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Buying Parts for a gaming desktop PC (Suggestion)?

i wanna know wat are the parts needed for a Gaming desktop PC
such as motherbroad, CPU, video cards, soundcards etc.
and plz state why they're good (i wanna know so i can compare)
PS: my plan is to buy the parts and put them together myself, i've done alot of desktop hardware works so i know how 2 do it, but as for why certain parts are better for others, i have no flipping idea XD
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  • Answerer 1

    Main part - PSU - get one that will power your system that is over the minimum specs. OCZ makes some good ones. Make sure you use a "power supply calculator" you can find online to find out how much watts you need...then add 100-150 watts for future growth.

    Mother board + CPU - pick a combo that had Core 2 duo or the AMD equivelent.

    RAM - pick something that goes with your board and has good timings. Research timings if you don't understand this.

    Video card - Get one that will power your game well. Spending over 100 bucks is not unheard of.

    Here's a combo I used for gaming and it does fairly well but may not be up to your specs depending on what game you are thinking of playing.
    CPU
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
    Mobo
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
    PSU

    This is a suggestion as the system I built co0st 750 bucks but you can go as high as you want with different parts.
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
    RAM
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
    Vid card
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…

    Source(s):

    2 years college + 4 years business run by myself.
    • 1 year ago

  • Answerer 2

    the system that Shadowsedge has is a dam good gaming platform and all most the same as the system that i have myself but with a few minor differences.

    i used this cpu:
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…

    this is the retail version and will require you to purchase a heat sink and fan to fit it, i manage to get hold of an oem one at the time of purchase but can't find it around the new egg site at the moment.

    i used the exact same mobo and ram,

    but opted for the 700w psu
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…

    and the xfx 9800gtx black edition graphics card,
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…

    both systems will play games with awesome results it all comes down to personal preference with parts and your budget at the time of build.

    Source(s):

    personal exeperience
    • 1 year ago

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