Is this a good gaming pc??

Question

I want to build a pc that can play crysis, COD4, etc in high or very high.

and basically a good mulit-tasking and super fast pc.

heres what I have come up with so far..

I'm new to this so please give me some feedback

My budget is around $1000-1500

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad-Core Processor, 2.40 GHz, 8M L2

Cache, LGA 775

4 GB of RAM

And I don't know which one is better :

Radeon HD 4850 Graphic Card

or

Nvidia Geforce 8800GT

need help with a good motherboard and power supply

also need some suggestions of a nice moniter to go with the graphic card

and anything that I missed out

Answer 1

If you want, spend a little more money on the motherboard.

Go for the x48-ds4

if not, go for a cheaper P45 motherboard.

for power supplies, always go with CORSAIR.

They are very reliable.

Power Supply - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...

Motherboard - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...

OR

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...

Answer 2

For Power supply, get teh best you can afford even at the expense of a video card. Meaning I'd go with a cheaper video card over a cheaper PS.  DON"T SKIMP ON A PS!

Right now I like the nforce boards..780i and 790i boards are great.

As for the video cards, either one are good. I'd get the Radeon though, the 8800gt is getting old.

Answer 3

well first for gaming your better with a fast core2duo then a quad and as for a GPU don't get a GT get a GTX they are way faster. personally i use a 9800GTX. motherboard you want one that supports alot of RAM at the price your spending i would get one the supports DDR3 and has a fast FSB. Make sure to get s 64 bit OS too or you won't be able to make use of more then 4GB of RAM

Answer 4

Get an Asus NV 780i motherboard with 3 SLI so you can upgrade later.  

Get a 1000 watt power supply so you don't have to upgrade later.

Sony makes a 24" HD monitor for under $500.  You can then get a Blue-ray drive (right now under $400, but will come down) later and watch HD games and movies on your computer.  Blue-ray drives will also play standard DVDs.