. It seems that I'm a bit shorst in budget, but just a bit. All I know was that mobo's today can only handle 1Gig of memory, maximum. I guess I have to do some real research. I'll also check on that hard drive you mentioned which appears to be a great help for gaming. I'm gonna check the links that you sent so I can come up with my final list.
Thanks a lot Dean.
Have a nice day & God Bless.
PatrickM
"Dean K. Kukral" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
You did not give a budget. A power gaming computer will cost about $4000
(US).
Your question about memory tells me that you need to do a lot more research
before your first purchase. You should get about 2 Gigabytes of memory!
There is an Intel CPU for about $350 (at a place like NewEgg) that Tom's
Hardware Guide recommends as a high-value cpu. You probably do not need a
quad-core cpu, but a good dual-core cpu is probably a necessity. The more
you spend, the faster a cpu you get but at a declining rate of return.
There are several video cards that are high-end cards. They usually have
about 512 megabytes of memory on them and cost between three and five
hundred dollars. Or more. There are budget choices. Make sure that the
motherboard you choose is compatible with the video card (i.e. pci express
or agp). Most of the high-end video cards are now pci express, which
requires a compatible motherboard and power supply.
I have found that WD Raptor drives make loading graphics much more
tolerable.
My recommendation is to get a copy of PC Gamer magazine, which has a
hardware section in the back which recommends different systems based on
the amount of money that you can spend. It changes every month as new
equipment comes out.
Also, go to
http://www.extremetech.com/
http://www.tomshardware.com/us/
http://www.anandtech.com/
for their recommendations.
I hope that this gets you started. For me, half the fun of building a new
computer is doing the research and deciding what I want to get. Shopping.
:)
Dean Kukral
PS: Don't forget to budget for an operating system. (XP or Vista). You can
get an OEM version for much less money, but if, like me, you intend to make
a lot of changes, then the full version might be better. For example, you
might upgrade your cpu, motherboard, and memory, but use other stuff from
your current computer. Then add on new things as your finances allow.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Macaspac"
To:
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 9:13 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Your help is appreciated.
Hi people of PCBUILD and members:
Good Morning, and I hope you can help me with this.
I am planning on building a PC that is intended to be for gaming and
application development. Can you suggest the specs of hardware to buy so I
can build a considerably power PC? I intend to assemble the C myself. Is it
necessary to get an Intet Core2Duo for gaming considering the requirement of
games nowadays like Need 4 Speed and GTA IV? Which video card you think is
the most suitable for gaming? Also, I am in a humid region, is there any
particular type of processor and motherboard suitable for humid / hot room
tempearature, like 40degrees Celsuis almost everyday? Is a single 512Mb
(PC800 DDR2) memory module enough?
Your suggestions will be much appreciated.
BTW: I learn a lot from the seniors here (David Gillett, Venkat, Tom
Mayer, Mr. Kukral)
Thanks in advance.
Patrick M.
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