Kye Nelson builds a Gaming/Extremely fast MSN'ing.
Kye Nelson, a sixteen year old gaming enthusiast from Western Australia and amcurrently purchasing the following as we speak for a fast-family/gamingcomputer. He says: "The processor, motherboard and RAM are the main achievers here with more than enough oopmh to allow an awesome overclock and get the most out of the mid-range graphics card."
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CORE SYSTEM
CPU: Intel 1366 pin Core i7-920 2.66Ghz - $389The core i7-920 doesn't cost a heap and is extremely fast and able to be overclocked to achieve some relatively decent speeds.
MOTHERBOARD: ASUS X85 P6T - $279Why you chose this motherboard The P6T supports intels new X58 core i7 chip aswell as NVIDIA's SLI capabilities and is able to be overclocked. Isn't overly priced at is a suitable board right in amongst its competition. Also boasts a range of features for its price and its tri-linear processing makes it an awesome affordable board.
GRAPHICS: Nvidia's ASUS GTS 250 1GB - $164Why you chose this graphics card Needed something that would be able to deliver decent framerates without costing a tonne. This card also supports Nvidia's SLI so another card can be purchased later as an upgrade, meanwhile this card would give any decent game a run for its money.
RAM: Patriot Gaming PGS36G1600ELK 6GB Kit DDR3 1600 - $189Why you chose this RAM The i7 chip runs tri-linnear processing so ultimately three memory channels was going to be the best. 6GB of RAM may be considered a bit over kill for some games but it allows the quad core processor to do what it does best running multiple applications.
HARD DRIVE 1: Seagate SATA 500GB HDD - $64price 64
Why you chose this HDD Am always able to upgrade or run a number of drives later with the Antec 200 case and 500GB is more than enough space to amply install OS and all of my games. I have an external hard drive already which provides me with than more than enough room.
OPTICAL DRIVE: LG SATA Black 22x DVD RW - $43Why you chose this optical drive All i need at an affordable price.
PSU: Thermaltake QFan 650Watt - $179Why you chose this PSU Not the cheapest on the market but it runs quite so it doesn't sound like a figher jet. 650 Watt will provide enough oomph if the option to overclock is chosen.
CASE: Antec 200 - $63Why you chose this case Its beautiful, and affordable, and roomy.
MONITOR Acer 23" X233HB 5ms HD DVI - $209Why you chose this monitor Ample viewing room for games plus a little more.
KEYBOARD: Logitech USB Media 600 - $29Why you chose this keyboard/mouse Looks the part and not overly expensive.
MOUSE: Gigabyte M6880-Laser - $17Why you chose this mouse Will do its job and isn't totally crappy. I choose cord mice as battery driven will always seem to freeze or run out of power in the last level of a game.
SOUND: Logitech X230 2.1 - $53 A bit of sound
OPERATING SYSTEM: OEM 64 bit MS Win 7 Home Premium - $Why you chose this OS Its new and its not Vista.
Total cost with extras: $