Building new PC need advice please

[john tams]

Hi

 I'm thinking of building a new PC (as this one won't play cod4, black ops etc).

So could anyone advise me about the best graphics card to build the pc around?

I personally like nvidea gt cards.

also what processor & motherboard and ram to suit.

I'll have about £500-600 to spend maybe a little more,

(I don't want to give my bank manager a heart attack!)

 

I'll be gratefull of any help.

Yours

 John Tams/Chris Casson.

 

Merry Christmas to all. 

[BANNPIRE]

gtx 460 by nvidia is the bes card for the price ,some ddr3 ram maybe rip jaws eh.. i recoment an asus m498td evo board

and a phenom 2 x6 965 processor that would play anything you throw at it

[RIPZILLA]

Use this link. It’s very helpful. At the bottom of the pages is a menu to make upgrades. I don’t think you would want to build a system around a video card. The overall quality is what matters. Newegg is a great place to get all you need. And now that it’s after Christmas prices will come down. If you cant ship to England the site will help you build a rig you will like.

 

http://techreport.com/articles.x/18747/2

[simplemod]

i have learned over the last few years, that if you're going to build a pc for specific games, then you should go almost double the recommended specs, especially if it's an Activision game, at least on the CoD series. Sierra is more trustworthy on the specs actually needed for decent play (F.E.A.R.).

As far as your video card thing, I have been using this for a while now to help narrow down for myself.

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/

i have also decided on the above stated card the GTX 460, plan on getting the superclocked one myself, it's got a $10 rebate most places bringing it down to $199.0, don't know what this is in pounds, but it's decent price.

[Hickeydog]

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition

MSI 870A-G54 AM3 AMD 870

G.SKILL PI 4GB

MSI N460GTX Hawk GeForce GTX 460

LIAN LI Lancool PC-K62

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 

SILVERSTONE OP800 800W ATX

LITE-ON Black 24X 

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 

 

Should do it for ya.   Just click on each one to see them on Newegg.  

 

 

 

 

[john tams]

Thanks guys,

I think the bit about "after Christmas prices drop" sound like good advice.

Many thanks to

Hickeydog, Ripzilla,Simplemod400 and The Banpire.

Now that I know what to buy, I can go looking for some prices.

 

Best Regards

 John Tams/Chris

[sabreeyes]

I have a EVGA X58 SLI LE MOBO, built my compter around the mobo and processor, hard drive and the memory the most importent things, wow almost forgot cpu heatsink very very importent, you want to keep that baby cool. also power supply, you got to have enough power to feed the beast. I wouldnt go under 800 watts, if you want to 2 way SLi it can handle it 3 way sli go at least 1000 watts. its always better to have extra power then not enough. Also go modular, the cables you dont need you can leave out.

Memory: DDR3 1600 MHZ or faster. I think no less then 6 gbs, although this mobo take 24 gbs of memory. the thing I like about my mobo is that I can sli or crossfire it so I have double the choices, nvidea or ati, and I have never had a problem with my computer, other then video card cant handle Crysis real well and runs real hot. I got a gtx 275, plays all the cods no problems though. GTX 460 or bigger Go ful tower you what to have lots of room for everything and good air flow. I got the CoolMaster Half.

the best thing you can do is go to Newegg.com open a account and start shopping, check your shopping cart to see how much you are spending, if to much start cutting back to the essentials. Dont skimp on the heatsink though, get the best one that will keep in nice and cool, VERY, VERY important!!!!!
Anyway I hope this helps a little. Take the time to really check everything out for your needs

SABREEYES

[john tams]

Thanks Sabreyes

   I agree, I'll get a good heatsink/fan, and a full size tower.

Thanks

 JT

 

[BANNPIRE]

honestly newegg isnt all that for the reason of they are way to expensive i like amazon waaaay cheaper gpu s there also ebay..trust me im a penn pincher i compare sites prices all the time ill tell you anoth good card mate is 2 9800gtx+ over clocked editions i run those now and are supurb and you can buy 2 for like 140$ im in game with no probs in crysis while listening to sabre  yellin up a storm at his video performance and im gettin 200 frames  lololol ....LOVE YA SABRE HAPPY HOLLIDAYS BRO!!

[SlowFry]

like ati radeon hd cards the best. the 6870 from what i read are not to bad lower power supply and stays cool. amd motherboards.

[sabreeyes]

I know what you mean Banpire I dont buy from there either, I just go there to get a good idea of what i want to buy cuse have alot of different brand names of everything i like. I wasnt tell him to buy there just to get idea of price. I dont buy anything on line dont want to have to deal with RMAing, it can take weeks. I go to my local Fryes elect. ya I may pay a little more but if it doesnt work or I dont like it, I can take it back the next day for a full refund, no waiting. Plus try something different if i want.

and out of 5 builds in the last 2 yrs never had a bad component. Thanks for pointing out though, that I didnt tell him not to buy from them, unless he wants to. I am sure Amazon is cheaper but still have to RMA or how ever they work it. O by the way HAHAHAHA very funny banpire. Love ya Bro

[2cuteSue]

here u go man..... find whatever u want here...  lots of combo's in this link.... from whatever price range u want to spend... check it out...

some very nice rigs for cheap....

 

http://gallery.vendio.com/view/nexgenllc/53954/ebay/index.html?_ts=1293437425

 

good luck........

[john tams]

Thanks everyone

 I think I know what I need now,

I'll have a chat with my local computer builder

and see what it's all going to cost.

 

Once again many thanks to all for the advice,

('cos I'm not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree

when it comes to computers.)

 

Yours JT/Chris