• First time building a PC, need some help.
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I have a budget of 800$ USD, I need some help with getting good specs, I'm looking for a rig that can run Dead Rising 2 on at least Medium settings with no AA. The reason I'm upgrading is because of the graphics card and the CPU, I want a Nvidia card if possible. I'm not too sure about the I can reuse the monitor, keyboard and mouse, but not the OS. The monitor's native res is 1024 x 768. I would like a TB of HDD space (again, if possible. if not, just the biggest you can fit into my budget.), I'm not too sure about the CD drive. I would like to play GMod, DR2, TF2, and L4D1 and 2. I live in Waldorf, Maryland.
Don't be an Nvidia fanboy, ATI cards are just as good. And get a new monitor, pretty much any half-decent cards can run just about anything on max at that resolution.
[QUOTE=kaareod;25321227]Don't be an Nvidia fanboy, ATI cards are just as good. And get a new monitor, pretty much any half-decent cards can run just about anything on max at that resolution.[/QUOTE] Don't be a tard, he said IF POSSIBLE. nowhere did he say "nvidia is better ati sucks"
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit + MSI 760GM-E51 AM3 AMD 760G HDMI Micro ATX [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.533559[/url] LG Black 22X DVD [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136168[/url] GIGABYTE GV-N460OC-1GI GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125333[/url] G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231190[/url] Rosewill DESTROYER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case + AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.514426[/url] SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB + XFX P1-650X-CAG9 650W [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.514448[/url] $796 before shipping/taxes. I wanted to put in an ATi card just because you requested an nVidia, but GTX 460 is the top player for mid range builds.
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103809&cm_re=945-_-19-103-809-_-Product[/url] (AMD Phenom II X4 945 3,0 GHz [136 dollars] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186200[/url] (Foxconn A6GMV AM3 AMD 690G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard) [40 dollars] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277&cm_re=G.skill_ripjaws-_-20-231-277-_-Product[/url] (G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3 RAM) [85 dollars] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130562[/url] (EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX 460) [170 dollars] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171036[/url] (Cooler Master Silent Pro M 600 watt PSU) [70 dollars] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185&cm_re=samsung_Spinpoint_f3-_-22-152-185-_-Product[/url] (Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB) [75 dollars] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136180[/url] (LG DVD reader/burner) [17 dollars] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147023[/url] (Rosewill black steel/plastic case) [40 dollars] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754&cm_re=Windows_7_home_premium-_-32-116-754-_-Product[/url] (Windows 7 Home premium 64 bit) [100 dollars] 733 dollars for everything.
Don't get ripjaws RAM and a mATX motherboard as it can lead to problems with after market CPU coolers
[QUOTE=FINLEY;25330811]Don't get ripjaws RAM and a mATX motherboard as it can lead to problems with after market CPU coolers[/QUOTE] I have the ripjaws and it fits with about a .25in clearance.
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