How much for gaming PC.

[meefle]

Wut liquid coolin you got on urs cwiz?

 

[cwiz]

coolermaster 80, its the smallest one they have... it handles standard oc'ing no problem. the adjustable fan speed is pretty cool, theres a nob that goes in a pci slot and u can turn the fan that blows across the heat exchanger up and down. i just ordered some dampening pads for the case/radiator and radiator/fan interface cuz i was getting some extra hum from vibrations
i havent really done any research on the pump (i hope i dont regret it) or anything so i havent started modifying it to cool my gpu/hd's. hopefully it produces enough head to do it, but we'll see. time to bust out the ol' fluid mechanics book

 

[julz]

If you build your own gaming pc, $1500 can take you far. You could even spend a little less, and still have a powerful machine capable of handling the latest games. That's my two cents.

 

[Max Power]

Alright so I take it this is 1500 US? So roughly 1750 canadian not sure. Thats not to bad.

I bought my pc right now from MDG for about 900 dollars and its pretty basic so I dont know what I would use from it.

now all I need is a job -_-

 

[Yoad]

1500$ Is a good amount of money for a high-end machine, if you wish to make it an over-standard "High-end" machine you'll need 2000$, if you want to make a machine that shoots stardust out of its exahust fans, with every possible add-on you can get out there to cranck everything to the absolute extreme maximum, you'll need 3500 to 5000$.

 

[Infomatic]

$1680CAD. But part prices can often be a bit higher in Canada, so I'd aim for maybe $1800CAD?

 

[Orayn]

You'll definitely want to wait for Conroe, but a graphics card could be a little tricky if you want to take full advantage of Windows Vista. What you could do is get a fairly good 7600 GT now, for about 160 USD, and replace it with one of Nvidia or ATI's next-gen models once the prices drop a bit.

 

[Infomatic]

I agree with Orayn, but know that you would be waiting until October or later for the next-gen videocards to come out. A 7600GT should carry you over until then.