Gaming Desktop

[Sidewinder91]

What up fellow pilots! Hoping you alll can give me some good suggestions for a gaming desktop. Looking to spend around $1,000 (US) My poor A-10 is just sittin in it's hangar waitin for me :) Thanks!!

[Sel94]

I would recommend an Nvidia card, but I don't know much about them so I can't tell you a specific model. For a processor, the i5 2500k should be good. You can get the i7 2500k if you have spare money at the end. Also a good PSU, no less than 650 Watts, but maybe a little more if you get two GPUs.

Edited July 17, 2011 by Sel94

[EtherealN]

What peripherals would need to be included? Are you looking at the computer only, or will you need to purchase screen, mouse and stick as well?

 

This article might give you some ideas to look at: http://techreport.com/articles.x/21164

[Sidewinder91]

What peripherals would need to be included? Are you looking at the computer only, or will you need to purchase screen, mouse and stick as well?

 

This article might give you some ideas to look at: http://techreport.com/articles.x/21164

 

Hey, your helpin me out quite a bit :) I wanna build one actually.. I think it would be good for me to do so I can learn more about how a computer works... Like I mentioned before, I know next to nothing about them so any input is appreciated. I would need a monitor.. I have looked at a few different CPU's and motherboards, etc but Im not quite sure what is compatible with what.. Make sure the socket type is supported.. Thats about as far as I got lol.. Anyway, whatever suggestions you have so I can get to flyin again would be great. That thread you mentioned has some good stuff.. Thank u

[Sidewinder91]

Come on peeps.. gimmie somethin :)

[Bolt-1]

Here... Took me all 2 min. to put this together. From Micro center. Try New Egg and Tiger direct also. Don't to forget to add a monitor... Tax is from my state.

 

[Rhinox]

I'd switch that P67 mobo for Z68 (which is actuall P67+H67, and a little more). Z68 has some nice add-on features: ssd-caching, on-cpu graphics support, discrete & on-cpu graphics combo. And the best is, it does not cost more... :-)

[winz]

Here... Took me all 2 min. to put this together. From Micro center. Try New Egg and Tiger direct also. Don't to forget to add a monitor... Tax is from my state.

 

that's almost the same setup I have (the same CPU & GK & Ram amount), and I can only recommend it. A10C is running smoothly on high settings at 1680x1050.

[Bolt-1]

I'd switch that P67 mobo for Z68 (which is actuall P67+H67, and a little more). Z68 has some nice add-on features: ssd-caching, on-cpu graphics support, discrete & on-cpu graphics combo. And the best is, it does not cost more... :-)

 

I thought about that after the fact. Like I said I did this real quick...