Needing advice in creating pc

[Arek the Absolute]

I am interested in creating the absolute best pc that I can make at this time. Obviously, I want it to be cost effective, but I have no idea when it comes to towers : /. Since I only have experience with laptops, I need help. Can someone help me create a really high end gaming pc that isn't alienware expensive? Thanks!

[Arek the Absolute]

son of a bitch, mod mind moving this to help and newbies?

eh while its here offtop can help too

[Psychotic Ninja]

How much money are you willing to spend?

[Arek the Absolute]

1000, including monitor expenses

[Psychotic Ninja]

Do you know atleast anything about the parts of a computer? Like the motherboard, CPU, RAM, Video Card, etc?

[Arek the Absolute]

If they are the same as laptops, ya.

I am expecting at least 2 gigs of ram, 512 meg vid card, etc etc...I just need to know what exactly to get and the best to get without getting ripped off.

[Psychotic Ninja]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_computers

Scroll down untill you reach configuration, the list of 10 things, will tell you what you need to get to have a working PC.

Can't tell you the best things to get without getting ripped off, cause I have never built a computer, I just know what you need to have a working computer.

[Arek the Absolute]

I know what I need to get one working. That shiz is easy. I just don't know what to research when it comes to processors, vid cards, power supplies, fans, and that sort of stuff that towers need that are different from laptops.

Someone has to have an awesome array of info in making a good comp : /

[Psychotic Ninja]

Are you planning to get this stuff at a local computer store or off the internet?

[Arek the Absolute]

Whichever is cheaper.

[Effef]

Proc: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 - Cheaper than the top of the line 6800, and these can overclock like nobodys business. You can upgrade later to a 6800, or even to a quad core if you wish.

Video Card: Nvidia Geforce 8800 GTS/GTX - Either will work, but the GTS is smaller, and puts out a bit less heat. It is a bit less powerful, though both will run anything today with no problems

Power supplies: Anything from Corsair, Seasonic, or PC Power and Cooling. The latter are a bit expensive however.

Fans: Yate Loon D12SL-12

http://www.svc.com/d12sl-12-bk.html

You will never need any other fan.

Cases: Antec P180 would be my recommendation, though Coolermaster makes the Centurion and it is very nice. You really have to do this one, as it is a matter of personal choice.

[Psychotic Ninja]

now your getting real advice. also, check out www.newegg.com, if you didnt know about it already.

[Effef]

Ask if you need any more advice btw

[Dhsu]

And where did you suddenly get $1000 after telling me you were broke? )

Anyway, with that budget I would recommend holding off on the 8800 at the moment. It runs $400 by itself, and if you add a processor ($200), a motherboard ($100), 2GB of *good* RAM ($200), and a decent LCD monitor ($100), you're pretty much overbudget already, much less have enough left over for a power supply, case, optical and hard drives, and extra heatsink/fan if you want to overclock.

[Arek the Absolute]

lol

insurance for stolen laptop?

i have bad luck with them, so i am sticking with a tower

[Effef]

And where did you suddenly get $1000 after telling me you were broke? )

Anyway, with that budget I would recommend holding off on the 8800 at the moment. It runs $400 by itself, and if you add a processor ($200), a motherboard ($100), 2GB of *good* RAM ($200), and a decent LCD monitor ($100), you're pretty much overbudget already, much less have enough left over for a power supply, case, optical and hard drives, and extra heatsink/fan if you want to overclock.

Good point.

How about a 7600GT then? They make cool, running passive versions for not much dollars.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150213

(Protip: Sparkle makes that exact same card for less money and without the fatality bullshit if you can find it)

For a proc heatsink, I recommend a Scythe Ninja or a Thermalright XP-90. I would go for the XP-90 myself because i have experience with it. The aluminum version is very nice, but i couldn't tell you about the copper one.

http://www.svc.com/xp-90-21.html <----- aluminum

http://www.svc.com/xp-90c-21.html <----- copper

The SI-97a is also very nice:

http://www.svc.com/si97-amd-21.html

[FiremanJoe]

7600 seconded. I've got an APG 7600GS, so I'd recommend the PCIe GT- gives you room to upgrade etc

And as for ram.. you'll want 2Gb of DDR2, yeah?

[Arek the Absolute]

I am getting 2g minimum. Might get more, but not sure.