New gaming computer

[Akumapalooza]

Hi, I don't know much of anything about computers but I need to buy a new one. I'm looking to spend about 2k. Would anybody know what is the best computer for gaming with my budget? I appreciate any help.

 

[Mechtech3000]

Look at my sig man... that plus Windows Vista Ult, monitor, keyboard, and mouse, speakers you should be right around 1800 - 2k I think

 

[veedubfreak]

Ya his rig is pretty much what i would have done if i hadnt gotten lazy and went to microcenter with a credit card. I would suggest the p35-ds3r motherboard that i have unless you really need the wi-fi that comes with the asus board. If you do decide on getting a q6600 make sure to order it from somewhere that guarantees a g0 like clubit.

 

[Akumapalooza]

Does a computer w/ those specs have any trouble playing new games? And where do you suggest I buy the parts from? Newegg?

 

[b1gapl]

It will play anything out there, and future games as well. Mechtech3000, has an awesome gaming computer.

 

[nerdygeek]

With two grand you could probably squeeze in a GTX

 

[veg1992]

take mechtech's build, go to 2gb intead of 4 and get an 8800gtx

 

[Akumapalooza]

Do I buy all these parts separate then have somebody put them together? Because I would have no clue how to. Is there like an online tutorial? I'd like to learn.

 

[b1gapl]

You can have somebody, assemble it for you, if you are unsure of yourself. Or you can follow the many PC building guides. Like this one:
Build Your Own PC » PC Mechanic

 

[veedubfreak]

Building your own pc is actually quite easy. After you do it once its a piece of cake. Your best bet is to get your cpu from clubit (if you get a q6600) and then just use Google Product Search to find the other parts. Newegg is a good bet for most of the parts though.

Building a pc is basically just a few steps.

1) open case
2) insert power supply
3) mount motherboard
4) mount hard drives/optical drives
5) install memory on mother board
6) install cpu on motherboard
7) install heatsink on cpu
8) plug in power to everything
9) turn on and install windows