jayrinn

I read about the bulldozer, what was AMD thinking? Since I am getting the ASROCK motherboard, what is a great quality GPU I can get? Radeon 6850?

LOL nice!! I was expecting someone to say something like that. Also. maybe you shouldn't use dinosaur keyboards. :smile:

I'll go with the ASROCK one.I doubt it will be able to use the bulldozer cpu, but whats the highest CPU I can match with it?

Yeah, I figured as much. I may go with a 500W for now.

OK so I think I've got it figured out. MOBO: ASUS Sabertooth 990FX AM3+ $ 189.99 CPU: AMD Phenom II x4 925 Deneb 2.8GHz $ 89.99 GPU: Sapphire 100323L Radeon HD 6570 1 GB $ 69.99 RAM: CORSAIR XM53 8GB(2x4GB) DDR3 1600 $ 45.99 CASE: ANTEC Three Hundred Black Steel Mid-Tower $ 59.99 PSU: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W $ 104.99 HDD: Seagate Barracuda 500GB SATA 6.0GB/s $ 42.99 OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit $ 99.99 Total(Before S@H) 703.92 I welcome constructive criticism. I can do with less if possible. I think I can get a cheaper motherboard and it will still last a long time. Suggestions? I can upgrade my GPU and CPU in march. I think I will wait a few weeks to see if there are any Christmas sales before I buy everything. Can someone tell me what GPU I can use to play skyrim on at least medium?

OK, I have my build(I think), I'll be going with the sabertooth 990fx and other parts you suggested. Thank you very much for your help!!!!

Can you recommend a great AM3+ motherboard? I will cut corners on all other parts to get a great motherboard.

Thank you for the information of compatibilities. If I were to buy an AM3+ motherboard, would it support an AM3 or earlier CPU? And if I were to buy an LGA 1155 motherboard, would it support earlier CPUs? The reason I ask is that I am trying my best to configure a pc that is as future proof as my budget will allow. Sorry for all the questions. :biggrin:

I'm jayrinn and I am new to forums so bear with me :biggrin:. I enjoy anything that has to do with computers. I am going to college to work on computers, so I decided to join this site and see what I can learn from you guys. I have for years and am currently modding the crap out of Diablo 2. I am currently trying to find suggestions for a new gaming pc so I can hopefully mod games like Skyrim! I would enjoy befriending you guys and sharing your knowledge of the way of the pc! Cheers!

Thank you! This should be able to help me a lot. I am trying to learn which cpus are compatible with which motherboards and it is confusing. I was hoping to go with an intel based build if I built a pc, not because I have a problem with AMD, I just figured that intels were easier to build. Plus I have heard great reviews on the i5-2500k. But I know that intels are probably higher in cost. Does anyone know of a great custom pc building site that I can either buy from or do research on?

I am planning on either buying or building a $500-$700 gaming pc soon. If I buy the pc, it will probably be from cyberpower.com. If I try to build the pc, I will get the parts from Newegg.com. I would like to know if anyone can give me a list of parts to build a gaming pc. I plan on upgrading whatever I buy or build in march of next year. I am new to building pcs, if possible, please provide a pc that is fairly easy to upgrade. I would like one that can at least play Skyrim on medium. Thanks