Building $800-$900 gaming computer

Im wanting to get specs on a good gaming comp, software products and general specs that make a good gaming comp. I'm fairly uneducated in this area, but I understand the jist of it.

Furthermore, im looking to play MMO's on high graphic levels with smooth FPS All around $800-$900 Ex. Warhammer, Age of Conan. And hopefully when it gets released Star Wars the Old Republic.

This is what Ive come up with so far:

• Graphics card- DirectX 11 ATI RADEON HD 5770 or HIS Radeon HD 5850 $100 or $260
  
• RAM- 4GB to 6GB Corsair Dominator 1600MHz 6GB $150
  
• Processor- Intel Core i5 760 $245
  
• Memory/Storage/Hard Drive- 150-300GB 7200 rpm drive (Western Digital Caviar Black 7200RPM 1TB 6Gb/s) $90
  
• Power Supply- 500-900W Corsair TX650 $80
  
• Operating System- Windows 7 Home Premium OEM $100

In addition while surfing Techspot forums I found a build that looked very nice, id like some advice on it to whether or not it will fit my gaming purpose.


• AMD Phenom II X2 550 Callisto 3.1GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Desktop Processor - $82.99 + free shipping

• GIGABYTE GA-770T-USB3 AM3 AMD 770 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard - $79.99 (before $10 rebate) + 7.87 shipping

• OCZ Signature 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory - $79.99 (before $10 rebate) + free shipping

• HIS H577FK1GD Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card w/ Eyefinity - $139.99 (before $10 rebate) + $2.99 shipping

• LG GH22NS50 Black SATA 22X DVD RW Burner - $17.99

• Samsung 1 TB Spinpoint F3 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.5 inch Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive HD103SJ - $71.33 + free shipping

• OCZ StealthXstream II OCZ600SXS2 600W ATX12V v2.2/ EPS12V 80 PLUS Certified Power Supply - $69.99 (before $20 rebate) + free shipping

• Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium OEM 64-bit 1-Pack - $95.49 + free shipping

• NZXT BETA EVO Classic Series CS-NT-BETA-EVO Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $39.99 + $2.99 shipping

• Acer G205HBbd Black 20" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 50000:1(ACM), 1000:1 - $119.99 + free shipping

Thanks, any advice will be greatly appreciated.

Go with this build:

AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 2.8GHz - $179.99
GIGABYTE GA-890FXA-UD5 AM3 - $179.99
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 2 x 2GB DDR3 1600 - $64.99
SAPPHIRE 100312-1GSR Radeon HD 6950 1GB - $244.99
CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-650TX 650W - $89.99
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB - $64.99
COOLER MASTER RC-692-KKN3 CM690 II - $69.99

TOTAL - $894.93

Looks great, however does newegg ship to Canada? That graphics card looks nice, for $244 that beats $260 for the 5850. In fact it all looks nice, this will run MMO's well? Thanks

However coming in at $ 894 that doesnt leave me with much spending for an OS, sound card, etc. Know of any other good products for a lower price?

I'll definitely look into the SAPPHIRE 100312-1GSR Radeon HD 6950 1GB.
As for a case I found Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, comes with Three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Top 140mm ... on the Canadian Newegg, for $54.99

Replace the mother motherboard with this one: link
and replace the cpu with this: link

I have both, there are great for gaming and are reliable and also the CPU can be easily overclocked to 3.8ghz if you desire. I hope this will help and yes newegg does now ship to Canada.

There is now a Canadian Newegg.

SAPPHIRE 100312SR Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

instead of:

SAPPHIRE 100312-1GSR Radeon HD 6950 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

Any opinions? Apparently the cards really huge.

So far with all your guys advice, id decided instead of 900$ max, im going into the $1000's.

Ive looked at tons of reviews and for the extra $40 here and there its worth it.

What are your guys reviews on this build:

Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Intel Core i5-760 Lynnfield 2.8GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80605I5760

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM

GIGABYTE GA-890FXA-UD5 AM3 AMD 890FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

SAPPHIRE 100312SR Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBRM

Comes to a total of $1089.42

Sorry for no links, Techspot wont let me post any until 5 posts.

Edit: Is this overkill on a build? For MMO's or possibly games like blackops?

Your cpu is an Intel and it won't work with that motherboard because it is for AMD cpus

Any suggestions?

Stick with intel or AMD?

What are some good motherboards for intel?

AMD is really good for your "bang for your buck." What is the Intel chip selling for?

Intel Core i5-760 Lynnfield 2.8GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80605I5760

is $209.99

I built my brother-in-law a new gaming system using the 1055T Thuban that Ritwik7 linked you to and he is very pleased with it.

If you are going to go Intel then consider their latest Sandy Bridge releases: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...007671 600095611&IsNodeId=1&name=Sandy Bridge

* Also, if you are going to game in high resolutions then a 2 gig card will do you but if you are going to game with a 1920x1080 or less i gig cards are more than sufficient. Check to see what resolutions your monitor can handle.

Alright thanks alot, i think ill go ahead with AMD 6 core, and I think ill have to buy a new monitor soon or hookup to the flatscreen so i think ill go ahead with the SAPPHIRE 100312SR Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit.

However what does 256-bit mean?

The 2GB card will make no significant difference. Go with whichever is cheaper.

And the X6 1055T is an excellent CPU which can hit 4GHz without any problems. I don't know why bluebob951 recommended the other mobo and proc. Both are inferior to the ones I suggested.

For RAM if you want Corsair you can get
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145324

If you want the G. Skill you can get http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428

Oh man you guys make it tough. The 1GB card is 'deactivated' saying it may not be re-stocked and I cannot find it on the Canadian Newegg.

There is this card however http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161361

FYI don't read newegg reviews.

Ive looked at some newegg, but yes i know not to base opinions off them. Cause you get alot of people saying great card works perfect, then just as many saying its crap. Untrustworthy for sure.

Benchmarking though? Ill have to do alot of research

It's more like you get a bunch of morons who don't know anything.

Even better