What's up guys, I've been reading this site/forum for a while now and have decided to finally build my own rig. I was wondering if I could get a couple of suggestions and questions answered. And I know that it does seem a bit lame that I'm asking basically what to use for my build, but it is my first time.
Main priority:
-Gaming, I'm looking to play Counter Strike Source, Half Life 2, and some other high end games, I guess I'm looking at a fairly good system.
Budget:
- $1000 on hardware, I think I can get my parents to buy me a monitor
So basically I'm pretty clueless about compatibility issues and what's best.
Right now I'm looking at this CPU because of it's over clocking capabilities.
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12200BD3155&vpn=BX80557E4300&manufacture=INTEL
Edit: I'm probably looking to overclock it to about 3ghz
And the reviews I've read on this mobo said it was also good for over clocking:
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11830BD3851&vpn=GA-965P-DS3&manufacture=GIGABYTE
From another guide the guy suggested using this g-card
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=14080BD3776&vpn=sapphire1950&manufacture=SAPPHIRE
It's pretty expensive though, but I dunno, I could be totally wrong. So that's why I asking you guys
But other then those two or three, I'm sorta lost on the RAM, G-Card etc.
I'd really appreciate if you guys could help me out here, and then I could maybe fine tune your decision, thanks in advance.
Main priority:
-Gaming, I'm looking to play Counter Strike Source, Half Life 2, and some other high end games, I guess I'm looking at a fairly good system.
Budget:
- $1000 on hardware, I think I can get my parents to buy me a monitor
So basically I'm pretty clueless about compatibility issues and what's best.
Right now I'm looking at this CPU because of it's over clocking capabilities.
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12200BD3155&vpn=BX80557E4300&manufacture=INTEL
Edit: I'm probably looking to overclock it to about 3ghz
And the reviews I've read on this mobo said it was also good for over clocking:
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11830BD3851&vpn=GA-965P-DS3&manufacture=GIGABYTE
From another guide the guy suggested using this g-card
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=14080BD3776&vpn=sapphire1950&manufacture=SAPPHIRE
It's pretty expensive though, but I dunno, I could be totally wrong. So that's why I asking you guys
But other then those two or three, I'm sorta lost on the RAM, G-Card etc.
I'd really appreciate if you guys could help me out here, and then I could maybe fine tune your decision, thanks in advance.