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The $600 Gaming Rig
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sqwert
United States781 Posts
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Snet
United States3573 Posts
Did you just list the specific parts you are asking us to help you figure out? If you know what you want just start looking around and build your own PC. | ||
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Kennigit
Canada19447 Posts
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skuj
United States302 Posts
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XCetron
5226 Posts
actually I'll build you one right now, just a template so you have an idea of whats possible and readjust accordingly. + Show Spoiler + $42 Some cool cases with good airflow and looks $60 250GB SATA HDD $275 E8400 CPU with decent ASUS mobo $25 Heatsink for CPU $140 ATI HD4850 (the catch is that it comes with WoW, so you might look for other alternatives.) $78 2GB PC2 9600 RAM $23 DVD Burner, I only included one, if you want to get another then get one with similar specs and prices, preferably not the same one. $70 700W Powersupply does not support crossfire, this is one of my favorite brand, I have the 750W version, love it. and then throw in some other stuff you want, like more fans. Total: $713 after rebate, and these are regular prices, not on sale. Like I said, this is just a quick template in 10 minutes, make some adjustments to fit your needs. | ||
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_Grazze_
834 Posts
You'll get a "decent" computer ... | ||
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rocketship
United States32 Posts
p45 mobo - 100$-150$ ATI 4850 - 150$ 2gb (2x1) - 50$ Corsair 550W - 80$ Seagate 250gb - 60$ DVD-RW - 20$ Total: 560-610$ Recycle your case and OS. | ||
GHOSTCLAW
United States17042 Posts
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SonuvBob
Aiur21550 Posts
On October 09 2008 03:54 XCetron wrote: $600? thats easy, lol. actually I'll build you one right now, just a template so you have an idea of whats possible and readjust accordingly. + Show Spoiler + $42 Some cool cases with good airflow and looks $60 250GB SATA HDD $275 E8400 CPU with decent ASUS mobo $25 Heatsink for CPU $140 ATI HD4850 (the catch is that it comes with WoW, so you might look for other alternatives.) $78 2GB PC2 9600 RAM $23 DVD Burner, I only included one, if you want to get another then get one with similar specs and prices, preferably not the same one. $70 700W Powersupply does not support crossfire, this is one of my favorite brand, I have the 750W version, love it. and then throw in some other stuff you want, like more fans. Total: $713 after rebate, and these are regular prices, not on sale. Like I said, this is just a quick template in 10 minutes, make some adjustments to fit your needs. lol, 700W power supply? That system would pull under 300W at full load. | ||
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IzzyCraft
United States4487 Posts
Else for 600 bucks in gaming terms. Slap down most of that into a GPU the rest into i guess and cheap amd mobo and cpu. dont bother with 4850 just get 50 bucks cheaper 8800gt But it is do-able. I take it your screen is small so it doesn't matter. | ||
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XCetron
5226 Posts
On October 09 2008 04:36 SonuvBob wrote: lol, 700W power supply? That system would pull under 300W at full load. no such thing as too much power. I got mine 750 just in case I get a SLI setup later. OP might decide to upgrade to crossfire later too so idk. I did tell him to adjust accordingly. | ||
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IzzyCraft
United States4487 Posts
Also not a thing as too much power tell that to my electric bill. Screw a cheap power supply get a reliable one that is more tune for the power you need. Hell i run 4 sticks of ddr2 ram 3 hdd's an old amd cpu 125w a 8800gts sound card and 2 dvd drives. include my wifi card and all i need is my 610w power supply from pc power and cooling. Here is my take on it It would be better but throw in case dvd drive little things like that take up a good share of the cost. If i included a os really couldn't do shit then. 608 after tax and shipping ![[image loading]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v290/CustomLover/mytake.png) | ||
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XCetron
5226 Posts
nice case though, I love coolermaster | ||
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IzzyCraft
United States4487 Posts
On October 09 2008 04:55 XCetron wrote: a note on that, the 9800gt is not that much better than a 9600gt, supposedly if you get a 96 and overclock it will overpower at 98 easily, so I suggest a 9600. nice case though, I love coolermaster Where do you get your info the 9600gt has nearly half the amount of stream processors then an 8800GT or 9800GT also 40 bucks cheaper 8800GT basically the same as a 9800GT just it's older with open gl 2.0 instead of 2.1. But who cares not like any real games use open gl. They are practically the same in performance | ||
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XCetron
5226 Posts
look how the 9600gt outperform the 8800gt and how close it is to a 9800gt | ||
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Mastermind
Canada7096 Posts
On October 09 2008 03:54 XCetron wrote: $600? thats easy, lol. actually I'll build you one right now, just a template so you have an idea of whats possible and readjust accordingly. + Show Spoiler + $42 Some cool cases with good airflow and looks $60 250GB SATA HDD $275 E8400 CPU with decent ASUS mobo $25 Heatsink for CPU $140 ATI HD4850 (the catch is that it comes with WoW, so you might look for other alternatives.) $78 2GB PC2 9600 RAM $23 DVD Burner, I only included one, if you want to get another then get one with similar specs and prices, preferably not the same one. $70 700W Powersupply does not support crossfire, this is one of my favorite brand, I have the 750W version, love it. and then throw in some other stuff you want, like more fans. Total: $713 after rebate, and these are regular prices, not on sale. Like I said, this is just a quick template in 10 minutes, make some adjustments to fit your needs. You say $600 is easy, then you present a computer that costs $713. Not so easy was it? lol | ||
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XCetron
5226 Posts
On October 09 2008 05:10 Mastermind wrote: You say $600 is easy, then you present a computer that costs $713. Not so easy was it? lol did you read my comments? also what i posted FAR exceed what his stated requirements were. | ||
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SonuvBob
Aiur21550 Posts
On October 09 2008 04:39 XCetron wrote: no such thing as too much power. I got mine 750 just in case I get a SLI setup later. OP might decide to upgrade to crossfire later too so idk. I did tell him to adjust accordingly. It'll just waste power. Power supplies are made to be most efficient at certain loads, so a 700W for a system that never needs more than 200W is going to be pretty inefficient. | ||
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XCetron
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mahnini
United States6862 Posts
also if it's not imperative i'd wait for the 32nm processors that are supposed to come out next year i think | ||
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