Hello Forum. I was thinking of making a custom computer. preferably gaming but affordable. since im 16, i don't know much on the right or good specs, as long affordable.

so i was thinking of this

Intel Core i5
Windows 7 Home/Premium
Gigabyte MOBO
nVidia GeForce GTX 460
2 or 4 GB DDR3 RAM
Cooler Master Fan
500GM WesternDigital HDD (cannot afford sdd )
Logitech Gaming Accesories (keyboard + mouse)
UniFi Broadband


Some things I need your help and recommendation
Monitor
Cooling Fan
Computer Case


What do you think? Good enough or just plain dumb?

My budget is around 3-4K. Can afford all this?

This post has been edited by RegentCid: Feb 16 2011, 10:07 PM

How about this spec?

Core i5 2500 - RM649
Intel DH67BL or Asus P8H67-M or Gigabyte H67MA-UD2H motherboard - RM349/389/449
Corsair/Kingston 4GB DDR3-1333 x1 - RM124
Leadtek GTX560 Ti 1GB DDR5 - RM849
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB hard disk - RM170
Liteon DVD writer - RM65
Silverstone Strider Plus 600W power supply - RM399
Coolermaster Elite 370 casing - RM139
Dell ST2320L 23" monitor - RM509 (order from Dell)
Edifier M1335 2.1 speakers - RM119
Logitech G1 mouse and keyboard combo - RM80
Windows 7 Home Premium Retail - RM359
Additional 12CM fan for front intake - RM25

RM3836/3876/3936 total

Optional:
Dell Ultrasharp U2311H 23" IPS monitor - +RM130 (order from Dell)
Edifier M3300 2.1 speaker - +RM120

C-Zone/Viewnet price list.

This post has been edited by TristanX: Feb 16 2011, 10:35 PM

Windows 7 Home/Premium? no need.
freedos is better. then get ultimate

I wonder who is going to use freedos to utilize GTX560 Ti fully.

I am in fact an Ubuntu user and this is a gaming rig..not much games are available for Ubuntu
Even if you want to use Wine to emulate only a few games are compatible with Wine..
So in the end it is still limited to pirated Windows 7 just so that TS can play almost every game..

Guys now i got problem. My parents lower the budget to max 2.7k.
2.7k budget can arr buy all those?

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Added on February 17, 2011, 8:34 pmBTW Tristan and RegentCid I like the recommendations.
except maybe i wont buy the monitor cause my ViewSonic VA702 monitor is good enough

This post has been edited by imagamer: Feb 17 2011, 08:34 PM

Nope, you cant. Gotta lower the spec to fit your budget and it's gonna be AMD realm for lower budget rigs. Unless you have an OS or you don't need a monitor.

Option 1:
Phenom II X4 955 BE - RM439
Asus M4A77TD motherboard (supports up to Phenom II X6 1100T BE) - RM255
Corsair/Kingston 4GB DDR3-1333 x1 - RM124
Sapphire HD5770 1GB DDR5 - RM430
Samsung Spinpoint F3 500GB hard disk - RM119
Liteon DVD writer - RM65
Silverstone Strider 500W power supply - RM219
Coolermaster Elite 370 casing - RM139
Acer S201HL 20" monitor - RM365
Edifier M1335 2.1 speakers - RM119
Logitech G1 mouse and keyboard combo - RM80
Windows 7 Home Premium Retail - RM359
Additional 12CM fan for front intake - RM25

RM2738 total

Option 2:
Athlon II X4 635 - RM299
Asus M4N68T-M motherboard - RM190
Corsair/Kingston 4GB DDR3-1333 x1 - RM124
Leadtek GTX460 1GB DDR5 OC - RM589
Samsung Spinpoint F3 500GB hard disk - RM119
Liteon DVD writer - RM65
Silverstone Strider 500W power supply - RM219
Coolermaster Elite 370 casing - RM139
Acer S201HL 20" monitor - RM365
Edifier M1335 2.1 speakers - RM119
Logitech G1 mouse and keyboard combo - RM80
Windows 7 Home Premium Retail - RM359
Additional 12CM fan for front intake - RM25

RM2692 total

This post has been edited by TristanX: Feb 17 2011, 09:19 PM

thanks tristan. but how about the cooling fan and its price?

Processor comes with fan heatsink. I've also included 12cm fan for intake to improve the cooling. It should be around RM25 or less.

your saying that the i7 comes with a cooling fan? about the additional cooling fan already bouoght. just the cooling fan

Every processor will come with its own cooling system .

really o.o?

Yala,every processor comes with the stock fan...if not it will be very very hot.

You wouldn't be able to use your system if the processor doesn't have any cooling .

Between ATI Radeon 5770 and GTX460, which has better graphics if play on COD:Black Ops, GTA 4, Battlefield Bad Company 2 and COD:MW2?

Ur HDD chg to samsung spinpoint(1tb).. Selling rm170 at pc zone..

I know I'm getting that particular HDD

http://www.samsung.com/global/business/hdd...=spec&ppmi=1219
This is the spec for the HDD.. Kindly refer ^.^

GTX 460 a step above HD5770.
a overclocked GTX 460 can almost match the speed of HD6870.