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So ill Give you all a story as to why I need To build yet another Computer.
About Me.
My name is James, Im 17, 18 in a few weeks, My Computer Knowlage is somewhat Lacking and so is my Gramma Skills, Hehe.
Believe it or not I enjoy Technology but it goes so fast i Cant really Keep up with it all.
The Story.
Some of you may have Heard about a Game called Darkfall online, From what I could See the Graphics were no more challanging to my Computer than World of warcraft But boy was I wrong, After getting hold of my friends account I couldnt Play on my laptop Due to The Graphics Card not being Compatible, So I decided to build a Brand new computer.
Why havent I already? Well I have, I built it up and Had a week in the game, While the gaming servers were down I overclocked The CPU to 12.5% up to 2.95Ghz (Amd athlon 64 x2 5000+) This was running well, 41 Idle and 52 Under load, Never the less I went to install Yet another Fan to my Computer, While Doing this I believe I gave the GPU an Eletrical Shock and when I turned the computer on the GPU caught Fire, Not happy I returned The XFX Gaming Bundle back to the computer shop and Got a refund.
My Situation.
Now then, im moving to canada to live in Exactly 39 Days And im Estimating ill have around $1400 Canadian Dollars in total when I move over. Im Setting Aside $800 On this computer (may'b a little more) But As I said I have limited Computer Knowlage and Really have no idea about Componant Compatability.
What Im looking for.
These are the Minimum Specs I Require :
Atleast 2.5Ghz Processor [I prefere AMD] (Easy overclockable, my other build had a Oc option in Bios called Just w00t! )
Nvidia Geforce 9800 or better. ( i dont mind going to ATI if i have to)
A mobo to support these.
6+ sata ports
Capability of Holding atleast 8GB ram.
Also any Fans I should look into :
I have a wierd obsesion with keeping systems "cold" anything over 50C and i panic like a 18 year old who's girlfriend hasnt started her period after 2 months. So Nice fans is good, Also is there any way to get more space in my case to put Fans Eg. Drill holes into it and make new Slots
What I already have.
Jet Turbine ATX PC Case : http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=48124
Dvd Driver
250GB WD hard drive
PSU (willing to upgrade.)
How can you help
Well If you could help me With componants that Go together, With links as to Where I can buy them and at what price id be Greatfull.
NOTE:I am able to get into America Easily (my dads a Lorry driver over there) Also I love Branded Items such as Gigabit, XFX, BFG.
Also looks of these parts are important to me. a nice looking mobo with heatsinks are cool
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EDIT
Is this any good
Because I want this system for gaming I was wondering if the following will be a Good Combination, Using Suggestions from other users I have Upgraded a Few componants To try and optimize the System, Any Feed back is much appreciated.
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About Me.
My name is James, Im 17, 18 in a few weeks, My Computer Knowlage is somewhat Lacking and so is my Gramma Skills, Hehe.
Believe it or not I enjoy Technology but it goes so fast i Cant really Keep up with it all.
The Story.
Some of you may have Heard about a Game called Darkfall online, From what I could See the Graphics were no more challanging to my Computer than World of warcraft But boy was I wrong, After getting hold of my friends account I couldnt Play on my laptop Due to The Graphics Card not being Compatible, So I decided to build a Brand new computer.
Why havent I already? Well I have, I built it up and Had a week in the game, While the gaming servers were down I overclocked The CPU to 12.5% up to 2.95Ghz (Amd athlon 64 x2 5000+) This was running well, 41 Idle and 52 Under load, Never the less I went to install Yet another Fan to my Computer, While Doing this I believe I gave the GPU an Eletrical Shock and when I turned the computer on the GPU caught Fire, Not happy I returned The XFX Gaming Bundle back to the computer shop and Got a refund.
My Situation.
Now then, im moving to canada to live in Exactly 39 Days And im Estimating ill have around $1400 Canadian Dollars in total when I move over. Im Setting Aside $800 On this computer (may'b a little more) But As I said I have limited Computer Knowlage and Really have no idea about Componant Compatability.
What Im looking for.
These are the Minimum Specs I Require :
Atleast 2.5Ghz Processor [I prefere AMD] (Easy overclockable, my other build had a Oc option in Bios called Just w00t! )
Nvidia Geforce 9800 or better. ( i dont mind going to ATI if i have to)
A mobo to support these.
6+ sata ports
Capability of Holding atleast 8GB ram.
Also any Fans I should look into :
I have a wierd obsesion with keeping systems "cold" anything over 50C and i panic like a 18 year old who's girlfriend hasnt started her period after 2 months. So Nice fans is good, Also is there any way to get more space in my case to put Fans Eg. Drill holes into it and make new Slots
What I already have.
Jet Turbine ATX PC Case : http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=48124
Dvd Driver
250GB WD hard drive
PSU (willing to upgrade.)
How can you help
Well If you could help me With componants that Go together, With links as to Where I can buy them and at what price id be Greatfull.
NOTE:I am able to get into America Easily (my dads a Lorry driver over there) Also I love Branded Items such as Gigabit, XFX, BFG.
Also looks of these parts are important to me. a nice looking mobo with heatsinks are cool
EDIT
Is this any good
Because I want this system for gaming I was wondering if the following will be a Good Combination, Using Suggestions from other users I have Upgraded a Few componants To try and optimize the System, Any Feed back is much appreciated.
