Help building first gaming computer

[zamalchi]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: October
BUDGET RANGE: US$500-1000 the less the better but i still want a good computer.

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: gaming

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: none

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com

PARTS PREFERENCES: whatever is the best

OVERCLOCKING: maybe? sli/crossfire: maybe

MONITOR RESOLUTION: don't have one yet...

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: it needs to look good but work fast with games.
i haven't done much research on this...

thanks!!!!!

 

[hunter315]

Cant help you yet, the market is going to go through a few significant shifts between now and october like intel's i5's and AMD's DX11 cards. Any prices found now for components aside from the case and power supply wont mean a thing in a month or two, and by october they will all be different. Come back about 2 weeks before you are ready to buy and we will set you up with a good setup. But stick around in the meantime you will learn alot.

 

[batuchka]

LD DVDRW SATA $25
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136167
Biostar TA790GX A3+ with Sapphire HD4870X2 combo $465
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.230935
CM Scout case + CM Silent Pro 80+ 700 modular PSU combo $170
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.231301
955BE $200
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674
2 X 2 ddr3 1333 CL7 Gskills $75
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674
WD 500 Blue $55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136178
$989.92

Man that was weird hehe

 

[fullmetall]

Parts not required = none meaning no mouse/keyboard/monitor/speakers?

if so, alot of the really good products batuchka threw together wont flow together for $1k.

I'd drop the 4870x2 for a 4890.

 

[batuchka]

Whoops so TS requires LCD, OS, etc then?

 

[yoyojam55]

PII 720 and True Power New 550w
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.233382
780g AM3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157161
4GB DDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820144266
4870 1GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.216851
1TB Western Digital Caviar Black
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284
Antec 300
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042
1080p Monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236051
DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136167
Cheap Speakers
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836170003

 

[zamalchi]

thanks everyone^^

 

[fullmetall]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136144
LG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137
COOLER MASTER RC-690


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236049
ASUS VW246H Black 24" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005
CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836121014
Logitech S-220 17 Watts 2.1


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231166
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103649
AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz


http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.233189
1. GIGABYTE GV-R489-1GH-B Radeon HD 4890 1GB
2. GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790X


$959.91



Also, you can get the cpu + OS on a combo for $213.

 

[yoyojam55]

On second thought, do fullmetall's.