I am trying to buy/build a gaming desktop for $1100/$1200.

[TheCaseyJordan]

I am trying to build a gaming desktop for $1100/$1200. I know NOTHING about computers. PLEASE HELP!!! I need a super detailed (what and where to buy) list. Again, please help me. Any help will be great.

 

[Trotter]

I went ahead and moved your thread to the proper place.

What all will you need? Do you have a usable monitor or will you need one? Keyboard? Mouse?

 

[TheCaseyJordan]

I went ahead and moved your thread to the proper place.

What all will you need? Do you have a usable monitor or will you need one? Keyboard? Mouse?

Thank you so much for all your help. I would like to get everything. Start from scratch. Or if I should buy one already built. I have a list of things that I've looked at, that I am going to try and post and see if that is good.

I hope I am replying to this right. Thanks for all of your help. I would like to start from scratch. That, or do I need to buy one already built? I have a list of things that I have looked at that I am going to try and post. Again, thanks for your help.

 

[patonb]

Depends honestly on budget, copenteincy, yha i suck spelling, and location.

For 1100-1200 building is perfect, or even paying a minor building sur-charge is worth it.

So, as Trotter asked, do you have an old system to steal from?

 

[TheCaseyJordan]

I have an old Dell, but wouldn't know what to do with it. I want to spend 1100-1200. I have a friend that will put together if I can just get the parts ordered.

I hope I replied to your post right, and your spelling is fine.

 

[patonb]

Big Tip,l Try not double posting..... Mods get angery with those.... But here's a good setup.

Newegg.com - SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model SH-222AB - CD / DVD Burners
Newegg.com - XFX HD-695X-ZNFC Radeon HD 6950 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
Newegg.com - Antec EarthWatts EA-650 GREEN 650W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
Newegg.com - CORSAIR XMS 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX8GX3M2A1600C9
Newegg.com - ASUS P8P67-M PRO (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I52500K
Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - Operating Systems
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Price is $959

This DOES NOT INCLUDE

Monitor, Mouse/Keyboard or Case which are all personal choices.

Oh and wall power cord.

 

[jasonalwaysready]

Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - Operating Systems
Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I52500K
Newegg.com - ASUS P8Z68-V LE LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL
Newegg.com - CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650M 650W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular High Performance Power Supply
Newegg.com - ASUS XONAR_DG 5.1 Channels PCI Interface Xonar DG Sound Card
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GV-R695OC-1GD Radeon HD 6950 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
Newegg.com - SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Newegg.com - SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model SH-222AB - CD / DVD Burners

$1,062 - $25 MIR

pick out a solid midtower case and you should be all set.

 

[t0mlike]

Just a tip to anyone wanting to put something together, here's an awesome site for picking and sharing setups.

PC Part Picker

 

[GhOsT1321]

I highly suggest that you watch this video, Carey Holzman takes a slow, and complete approach to installing a computer. Many other videos rush, do not explain what they are doing/going to do, and use time lapses.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUY0...xt=C3493d9dUDOEgsToPDskJmDq9yPDy9T2dmAY9P-xoX

Also, take a look at this website.
The animated guide to Building a PC. Learn to build a PC from scratch with PCitYourself!

Those are both great tools for someone new to computer hardware.

 

[TheCaseyJordan]

Y'all are all SO AWESOME!!!! Thank you so much. This is all a ton of help. Keep it coming. I really, really appreciate everything.