lookin to buy a gaming computer...HELP

AOEIII · 11-23-2005, 12:09 AM

I herd Building custom was the best but i really dont have the budget to do that. Whats a good name brand or a good custom set up for a tight budget...like mabye below 800...

liquidshadow · 11-23-2005, 12:11 AM

What do you mean you don't have the budget to do that? Building is generally cheaper than buying a pre-built.

[-0MEGA-] · 11-23-2005, 12:41 AM

And $800 will build a fairly nice gaming computer.

HollisBrown · 11-23-2005, 01:31 AM

Here's what I'm looking at for my build:

AMD 64 3200+ Socket 939 processor
Rosewill Value Computer Case
ABIT KN8 Motherboard
1 GB Corsair Value Select Ram
Xclio 450BL 450W PSU
Western Digital 80GB Sata hard drive
connect 3D RADEON X800GTO PCI-E Video Card
DVD Burner
Windows XP Home

All in all this costs around 800 including shipping, and will probably smoke any name brand you can get for 800. I'd say, if you know what you're doing, definitley build.

Ctcoyote16 · 11-23-2005, 01:31 AM

I'm too tired now, but Preator should stop buy and gve you your best "bang for your buck" list of parts, off of Newegg of course.

lowcar100 · 11-23-2005, 01:38 AM

definately build, you will get a much better value than pre-built

diduknowthat · 11-23-2005, 01:41 AM

praetor listed an x2 machine for my friend under 700 dollars...letme find the list i'll post it in a sec

here's the list

- AMD Athlon64 X2 3800 [S939, Manchester, ADA3800DAA5BV, $320]
- Chaintech VNF4/Ultra [$70]
- MSI RX800-TD128E [$110 after $30MIR]
- pQI Turbo 512MB [CL2.5, $35 after $10MIR]
- NEC 3540A [$40]
- XClio 450W [12V@32A, $50]
- Maxtor DiamondMax 10 80GB [8MB, 7200, $60]

add some ram and get a better graphics card and you're set

AOEIII · 11-23-2005, 01:43 AM

ok thanks. ill go with the build i think.

HollisBrown · 11-23-2005, 01:47 AM

Hey liuliuboy, would a processor like that really outweigh the slowness of the video card? I was under the impression that the GPU has more of an impact on performance than the processor, gaming wise. Why not go for a cheaper processor and upgrade the video card?

4W4K3 · 11-23-2005, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by HollisBrown

Hey liuliuboy, would a processor like that really outweigh the slowness of the video card? I was under the impression that the GPU has more of an impact on performance than the processor, gaming wise. Why not go for a cheaper processor and upgrade the video card?

More than likely his friend was more concerned about multi-tasking than about gaming (hence the expensive X2 CPU) An X800 is still a fierce gaming card though. Personally thats the route I would go as well, I'd rather have a powerful CPU/Mobo/RAM and a less powerful GFX card, since I'm used to plying games at low resolutions and low effects lol.

11-23-2005, 12:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
AOEIII New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 16	lookin to buy a gaming computer...HELP I herd Building custom was the best but i really dont have the budget to do that. Whats a good name brand or a good custom set up for a tight budget...like mabye below 800...

11-23-2005, 12:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
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lowcar100 Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kent, Washington Age: 19 Posts: 501	definately build, you will get a much better value than pre-built __________________ Computers:family\|\|mine CPU:P4 2.6GHz\|\|AMD 3800+ X2 Motherboard:ASUS P4SD-LA\|\|MSI K8n Neo4 Platinum RAM:256MB x2 DDR\|\|Corsair XMS 2x 1GB DDR GPU:GeForce 5200 128MB\|\|GeForce 7900GT 256MB PCI-E PSU:250W Off brand\|\|ASPIRE ATX 520W HDD:120GB Ultra DMA\|\|WD 250GB 7200RPM 16MB Case:Retarded\|\|Sunbeam Transformer (Black)

11-23-2005, 01:31 AM	#4 (permalink)
HollisBrown Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 44	Here's what I'm looking at for my build: AMD 64 3200+ Socket 939 processor Rosewill Value Computer Case ABIT KN8 Motherboard 1 GB Corsair Value Select Ram Xclio 450BL 450W PSU Western Digital 80GB Sata hard drive connect 3D RADEON X800GTO PCI-E Video Card DVD Burner Windows XP Home All in all this costs around 800 including shipping, and will probably smoke any name brand you can get for 800. I'd say, if you know what you're doing, definitley build.

11-23-2005, 01:41 AM	#7 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 18 Posts: 6,657	praetor listed an x2 machine for my friend under 700 dollars...letme find the list i'll post it in a sec here's the list - AMD Athlon64 X2 3800 [S939, Manchester, ADA3800DAA5BV, $320] - Chaintech VNF4/Ultra [$70] - MSI RX800-TD128E [$110 after $30MIR] - pQI Turbo 512MB [CL2.5, $35 after $10MIR] - NEC 3540A [$40] - XClio 450W [12V@32A, $50] - Maxtor DiamondMax 10 80GB [8MB, 7200, $60] add some ram and get a better graphics card and you're set __________________ Silent Mini-Rig Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 4GB G.Skill DDR2 800 Memory \| 400GB WD SATA HD eVGA 8800GT 512mb Graphics Card X-Fi Xtrememusic Sound Card Asus Combo ATSC TV Tuner Scythe Ninja \| AC Accelero S1 Passive heatsink Cooler Master Elite 340 mATX Case Last edited by diduknowthat; 11-23-2005 at 01:43 AM.

11-23-2005, 01:43 AM	#8 (permalink)
AOEIII New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 16	ok thanks. ill go with the build i think.

11-23-2005, 01:47 AM	#9 (permalink)
HollisBrown Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 44	Hey liuliuboy, would a processor like that really outweigh the slowness of the video card? I was under the impression that the GPU has more of an impact on performance than the processor, gaming wise. Why not go for a cheaper processor and upgrade the video card?

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