DIY PC

seand92 SG

hey guys,

i'm looking for some help with regards to building my own computer. i'm not exactly very well versed with all the different computer parts but what i want is a computer which will be able to play most high-end games but also good for general usage. budget about 1.2k? including monitor and OS

Call4ljw SG

For games, you might want to get a gtx580(~$599) or hd6970(~$448). A CPU good enough for general usage would be Core i3-2100, and for motherboard if you want SATA3 ports then go for H67, if not go for H61. What size monitor would you be looking for? You might want to increase your budget so that you can get better components.

seand92 SG

i've got these recommendations:

Intel Core I5 2400 + Biostar TH67+ - 337
Kingston Value ram 4gb x 2 - 60
Msi 6870 Hawk - 264
Samsung F3 1tb - 71
Bitfenix Merc Alpha - 69
Fsp Aurum 500W - 115
Windows 7 Home Premiuim X64 Oem - 115
LG W2243T - 180
Total: 1211

and

Intel Core i5 2400 & BIOSTAR TP67B+ ~ $360
or Intel Core i5 2300 & BIOSTAR TH67+ ~ $350
or AMD Phenom II X4 955 & Biostar A880G+ ~ $265
Kingston DDR3-1333MHz 8GB (2X4GB) ~ $56
Sapphire HD 6950 1GB ~ $319 or Palit GTX 560 Ti 1GB ~ $300
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 32MB ~ $66
Samsung SATA 22X DVD Rewriter ~ $24
FSP Aurum AU-500W ~ $115
Ikonik EN2 ~ $55
OS + Monitor