This is sooo complicated!

[mewmaxwii]

plz can u tell me the best ram, harddrive, graphic card etc for the best gaming pc for all games out now n out soon! sorry im mainly a console user than a pc user but pcs r just amazing, well...
Why is it sooo complicated? why

[Cheddies]

ram - as much as possible (upto about 2gigs - over that it starts to get wasted)

Processors - best out at the moment are the athlon "fX" 64bit ones or the intel core duo ones - as fast as you can

Graphics Card - Nvidia or ATI radion - the higher numbers/ram/price the better - if you can get a Dual or "SLI" setup go for it. Make sure it supports DX10 (directX 10)

Hrddrive - probbly best with a SATA (serial ATA) drive, big cash (8mb would be good) and as big as possible

you want a quality motherboard to stick it all in to, i have always liked ASUS or ABIT motherboards.....


other than that..

[wii_man76]

Are you looking at buying something like a HP or DELL computer or are you thinking of building your own?

[M_the_C]

Originally Posted by Cheddies

ram - as much as possible (upto about 2gigs - over that it starts to get wasted)

You could have more by getting a 64-bit Operating System, then you could have lots more. 2GB is enough though. Try and get 800MHz or higher.

Originally Posted by Cheddies

Processors - best out at the moment are the athlon "fX" 64bit ones or the intel core duo ones - as fast as you can

Intel Core2 Duo E6600 is probably the best for your money processors out at the moment. You could get a E6400 as they are also meant to be good, but you said you wanted the best. Probably best to avoid any higher (i.e. Quad core) at the moment. Whilst I am typically an AMD supporter, Core2 blows them out of the water at the moment.

Originally Posted by Cheddies

Graphics Card - Nvidia or ATI radion - the higher numbers/ram/price the better - if you can get a Dual or "SLI" setup go for it. Make sure it supports DX10 (directX 10)

DX10 is a touchy issue at the moment, as the cards have not really been tested. (except in the Lost Planet demo where they did poorly.) Up too you though as they are typically the most powerful cards, but you might want to get a high end DX9 until DX10 gets better. Mostly down to personal preference.

Originally Posted by Cheddies

Hrddrive - probbly best with a SATA (serial ATA) drive, big cash (8mb would be good) and as big as possible

SATA definitely. People often underestimate the difference a faster hard disk can make to a gaming computer.

[JBond007]

Originally Posted by wii_man76

Are you looking at buying something like a HP or DELL computer or are you thinking of building your own?

Well seeing as he doesn't seem to know much about what to buy, I think it will be a ready made one. It's one thing knowing what to buy, it's a completely different thing building it!

I'm not an expert on things like this, although I would know what to buy if the opportunity came only, but bigger numbers are generally better!!

[mewmaxwii]

So basically i should build or find...2gb+ ram with 800mhz+....intel duo...nvidia DX9 then DX10 l8r...Harddrive SATA 8mb cache...motherboard ASUS OR ABIT. That right? any other stuff i need?
Cheers guys

[MaxPing]

Are you building the pc or buying it?

If buying have a look at this.

4GB RAM ,DX10 graphics, FREE Delivery & 2 Years on site warranty.

[mewmaxwii]

ye u showed me that! quite a good deal! is the offer still available? could i order it august? and can u change the graphics card down to DX9? coz DX10 is a prob at mo?
cheers 4 that

[mewmaxwii]

in fact that looks BRILLIANT! but still, how long does the offer last coz i dont get cash till around end of july

[wii_man76]

Originally Posted by mewmaxwii

in fact that looks BRILLIANT! but still, how long does the offer last coz i dont get cash till around end of july

Things change very quickly in the PC industry so I would wait until July before deciding what you want to buy as new things come out each month which pushes the prices of currentl components/machines down.