New Desktop

[Lasseman]

Hey mates,

I'm going to buy a new desktop, but I can't decide what to buy.

I want a good gaming computer (it has to run NTW smoothly) I want a good Graphics card, over 5GB ram and over 400gb harddisk memory, (Preferably a monitor too)

My budget is about 1500 euro's (Not sure if that's doable though) I'd like to hear every suggestions (Up to 500 euro's higher than my budget that is)

Greetings,

Lasseman

[Hesus de bodemloze]

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Hesus.

[Lasseman]

k Thanks Hesus

[Edelward]

It is preferable to buid computer yourself ,or with help of friends of course.
New Intel processors
like this for example Intel Core i5 670 3,46GHz / 4MB / Socket 1156
buy Motherboard which is for Socket 1156
Memory to it DDR 3 either 1333 or 1600 ,because higher memories would need to be overclocked
which I guess you might not know how

Sound Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Titanium (PCI-E) something
and video would be
ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB ~
OS Windows 7 64 bit,the better versions,-Pro or Ultimate, of OS have better compability to older games
and so you set up for gaming

[Lasseman]

Hmm.... Thanks, but I don´t think my friends know how to build a pc (neither do I) are there any useful guides that you recommend?

[Freddie]

Hmm.... Thanks, but I don´t think my friends know how to build a pc (neither do I) are there any useful guides that you recommend?

There are plenty of videos on Youtube for this kind of thing, Google has tons of results fro PC building guides and the manual you get with the motherboard pretty much tells you what you need to do and it's straight forward. You just need to earth yourself by touching a radiator before handling electronic parts (static electricity can kill computer parts) or the metal frame of the computer case and don't build it on the floor use a table or desk. If you Dad has any tools see if he has a magnetic screw driver, their really useful when your trying to fix the motherboard to the mounting bolts.

As for a spec - depends what country are you from? Do you have links to online stores that will deliver to you? Komplett if their still around believe cover Holland but that's about the only one I know without googling for more.

[Edelward]

Hmm.... Thanks, but I don´t think my friends know how to build a pc (neither do I) are there any useful guides that you recommend?

You can link the computer either its components here so people would advice you if the desktop you want to
buy is not overpriced or outdated .

[The Saint]

Go on dell...
Google dell and go to the one for your country. There, you can build your computers. They assemble it for you (you just build it as in choosing what specs to give it).
I've only been looking at laptops recently. Alienware are good gaming laptops.
But, as for desktops, you'll have to check what you like.
I'd suggest not only looking at the ram, the processor is really important. For gaming, I'd suggest a dual core or quad core processor.
Also, make sure the graphics card is good.

[Lasseman]

Well, I was looking at the PC builder of the Alternate site, They actually build pc's there, I'll post some Machines next week (I'll be on holiday this week)

[Lasseman]

This is how I might want my PC, any comments?

[Freddie]

This is how I might want my PC, any comments?

If you clock on the link it shows zero items. Sorry but your going to have post all the parts one by one.

[Lasseman]

1 x
CPUs Koelers
EKL Alpenföhn "Brocken"

754, 775, 939, 940, AM2, AM2+, 1366, AM3, 21 dB(A), 101,89 m³/h
€ 34,99*

1 x
Grafische kaarten NVIDIA GeForce 9
XFX 9500GT

NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT, 1024 MB, 128 Bit, PCIe x16 v2.0
€ 58,90*

1 x
Software OEM Besturingssystemen
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 32-Bit

Windows, NL, 1 licentie
€ 84,90*

1 x
CPUs Socket 775 Core 2 Quad
Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q9550

4x 2833 MHz, 2x 6144 kB, 1333 MHz, Yorkfield
€ 249,90*

1 x
Monitoren 19 inch
Acer V193WCB

19 inch, 1440x900 pixels
€ 124,90*

1 x
Voedingen meer dan 600 Watt
Cooler Master RealPower M620

620 Watt, ATX12V 2.2, EPS, 6 x, 6 x
€ 77,90*
1 x
Behuizingen Big Tower
Chieftec CA-01 B-B-SL

6 x, 8 x, ATX, µATX, E-ATX
€ 89,90*

1 x
DVD-reWriters Extern
Asus SDRW-08D1S-U

8 / 8 / 6 speed, 8 / 6 / 6 speed, USB 2.0, 8 / 24 speed
€ 52,90*

1 x
Behuizingen Koelers
SilverStone FM122

120x120x32 mm, tot 181,8 m³/h, 21 tot 42 dB(A), tot 2400 rpm
€ 13,99*

1 x
Behuizingen Koelers
Noctua NF-S12B ULN

120x120x25 mm, 38,2 - 64,9 m³/h, 05 - 06,8 dB(A), tot 700 rpm
€ 18,99*
Moederborden Socket 775
Asus P5Q Deluxe
Intel® P45, 1.600 MHz, 1x PCIe x16, 2x PCIe x16 v2.0, CrossFire, Socket 775
1
€ 139,90*




• Intel® ICH10R 6K 6G R0+1/5 SATA2
maximaal 6 apparaten, RAID 0, 1, 5, JBOD, 0+1, 300 MB/s
1

• Marvell 88SE6121
maximaal 3 apparaten, 300 MB/s
1

• Silicon Image Sil5723
maximaal 2 apparaten, 300 MB/s
1

• USB 2.0 Controller
60 MB/s, USB 2.0, maximaal 127 apparaten
1

• FireWire Controller
50 MB/s, FireWire, maximaal 63 apparaten
1

• ADI 2000B (8-channel)
4 x Line-out, 1 x Optisch-Uit, ADI 2000B
1

• Marvell 88E8056+88E8001
2 x RJ-45, 10/100/1000 Mbps
1

1 x
Harddisks 3,5 inch SATA
Seagate ST31000528AS

1.000 GB, 8,5 / 32 / 7200, € 0,07*, Serial ATA/300
€ 74,90*

1 x
Geheugen DDR2-800
Kingston HyperX 4 GB DDR2-800 Kit

4096 MB, CL5 5-5-15, 2 stuk(s), PC2 6400
€ 96,90*
1 x
DVD-drives Serial-ATA
LG DH-16NS

20 / 52 speed, 5 speed, Serial ATA/150, 130 / - ms
€ 14,99*

Which gives a total of: € 1.133,96*

Sorry for the dutch, but I think you know what parts it are, Going on holiday now.

