Hello,
Just as the thread title implies I am planning to build myself a PC in very near future considering that my old PC died on me and I cant use a laptop for proper gaming. Anyways, I would appreciate any advice, hints, tips and links that you guys can provide me so I can build a better PC for a lower price without blowing myself up or destroying expensive parts.
My main goal is to build a PC capable of running all current games on at least High setting and be able to play games several years into the future.
Here are some specific details:
Budget: 600$-800$
I already have all necessary accessories I just need to build the tower.
Any case that works, I could care less about "cool" looking cases.
Motherboard: PCI-express 2.0 slot(1 or 2, preferrably two) , in the end all I really need from the motherboard is to be able to support all other parts and not constrict my future upgrades: I hated in the past having to buy a new PC just because my motherboard could not fit more ram or support better video cards.
CPU: from what I have heard CPUs dont need to be that powerful since most games dont use that much processing power.
RAM: at least two gigs, I would like to know how big the difference is between DDR2 and DDR3
Video Card: I think any good 512mb PCI-express 2.0 card for a reasonable price would work
Power supply: I have no idea here, need advice
Any other parts that I can not think of at the moment.
I will later on edit my post to show the parts that I am thinking of using for my PC for feedback. Thank you in advance.
Proud owner of the following gaming devices:
PC, XBox 360, Wii, PS2, DS, PS3