My first PC build. Building a gaming computer any suggestions?

[dogchow33]

Yeah, building a gaming computer that should at least be able to run something like Team Fortress 2 at a good FPS. Would like to keep under $1250. Any suggestions of parts?

[HappyCat]

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[K3inMitl3id]

A GTX 260 is all you'll need to run games at even mid-high resolutions at 60 fps. Don't go for the latest and greatest (and extremely expensive lol).

[dogchow33]

What motherboard should I shoot for? I have everything else mapped out, but I'm wondering about my Audio Card, Motherboard, and Processor. I'm looking at Pentium 4s, actually.

[Jaehead]

do you need a monitor? keyboard? mouse? OS?

[Luuper]

Find the newest updated guide on /g/ is you are going to use that one

[dogchow33]

I've got a monitor and keyboard, I'll go get windows 7 home premium at best buy.

[editline]15th November 2010[/editline]

[QUOTE=Luuper;26091100]Find the newest updated guide on /g/ is you are going to use that one[/QUOTE]

Why would I go to 4chan?

[K3inMitl3id]

Tbh you should go for Quad-SLI GTX 580s. Only 2000 dollars! Nah I kid.

[Jaehead]

I mean because if you don't, I already have a couple of $1100 builds that I just made for someone

[IMG]http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll46/jaehead/phenomii.png[/IMG]

or

[IMG]http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll46/jaehead/i5.png[/IMG]

[Babnux]

Well in your other thread, you wanted to get a Pentium 4 3ghz... Why don't you tell us all the other stuff you have "mapped out." I seriously hope you are joking about Pentium 4's.

[dogchow33]

Lol. *looks on newegg for decent motherboards and doesn't know which to pick. Also rates this post dumb.*

[Chemtex]

pentium 4?
are you living in 2005

[Jaehead]

wait why would you even consider pentiums these days

[dogchow33]

[QUOTE=MacTrekkie;26091177]Well in your other thread, you wanted to get a Pentium 4 3ghz... Why don't you tell us all the other stuff you have "mapped out." I seriously hope you are joking about Pentium 4's.[/QUOTE]

I think I'll go for a build that Jae had posted. Those seem pretty good and in my budget. :P

[Babnux]

[QUOTE=Dogchow33;26091231]I think I'll go for a build that Jae had posted. Those seem pretty good and in my budget. :P[/QUOTE]

I still want to know why you were even considering a Pentium at all. They are completely unacceptable for a new build these days.

[dogchow33]

[QUOTE=MacTrekkie;26091267]I still want to know why you were even considering a Pentium at all. They are completely unacceptable for a new build these days.[/QUOTE]

*points to valve's TF2 requirements on steam*

[Babnux]

[QUOTE=Dogchow33;26096360]*points to valve's TF2 requirements on steam*[/QUOTE]

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[timbo59]

My avatar.

[BatHands]

[QUOTE=K3inMitl3id;26091031]A GTX 260 is all you'll need to run games at even mid-high resolutions at 60 fps. Don't go for the latest and greatest (and extremely expensive lol).[/QUOTE]

LOLZLZOLOOOLLZZZ!!!!!1!!!11@@$#!!!11!!

Or not.

[esalaka]

[QUOTE=Dogchow33;26096360]*points to valve's TF2 requirements on steam*[/QUOTE]

Those requirements are the absolute minimum you should ever consider starting the game on, not something you can [B]play[/B] it on!

[Killerelf12]

I got it running decently on a 1.6GHz Pentium M.... How does that make sense?

Explains why my GPU went probably... *sigh

[BatHands]

[QUOTE=Killerelf12;26112302]I got it running decently on a 1.6GHz Pentium M.... How does that make sense?

Explains why my GPU went probably... *sigh[/QUOTE]

What.

A CPU's performance won't make a GPU fail all together.

[dogchow33]

[QUOTE=esalaka;26103280]Those requirements are the absolute minimum you should ever consider starting the game on, not something you can [B]play[/B] it on![/QUOTE]

I was looking at recommended.

[anikilol]

[QUOTE=ghostofme;26102568]LOLZLZOLOOOLLZZZ!!!!!1!!!11@@$#!!!11!!

Or not.[/QUOTE]

Honestly a 260 is amazing for source stuff. An 8800 card can max out source stuff easily still \;

[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102858&cm_re=5770-_-14-102-858-_-Product[/url]

Good choice for TF2

[Jaehead]

as far as I know GTS 450 is better, but I might be wrong

[dogchow33]

Why is that hard drive only 3 GB? Lol.

[Babnux]

Which hard drive? You're pretty stupid, aren't you?

[Killerelf12]

[QUOTE=ghostofme;26117328]What.

A CPU's performance won't make a GPU fail all together.[/QUOTE]

True. 128MB Radeon 9600M though, going on 7 years of age.... I meant that as an example of how low end the thing was.

[dogchow33]

[QUOTE=MacTrekkie;26128232]You're pretty stupid, aren't you?[/QUOTE]

It depends.