Making A fast gaming computer
By sahilbest
@sahilbest (2)
India
March 16, 2008 2:22pm CST
how to make a good and fast computer fit for playing any game coming right up in 2008 wich have high requirements for ram, high grphic cards, also if needed 3d graphic cards, harware suuport like,, mouse that can bear the gaming loads etc ..
also getting a moniter or an lcd moniter over 19 inch screen
also getting a strong suuround sound woofer system that will give a great feeling
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3 responses
@draco666 (174)
• United States
17 Mar 08
Frist off if you want a decent gaming machine without being overcharged make a home-brewed and never by oem 90% of the time you are paying anout 20-30% more for nothing but i new and contact agreements. Or if you don't want to build it, by the parts and take it to a small computer shop. Also becareful on how high end you go because sometimes prices can drop very fast. Also keep in mind the higher end graphics cards are nice to have but the games out may not use all the power and coming games for the next year my not use it and the price dropped by that time. Over all it depends on what games you have in mind and how much your willing to pay.
@Taskr36 (13963)
• United States
18 Mar 08
Did you say never buy OEM? OEM are the exact same as retail parts. The only difference is that they don't come in a fancy box with lots of cables. I don't buy OEM motherboards or video cards, but I ONLY buy OEM hard drives since my motherboard comes with all the SATA and PATA cables I need. I usually buy OEM DVD burners as well. You just need to determine if you need the fancy box and cables when you buy parts. Warranties are the same on OEM and retail parts.
@draco666 (174)
• United States
18 Mar 08
What I was speaking of was OEM dealing with the whole computer. Examaple, Dell, HP, Sony, IBM. When it comes to parts I do the same, buying retail parts you pay 15-25% more for $5 worth of cables and mounting brackets you may not need. Sorry If I was unclear.
@freestar8088 (10)
• China
17 Mar 08
you know what you need,why do you tell dell,they will make a good and cheap pc for you . i belive dell.
@gamingmaster (427)
• United States
16 Mar 08
I know a really great site that builds a PC for your standards, so all you haveto do is cutamize the PC to how you want it, they build it and ship it to you (world wide). Its just really really expensive, but if you are willing to pay that much for a great gaming PC then its worth it. http://www.alienware.com.
If you want to buy the parts and hardware and build it YOURSELF then I have a few tips that might help.
For a great gaming PC you need really great graphics so try buying 2 graphics cards, Nvidea 8800/8900 GT and make them a dual so you will have double graphics! To have a good performanced PC you need a really good quality and performanced motherboard. I dont know motherboards that well but get one that can take more then one processor and about 4 slots to fit your RAM into.
Next I recommend having about 2 GB of Ram you dont need anymore unless your going to do much more then just gaming, im talking work, internet, movies, music and all. Then you should get 4 x 1 GB RAM TURBO or 2 x 2 RAM NORMAL.
Next to store all your games you need a really good Harddrive. You need the speed, the space and the queality. Get a fast running harddrive with loads of space I suggest about 500 - 1000GB of space. Also instead of installing your OS (windows) on the Harddrive try looking for a smaller harddrive like a 20 - 40 GB to install the WINDOWS files so you dont get it all mixed up with your media and gaming files.
You need a good OS (operating system). Although loads of people are saying that windows vista is really bad with loads of bugs etc. it acctually isnt. Especially windows vista ULTIMATE. It also gets updated every week so windows vista will get better and better over time. If you dont like windows vista then use Ubuntu which I heard is really good, better then any other OS. And its free to download.
Get a good PC Case. I wouldnt know which one to suggest since I dont know what you like so go browse for a nice, big and fancy PC case to put it all in.
Every gaming computer needs a nice, fancy big screen. I have a 22" acer monitor which is really good for games. But now a days the HD monitors are really big so look for one of those in the range of 17 - 24" HD, blueray compatible.
For really good speakers I suggest logitech, they have really good variety and loads to choose from, all good.
And last but not least, you need a DVD ROM drive to put your games in . I heard that they just brought out a blueray DVD ROM which is amazing and really fast, also good for burning CD's and DVD's. (Double the speed then any normal DVD writer).
This should be all of it. This might cost quite a lot of cash... Acctually alot alot of cash Just a referance so you know which is best otherwise just go to alienware and get it all faster.
Hope it isnt to much information C ya round!