supermidgetrhy
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My boyfriend is currently without a computer since his died a few months ago. Since then he has hijacked mine. In order to get it back I have decided to build him a machine for Christmas.
Originally I wanted to build him a duplicate of my machine (780i sli motherboard, sli 9800gtx, 4gb 800 mhz ram, 3.0 dual core) but not only are half my components no longer manufactured, I've realized I can put together a lot better of a machine for not too much more.
With his help, I built my computer a little over two years ago, and since then it seems everything has changed. I've attempted several times to put together a system but I'm not sure exactly where to start. I can't decide between a Quad Core, i7 or i5 based system. And I'm completely lost when it comes to graphic cards. I've read that my 9800 gtx cards are now considered under powered, but so far I have yet to play a game at anything less than maxed settings and at least 40fps. With that in mind I'm not entirely sure exactly how much of an upgrade from my cards I should go. My current thinking is a single 260 with a second card for a birthday present later next year. However, I don't want to jip him on graphics because I have gotten amazing performance out of my cards.
I'm setting a budget of 2k (but can go higher if that is really what is needed for the best pc for the money). I'd like to stay with Intel chipsets as I've never researched into AMD and wouldn't know even how their series are numbered. I'd also like to build a system that would be capable of high performance for several years with minimal upgrades (which makes me lean towards the newer i7 or i5 processors).
Would anyone be able to provide some suggestions? At this point I need the entire kit including the case. Also, please keep in mind this is only my second build so ease of assembly and configuration would be strongly strongly appreciated since I can't go to him for assistance.
Thanks in advance!
-Rhy
Originally I wanted to build him a duplicate of my machine (780i sli motherboard, sli 9800gtx, 4gb 800 mhz ram, 3.0 dual core) but not only are half my components no longer manufactured, I've realized I can put together a lot better of a machine for not too much more.
With his help, I built my computer a little over two years ago, and since then it seems everything has changed. I've attempted several times to put together a system but I'm not sure exactly where to start. I can't decide between a Quad Core, i7 or i5 based system. And I'm completely lost when it comes to graphic cards. I've read that my 9800 gtx cards are now considered under powered, but so far I have yet to play a game at anything less than maxed settings and at least 40fps. With that in mind I'm not entirely sure exactly how much of an upgrade from my cards I should go. My current thinking is a single 260 with a second card for a birthday present later next year. However, I don't want to jip him on graphics because I have gotten amazing performance out of my cards.
I'm setting a budget of 2k (but can go higher if that is really what is needed for the best pc for the money). I'd like to stay with Intel chipsets as I've never researched into AMD and wouldn't know even how their series are numbered. I'd also like to build a system that would be capable of high performance for several years with minimal upgrades (which makes me lean towards the newer i7 or i5 processors).
Would anyone be able to provide some suggestions? At this point I need the entire kit including the case. Also, please keep in mind this is only my second build so ease of assembly and configuration would be strongly strongly appreciated since I can't go to him for assistance.
Thanks in advance!
-Rhy