I need help customizing a gaming desktop?

Question

I want to build a gaming desktop, but I will probably just customize one on-line so I don't mess up building it. Firstly, I am not sure on a budget my budget when I buy might be anywhere from 2,000 USD to 4,500 USD. Some things I want are Windows 7, a good processor, 24 gb of Ram, a really good graphics system, and a 2 tb HD.

I have some general questions well.

1) What is the difference between dual core, quad core, i5, i7, etc?

2) Does RAM affect the performance much?

3) How important is processor speed? And what is overclocking? Is it useful? Can it harm the life of the PC?

4) Is liquid cooling overdoing it? I want ot keep the computer AS COOL AS POSSIBLE. And also very, very, VERY quiet.

5) What are these small HDD's that cost so much? Like 30 gb for 400 when the 2 TB one costs around 600. I think they are something like Raid or whatnot I cannot remember at this time.

6) I want two monitors. I will be a student and I am a gamer. However, I also want multiple graphics cards. The multiple graphics cards is so I can run games at highest or high settings and get good performance. With my current laptop I play on medium or usually low. I can play on medium or high (maybe) with 20-40 FPS depending on the game, the action and the settings. However, I usually play on low for great FPS (like 50-100 depending). I am seeing discrepancies that two or more graphics systems (cards) in sli or crossover might not support the use of two monitors. What should I do here? Can you explain more about having multiple monitors and multiple graphics cards?

7) Is it possible to have liquid cooling on graphics cards? I want to keep the computer life as long as possible.

8) Where would you recommend buying the computer? I would most prefer not buying any base models.

I know this is asking a lot, but I really could use some help here. Please be as detailed as possible. If oyu would rather communicate a different way just emali me at [e-mail]

Some games I am going to be playing for sure:

TF2
MapleStory
World Of Warcraft
Counter Strike Source
Terraria
BFBC2 and 3
Final Fantasy 14 (Maybe, I wasn't really into it)

Answer 1

ibuypower.com or dinopc.com then, mate.

1)A quadcore gives you 4x speed and performance over a single core processor (e.g. Pentium D)

and the i7 has only slight differences from the i5. i5 is just a little cheaper, so I would go with Intel Core i5 2500K. Dual core is 1/2 of a quad core (performance)

2)Yes, it does. If you are playing a 2 GB RAM requiring game with 1 GB, it won't work, even if it does, it will often crash and lag. For the best gaming at least 4 GB is recommended.

3)Processor speed is important, but not as important as GPU and RAM. You should have a dual-core or quad-core processor. Overclocking is cooling your processor for some time to get the highest speed and frequency.

4)You should go with liquid cooling + SSD hard drives.

5)No, they are SSD (they are silent and are much more speedy. They have no moving parts)

6)You should get a card that supports dual monitors. The best and cheapest I can think for that... ATI Radeon HD 6870

7)No, but the GPUs have their own internal cooling ;)

8)dinopc.com or ibuypower.com. You can customize EVERYTHING.

Answer 2

I will try to be brief.



Faster processors are among the most important to determine computer speed quad cores are a good choice in that department System RAM AND Video RAM are separate and the more the merrier as it helps in the overall speed of the pc. Liquid cooling is a must for quieter operation and is very efficient also graphic cards can have liquid cooling. Having multiple graphics cards working in tandem and rigged to a single Monitor is the way to go for very fast performance on high settings in games and multimedia. hard drive prices are based on both total (Storage) capacity and overall data transfer speed. Better transfer speeds are important for gaming rigs but tend to increase cost. as on where to buy it Alienware, www.alienware.com does specialize on high end gaming rigs you could use it as a comparison base as it is more expensive than other sites with comparable hardware.



I hope this helps you choose a rig that fits both you needs and budget.



edit: Overclocking is forcing the processor or the video-card to run at a higher speed than it was intended to by the manufacturer can be done by either modified hardware or with software settings. Keep in mind that overclocking is risky because the faster you make it go the hotter the components get reducing the overall service life of them and if you set it to high can cause system crashes or lockups. Also some forms of overclocking void warranty.

Answer 3

Why build you own computer while you can get something cheap?

Alienware 12" i3 4GB Gaming Laptop ,i3processor, 4GB RAM, 1GB graphics card

You can always upgrade the computer at dell.com or you can always buy your own part and upgrade based on the dell computer.

Nowadays, it is not economic to build your own computer from scratch.

Here is great site you may be interested if you want to build your own computer. They have great deals on different computer parts like case ,graphic cards and brand computers.



http://www.dealstudio.com/searchdeals.php?q=graphic cards &type=deal&ru=2880079



good luck