Trying to build a half way decent gaming computer

[trekker1987]

I don't know if this is the place for this but I'm trying to put together a new desk top computer to play The Old Republic and what ever other PC game strikes my fancy in the next few years however I'm on a bit of a budget. here is a list of what I'm thinking of using i also have a $450-550 maybe $600 if i push it budget. If you guys could give me any better ideas without braking my budget they would be welcome.

AMD FX-6100 Zambezi 3.3GHz Socket AM3+ 95W Six-Core Desktop Processor FD6100WMGUSBX

Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

GIGABYTE GA-880GM-USB3 AM3+ AMD 880G USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power Plus RS500-PCARD3-US 500W ATX12V v2.3 Power Supply

Rosewill RANGER-M Dual Fans MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8D-4GBXM

LG Black Internal 12X Super Multi Blue with 3D Playback Blu-ray Disc Rewriter SATA WH12LS38 LightScribe Support - OEM

ATI Radeon HD 5770 1 GB GDDR5 SDRAM PCI Express

Everything minus the blu-ray and the ATI Radeon are a bundle deal on Newegg for $381.99 and i still need windows 7

---------- Post added at 08:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:16 PM ----------

Did not see the tec center section Mods plz move this there if it is not too much trouble

[RikuoAmero]

My first suggestion is to rethink your Blu-ray drive. Try going for a cheaper DVD drive, especially if you ask yourself whether or not you actually plan to play Blu-rays on your computer (if you have a Blu-ray player or PS3 lying around, then you're sorted for BR). So that's at least a little bit of money saved.

As for the graphics card, I've been using a Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 myself for the past year and a half and it is sweeeeeet. However, I would never try it on say Crysis 2. Let us know what games you plan to play. Just to let you know, at least on my system, I'm able to go 1080p highest settings in Skyrim, so that should make you very happy.

Lastly, in case you haven't heard, the price of hard drives has gone through the roof, because flooding in Thailand (at least I think its Thailand...). Anyway, you probably don't need 1TB internal storage. Sweet to have, I know, but if you're on a budget, try going smaller, maybe 320/500/640GB.

Lastly, for the RAM, you'll want to rethink it. Modern games require 6GB to 8GB, so see if you can budget for that. Try going for 3 x 2GB sticks of at least 1333MHz memory, or if you can afford, 2 x 4GB. What you put up there is the bare minimum to play games these days, 2 x 2GB.

[NickthePwn3r]

well also think about this, you dont NEED alot of internal storage, you can always use some external hardrives which arnt as expensive as they once were, I'd say stick wit a 500gb hard drive, 1tb seems kinda overboard. RAM is VERY important when it comes to gaming, i have a amd phenom II thats about 3.32 quadcore and a 9600 gt vid card ( 1g) but only 4 gigs of ram, as such i cant run skyrim on very high ( so saddening).

[trekker1987]

ok here is a new setup mind you i have never done this kind of thing before

LG 22X Super-Multi DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH22NS90B - OEM

HITACHI HDS721050CLA362 (0F10381) 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

BIOSTAR TA990FXE AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

HIS H577FM1GD Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

Broadway Com Corp OKIA-BLACK-600 600W ATX 12V V2.2 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL

AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor

HEC Blitz Black Steel Edition ATX Mid Tower Computer Chassis Gaming Case w/ Front Blue LED 120mm Fan & Top 120mm Fan

price is $549.91 plan on playing The old republic and star trek online on a regular bases

[RikuoAmero]

Okay, your new set-up looks good for your budget. Radeon 5770 will be enough for your two named MMO's, although if you want to save a bit more cash, you might want to lower your processor. I'm running an Intel Core i5 650, which is Dual Core 3.2GHz with Hyperthreading (that means that even though its dual core, it shows up as four cores in Task Manager). A Hyperthreaded Dual Core processor will be enough for your games, although if you plan to be future-proof, then stick with the quad core you have up there.

As for the power supply, I myself am able to get away with a 500 Watt (forget the brand and I don't feel like opening up my case to find out). This is enough to power my processor, graphics card, two optical drives, hard drive, and sound card.

[trekker1987]

ok qustion if the motherboard has a 24 pin power slot and the power supply say 20+4 does that mean that will work or will i need to keep looking? and i canged to Team Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) the other ram got sold out

[RikuoAmero]

ok qustion if the motherboard has a 24 pin power slot and the power supply say 20+4 does that mean that will work or will i need to keep looking? and i canged to Team Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) the other ram got sold out

[trekker1987]

OK so I'm going with this PS instead (Broadway Com Corp P4-OKIA-550-RB 550W ATX 12V v2.2 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply) it is a bit cheaper and cross fire ready for the future. total not including windows is $543.94 does anyone have any more ideas before i buy it? also the tower comes with two fans do i need to get more? and after the parts get here i just throw them together and pop in the windows disk right?

[† ballard]

Whatever you do don't go cheap on the power supply. I made that same mistake and my psu killed my GTX 480. I really recommend getting a good antec or corsair psu. From what I remember seasonic also makes really good psus.

You don't want to put together quality parts then put in a cheapy power supply only to have it kill your whole computer. Spend the extra money. I promise it will definitely be worth it.

Check out some of these. Be sure to read the customer reviews.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371016

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&N=100006656&isNodeId=1&Description=antec&x=0&y=0

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&N=100006656&isNodeId=1&Description=corsair&x=0&y=0

[NickthePwn3r]

ya im using a seasonic right now, its nice and quiet. I like the part where it has fancy led lights

[Chupathingy220]

The nice thing about building a computer right now is that RAM prices are really cheap. In fact they're at an all time low! You can get 8GB of RAM for about $40 on Newegg right about now.

[ZeroPenguins]

^But you lose all that money into buying HDDs since they prices are double the prices before.

[trekker1987]

ok looking at a different power suppy a (XCLIO GOODPOWER 500W 500W ATX SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply) and had to change motherboards the biostar was no longer on sale looking at this instead (ASRock 970 EXTREME3 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard) new price $553.94

[xconwing]

Whatever you do don't go cheap on the power supply. I made that same mistake and my psu killed my GTX 480. I really recommend getting a good antec or corsair psu. From what I remember seasonic also makes really good psus.

You don't want to put together quality parts then put in a cheapy power supply only to have it kill your whole computer. Spend the extra money. I promise it will definitely be worth it.

Check out some of these. Be sure to read the customer reviews.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371016

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&N=100006656&isNodeId=1&Description=antec&x=0&y=0

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&N=100006656&isNodeId=1&Description=corsair&x=0&y=0

[trekker1987]

thing have come up i cant get the whole computer at once at this moment i can spend about $230 so I'm just getting a mother board and case I'm thinking these

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131735R

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156243

in the long run i can put a better rig together this way.

[RikuoAmero]

thing have come up i cant get the whole computer at once at this moment i can spend about $230 so I'm just getting a mother board and case I'm thinking these

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131735R

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156243

in the long run i can put a better rig together this way.

[sephierot]

thing have come up i cant get the whole computer at once at this moment i can spend about $230 so I'm just getting a mother board and case I'm thinking these

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131735R

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156243

in the long run i can put a better rig together this way.

[trekker1987]

already ordered it and im thinking if i can't have a half way decent computer now then i should get a kick ass computer a little later.

[sephierot]

sure you will,the asus broad that you posted is a mid end broad.,so any time you want to upgrade it will be easy

[Sudaman]

Only suggestion maybe trade out the Gigabyte for a Asus motherboard I have had really bad luck with Gigabyte in the past.