bavarianblessed

First...your budget. What is it?

Obviously gaming is your primary concern. What else might you do with your PC?

Quad core CPU's are not "bad" for gaming. You may have read something similar to that
based on a performance per dollar ratio. While most games will not benefit from all four cores it will never hurt performance.

Brand preferences, have any?

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SharpShoot3r07

I do not need a monitor. Buget is anywhere from $700-$1000. Brand preferences. Nvidia, Intel and just well know trustworthy brands for the other stuff

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As far as PSU goes, to find out the watts check the link in my sig and I highly recommend a Corsair. And as for the CPU, I really like my E8400. I'm trying to get it stable at 4.0GHz ATM though....

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bavarianblessed

What stepping model is your 8400?

Getting 4 GHz stable on a 780i isn't the easiest. Pay attention to your SPP(North Bridge) voltage. Makes a big difference on the Nvidia boards.


If you prefer Intel it would be only logical to go with an I7 setup. Even the newer Core2 series won't give you much improvement over the Q6600 you already have.

If you are open to AMD a nice gaming PC can be built for $1000.

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C0. Will do, I'll check on that voltage in the morn. I have work off tomorrow, so it's an OC day What by chance would the max voltage be on that?

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bavarianblessed

I tried to keep it under 1.5v with the stock chipset cooling. If you have better cooling you may try a bit more if needed. Too much voltage on the SPP and the NF200 chip that shares the heatsink will overheat as well. Then it's all artifacts and a§§holes. Never liked the NF200 chip, don't trust the lil bastard.

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twisted_58

case:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129042

hdd:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136359

gpu:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130475

psu:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139006

ram:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227403

heatsink:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835233029

cpu/mobo:http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...t=Combo.211070

total is $1014.87-$70 in MIR =$944.87

includes q9550, evga 790i, evga gtx275, corsair tx 750W, WD 750GB hdd.

would be a solid build and has room for another gtx 275 for sli.

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bavarianblessed

Not an Intel based solution, but a strong performer.

AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition

GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P

OCZ Platinum AMD Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600

XFX GX260XADJF GeForce GTX 260 Core Edition Core 216

PC Power & Cooling S75QB 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified

(3 for RAID0 or 5)Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB

PLEXTOR 22X DVD Burner

Noctua NH-U12P 120mm SSO

Subtotal: $903.90

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clowdermilk89

If you want to go with Nvidia go with either EVGA or BFG. I have had both brands and have never had any problems with either. Also, one of the best advantages to these brands is the Step-Up program that allows you to get a card upgrade by giving you credit for the price of the card when you bought it to apply it to a new GFX card. This can be really nice since the new DX 11 cards will be coming out withing the next 6 months.

SharpShoot3r07

Ok well I guess a lot of people recommend corsair PSU so which one should I get? I also need a lot of help on what CPU and MOBO because those are the 2 parts I dont know much about.