Multi-Purpose PC - noob here

[JArruda]

Hey guys, I'm fairly new at this. I've shopped at NewEgg before and replaced my videocard in the past but as a whole my computer is OLD. Are there any tutorials that show step by step how to build a new PC?

I am here to get some opinions on what I need. I guess my budget would be around 7-800. I do play games on my computer but nothing too serious. I don't need BF3 running at highest settings. I am looking at Guild Wars 2 so I'd like my PC to be able to handle that on high settings, not necessarily highest.

I also am a Game Design student, so I work around with Autodesk and other dev kits.

I'm a sucker for something that looks BADASS as well. Sorry for my french. I've seen some really cool cases out there and would prefer one for myself. Not sure if that drives the price up a lot or not, you tell me. I guess I'm looking for a good modern day gaming PC but can handle everyday uses as well. All I need is the hardware. I also have always rolled with Nvidia and never had any issues, I'd prefer to stay with them but if the price & performance vs another competitor isn't worth it, let me know. I've got a good monitor so I am set on that.

Hope you guys can help me out, appreciate it.

[David M]

Welcome to PCMech!

Absolutely there is a tutorial on how to BYOC...
Build Your Own PC | PCMech

If you want, give us a budget, tell us what country you are in and which applications you plan on running and the experts here will custom design a build for you....free.

[JArruda]

Originally Posted by David M Welcome to PCMech! Absolutely there is a tutorial on how to BYOC... Build Your Own PC | PCMech If you want, give us a budget, tell us what country you are in and which applications you plan on running and the experts here will custom design a build for you....free.

I'm in the United States. I typically run Autodesk and other dev kits like UT3. The Skyrim Creation kit is something I'd like to be able to run well. I plan on playing Guild Wars 2 and EQ3 if it ever releases, and I'd like to be able to play those games pretty good visually but not over the top. Somewhere between above average and excellent if that makes sense. I'd really prefer a cool looking case as well, something not ordinary looking.

As far as budget goes, I'm looking at 700-800 for just the Hardware minus the Monitor. Software need not be included.

[jdeb]

$ 746.00 not including shipping or OS

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