Help building a home PC

[JarydC33]

Hey guys! I am new brand new to the forums, but I thought this would be a good place to ask my question. I am planning on building a gaming computer. I love dealing with computer and am a computer science major, however I dont know a whole lot about individual computer components so I dont know what parts would make the best pc. I am looking to build one for around 800-1000 dollars. I found this one site: http://www.affordableproductreview.com/products/?go=make-high-performance-gaming-desktop-2013-games-ready and I thought the parts in there looked good but Im not sure. Could anyone steer me in the right direction? Oh, and I would need a site that shows how to put it together as I have never done it before.

 

[tiny voices]

Will you need to buy monitor/keyboard/mouse/OS?

 

[JarydC33]

I will need an OS and a keyboard. But I have a monitor and a mouse. But hose can be supplemental. So if you can tell me what parts are great and add up to about 800-1000 I can add in the extras afterwards

 

[tiny voices]

Will you mostly be using this system for gaming?

 

[JarydC33]

Yup sure will! I just want to be able to run the most recent games at a good setting. The computer I have now is going out of date so I really want a fast one

 

[tiny voices]

Here's a solid build that will max most games.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pQPU

 

[JarydC33]

Will that i5 be good as compared to an i7? Like I said, Im trying to learn about all this computer stuff but Im not entirely sure how the difference between the two can affect performance

 

[JarydC33]

Also, do you know where I could find a tutorial about how to put it together?

 

[tiny voices]

You will see no difference at all between the i5 and the i7 when gaming. Only comes out in heavy video editing. Gaming is 90% GPU and 10% CPU.

 

[tiny voices]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_56kyib-Ls

Awesome how-to video.

 

[JarydC33]

Dude I cant thank you enough! Now I need to get to learning all about the individual components...

 

[tiny voices]

Anytime man! Always glad to help. Feel free to hit me up if you need anything.

 

[JarydC33]

Thanks!

 

[JarydC33]

I realized one thing i was missing. What could I use to make my custom PC wireless? I know there are USB options available. But are those any good? I was thinking there were some that needed to be installed inside the computer? Which one would be best?

 

[tiny voices]

Anything like this will be fine if you want an internal card:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704133

Or if you want to go usb you can get:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320040

 

[JarydC33]

Is either better than the other?

 

[tiny voices]

Its all personal preference. I have a cheap-o usb one that i use in my dorm room because we can't have routers. This one actually:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127348

Its not got great range but it gets the job done for me. If I did it again I would get this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704133

Its dual band and goes up to 450 Mbps

 

[JarydC33]

Ok thank you, I appreciate it

 

[tiny voices]

No problem. Always glad to help out.

 

[JarydC33]

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