Building my first computer.

[Roguez101]

Im building my first computer and i was wondering if i could get some help in picking out parts.. i know almost nothing about the best parts i should buy so if anyone could help me pick out parts thatll fir my budget of around 700-800$ the computer would be really only used for gaming.

[glo]

Please follow the instructions in this thread so we can better help you:

http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/...-build-Read-me!

[Dristereau]

Look here for sample builds:

http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/...-Sample-Builds

[Roguez101]

Budget: 700-800$
Resolution: 1600x900 and up
Games / Settings Desired: Battlefield 3, Diablo 3, Guild Wars i dont need 100 fps like i see alot of gamers have im good with just 40 on high setting or ultra if possible or something near that
Country: USA
Parts that can be reused: None
Do you need an OS?: Yes although i may have a friend giving me one on a USB
Do you need peripherals (e.g. monitor, mouse, keyboard, speakers, etc): Monitor, speakers

[Butler to Baby Sloths]

Why don't you have a look at this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Pentium G850 2.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($83.99 @ eCost)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($91.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 6850 1GB Video Card ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi ATX Mid Tower Case ($65.70 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($69.64 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS90 DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer G235HAbd 23.0" Monitor ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($99.95 @ B&H)
Total: $815.22
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)

If you want to know why I chose a certain component, don't hesitate to ask

[hapylol]

If you can ditch the $100 for Windows7(friend giving you it) I would suggest upgrading the GPU to a 560TI. If you can squeeze out an additional $30 the Asus/Sapphire/MSI 7850's would be well worth it.(they run ~240)

[Butler to Baby Sloths]

Don't forget that to run Windows you not only need the software, but also a valid authentication key, which is what costs the money.

[Roguez101]

i really like the build if possible how much fps do u think it would run in games like battlefield and such and on what settings?

[Gouca]

i really like the build if possible how much fps do u think it would run in games like battlefield and such and on what settings?

Battlefield 3 will run ~35-40 FPS at 1920x1080- resolution in 32- player maps.

[Roguez101]

wow thanks alot for the help guys im still studying all this kind of stuff in college and figured building my first computer would really help me become better at all this thanks alot <3

---------- Post added 2012-06-26 at 09:42 PM ----------

i just noticed the hard drive i had a friend in class that i should get a western digital green and not blue he told me blue tends to crash alot?

---------- Post added 2012-06-26 at 09:44 PM ----------

or it was the other way around damn my bad memory

[glo]

wow thanks alot for the help guys im still studying all this kind of stuff in college and figured building my first computer would really help me become better at all this thanks alot <3

---------- Post added 2012-06-26 at 09:42 PM ----------

i just noticed the hard drive i had a friend in class that i should get a western digital green and not blue he told me blue tends to crash alot?

---------- Post added 2012-06-26 at 09:44 PM ----------

or it was the other way around damn my bad memory

Long story short, both greens and blue are among the most reliable HDDs available.

Caviar Green = Energy / Noise savings at the cost of somewhat drastic performance losses (mostly access times).
Caviar Black = Performance gains at the cost of power consumption and noise.
Caviar Blue = Happy middle ground between both.

Most people opt for Blue / Black. Green would really cripple loading times and in-game disc access, causing FPS stutters.

[Roguez101]

ah ok thanks for the info

[SoulForge]

I would swap that processor out in the future. It will be your primary bottleneck.

[Butler to Baby Sloths]

I would swap that processor out in the future. It will be your primary bottleneck.

Try fitting in a 200 dollar i5 on an 800 dollar budget that needs a monitor and a windows 7 license, you simply can't do it :/

[SoulForge]

I said in the future. Not on this current build

[Butler to Baby Sloths]

It will keep him going a few years, then he can upgrade to whatever is new in 2014 or 2015 For 80 bucks it really is a brilliant processor.