Building a pc

[tttam]

Hi im thinking about building a pc to play games like WoW and Half life, and any others I wana play. About $1000-1,200. This is what I have been thinking:

https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Wishlist/PublicWishDetail.asp?WishListNumber=4547086&WishLi stTitle=tttam%27s+computer

Please give me some input on this.

Thanks

[[XC] hipno650]

it looks pretty good to me. that gpu will handle any game on that display and if you get that e6300 to 3ghz which you should be able to you will have a nice system. the only things i would look into would be nicer peripherals. so maybe a nicer mouse, keyboard, speakers (2.1 or 5.1) and nicer monitor. those will make your gaming just that much more enjoyable.

welcome to xs!!!:welcome: if you have anymore questions feel free to send me a private message.

[nn_step]

minus the insufficient PSU, it should be fine. You are going to need 550+ Watts

[[XC] hipno650]

good point nn. i did not know that the 1950xt needed that much tho. my old antec 450 handled my oced presscot and 7900gt (and 7800gt when i had it) just fine and thats with the nforce4 chip set. mushkin makes a good 550 watt psu. but a ocz 600watt gamexstream would be perfect for your system

[tttam]

Thanks. Im prolly not gunaa go up on the periphials now, because I have to save money. Im going to get better ones later. But what did u have in mind for a better mouse or keyboard? Also would 2.1 speakers really be much better than 2.0? thanks.

[Istasi]

I'd grab this PSU instead. Cheaper, modular, and more powerful.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817709004

[[XC] hipno650]

it depends on how nice you want it. i have a g15 keyboard and i love it!!!!! any good logitech mouse like the mx518 would be perfect and yes 2.1 makes a huge difference. the 2.0 has absolutely no base were as the 2.1 has a sub so you can here the explosions and rumble of games. a psu like like this would be better because it is well know and reliable i have one powering my 4200x2 WCG folding computer and it works perfectly.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817812002

[p0tter]

X1900GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO HDCP Video Card $134.99 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102022)

Use the extra cash for an e6400

[tttam]

I thought the X1950 XT was very very good for its price. ?
Will baisically any mouse work fine for gaming? Im trying to save my money.

Ill prolly get this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16826104036
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16826105026

but will those cheap 3$ ones on newegg work fine?

[biohead]

I thought the X1950 XT was very very good for its price. ?
Will baisically any mouse work fine for gaming? Im trying to save my money.

Ill prolly get this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16826104036
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16826105026

but will those cheap 3$ ones on newegg work fine?
get a logitech MX500, they're pretty cheap. for gaming, a mouse is more important than a few frames.

[XenatR]

get the new Intellimouse Explorer 3.0

best mouse ever.

[tttam]

Hey I got a question about the ram chose:
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820231087
Is this good ram because the timing and cas latency thing just confuses me.

[Drag]

newegg is really expensive

[nn_step]

newegg is really expensive
compared to say BestBuy or CompUSA? :rolleyes:

[Exedy]

get the new Intellimouse Explorer 3.0

best mouse ever.

the new 3.0 is 800? 1200? 1600dpi?

[XenatR]

the new 3.0 is 800? 1200? 1600dpi?

same as before i think. 400dpi :D although they have improved the sensor!

dpi means jack imo, unless youre going to be doing detailed drawings or something like that

its all about the feel of the mouse, and the IE3.0 is second to none!

on a Steelpad S&S of course with mouse skates :P:P

[Duh]

newegg is really expensive

Sorry to hijack the thread in some way, but where should we buy then? No pun intended :)

[Drag]

i only know dutch e-tailers sorry