That is way too much money to spend on a PC in my opinion.
Things you should do:
Go with AMD for your processor, its cheaper, and better for gaming.
Make sure you save enough for 2 gaming monitors (I suggest BenQ).
Buy at least one Solid State Drive (80 gigs minimum) to put your Operating System on (Windows 7 hopefully)
Things you shouldn't do:
DO NOT buy 2 video cards and link them together just to fill-in for the extra money you want to spend (its a waste of money to CrossFire or any other dual video-card set-up)
DO NOT buy ECC Ram (This is more expensive error-correcting ram that is more expensive, but not needed for Gaming PCs)
Tips:
There is almost NO Change in performance between 8 gigs and 16 gigs of ram. Buy BETTER Ram, not more ram.
Don't waste money. If you find you have a lot of extra money, come back, present what you currently have and maybe we can help you out.
Thanks for the suggestions. I have a shitty computer that I bought 4 years ago.
I do have one BenQ monitor. I am going with an SSD, of course.
What do you mean by "better" ram? I am not that good when it comes to computer technology.
Forgot to mention that Intel lasts longer than AMD processors even when overclocked.Go with AMD for your processor, its cheaper, and better for gaming.
> AMD
> Better than Intel at anything other than cramming in more cores while magically producing a higher TDP so you can cook some eggs on your CPU
No. You save what? $50 for some trash tier CPU?
-- Former NCIX tech.
Building a computer is like Lego (with expensive parts), you don't have to be a genius to build one it's relatively straight forward.Any real computer set-up has at least 2 monitors. (An extended monitor set-up just creates an amazing experience)
Ram isn't just "how many gigs".
PassMark Software - Memory Benchmark Charts This might help a bit.
I am worried for you though, if you know NOTHING about computers I wouldn't build one yourself (unless you are looking to learn).
I suggest buying a computer from CyberPowerPC - UNLEASH THE POWER - Create the Custom Gaming PC and Laptop Computer of your dreams. If there is problems with the PC you can return it and use technical support.
Though I would post your computer Specs you are thinking of choosing before buying it so if something needs upgrading or changing we can let you know.
That is way too much money to spend on a PC in my opinion.
Things you should do:
Go with AMD for your processor, its cheaper, and better for gaming.
Make sure you save enough for 2 gaming monitors (I suggest BenQ).
Buy at least one Solid State Drive (80 gigs minimum) to put your Operating System on (Windows 7 hopefully)
Things you shouldn't do:
DO NOT buy 2 video cards and link them together just to fill-in for the extra money you want to spend (its a waste of money to CrossFire or any other dual video-card set-up)
DO NOT buy ECC Ram (This is more expensive error-correcting ram that is more expensive, but not needed for Gaming PCs)
Tips:
There is almost NO Change in performance between 8 gigs and 16 gigs of ram. Buy BETTER Ram, not more ram.
Don't waste money. If you find you have a lot of extra money, come back, present what you currently have and maybe we can help you out.
Also: If you can give us more information on what you'll be using your computer for it would definitely help.
Sorry for bump but
LOL! XD Laughing my ass of over here.
AMD < Intel everyday of the week man. just because you get a higher number on AMD cpus doesn't mean they are better..
Go learn something before uttering your nonsense
There is almost NO Change in performance between 8 gigs and 16 gigs of ram.
No but if you use a lot of ram 16 is better. its the same as 8 does not have any change in performance over 4. But you can use more.
I have 16-32 in all my computers and yes i use it all.
DO NOT buy 2 video cards
Why not? if he wants to game with 2-3 monitors he should do this. or if he someday wants to play on a 4k monitor.
That is way too much money to spend on a PC in my opinion.
That's actually pretty cheap for a hobby.
Golf costs a lot more then that a year, same with most other hobbies.
So lets see how stupid you are:
#1 I said get AMD, because it is better for gaming, because it has LOWER numbers but is built correctly. Intel is more for business grade multitasking.
#2 I stated actual factual information about Ram that has been proven, even if you somehow use all 16-32 gigs of ram, no normal person is going to be hosting multiple virtual machines, while doing high-profile video editing and rendering in real time.
#3 All current video cards support multiple monitors, and the power increase you get from a multiple video card set-up is like putting a leaf blower on the back of an airplane to make it go faster.
So lets see how stupid you are:
#1 I said get AMD, because it is better for gaming, because it has LOWER numbers but is built correctly. Intel is more for business grade multitasking.
#2 I stated actual factual information about Ram that has been proven, even if you somehow use all 16-32 gigs of ram, no normal person is going to be hosting multiple virtual machines, while doing high-profile video editing and rendering in real time.
#3 All current video cards support multiple monitors, and the power increase you get from a multiple video card set-up is like putting a leaf blower on the back of an airplane to make it go faster.
exactly