I am totally new here as you can probably see from my WHOPPING 1 post. I started watching SC2 commentary online and got completely hooked! So this has gotten me to wanting to play SC2 and possibly some other games that are coming out such as Diablo 3, and other PC games. I currently only have a Macbook and wanted to buy/build a legitimate PC that I could use for gaming so I can actually play some new PC games. I did some looking around and just picked a few components and wanted your advice: - Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137 - Power Supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371015 - Processor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727 - Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128394 - Video Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133343 - RAM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231209 - Hard Drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181 - CD/DVD Burner http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204 Thats the list! Now I kind of went off what I saw in some other lists, like the one in the Tutorials section. If there are some obvious errors, just let me know! I am not very knowledgeable in this area. Any help or suggestions would be great!
Ok, the only reason I went with 4 is because on that post that you had (the tutorial one about building a computer) I actually picked the first CPU and motherboard you suggested, so I assumed 4 GB was sufficient. Are there any specific brands of components I should stay away from? Or anything that might be a better deal?
Ive built computers for plenty of people, so if you have any questions about part list you can contact me. supergamtim@hotmail.com I would just look through this power supply guide when looking for the PSU, just since thats the most important part. http://www.tech-forums.net/pc/f76/read-first-updated-power-supply-guide-221778/
4 is fine, Den. Don't listen to Jon (No offense, Jon, I know you're an Admin and all, but he really doesn't need 8GB's of RAM). Anyway, the motherboard you're looking at has an ONBOARD GPU, which isn't that great. If I were you, I'd buy a Motherboard that doesn't have an Onboard GPU. Reason being is you'll be adding a GPU to it, so the two will conflict with each other. You'll have to uninstall the Onboard GPU and install the new GPU. Just save the hassle and buy a motherboard that doesn't have an Onboard GPU. Plus, it'll be cheaper. As for your RAM, as I stated, 4GB's are plenty. 64-bit OS can detect up to 192GB's of RAM, of course, depending on the edition you buy. Max RAM support for Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit is 16GB's. Max a 32-Bit Windows edition can support is 4GB. So depending on what OS you're getting, also factors in on buying your RAM. Trust me, though, 4GB's is more than enough. I'm a huge PC Elitest and I'm still running 6GB's of RAM.
IIRC 32-bit 7 can detect 4gb, but only utilize 3 without some behind the scenes tweaking. Course, there is absolutely zero reason to still be on 32 if you can get 64.
