Descent gaming computer build help

rat12 · 09-05-2009, 07:47 PM

Need help with building a new computer. It is going to be used for Gaming and Multitasking, and i would like it $600 to $700 give or take. I do not need a monitor right at this moment. Maybe a sound and wireless card? I would appreciate if someone could tell me what parts i should get. Possibly could hit up neweggs labor day sale, if they do that

Phædrus2401 · 09-05-2009, 08:10 PM

Just specced a $700 build, no monitor, for these fine fellows, should work for you perfectly: Build under $700

rat12 · 09-05-2009, 08:24 PM

What about wireless card?

Phædrus2401 · 09-05-2009, 08:27 PM

I've had bad experiences with wireless cards... In my opinion it's better to just buy a length of CAT5 cable.

rat12 · 09-05-2009, 08:27 PM

OH and i guess i should ask if that motherboard will be fine for upgrading in the future? Cause i plan on hopefully using this until i would absolutly have to get a new motherboard......

Phædrus2401 · 09-05-2009, 09:12 PM

Should last you quite a while. The only way to make it more future-proof is to get an LGA1366 (Intel Core i7) board, which is out of your price range. However this board will support almost all Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad CPUs.

rat12 · 09-05-2009, 09:39 PM

Cool....And i really need wireless. lol. where i am living i would have to take the CatV and take it pretty much across the house and up stairs. It would just kind of be a pain and look funky in the house. Cause it is a older house.....so it only has a telephone jack in my room. lol

Phædrus2401 · 09-05-2009, 09:44 PM

This one is cheap and seems to have excellent reviews: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16839121008

rat12 · 09-05-2009, 09:53 PM

Well that works for me...thanks a bunch...and if you have anymore tips or anything else let me know please

rat12 · 09-06-2009, 02:15 AM

How did you get that to $707 cause for me it keeps coming up with $837???

am i just being stupid with something?

Phædrus2401 · 09-06-2009, 02:19 AM

Ok, apparently I left out the CPU somehow when tallying that up. *grumblemumble*

Ok, drop the CPU to a Pentium Dual Core E6300 and the graphics card to a Radeon 4850 and that should fit into $700 or a smidgen over.

rat12 · 09-06-2009, 02:22 AM

I wish i could afford the other one. lol. Will this hinder it at all?

Phædrus2401 · 09-06-2009, 09:43 AM

It will be a little bit slower in games, you'll still be able to play most things on ultra-high, but maybe at a lower framerate, you might notice occasional lag spikes in some games. Still a fairly powerful gaming computer.

**greenbrucelee** · 09-06-2009, 10:16 AM

I have a 25 meter cat 5 cable which I got for £4.50 from a place that makes all sorts of cables :) I don't like all this wireless crap thats why I got it.

Have look at some building merchants in your area you will find a big long cable for next to nothing if you look carefully.

rat12 · 09-06-2009, 01:08 PM

Ya but im not about to buy a really long cable and have it go all throughout the house on the ground or staple up on the cealing, and i am not about to drill holes through the wall for this. lol it will be easier to have a wireless card until i move.

**Tyree** · 09-07-2009, 08:23 AM

Across a house and upstairs may be a out of range for wireless...depending on the router.
LINKSYS WMP54G On special for $20.
Excellent wireless card.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833124115

rat12 · 09-07-2009, 02:56 PM

How about a different Video Card? this one they gave is sold out right now....

Graphics Card:
BFG Tech GeForce GTX260 896MB GDDR3 590MHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814143140
$164.99

Phædrus2401 · 09-07-2009, 04:19 PM

That's a good one. Alternately, this will give similar performance:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102849

09-05-2009, 07:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
rat12 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 10 OS: Vista	Descent gaming computer build help Need help with building a new computer. It is going to be used for Gaming and Multitasking, and i would like it $600 to $700 give or take. I do not need a monitor right at this moment. Maybe a sound and wireless card? I would appreciate if someone could tell me what parts i should get. Possibly could hit up neweggs labor day sale, if they do that

09-05-2009, 08:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,827 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Descent gaming computer build help Just specced a $700 build, no monitor, for these fine fellows, should work for you perfectly: Build under $700 __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

09-05-2009, 08:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
rat12 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 10 OS: Vista	Re: Descent gaming computer build help What about wireless card?

