What system specification is best for high performance gaming and work?

Question

im trying to build my very first custom computer. I just wanna know what components i should buy that delivers good performance for both gaming and work that is under $5000.

Answer 1

For red hot gaming I would suggest

Mother board something baed on NVdia 790i chipset

RAM DDR3 1800 (OCZ, Super Talent, Mushkin, Corsair all good)

CPU Intel Q9550 Quad core 2.83GHz 12MB Cache

Graphics 2 x 9800GT NVidia in SLIL configuration

Hard Drives 2 x WD Velociraptors 10000RPM (your choice on the sizes) one for OS and Applicatons the other for games

Power 650w minimum I like Corsair

OS depends on the game and software you want to use. If vista compatable go with vista as you will be able to use more than 3 GB og RAM

Sound Creative XFI Fatalitiy

That would allow you to kick some serious butt

Answer 2

Check out "Tom's Hardware"

It's one main guy and some other geeks working with him to help people with computer issues and they built three versions of the "ultimate gaming computer"...and they give you the spects and the results that they got with each...

The three machines were done to stay in specific price ranges of

$1000.00-$5000.000-$10000.00

You can copy some of what they did...

Answer 3

You don't even need to spend that much for a top of the line computer.  The most expensive components will be the processor and the graphic card(s).  Do a search on performance charts for processors and graphic cards which will tell you what ones are the best out their at the moment.  If you want your moneys worth though always go one notch down from the fastest most current component.  They are always way over prices for what little more performance you will get.  If you build strictly a gaming computer it will have no problem handling any thing you would need on it for work.

Answer 4

You should only spend $1500 - $2000 max

Answer 5

Hi..

I would say a 2 Gigs of physican Memory.

a 10000 RPM internal Hard drive.

CPU with 4 MB Cache memory

Type : Core 2 DUO

And the must is PCIe - Digital Video output adapter 512 MB

would make superb machine.

Good luck dear...

Answer 6

intel qx9770

2x ATI 4870x2

x48 chipset motherboard

2gig DD3 dual channel 1600mhz

1000watts PSU

1t raptor

i wont name out brands cause their lot of great brand out their.

Answer 7

Geforce 512MB Graphics card

And a Geforce Sound Card

those are always the best.

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