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I'm about to get a new gaming PC -- any general advice on what and how to go about this process? I know it's cheapest and most efficient to build it yourself, but my tech proficiency is limited and I don't want to be responsible for soldering or wiring a bunch of delicate parts.

Anyway, what about buying an HP or Gateway or something around the 4400-5000 processor range with 2 gigs of RAM and a nice size hard drive, and then adding an 8600 or 8800 GT vid card? Is that a basically decent method? I just want to play things like Oblivion, Orange Box, Stalker, Bioshock, and so on smoothly. This doesn't need to run Crysis at max settings or anything (although I'll play the game if it's at least moderately doable).

Thanks for any input on what to get and where to get it.

>> No.2  
>>I don't want to be responsible for soldering or wiring a bunch of delicate parts.

This doesn't happen when building a pc.
Also you can just find a local person to pay $20 to build it for you if you're worried about breaking something.

>> No.3  

tomshardware.com is a good free web sight full of information you will find useful.

>> No.4  
>Anyway, what about buying an HP or Gateway or something around the 4400-5000 processor range with 2 gigs of RAM and a nice size hard drive, and then adding an 8600 or 8800 GT vid card? Is that a basically decent method?

No.

Building a computer is as difficult as plugging things that only fit one way into holes or slots. If you know how to use a screwdriver you'll be fine.

Also, what exactly is a '4400-5000' processor?

>> No.5  

Making a PC is pretty lego hardware-wise. Just remember to touch the metal chassis of your PC case periodically to electrically ground yourself, and try not to touch CPU pins/card contacts directly. Delicate parts are rare.

It can be tough putting a heatsink on a CPU - or easy depending how it's designed. Just remember, a THIN coat of thermal paste will do the trick.


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