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?

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

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

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

really o.o?

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?

I know I'm getting that particular HDD

Tristan I would like to change the GC to GTX560 Ti (i heard is damn fast)
and Samsung Spinpoint 1TB. how much it will cost?

is there any other hdd that is between 500-1TB?
say 640GB or 550GB?

i think i should. so the total of everything is 3.3k.
i will think of this. and ill post the build anytime soon, but not that soon though.

Thanks guys for the recommendations. If there is anything else to suggest, feel free! I might change my mind.

i pass my add.math dude =)

my fps always stuck at 30 fps

lol
anyways Tristan can you give me the link on where you get these prices??

hey i decided to change the i5 to something else.

so which is good and can tahan games?
ATHLON AM3 X2 555, ATHLON AM3 X3 450, ATHLON AM3 X4 645 and PHENOM II AM3 X4 965 blk.

and btw which mainboard goes well with the processors above?

well i better stick to Intel i5 2500 then. btw the processor that goes well with this?

I made minor changes, see if its alright:
Core i5 2500 - RM655
MSI H67MA-E35-B3 motherboard - RM309
Kingston 4GB DDR3-1333 x1 - RM125
LEADTEK GTX460 1GB D5 256BIT - RM549
1TB SAMSUNG 32M 7200 RPM - RM165
Liteon DVD writer - RM65
Cooler Master 550W EXTREME POWER PSU - RM190
Coolermaster Elite 370 casing - RM139
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
TOTAL: RM2780

oh ok then. Silverstone sure is a good brand. I heard

really? how superior? I can't tell the diff coz silence and silverstone has the same psu power.....

This post has been edited by imagamer: Mar 26 2011, 11:48 AM

no no i am not,although if i do that would much better.

BTW, just wanna ask. Let say my old comp keep crashing because lack of RAM(1GB). Then, I replace it with a new one(4GB). Do I need to do anything like reformat my com or just like that and can see the effect?