Building a computer, what parts to get?

[shrimp]

I'm building a gaming computer for the first time and I have no idea what parts to buy and such, I have around 6K to spend once I obtain the money. To all the people who have built a computer or know good parts please reply with some suggestions (Links are preferred).

[smt]

6k is plenty,  THIS guide is pretty nice to use as an example or base for a computer (ie you may not need a large hard drive so can spend money on maybe an SSD or more RAM or something)

reddit appears to have a more technical spread sheet but it looks kinda outdated plus it may not be much use to you if you don't really know much, but I'll post it here anyway: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuVJ_zCP34bkdF9PcjZmMHdtVURCZ3BLcjdHYmIyWEE&hl=en_US#gid=0

[FanaticWarren]

Heres a pretty good setup

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119234

MotherBoard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131821

Processor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115095

Memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233232

Graphics X2: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130787

Power: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171062

HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136939

SSD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820239045

CD/DVD/Blueray drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135252

So about $2,639.90 before tax and shipping and handling, as I have no idea what your tax rate is and what your zip code is.

But theres a good gaming build for ya. Just don't forget that to change the quantity to 2 before adding the graphics card to the cart.

[Statua]

Whenever someone says "What parts should I get?" I always reply with the same answer. SO:

-How much are you willing to spend?
-Do you want quality or lower price?
-Are you going to do any GPU or CPU overclocking?
-Is it for developing, gaming, or both?
-Do you plan to take it places like LAN parties or sit on your floor for months?
-Do you plan to expand on your system if your budget is too low or upgrade in the future?
-Do you REALLY care a shit ton on your case?
 >If so, are you willing to spend a little extra time customizing a cheap case?

Answer these and I can help you decide what you want.

[FanaticWarren]

He did say he had 6K to spend

[BltElite]

He did say he had 6K to spend

That answers one of spatula's questions.

What do you want it for, you could save money and spend about 1/2k and keep the rest, or you could spend it all if your deving shit, it depends what he wants to do.

[FanaticWarren]

I linked him parts he wont have to replace for years

[shrimp]

I want to build a computer for gaming, good speed, won't crash often, and can run the most detailed of games.

[FanaticWarren]

I want to build a computer for gaming, good speed, won't crash often, and can run the most detailed of games.

then the setup i linked you is perfect xD

680's are the best card on the market (besides 690's but they are like 1k each)

[Statua]

I want to build a computer for gaming, good speed, won't crash often, and can run the most detailed of games.

then the setup i linked you is perfect xD

680's are the best card on the market (besides 690's but they are like 1k each)

Assuming he want's to spend that much. If he's not doing much for developing, why would he need 32 GB of ram? 8GB is PLENTY! Also, if its because he has a high budget, instead of giving him top of the line everything, give him 2 top of the line graphics cards, a top of the line CPU, and a liquid cooling unit. Also. You forgot an OS.

Ninja. Answer the list I provided you and I'll give you an alternate and you can choose what you want between the two.

[shrimp]

Whenever someone says "What parts should I get?" I always reply with the same answer. SO:

-How much are you willing to spend?
-Do you want quality or lower price?
-Are you going to do any GPU or CPU overclocking?
-Is it for developing, gaming, or both?
-Do you plan to take it places like LAN parties or sit on your floor for months?
-Do you plan to expand on your system if your budget is too low or upgrade in the future?
-Do you REALLY care a shit ton on your case?
 >If so, are you willing to spend a little extra time customizing a cheap case?

Answer these and I can help you decide what you want.

1. I'm going to lower my range to 5K.
2. Quality
3. If possible, first computer build so I have no idea how.
4. Gaming, streaming, and Video stuff.
5. Stay in my room.
6. Maybe, I don't know.
7. I enjoy LED Lights, and being able to see inside of it.
7.5. Sure
(To add, I want HIGH performance.)

[FanaticWarren]

I want to build a computer for gaming, good speed, won't crash often, and can run the most detailed of games.

then the setup i linked you is perfect xD

680's are the best card on the market (besides 690's but they are like 1k each)

Assuming he want's to spend that much. If he's not doing much for developing, why would he need 32 GB of ram? 8GB is PLENTY! Also, if its because he has a high budget, instead of giving him top of the line everything, give him 2 top of the line graphics cards, a top of the line CPU, and a liquid cooling unit. Also. You forgot an OS.

Ninja. Answer the list I provided you and I'll give you an alternate and you can choose what you want between the two.

Or he can pick parts from both lists

[Statua]

4. Gaming, streaming, and Video stuff.

Developing videos or just watching them?

[shrimp]

4. Gaming, streaming, and Video stuff.

Developing videos or just watching them?

Making, watching, uploading, ect.

[smt]

There's an ivy bridge i7 which uses the on-cpu graphics card for extremely fast video rendering but I forgot which one, it's still perfect for gaming too, you should look into that (someone will probably post it)