I will be buying a computer in a few weeks and have been trying to determine what part's are necessary for what I'll be doing and what I can upgrade easily down the road. Was originally going to try to build my first computer but when I went through Newegg and gathered all the parts, the price ended up only 50$ or so cheaper then having CyberPowerPC build it. The last computer I bought in 2006 was from Dell and have had problems upgrading things in the past, so don't want that again. Any kind of input on which options are better, or if there's some kind of compatibility problem would help a lot.
The computer is for Gaming only, aside from general web browsing and other stuff. I already have a Keyboard/Mouse/Headphones/Monitor. My monitor is 22" with a 1680x1050 max resolution. I don't know how or plan to do any overclocking, and unsure on whether or not I'll use Crossfire later on. And I plan to use Windows 7 with it.
I tried to find all the part's I chose from CyberPower on Newegg so I can link them.
Case - Newegg.com - APEVIA X-JUPITER G-Type X-JUPITERG-BK Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases
CPU - Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops
PSU - Newegg.com - SIGMA SHARK SP-635 635W ATX12V V2.01 SLI Ready Power Supply - Power Supplies
Is this PSU suitable? It had good reviews on Newegg and comes with a 30$ rebate so chose it over a Corsair/Thermaltake one. And it had more blue lights. :happy:
CPU Fan - Thermaltake MaxOrb Enthusiast or
Newegg.com - XIGMATEK Dark Knight-S1283V 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler - CPU Fans & Heatsinks
I'm not sure if the Xigmatek will fit in the case without hitting the side window fan and latch, so I'm leaning towards MaxOrb. Anyone know if the Xigmatek would fit, I would prefer that one if it does.
Motherboard - GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD or
GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD4P AM3 DDR3 AMD 790X ATX AMD
I know nothing about Motherboards. All the options are Gigabyte and MSI, and thought I recalled somewhere that MSI wasn't very good. I'm still not certain on whether or not I might try Crossfire down the road, are there any benefits to the 2nd one other then having Crossfire?
Memory - Corsair Dominator 4GB (2GBx2) PC1333 DDR3 PC3 10666 Dual Channel Memory
They don't give any other details then that. Will the 1600 version do very much for gaming? Is it worth 50$ to get the Dominator or is the 'Corsair or Major Brand' fine? Games can't utilize more then 4gb either right?
Graphics - Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100259L Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
Considering my monitor, I figured this card was the best route to go. If there's something considerably better, let me know, framerate is my #1 priority.
HDD - 500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD
Only information they give.
Thanks to anyone that reads all that and can give me insight from you much more knowledgeable folk.
The computer is for Gaming only, aside from general web browsing and other stuff. I already have a Keyboard/Mouse/Headphones/Monitor. My monitor is 22" with a 1680x1050 max resolution. I don't know how or plan to do any overclocking, and unsure on whether or not I'll use Crossfire later on. And I plan to use Windows 7 with it.
I tried to find all the part's I chose from CyberPower on Newegg so I can link them.
Case - Newegg.com - APEVIA X-JUPITER G-Type X-JUPITERG-BK Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases
CPU - Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops
PSU - Newegg.com - SIGMA SHARK SP-635 635W ATX12V V2.01 SLI Ready Power Supply - Power Supplies
Is this PSU suitable? It had good reviews on Newegg and comes with a 30$ rebate so chose it over a Corsair/Thermaltake one. And it had more blue lights. :happy:
CPU Fan - Thermaltake MaxOrb Enthusiast or
Newegg.com - XIGMATEK Dark Knight-S1283V 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler - CPU Fans & Heatsinks
I'm not sure if the Xigmatek will fit in the case without hitting the side window fan and latch, so I'm leaning towards MaxOrb. Anyone know if the Xigmatek would fit, I would prefer that one if it does.
Motherboard - GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD or
GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD4P AM3 DDR3 AMD 790X ATX AMD
I know nothing about Motherboards. All the options are Gigabyte and MSI, and thought I recalled somewhere that MSI wasn't very good. I'm still not certain on whether or not I might try Crossfire down the road, are there any benefits to the 2nd one other then having Crossfire?
Memory - Corsair Dominator 4GB (2GBx2) PC1333 DDR3 PC3 10666 Dual Channel Memory
They don't give any other details then that. Will the 1600 version do very much for gaming? Is it worth 50$ to get the Dominator or is the 'Corsair or Major Brand' fine? Games can't utilize more then 4gb either right?
Graphics - Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100259L Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
Considering my monitor, I figured this card was the best route to go. If there's something considerably better, let me know, framerate is my #1 priority.
HDD - 500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD
Only information they give.
Thanks to anyone that reads all that and can give me insight from you much more knowledgeable folk.