by Thomas Hawk

Question by bark00000: Help building a good gaming computer?
i would like to upgrade my current computer, but to do so i would need to completely gut it as all the parts are at there peak as far as compatibility goes. I have decided to buy a whole new system. i would like it to be a decent gaming computer capable of playing most new games (assasins creed, crysis, etc) at medium-high settings. a few stipulations i have are that: it has to be quad core, i don’t want it to be the bare minimum as i want it to last a while(at least 2-3 years without upgrade), and it should be under about 00 canadian. i know that to get a smoking system i will have to pay more than 1500, but this is my price range. when answering just list off the parts and i will know what your talking about. PS: if you have a link to a site just email it to tysrandom@hotmail.com or post the link as your answer. THANKS ALOT!!!
thanks for the input. i do realize that quad core’s don’t really impact gaming that much, but i would like one just so i don’t have to re-upgrade in a few years
i am not as power hungry as some people are when it comes to their systems. i prefer to get a whole new top of the line system and let it “die” over a few years, instead of constantly upgrading to keep up with the current tech. (btw when i say top of the line, i don’t mean “over the top super computer”)
I also already have a nice case thats big enough to fit any part on the market, and a nice dvd. im really just looking to upgrade the insides. (processor, motherboard, graphics card, ram)

Best answer:

Answer by CT
Quad cores don’t really help so much in gaming but if thats what you want you need Intel’s Core 2 Duo Q6600. You should use a 8800GT graphics card, a good lets say 500watt OCZ PSU, 780i motherboard.

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