PizzatheHut06
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A lot of your hardware choices depend on how big of a gamer you are. For example, if you play all the time as in 3-4 or maybe even 5 hours a day, you'll probably want an expensive top of the line system. The first rig that I suggested is like that, it would be amazing. However, if you're not that hardcore of a gamer, you'll more than likely want the cheaper system. Trust me, the second one is more than enough to run games. Considering your last system especially, it will blow you away with the graphics. Most people on this forum consider the GeForce 6600GT as the best bang for your buck graphics card out right now. It offers fantastic performance at a great price, and I'm currently thinking of picking one up for myself.
The circuit city salesman is partially correct. AMD processors are not built specifically for gaming, however due to their architecture that is their area of expertise. Generally, Intel CPU's tend to be better in computational areas, such as video editing, whereas AMD processors are better at gaming. If you're building a gaming rig, AMD is the way to go.
Yeah I would definitely check stores such as Best Buy, Circuit City, etc., for hard drive deals. If you keep an eye on the ads you can find hard drives for really cheap, so watch out for those deals. I would definitely wait for one of those deals instead of buying online.
Your old RAM is 333 MHz, which is as fast as the motherboard supports. That will hinder your ability to upgrade because your system will constantly be slowed down by slower RAM. Building a new system with 400 MHz (also known as PC3200) RAM will make your computer considerably faster.
That video card you have is actually quite old and slow. It's fine for older games at low resolutions, but if you want to play the newer games you'll need something more powerful.
I really like that Enermax case too, I think it looks freaking sweet. Go with that!
The circuit city salesman is partially correct. AMD processors are not built specifically for gaming, however due to their architecture that is their area of expertise. Generally, Intel CPU's tend to be better in computational areas, such as video editing, whereas AMD processors are better at gaming. If you're building a gaming rig, AMD is the way to go.
Yeah I would definitely check stores such as Best Buy, Circuit City, etc., for hard drive deals. If you keep an eye on the ads you can find hard drives for really cheap, so watch out for those deals. I would definitely wait for one of those deals instead of buying online.
Your old RAM is 333 MHz, which is as fast as the motherboard supports. That will hinder your ability to upgrade because your system will constantly be slowed down by slower RAM. Building a new system with 400 MHz (also known as PC3200) RAM will make your computer considerably faster.
That video card you have is actually quite old and slow. It's fine for older games at low resolutions, but if you want to play the newer games you'll need something more powerful.
I really like that Enermax case too, I think it looks freaking sweet. Go with that!