Starting a new pc

[acosfep]

Hello Orphans, maybe you dont remember anymore QQ, i played with you guys some months ago and i quitted cause of my pc, now im starting to buy the pieces to build a new pc but i need help from you guys, i think you are the perfect opinion to do this. I need a video card and i want recommendations to buy one. I want a good one to play with full video setting without problems and some nice fps. Thanks guys and happy hunting. ill wait for your answer.

Acosfep.

[McClebby]

What your budget like? it might help people living over in the US to help you select a video card among your budget. Cause video card over here in Singapore range for 90+ - 800ish depending on maker and model

[Markus]

Sup dude ^^

[Ocoha]

i'd stick with EVGA, i've found they have the best ratings overall and pretty good customor service. and there's really no question that WoW plays better on nvidia. here's a filtered list to look at. the 470s are the best quality for the value right now.

www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%20600030348%20600007855%20600007323&IsNodeId=1&name=GeForce%20GTX%20400%20series

[Jonathan]

I'm beginning to wonder what playing the game with more than 5fps would be like + the fact that I recently constantly get Error132 Memory cannot read/write leaves me looking into a new pc.

I was thinking of picking and choosing from this chart:

i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af150/The_FalconO6/CurrentLogicalPCBuyingGuide/Guide.png

Taking everything in the 'Good' category including the Nvidia Gtx 460 (Enabling DirextX11 > 9 shows fps increases of ~20) and upgrading the processor of Phenom II to an i5 760 (honestly because I've never heard of Phenom/I've always had intel and it's not much more expensive).

My biggest concern is how do I ensure everything is compatible?

[Jonathan]

said chart which might be of interest to those like me who are usually too lazy to click links

[Vindication]

I'm not an expert but the advice I can offer.

make sure the pin types match between mobo processor and memory

make sure the power supply is big enough and is compatible with your processor choice

And make sure the case you pick can house the hardware, some cases do not have enough space for the bigger cards, let alone dual cards.

[Sosa]

That chart actually has some really good advice... especially the recommendation to do your own research. Don't be afraid to delve into it, even if you don't know a lot about computers. Building a computer is relatively simple, but not something you want to go into blind.

Actually selecting the components you're going to use is often the hardest part, and the guide above offers some really solid guidelines to follow.

If you'd like more specific advice about what you should price, please post what kind of things you plan on doing (or specific games you want to play) with your new machine and how much you're willing to spend.

Regarding compatibility, you need to be aware of a few crucial details:

• The big thing you need to look for is that your motherboard supports the memory and CPU that you've chosen.
  
• CPUs have socket types which will only fit certain motherboards; the specifications of the individual part should actually say what the socket type is.
  
• Memory has different frequencies (speeds) that not every board supports, but you generally shouldn't need to worry about the number of pins unless you're upgrading an older system.
  
• Most modern computers are using DDR3 240 pin memory, slightly older components may be using DDR2 240 pin. This visual guide can help you identify what kind you're looking at.
  
• Video cards used to come in a few different types, but PCI Express has been the standard for several years now and any modern card and motherboard should support it.
  
• The size of your videocard is something to consider if you're using a smaller case. Most mid-range cards are about the size of two DVD cases stacked on top of eachother!
  

[Jonathan]

yeah Temp pointed me in the direction of cyberpowerpc.com and I built a pc, but it would cost 1200$ including a monitor, win7 and the 135$ ups shipping fee.

That wasn't so bad imo for how good the pc was (highend i5, 460 nvidia, 4gb ram, 24inch high res monitor, 600psu 80plus, win7, etc). So I was willing to go a few hundred over my initial budget figuring I'll never need to get a new pc ever again..

but then I learned it'd be another 200$ to simply get it over the border (gst, random ups fees and credit cards apparently add 0.25$ to exchange rates) and I couldn't justify spending 1400$ lol