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What are the essential components for building a rig?

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  • 29-03-2012 5:36pm
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    phillo74
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭


    Sorry, lads, this might be a stupid question but what are the absolute essential components for building a good gaming rig??? In particular - hard drives...

    Do I need more than just one 1 tb hard drive? Do I need an SSD? Do I need both??

    Any help would be great.

    Thanks.
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    deconduo
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 4,281 Mod ✭✭✭✭deconduo


    Essential:
    CPU
    Motherboard
    RAM
    Case
    Power Supply
    SSD/HDD

    Optional:
    Graphics card - for gaming or apps that use CUDA/OpenGL
    DVD drive
    CPU cooler - for overclocking
    Water cooling setup
    Wireless card
    Card reader
    Keyboard/mouse/speakers/monitor etc.
    Windows License


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    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users Posts: 22,929 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    deconduo wrote: »
    Essential:
    CPU
    Motherboard
    RAM
    Case
    Power Supply
    SSD/HDD

    Optional:
    Graphics card - for gaming or apps that use CUDA/OpenGL
    DVD drive
    CPU cooler - for overclocking
    Water cooling setup
    Wireless card
    Card reader
    Keyboard/mouse/speakers/monitor etc.
    Windows License

    this, but i would put Graphics Card in to essential part as we are talking about Gaming PC.


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    phillo74
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭phillo74


    ShadowHearth wrote: »
    this, but i would put Graphics Card in to essential part as we are talking about Gaming PC.

    Ya, I had to edit it to 'gaming pc' to be more specific. Right, so your saying the SSD is essential after all? If that's the case will one hard disk cover it (1 tb)? I'm working off a budget here too so...


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    Tea_Bag
    Registered Users Posts: 4,983 ✭✭✭Tea_Bag


    an SSD isn't essential. its just fun. you'll be fine without it on a tight budget. what is your budget?


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    phillo74
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭phillo74


    Tea_Bag wrote: »
    an SSD isn't essential. its just fun. you'll be fine without it on a tight budget. what is your budget?

    €1500 MAX. If that's the case though, would it be smart to buy an extra hard disk?

    (by the way, that 1500 for everything! peripherals incl)


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    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users Posts: 22,929 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    phillo74 wrote: »
    €1500 MAX. If that's the case though, would it be smart to buy an extra hard disk?

    (by the way, that 1500 for everything! peripherals incl)

    best thing, if you will fill in the form and we will be able to optimise a best system with your budget m8.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=74542374


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