a few questions

[nialater]

whats the best kind of ram for a gaming comp?
whats the best type of cpu for a gaming comp duo or quad?
what are some good video cards for gaming comps and why??
these are just a few questions im trying to learn more about computers and there componets.

 

[disturbed13]

before anyone can answer these questions
i have one

how big is your pocket book?
GPUs (video cards) can get very expensive very quick!
cpu duos are more popular for some reason
but theoreticly quads should be better
as for ram DDR2 1333 MHz will do fine
there hasnt been anything that can truely take advantage of DDR3
so just go with DDR2

 

[cavemangrinder]

For gaming go with a core2duo. Unless you do heavy multitasking with programs like photochop or do video editing, then get a quad. I recommend getting DDR2 800 for your RAM. As for the video card, that kinda depends on what games you are gonna be playing. I think the ATI 4850 is a great card right now.