I'm planning to build a gaming rig, it's my first time to attempt building one from the ground up. I'm on a budget, too, so I'll be getting a core2duo e7500(although I may try to put a bit more into it and get a e8400, but that's not a sure thing yet).
I'm planning to get 2 gigs of ram. I was initially planning to get 4 gigs, but people told me that in games, you don't really need much RAM as you do a good GPU. And I guess they have a point, especially since I can easily buy an extra 2 gigs of RAM sometime down the road since individually they're not that expensive. So, it's down to what graphics card I'm going to get.
I don't understand specs as much, but I was initially planning to get a Nvidia gtx 260. However, some friends of mine(and people from other online forums) have told me that the Radeon 5770 is way better. After doing more research and forum hopping, I'm pretty much sold on the 5770. But just to make sure, I'd like to ask you guys what you think? Specifically, I'd like to ask someone to try to convince me that the gtx 260 is a better deal than the 5770, just to see if I'm sure about the Radeon card. Thanks!
I'm planning to get 2 gigs of ram. I was initially planning to get 4 gigs, but people told me that in games, you don't really need much RAM as you do a good GPU. And I guess they have a point, especially since I can easily buy an extra 2 gigs of RAM sometime down the road since individually they're not that expensive. So, it's down to what graphics card I'm going to get.
I don't understand specs as much, but I was initially planning to get a Nvidia gtx 260. However, some friends of mine(and people from other online forums) have told me that the Radeon 5770 is way better. After doing more research and forum hopping, I'm pretty much sold on the 5770. But just to make sure, I'd like to ask you guys what you think? Specifically, I'd like to ask someone to try to convince me that the gtx 260 is a better deal than the 5770, just to see if I'm sure about the Radeon card. Thanks!