Thanks Sir......with an IQ hovering somewhere around the weight of a gnat when it comes to computers....i think ill take the plunge
Just out of curiosity....how do you tell what componants work with what?
Over the next few weeks, im going to start bying stuff piece by piece.....My boy wants to play games like Arma and Crysis (think i got that right) and im looking for a system thatwill do that...and play AH with some eye candy on..... I dont want to derail your thread....so if youwant me to starta new one I will....Im budgeting around 800 +/-
Look at tomshardware.com to get ideas. They have lots of technical info and there is a header at the top of the homepage which lists major components. You can search articles that rate all the popular models of that component. Since AH relies more on the CPU than GPU, I looked for a processor first and went from there. I went for what was recommended as the best buy. Then did some pointing and clicking on amazon.com and spent only a couple bucks more than what a much less capable computer from 5 years ago cost me. The grand total to my doorstep (including the fan splitter and molex adapter I just bought) came to $1004. Other sites may cost less if you want to shop around.
Here are my system specs:
Intel I-5 3570K processor
MSI Z77A-G43 motherboard
Corsair TX-650 power supply
Corsair Vengeance (2x4gb) DDR3 memory
WD Blue 1TB hard drive
EVGA GTX760 Superclocked video card
CoolerMaster Hyper EVO cpu cooler
Asus dvd drive
Antec 900 case
Make sure to check the specs on everything before you buy. Your processor and motherboard have to be he same type, ie: lga1155. Also make sure your case has enough room for your video card and don't skimp on the power supply. I could have picked a better one but this one should be adequate for the time being.
This shows you how to connect 3 pin fans to 4 pin connections.
http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS-012074.htm
Connecting them to the PS will work too.
Looking at that diagram, I could swear they were hooked up just like that. They are unhooked now, so I could be wrong. Going to see if the adapter I ordered works.