Advice on Gaming rig

  1. oldguy
    oldguy
    Advice on building a gaming PC, without breaking the bank. any ideas.
    budget build that will still run/play most new games out,

    1 motherboard? AMD/Intel

    2 CPU ? i guess that come down to the motherboard you chose.

    4 Graphics Card?

    3 Ram?

    5 Power Supply?

    5 H.D.D ? 1 TB or go 2x 500gig
  2. slider39
    slider39
    Hi oldguy, not an expert on PC's myself, but my son built his own and frequents the following site. Each month they recommend what to buy. Hope it helps!

    http://www.on3network.co.nz/forumdis...dware-and-Help
    http://www.on3network.co.nz/showthre...ad-August-2011
  3. 2DriveSafe
    2DriveSafe
    Hi, as an ex PC techie and always keeping an eye out for a bargain take a look at the Firstin web site they have a great deal on today with I7 processor and great graphics card, loads of ram should keep you happy for a few years to come. http://www.firstin.co.nz/products/hp...-597c-pc-5823/ The graphics card could be better but 8GB of ram etc should make up for it. I have an I5 which was a bargain 6 months ago but this is deal of the century I reckon.
  4. oldguy
    oldguy
    cheers slider39, that helps heaps. thanks again.
  5. oldguy
    oldguy
    Hey 2DriveSafe, thanks for the help, looks like a good deal, but i think I may just upgrade my box.

    say new M/B, CPU, and Ram

    Im currently running CPU, AM2 5200+ 2.7 Ghz with 4gig of DDR2 ram, and a Nvidia Geforce 9500 GT. 2x 500gig and 2x250 gig sata drives in my current system at the mo.

    may just do M/B, CPU, Ram upgrade.

    thanks.
  6. 2DriveSafe
    2DriveSafe
    check how much ram you can get in there - how many slots - you can possibly go up to 8gb. and see what is the best processor your mb will take. There are some good graphics cards with ddr3 on now, but again you will need to check compatibility with your mb. Just remember the pc will only run as fast as your slowest component - that's where it will bottle neck so try keep as many of the speeds the same or its just a waste of money.
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