Operating System: Windows 7
CPU (Very Important):
Intel Core i5
Intel Core i7
CPU Cooler (Optiona/l):
Mother Board (Very Important/Must be compatible with RAM, CPU, HDD interface ATA or SATA/USB Ports/Firewire port/PCI port):
Intel
ASUS
MSI
EVGA
Gigabyte
Sound Card (Optional/Surround Sound 5.1 good, 7.1 better):
RAM (Must have at least 4GB/Motherboards can support up to 16GB/DDR3 is the best):
Corsair
Kingston
Crucial
OCZ
G.Skills
Patriot
Hard Disk Drive (Must have at least 7200 RPM/8 or 16MB cache is fine but 32 or 64 is great/500GB storage/SSD if extra money it makes loading a lot faster):
Western Digital
Seagate
Hitachi
Graphics Card: (512MB at least or 1GB for best Video Memory/DirectX11 Support/DVI Support not necessary/HDMI if tv connection is needed):
Monitors: (LEDs cost more than LCD but look better):
Case: (Make sure it has room for all components and for future ones,most midsizes do/Makes sure it fits the motherboard format ATX etc/good cooling/Drive Bays need 5" for CD and DVD drives and 3.5" for Floppy and Hard Drives):
ATX Mid-Tower
ATX Full-Tower
Power Supply: (At least 500 wattage):
Accessories: (Mouse, Keyboard, Controller, Speakers, DVD Burner)
