I Need a new PC..

I want to be able to design and play computer games, such as Counter Strike, Age of Empires, Battlefield, and other games around that genre..

Must Have:

1. Good Graphics Card
2. Nice amount of Ram
3. Nice amount of Disk
4. I would prefer a well known brand of PC's.
5. Monitor size is not an issue, but I would like at least a 17'.

Suggestions please? My budget on this one is about $1200, or would you recommend a custom built PC? If so with what specs and estimated price.

Thanks.

I would recommend custom built, i would give you some specs but i haven't been following up much lately =(

Amaze, I will be on MSN, contact me and I can set you up son

check out the pc's at www.alienware.com, they have the best gaming pc's on earth

Originally Posted by Gerard I would recommend custom built, i would give you some specs but i haven't been following up much lately =(

Agreed, Now days if you want a computer that will fit your needs in everyway then custom is the way to go and you can build a really good custom pc for less than 1200.

Originally Posted by slayer check out the pc's at www.alienware.com, they have the best gaming pc's on earth

No offence, but alienware is a piece of junk, they only look good.

Originally Posted by Cory Agreed, Now days if you want a computer that will fit your needs in everyway then custom is the way to go and you can build a really good custom pc for less than 1200.

Correct, here my setup which should be round your budget:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3P
Corsair Twin 2X 1024mb 6400 Pro
Gefore 8800GTS 320MB
Seagate Barracude 7200.10 320G
Samsung 931C
SeaSonic 650W

That should be a nice setup and that set up can easily be overclocked to 2.4ghz + if you like

Originally Posted by Matsta No offence, but alienware is a piece of junk, they only look good. Correct, here my setup which should be round your budget: Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3P Corsair Twin 2X 1024mb 6400 Pro Gefore 8800GTS 320MB Seagate Barracude 7200.10 320G Samsung 931C SeaSonic 650W That should be a nice setup and that set up can easily be overclocked to 2.4ghz + if you like

I must admit that alienware computers look good. But all they are just dell computer with a nice skin

I'm also building a PC. Here's the specs I'm looking at so far.

• Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
• G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) -> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231065
• Seagate SATA2 500GB 7200rpm 16mb 3.5in
• ASUS mobo that has whatever features u need (onboard audio maybe?)

The above costs around $720 Canadian.

You'll still need a case, power supply, video card and screen. You might have to adjust the parts according to your budget once you add those missing components since a video card and screen can be expensive, but this will give you a starting point.

Personally I'm going to add a video card later on (and use onboard video for a bit) and will keep my current 19" screen, so my upgrade will cost around $800-900 once I'm done adding a case and power supply.

For cases, if you want something nice with good airflow have a look at the Antec Nine Hundred Advanced Gaming Case or the Antec P180. If you don't care about the aesthetics of your case, get a cheap one and use the extra cash for one of your other components.

One final note, if you can, wait until July 22nd when Intel will release new Quad-Cores which should drop CPU prices.

GeForce 8800 SHOULD be at minimum 640 MB. To get the most for your buck. A 700 Watt power supply should be good, 800 if your SLIing. As for processor, I am an AMD lover, if your looking at C2D look at the Conroes. RAM currently I would recommend a minimum of 2 GB since vista hogs a bit. Motherboard....as long as it holds the RAM, appropriate amount of sockets, it should be good.

Try newegg.com to buy the parts.

Originally Posted by Matsta No offence, but alienware is a piece of junk, they only look good.

i have an alienware pc and it runs like a charm