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Alien Ware · 03-02-2008, 05:52 PM

E2160 1.8GHz Dual-Core Processor ($71.99)
GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 ($100)
GIGABYTE GA-P31-S3G LGA 775 Intel P31 ATX Intel Motherboard ($67)
Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2($72)
Seagate Barracuda 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache ($80)
NZXT Apollo SILVER NP Silver SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ($70)
Rosewill Stallion Series 600W ($60)

TOTAL: ($500)

Will be able to play COD4 on maxed settings...

-Anymore suggestions?

Gogey · 03-02-2008, 06:02 PM

AMD is generally seen as a budget-system processor now, can't give any suggestions though :X

Alien Ware · 03-02-2008, 06:04 PM

Thinking about this for Processor: Intel Pentium E2160 1.8GHz Dual-Core Processor ($71.99)

Heard it can OC to 3.0 GHz

Alien Ware · 03-02-2008, 06:07 PM

keep in mind.. gaming machine.

Respital · 03-02-2008, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Alien Ware

keep in mind.. gaming machine.

Your not going to get much for 400-500$ if you could i'd suggest spending 1000-1300$. A 400-500$ gaming machine would get heavily outdated quickly. Which games were you looking to play and at what settings?
My current rig (as seen in my sig) can play games like counter strike source hl2 deathmatch, guild wars, wow all on high settings without a problem it only cost me about 1200$ with tax and everything. Also which company are you looking at to buy the parts from .. newegg, tigerdirect, canadacomputers ?

Shadowhunter · 03-02-2008, 06:40 PM

The E2160 is very nice for the money, actually can OC up to 3.6ghz with good cooling. AMD's equivalent is the X2 4200 if I'm not mistaken.

Alien Ware · 03-02-2008, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Respital

Your not going to get much for 400-500$ if you could i'd suggest spending 1000-1300$. A 400-500$ gaming machine would get heavily outdated quickly. Which games were you looking to play and at what settings?
My current rig (as seen in my sig) can play games like counter strike source hl2 deathmatch, guild wars, wow all on high settings without a problem it only cost me about 1200$ with tax and everything. Also which company are you looking at to buy the parts from .. newegg, tigerdirect, canadacomputers ?

It should actually be decent at $400-500...

I currently have a rig that can play crysis on max settings flawlessly at around your price range.

Also I'm using newegg.

Alien Ware · 03-02-2008, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shadowhunter

The E2160 is very nice for the money, actually can OC up to 3.6ghz with good cooling. AMD's equivalent is the X2 4200 if I'm not mistaken.

Thanks I think I may go with Intel. Now I'll search for a decent mobo

Respital · 03-02-2008, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alien Ware

I currently have a rig that can play crysis on max settings flawlessly at around your price range.

Haven't tried crysis yet but i would most likely also play max settings flawlessly.
Good luck searching for your mobo.

Alien Ware · 03-02-2008, 07:10 PM

Might as well throw in the GeForce 8600GT graphics card. ($100)

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Alien Ware banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 126	Cheap Computer Build E2160 1.8GHz Dual-Core Processor ($71.99) GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 ($100) GIGABYTE GA-P31-S3G LGA 775 Intel P31 ATX Intel Motherboard ($67) Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2($72) Seagate Barracuda 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache ($80) NZXT Apollo SILVER NP Silver SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ($70) Rosewill Stallion Series 600W ($60) TOTAL: ($500) Will be able to play COD4 on maxed settings... -Anymore suggestions? Last edited by Alien Ware; 03-03-2008 at 01:50 PM.

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