[mrcrusty]

I honestly don't know the prices of computer parts in the EU, but overall that's not a very good computer. It wouldn't be all that good for gaming and it looks awfully expensive all things considered.

There's no way a 9500 GT is going to run NTW smoothly at any decent resolutions or settings. It's not very future-proof neither.

I'll try and look on the net and post something up, but I don't know any EU based sites to look for, so it may take a while.

[The Saint]

I honestly don't know the prices of computer parts in the EU, but overall that's not a very good computer. It wouldn't be all that good for gaming and it looks awfully expensive all things considered.

There's no way a 9500 GT is going to run NTW smoothly at any decent resolutions or settings. It's not very future-proof neither.

I'll try and look on the net and post something up, but I don't know any EU based sites to look for, so it may take a while.

According to the strength of the currency, at the moment 1 euro = 1 pound.
Give or take a little.

[Freddie]

That's a pretty poor build the only saving graces are the CPU cooler the Alpenföhn Brocken, it's one of the very rare products that us Europeans get to enjoy first before the Americans do and the case is from Chieftec who are the original company that brought us cases that are suitable for gamers however these days all the other companies have caught up with them and their not as competitive as they once were but it's a still a good case never the less. For some reason you have picked an external DVD-RW, an extra fan, an expensive Core 2 Quad Q9550 CPU (old technology), Windows 7 32bit OEM when you need 64bit, a crappy video card and smallish screen. Try this for size.


Phenom II X4 965
Asus M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX)
Corsair 4 GB DDR3-1333
Antec Nine Hundred Two mid case
Corsair 550watt PSU
Gigabyte Rdeon HD5770 1Gb
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1Tb hard drive
Sony Optiarc AD-7240S-0B
Windows 7 64bit OEM
Samsung SyncMaster 2233SN 1680x1050 monitor

Total € 1.062,09

[Lasseman]

Grafische kaarten ATI Radeon HD5000
GigaByte GV-R577UD-1GD
ATI Radeon HD5770, 1024 MB, 128 Bit, PCIe x16 v2.0
1
€ 144,90*
€ 144,90*


Software OEM Besturingssystemen
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
Windows, NL, 1 licentie
1
€ 79,90*
€ 79,90*

CPUs Socket AM3
AMD Phenom II X4 965
4x 3400 MHz, 4x 512 kB, 4000 MT/s, Deneb

1
€ 164,90*
€ 164,90*


• Boxed Koeler (ATX Layout, PWM)
1


Monitoren 24 inch en groter
Acer V243HQbd
23,6 inch, 1920x1080 pixels, 80000 : 1

1
€ 179,90*
€ 179,90*


Voedingen tot 600 Watt
Corsair CMPSU-550VX
550 Watt, ATX12V 2.2, ATX 2.03, EPS, 6 x, 6 x

1
€ 76,90*
€ 76,90*


Behuizingen Midi Tower
Antec Nine Hundred II
9 x, ATX, µATX

1
€ 99,90*
€ 99,90*



• fan 120mm
120 mm
3

• fan 200mm
200 mm
1

• 3,5"-Floppy op 5,25" Schacht
1

• 3x 3,5" inbouw in 3x 5,25"-Schacht
2





DVD-reWriters Serial-ATA
Sony Optiarc AD-7240S-0B
24 / 8 / 12 speed, 24 / 6 / 12 speed, Serial ATA/150, 16 / 48 speed

1
€ 22,99*
€ 22,99*





Moederborden Socket AM3
Asus M4A78T-E
AMD 790GX, 5.200 MT/s, Onboard, 2x PCIe x16 v2.0, CrossFire, Socket AM3

1
€ 112,90*
€ 112,90*



• Ultra DMA/133 Controller
maximaal 2 apparaten, 133 MB/s
1

• ATI SB750 Southbridge
maximaal 6 apparaten, RAID 0, 1, 5, 0+1, 300 MB/s
1

• USB 2.0 Controller
60 MB/s, USB 2.0, maximaal 127 apparaten
1

• FireWire Controller
50 MB/s, FireWire, maximaal 63 apparaten
1

• ATI Radeon HD3300
ATI Radeon HD3300
1

• VT1708S (7.1 HD)
4 x Line-out, 1 x Optisch-Uit, VT1708S
1

• Atheros L1E
1 x RJ-45, 10/100/1000 Mbps
1





Harddisks 3,5 inch SATA
Samsung HD103SJ
1.000 GB, 8,9 / 32 / 7200, € 0,07*, Serial ATA/300

1
€ 74,90*
€ 74,90*





Geheugen DDR3-1333
Corsair 4 GB DDR3-1333 DHX Kit
4096 MB, CL9 9-9-24, 2 stuk(s), PC3 10600

1
€ 99,90*
€ 99,90*


Subtotaal:
€ 1.057,09*

So it would be something like this. *I have an other Monitor because the other one wasn't there. But that shouldn't matter too much.