I need ideas

Diego · 09-07-2005, 07:53 PM

I want to build my own gateway windows xp gaming system and i need lots of help and ideas.Please help me with advice and support.lol.

skidude · 09-07-2005, 07:54 PM

Get an AMD 64 processor!

elmarcorulz · 09-07-2005, 07:54 PM

well, for starters, whats your budget?

Diego · 09-07-2005, 08:07 PM

My budget is about 500.Not including the monitor.

TheNomad · 09-07-2005, 10:43 PM

you aren't going to build a gaming comp for $500
you need at least $700-$800 for a minimum, $1,000 for a decent one

Johnnyboy0056 · 09-07-2005, 11:02 PM

better save up for a few more months. while you wait for the money to roll in, maybe look into what processors gateways tend to use., becuase any gamer will tell you amd is the way to go. do u plan on buying a gateway comp and upgrading it?

Diego · 09-08-2005, 04:32 AM

Im still thinking of either getting a new gateway computer or building one.

flame1117 · 09-08-2005, 05:26 AM

Building one will be better, as long as you can.

Trizoy · 09-08-2005, 09:02 AM

go to ebay and you can get a NICE dell 8400 for gaming for like $500-600 US $

MatrixEVO · 09-08-2005, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheNomad

you aren't going to build a gaming comp for $500
you need at least $700-$800 for a minimum, $1,000 for a decent one

I know a configuration for around 500 (w/out the OS) that would max out games like Half-Life 2, Halo, etc. It is true though that it wouldn't do as good as a $700 to $800 computer, but it would work fine for gaming, trust me.

09-07-2005, 07:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
Diego Silver Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: GTown,Washington Posts: 146	I need ideas I want to build my own gateway windows xp gaming system and i need lots of help and ideas.Please help me with advice and support.lol.

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skidude Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Orono, Maine Age: 19 Posts: 4,896	Get an AMD 64 processor! __________________ Desktop / Laptop CPU- AMD Athlon X2 6000+ 3.0 GHz / Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.8 GHz Video- ATI X1900XTX / 2x 8800M GTX SLI Memory- 2 GB A-Data DDR2800 / 4GB DDR2800 Hard Drives- 3x 160GB 7200RPM / 2x 320GB 5400RPM (RAID 0) Mobo- Gigabyte GA-M61P-S3 Socket AM2 Motherboard / Sager NP9262 "In These Lowly Halls / No Moon Will Beam, No Sun Will Shine / In These Narrow Rooms / No Tears Are Seen, No Laughter Heard" --- Insomnium ---

09-07-2005, 07:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
elmarcorulz VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: UK Age: 21 Posts: 6,033	well, for starters, whats your budget? __________________ C2D E6300 @ 2.6Ghz Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 2GB DDR2 667 1TB (1x500GB 2x250GB HDD) BFG 8800GTS 320MB PFC Til I Die

09-07-2005, 08:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
Diego Silver Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: GTown,Washington Posts: 146	My Budget My budget is about 500.Not including the monitor. Last edited by Diego; 09-07-2005 at 08:22 PM.

09-07-2005, 10:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
TheNomad Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 81	you aren't going to build a gaming comp for $500 you need at least $700-$800 for a minimum, $1,000 for a decent one __________________ HP Pavilion M1070N Pentium 4 Prescott 2.8 GHz Asus generic mobo Radeon X300 512 MB RAM Hoping to upgrade soon ;)

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Johnnyboy0056 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Miami, Florida Age: 23 Posts: 666	better save up for a few more months. while you wait for the money to roll in, maybe look into what processors gateways tend to use., becuase any gamer will tell you amd is the way to go. do u plan on buying a gateway comp and upgrading it? __________________ John G. :rolleyes: Sweet Ride- By Me, For Me :) ____________________________________________ ATX Clear Side Tower with 500 Watt Power Supply EPoX 5NVA+sli Motherboard Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.40 GHz 1 GB DDR2 RAM (2 x 512 MB) Seagate 160 GB HDD w/ SATA Connection ATI Radeon X700 PCI Express Video Card

09-08-2005, 04:32 AM	#7 (permalink)
Diego Silver Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: GTown,Washington Posts: 146	Reply Im still thinking of either getting a new gateway computer or building one. __________________ Wow, it's like I died and went to heaven, then God realized it wasn't my time yet, so He sent me back to a computer forum. :D

09-08-2005, 05:26 AM	#8 (permalink)
flame1117 banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,770	Building one will be better, as long as you can.

09-08-2005, 09:02 AM	#9 (permalink)
Trizoy VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mountain View, Ca Posts: 4,664	go to ebay and you can get a NICE dell 8400 for gaming for like $500-600 US $

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