Okay, so as you can tell I'm COMPLETELY new on this forum, and also completely new to computers. I've gamed on computers for years now, and have always been fascinated by building a personal computer. Over the previous few months, I've looked into various computer parts and overclocking. I've been on Youtube many times searching & watching videos of people building computers step by step, and I think I've got the hang of it.
I've finally decided to ask my parents if they would give me the funds to build my own computer, and fortunately they both agreed. What I'm looking for in a computer... I'm not too sure, but I want one that's build for gaming and videos, which would probably mean insane graphics.
I know that in order to efficiently overclock, you need a great combination of 3 things: motherboard, processor, and memory. (How much faster will my hardware die out if I overclock? I've heard that overclocking shortens the life span of a piece of hard ware by a lot.)
My budget is around $800, although lesser would be awesome. (I would've had around $1000 to spend on a computer, but I spent a small portion of that on some gaming peripherals such as mouse/keyboard/mousepad/headset/webcam.) I plan on using this computer for the next 3-4 years, so please keep overclocking potential in mind when picking out my parts.
I know I probably sound like a lazy bum, but I'm honestly not sure what parts to order, what's good for this/that, what's compatible with what, and which parts would give me the biggest bang for my buck. (I'm still quite new to all this computer stuff.)
I've finally decided to ask my parents if they would give me the funds to build my own computer, and fortunately they both agreed. What I'm looking for in a computer... I'm not too sure, but I want one that's build for gaming and videos, which would probably mean insane graphics.
I know that in order to efficiently overclock, you need a great combination of 3 things: motherboard, processor, and memory. (How much faster will my hardware die out if I overclock? I've heard that overclocking shortens the life span of a piece of hard ware by a lot.)
My budget is around $800, although lesser would be awesome. (I would've had around $1000 to spend on a computer, but I spent a small portion of that on some gaming peripherals such as mouse/keyboard/mousepad/headset/webcam.) I plan on using this computer for the next 3-4 years, so please keep overclocking potential in mind when picking out my parts.
I know I probably sound like a lazy bum, but I'm honestly not sure what parts to order, what's good for this/that, what's compatible with what, and which parts would give me the biggest bang for my buck. (I'm still quite new to all this computer stuff.)
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[B][Size=3]What it looks like so far:[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE="4"][B]Intel Build:[/B][/SIZE]
LCD - [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009125[/url]
HD - [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319[/url]
PSU - [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005[/url]
RAM -
GPU - [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.163933[/url]
MB - [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128358[/url]
CPU - [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115041[/url]
Heatsink - [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233023[/url]
Case - [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119077[/url]
DVD -
Card Reader -
TC - [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007[/url]
[SIZE="4"][B]AMD Build:[/B][/SIZE]
LCD - [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009125[/url]
HD - [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319[/url]
PSU - [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005[/url]
RAM -
GPU - [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.163933[/url]
MB - [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131368[/url]
CPU - [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103471[/url]
Heatsink - [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233023[/url]
Case - [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119077[/url]
DVD -
Card Reader -
TC - [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007[/url]
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