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[bhan593]

Hi. I want to make a decent gaming computer with about 1000 dollars. Any help on what parts i should get?

 

[familyman1]

Go here- http://computerforums.org/showthread.php?t=69845

 

[63083]

Let me search and see what I can find.

OK
Case: Antec 900 II - $110
PSU: Corsair 650 Watt - $100
Motherboard: ASUS 785G - $100
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE 3.2GHz - $166
RAM: Corsair Dominator 2X2GB DDR3 1600 - $130
Video Card: Sapphire 5850 1GB - $310
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB - $65
DVD Burner: LITE-ON 24X SATA - $30

 

[dude_56013]

You'll have to OC to get the board to run the RAM at 1600. Might as well get these. Cheaper and lower latency. Other than that, perfect build by 63083. Almost identical to what I'm building for my friend. Case is really up to personal preference though. You should have a look for mid tower ATX cases on Newegg.

 

[shozzking]

i would buy a second hard drive and RAID 0 them. it'll make the computer go crazy fast.

and i'd recommend this hard drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136320
its got double the cache and more space for $5 more

 

[dude_56013]

i would buy a second hard drive and RAID 0 them. it'll make the computer go crazy fast.

and i'd recommend this hard drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136320
its got double the cache and more space for $5 more

It'll also double the failure rate.
Overstatement.