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Old November 4th, 2008, 01:33 AM   Digg it!   #1 (permalink)
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Can someone help me with advice for building a gaming computer for around $1000??

This is my first time attempting to build a PC and I don't know too much about it. So I was wondering if someone could help me out with figuring out how I can get the "biggest bang for my buck".



Since I'm a big gamer I'm looking for a computer that will support my gaming wants with clean game and movie graphics ( I want to be able to set my resolution on high on any game without any lag).


I'd also want something that doesn't "bottleneck", overheat, or cause much noise.


I do know that I want at least 4 gb of ram, at least 512 mb in a video card, at least 3.0 ghz, and a fast processor.



So far I've come up with this much:

Video Card - H4870 1GB: Newegg.com - ASUS EAH4870/HTDI/1G Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards


PSU - Corsair 650w: Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies


HARD DRIVE - WD 640 gigs: Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives


MotherBoard - P45: Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards


Memory - PC8500: Newegg.com - Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory


CPU - E8500: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115036

OSU - Windows Vista 64 Bit

Does this look like a good setup so far and if not what should I consider changing or adding on?
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