11-24-2008, 02:05 PM
My friend recently wanted to break into PC gaming (bless him) and he wanted me to help him put together a good, $1,500 rig with room for overclocking and the ability to be built upon in the future (he wanted to eventually go Crossfire or SLI in the future). So I went off to select what I thought were some good parts for him and here is what I got so far.
One of the things I want to know is whether all these fine parts are compatible with each other. Also, I want to know what you think about the monitor chosen. It is 24" which is what he wanted, but he said he would go to 22" if the budget didn't allow for the other one. Also, I'm not too sure about the specifics of the motherboard and if it is a good one for what he is trying to do. The only thing I was really looking at was whether it was Crossfire compatible (if you think he should go with Nvidia, tell me) and worked for the e8500 processor I chose. We were thinking about Quad-core but decided to go for a dual-core and overclock it.
So, am I missing any parts? Are there things like cables or screws that I would need to buy separately from the parts? Is this a good computer for overclocking? Also, is that power supply going to be sufficient if he tries to get another 4870 in the future?
What I've got in mind for him so far:
Power Supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6817139006
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6819115036
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6814102801
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6811146041
Ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6820231166
Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6813131297
Thermal Compound: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6835100007
CD/DVD Burner: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6827151173
Hard Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6822148298
Monitor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6824009125
CPU Cooling Fan: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6835186134
Help me, please (:
Edit: One more thing I need to finalize is which OS to purchase him. What is the best version of Vista for gamers? Is the expensive Ultimate version worth it? Thanks :3
One of the things I want to know is whether all these fine parts are compatible with each other. Also, I want to know what you think about the monitor chosen. It is 24" which is what he wanted, but he said he would go to 22" if the budget didn't allow for the other one. Also, I'm not too sure about the specifics of the motherboard and if it is a good one for what he is trying to do. The only thing I was really looking at was whether it was Crossfire compatible (if you think he should go with Nvidia, tell me) and worked for the e8500 processor I chose. We were thinking about Quad-core but decided to go for a dual-core and overclock it.
So, am I missing any parts? Are there things like cables or screws that I would need to buy separately from the parts? Is this a good computer for overclocking? Also, is that power supply going to be sufficient if he tries to get another 4870 in the future?
What I've got in mind for him so far:
Power Supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6817139006
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6819115036
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6814102801
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6811146041
Ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6820231166
Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6813131297
Thermal Compound: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6835100007
CD/DVD Burner: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6827151173
Hard Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6822148298
Monitor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6824009125
CPU Cooling Fan: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6835186134
Help me, please (:
Edit: One more thing I need to finalize is which OS to purchase him. What is the best version of Vista for gamers? Is the expensive Ultimate version worth it? Thanks :3