Finally bought myself a new PC, needing some tips.

Post by **Mod_Man_Extreme** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 7:34 pm

Here's a quick parts outline:

Case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811815006

GPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814500187

MOBO:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813157176

CPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819103871

RAM:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820231314

I've got a nice 550watt Antec Earthwatts a friend gave me new last year after buying it for a build and realizing it wasn't what he needed.

The only thing I really need is a Hard Drive, and an OS. In the meantime I have a copy of XP I can use and a 60GB hard drive that I can claim for temporary storage. But after using Win7 for a bit on my current comp it's gonna be rough going back; not to mention I won't be able to use all of my RAM.

Anyhow, does anyone have some tips on getting a large HDD for cheap? Not to mention some games to start benchmarking this thing with.

Post by **einzelherz** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 8:17 pm

slickdeals.net is your friend

Post by **Lokkenjawnz** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 8:38 pm

You can get 1 TB HDDs for like $50-$60 these days, which I'd say is pretty cheap. That should last you a while, that's quite a bit of storage!

As for picking up some games, check out Steam. They usually (read: nearly always) have awesome games on sale for dirt cheap, and you'll have a massive library of games once you start using it, the sales are crazy!

Post by **fvgazi** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 8:49 pm

Don't forget to play games you already have but with higher settings! I played Oblivion, only this time the game was playable and maxed out. Changed my entire experience. Crysis as well! I recently went back and did some graphical mods to Morriwind because I didn't play that either.

Post by **Mod_Man_Extreme** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 8:54 pm

I honestly don't own any PC games!

I've been wanting Sega Rally REVO and WoW for a while and finally broke down and got WoW when it was $9 for the chest at X-Mas but my comp is so shitty I couldn't run it above 15fps with everything maxed out!

Post by **EvilRyu2099** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 8:56 pm

Mod_Man_Extreme wrote:I honestly don't own any PC games!

I've been wanting Sega Rally REVO and WoW for a while and finally broke down and got WoW when it was $9 for the chest at X-Mas but my comp is so shitty I couldn't run it above 15fps with everything maxed out!

WoW as in world of warcraft? Hmm.. That game is the ultimate time sucker.. What would you do in it.. PvE or PvP?

Post by **Mod_Man_Extreme** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 9:03 pm

EvilRyu2099 wrote:
Mod_Man_Extreme wrote:I honestly don't own any PC games!

I've been wanting Sega Rally REVO and WoW for a while and finally broke down and got WoW when it was $9 for the chest at X-Mas but my comp is so shitty I couldn't run it above 15fps with everything maxed out!
WoW as in world of warcraft? Hmm.. That game is the ultimate time sucker.. What would you do in it.. PvE or PvP?

My friends and a few people I work with all play on a RPvP server so I'm gonna be joining them on there.

Post by **RCBH928** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 8:53 am

I wouldn't recommend going cheap with the HDD,
You can replace anything except your data if you lose them, they are gone

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