Hi everyone. First off I'd like to thank you for taking the time to give me any advice you can. I am not "new" to upgrading computers, I have swapped every part at least once, I've just never done a ground up build before.
The challenge that I have is getting started learning how to determine what motherboard is good to buy now with an eye to the future for cpu upgrades, gpu upgrades and so on. I also find it hard to keep up with all the changes in the graphics cards because it seems each vendor leap frogs the others pretty rapidly.
I would like to build a gaming box that can render the highest graphics settings in games like EQ2 and Lord of the Rings online without stuttering.
I would also like to get a pretty decent sound out of it. This is not critical and if need be I can get along with the speakers that I have now.
Also is there a way to get "almost there" and then in a few weeks or months get the rest of the way there?
Again thanks for your time and patience because I am sure you guys get asked these kinds of wide open questions all the time.
John
The challenge that I have is getting started learning how to determine what motherboard is good to buy now with an eye to the future for cpu upgrades, gpu upgrades and so on. I also find it hard to keep up with all the changes in the graphics cards because it seems each vendor leap frogs the others pretty rapidly.
I would like to build a gaming box that can render the highest graphics settings in games like EQ2 and Lord of the Rings online without stuttering.
I would also like to get a pretty decent sound out of it. This is not critical and if need be I can get along with the speakers that I have now.
Also is there a way to get "almost there" and then in a few weeks or months get the rest of the way there?
Again thanks for your time and patience because I am sure you guys get asked these kinds of wide open questions all the time.
John