Building

[SeRCH4]

If you decide to build one let us know, Im interested to see how much it comes out to and what you get!!

[Rofl]

If you decide to build one let us know, Im interested to see how much it comes out to and what you get!!

Alright, I should be starting within the next few weeks. I'll post a thread with pictures and specs once it's finished.

[Dismal]

Find out what kind of processor you want first, then post back so we can suggest motherboards... I love picking out motherboards.

[Rofl]

Find out what kind of processor you want first, then post back so we can suggest motherboards... I love picking out motherboards.

I'm looking at a Core i7, the 920 Nehalem to be specific. (the cheap one of course )

[TeeCp]

Well I built mine and it was about $2,700 AUD for the desktop, $3,000 total with the monitor. For $1,000 dollars I would probably recommend these parts:

CPU - Intel E8500:
Great duo core processor is excellent, sitting at around 3.16Ghz, easily over clocked to 4Ghz on stock cooling.

RAM - DDR2 4GB 800MHz RAM

GPU - Foxconn 9800GT

Motherboard - Gigabyte MA790GP

Cooling - Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme + Scythe Slipstream:
Not exactly needed but the cooler everything is the longer it lasts (plus it's there if you ever want to upgrade the gpu/cpu).

PSU - Silverstone Strider ST50F 500W

HDD - WD 750GB HDD

Hope this helped, gl on the rig.

[Codine]

if you need places to look for parts try tiger direct or newegg those are great sites i prefer tiger direct though.

Does this "Tiger Direct" Work in the UK.. Also, do you have a link for them?!?!

[MisMaTcheD]

Does this "Tiger Direct" Work in the UK.. Also, do you have a link for them?!?!

Link: hxxp://www.tigerdirect.com/
That would be the link for tigerdirect, but I do not know if it works in the UK or not. (Substitute 'xx' for 'tt' ;])

[Hanzo]

Hey guys, I'm going to be building myself a new system for a school project. I want my desktop to be somewhat upgradeable within the next 2 to 3 years but also want enough power to game, which I've never been able to do with the systems I have owned in the past.

I will be building the PC sometime this winter hopefully, so I can use some Christmas money for parts. Hopefully I will have around a 1000 dollar budget just for the computer itself, no monitor or anything else. What I wanted to ask you all is: what are your recommended builds? This is mainly to see what the SF crew likes in terms of processor cores, video cards, specific brands, etc.

Thanks in advance and hopefully this can turn into a discussion thread.

Note: I'm not asking for a complete build, just suggestions on certain parts. Thanks.

Check Newegg they always have combo deals. As far as getting a good cpu. I'd recommend an Intel i7 920 and possible a Revision D0 - OCable to 4.0+Ghz.

Do not buy the Extreme Edition, it's a waste of money.

[extortionist926]

The site www.xoxide.com has some good products for good prices. If I remember correctly they don't have processors, but stuff more like cases and fans and power supplys. I recommend checking it out!

[Rofl]

Check Newegg they always have combo deals. As far as getting a good cpu. I'd recommend an Intel i7 920 and possible a Revision D0 - OCable to 4.0+Ghz.

Do not buy the Extreme Edition, it's a waste of money.

Hanzo, your rig is so freakin badass lol. I want that paint job or stickers or whatever it is on the sides of your case. I also want to know how those GTX 295s are doing for you, since I think that might be an investment if I can one day go SLI.