09-05-2009, 08:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,827 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Descent gaming computer build help I've had bad experiences with wireless cards... In my opinion it's better to just buy a length of CAT5 cable. __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

09-05-2009, 08:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
rat12 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 10 OS: Vista	Re: Descent gaming computer build help OH and i guess i should ask if that motherboard will be fine for upgrading in the future? Cause i plan on hopefully using this until i would absolutly have to get a new motherboard......

09-05-2009, 09:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,827 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Descent gaming computer build help Should last you quite a while. The only way to make it more future-proof is to get an LGA1366 (Intel Core i7) board, which is out of your price range. However this board will support almost all Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad CPUs. __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

09-05-2009, 09:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
rat12 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 10 OS: Vista	Re: Descent gaming computer build help Cool....And i really need wireless. lol. where i am living i would have to take the CatV and take it pretty much across the house and up stairs. It would just kind of be a pain and look funky in the house. Cause it is a older house.....so it only has a telephone jack in my room. lol

09-05-2009, 09:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,827 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Descent gaming computer build help This one is cheap and seems to have excellent reviews: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16839121008 __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

09-05-2009, 09:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
rat12 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 10 OS: Vista	Re: Descent gaming computer build help Well that works for me...thanks a bunch...and if you have anymore tips or anything else let me know please

09-06-2009, 02:15 AM	#10 (permalink)
rat12 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 10 OS: Vista	Re: Descent gaming computer build help How did you get that to $707 cause for me it keeps coming up with $837??? am i just being stupid with something?

09-06-2009, 02:19 AM	#11 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,827 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Descent gaming computer build help Ok, apparently I left out the CPU somehow when tallying that up. grumblemumble Ok, drop the CPU to a Pentium Dual Core E6300 and the graphics card to a Radeon 4850 and that should fit into $700 or a smidgen over. __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

09-06-2009, 02:22 AM	#12 (permalink)
rat12 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 10 OS: Vista	Re: Descent gaming computer build help I wish i could afford the other one. lol. Will this hinder it at all?

09-06-2009, 09:43 AM	#13 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,827 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Descent gaming computer build help It will be a little bit slower in games, you'll still be able to play most things on ultra-high, but maybe at a lower framerate, you might notice occasional lag spikes in some games. Still a fairly powerful gaming computer. __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

09-06-2009, 10:16 AM	#14 (permalink)
greenbrucelee Mentor Hardware team Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,854 OS: XP SP3 My System	Re: Descent gaming computer build help I have a 25 meter cat 5 cable which I got for £4.50 from a place that makes all sorts of cables :) I don't like all this wireless crap thats why I got it. Have look at some building merchants in your area you will find a big long cable for next to nothing if you look carefully. __________________ Microsoft certified professional, Network +, A+ certified

09-06-2009, 01:08 PM	#15 (permalink)
rat12 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 10 OS: Vista	Re: Descent gaming computer build help Ya but im not about to buy a really long cable and have it go all throughout the house on the ground or staple up on the cealing, and i am not about to drill holes through the wall for this. lol it will be easier to have a wireless card until i move.

09-07-2009, 08:23 AM	#16 (permalink)
Tyree Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: May 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 5,646 OS: XP Pro-7RC-Mandriva My System	Re: Descent gaming computer build help Across a house and upstairs may be a out of range for wireless...depending on the router. LINKSYS WMP54G On special for $20. Excellent wireless card. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833124115 __________________ Posting your PC specs will help us to help you quicker and more efficiently.

09-07-2009, 02:56 PM	#17 (permalink)
rat12 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 10 OS: Vista	Re: Descent gaming computer build help How about a different Video Card? this one they gave is sold out right now.... Graphics Card: BFG Tech GeForce GTX260 896MB GDDR3 590MHz http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814143140 $164.99

09-07-2009, 04:19 PM	#18 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,827 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Descent gaming computer build help That's a good one. Alternately, this will give similar performance: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102849 __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.