Getting new pc.. need help :)

[xion434]

Yeah im from Australia and that ebay thing is too overpriced...

[krzyflipx]

$2000 USD is a nice budget wished I had that much when I was building my PC. Your main reason is to be able to handle graphic designing and gaming etc. With a budget like that you can really mess around with a lot of computer hardware and like what other people have stated BUILD IT! buying pre built computers come with outdated components that are over priced when you can buy something better for the same price. What it really comes down to is preference and meeting your standards.

Newegg.com is going to be your primary source for just about any computer building and offers great rebates on many products.

Motherboards - I'm just going to give you a rundown on some well known brands like EVGA, ASUS, GIGABYTE, MSI.
These four brands IMO are very reliable brands for motherboards that offers great customer support. I personally have a ASUS M4A78T-E Mobo AM2/AM2+/AM3 socket with the ability to enable crossfire technology and compatible DDR3 ram up to speeds of 1600 mhz. I'm not saying you should get this MOBO but for the price I got it at it was well worth it. You might want to invest in X58 Mobos that supports i7 processors if you are looking for a high end build and even though I love AMD and how it can run with the leagues of the i7, Intel wins the CPU battle.

CPU/Processor - Definitely what you want is a quad core both AMD Phenom II X4 965 and Intel i7/i5 processors would be a good choice for your build. Keep in mind that you need an AMD socket to run AMD chips and Intel sockets to run Intel and so on.

GPU/Graphics Card - Theres a lot of good video cards out in the market today and I own a Nvidia Gtx 275 which hasn't failed me yet. But you might want to go and get the new ATI Radeon 5870 1gb video card which is future proof for DX11 games. As of now there isn't any DX11 games but one and I forgot the name haha.

Ram - DDR3 of course. There are many brands like corsair, kingston, mushkin and G.skill. Make sure to get what your mobo can handle

Power Supply - Corsair! just because I'm being biased lol get a 750-1000 watt PSU with 60amps

Computer Case - Mid to full tower sizes with good airflow to keep components at low temps. Brands like Antec, NZXT are good examples.

Other essentials - Hard drive as you already know. Might want to consider anything above 500gb to future proof yourself for upcoming games.
Thermal Paste/compound Arctic Silver 5 - essential for cpus,gpus to transfer heat to the heatsink.

[x0re]

Building your own can be really rewarding and cost effective. But be careful when choosing hardware as some manufacturers are not compatible with others.
First off, go to some popular manufactures sites...like some listed above by other members. Try and get an idea of what you want and draw up a wish list.

Then I suggest you go to a couple of local computer shops (help out the little guy) and try and get a good price. Shop around, quoting cheaper prices from other stores will most certainly result in a drop in price. Also they may not have the product you want in one store, so it pays to make sure you've checked everywhere before getting a substitute.

These local guys will defiantly give you advice and tips on how to set up your system, but don't forget to utilize the internet for tutorials if your not sure what your doing.

Hope I've helped...good luck

[iLegendary]

Thanks for the reply's & help guys. I will take a look at Newegg.com!

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will this be good? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6813188046

[Dismal]

I would say look around for a different one. I have friends that have got that MB and they had some trouble. The heatsink gets in the way of the CPU fan, and the whole board is just a little fu**ed up.

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Couple to take a look at

http://www.xpcgear.com/foxconn-bloodrage...board.html
http://www.xpcgear.com/ex58ud5.html

If you want to game
http://www.xpcgear.com/msi-eclipse-plus-...board.html
http://www.xpcgear.com/msi-x58-pro-e-cor...board.html

Extended ATX
http://www.xpcgear.com/evga-141-bl-e760-...board.html

[ReVamped]

I dont think I am going to buy that, since it's over in Australia

Pfft...You can get any part you want from practically any computing store in the world -.-

[Idiot #1]

Get atleast 5gigs of ram.

[iLegendary]

I might just get my cousin (PC nerd) to help me setup & buy the hardware.

Thanks for the replys.

[Akshay*]

I had told u before abt his

[iLegendary]

abt what? : P