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Post Date: 2010-09-29
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    Posted: 29 Sep 2010 at 11:22pm
Hello, this is my first time creating my own computer, and i need some advice.
With  the custom computer built, it says that the price is about $1,074, and thats in my range. I already have a monitor, mouse, keyboard and speakers available.
I'm not very knowledgeable on the brand names of the parts, so i searched up reviews of them. I am 16 and need a computer that can run most games (crysis1-2, starcraft2, FF14, Diablo3, ect...) on high graphics, as thats what i'll be using this computer for. Because of my lack of part knowledge, building it on my own is not possible. So here are the specs, and anything that isn't listed would be a "no thanks", so here they are:

Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master Elite 310
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish

Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 955 (3.2GHz) (Quad Core) (Black Edition) (8 MB Cache) AM3 Socket

Motherboard: ASUS M4A785T-M/CSM (AMD 785G Chipsets) (Socket AM3)

System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)

Power Supply: 500W Digital Storm Certified

Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM)

Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)

Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)

Video Card: 1x ATI Radeon HD 5570 1GB

Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio

Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: High Performance Cooler (Compatible With i5/i7/AMD Processors)

Boost Processor: FREE: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Cooling Upgrade Recommended)
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)

Any advise is appreciated.
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Posts: 4219 		  Quote !ender_ Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 30 Sep 2010 at 8:53am
check out the guide in my signature
 
i cant reccomend buying below about 1200, keep in mind your computer is an investment, and sadly, that last 2-300 really makes a huge difference in the hardware you end up with
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Okay I'll check that out, but is there anything specific I should upgrade?     
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if your gaming, its video power first, so your graphics card is where i would start
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Also, i will be ordering this rig Tuesday, and had a few questions about ordering.
For the option of direct line/bank payment, is this available to Canadians? I wassnt sure as i know that this company is in the U.S.
Also, what is the usual waiting time for the phone call for this option after i place my order?
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oh god! DON'T GET AMD!! seriously you will absolutely hate it. I have the amd athlon dual core and it runs worse then my computer from 2003 (intel pentium 4). it maxes out the cpu after opening the browser! anyway intel has hyperthreading which helps alot.
I have seen canadians on this forum that bought it so i suppose it works. try emailing them.
sorry don't know about the phone call haven't ordered mine yet. I'm 15 and i'm trying to get a computer too. same problem as you don't know how to build one. heres a pretty cheap build i would recommend.
http://www.digitalstormonline.com/comploadsaved.asp?id=446090
its $1400 but its definitely worth it. it will overclock better because amd makes their cpus run much closer to the max of the cpu then intel.

whats your screens max resolution?
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