I need a pc for $800 or under

seth1987 · 03-27-2006, 05:21 AM

Hey guys, thanks in advance for the help but here we go, I'm gonna have 800 bucks to spend next week and really miss having my pc so I need to build/buy a pc for 800 including the monitor/os and everything, I would like this pc for gaming and at least be able to run f.e.a.r, half life 2, elder scrolls 4 etc...if you wouldn't mind taking the time to help me I would very much appreciate it, thanks.

Altanore · 03-27-2006, 06:25 AM

I can help but do you have any specific sites you are able to order from?

seth1987 · 03-27-2006, 06:49 AM

i guess any because i got a debit card

Mr.Suave · 03-27-2006, 07:11 AM

Computer Specs 101

dazbizkit · 03-27-2006, 07:44 AM

if you want a gaming pc your gonna have to spend a lot more than $800 if you wanna be able to run f.e.a.r, HL2 and Oblivion.

im building one right now and im spending over $2000

**ceewi1** · 03-27-2006, 08:28 AM

Praetor's $500 gaming config should play games like HL2 and FEAR, albeit not at high settings. Adding in a monitor and software it should still be within budget.

dazbizkit · 03-27-2006, 01:22 PM

well my setup is for the next gen games but if u want to play games like that then you should still spend about £1200- £1500

save some more m8 then get one. or build it then add more to it over time

Crazydude185 · 03-27-2006, 01:30 PM

yea building is deffinatley ur best bet... just the best thing is get a good graphics card,mobo,psu, and ram... maybe some other good stuff... but as for case and monitor... i wouldnt spend that much on it... those arnt really important at the moment with an 800 dollar budget heh...

Jet · 03-27-2006, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dazbizkit

well my setup is for the next gen games but if u want to play games like that then you should still spend about £1200- £1500

save some more m8 then get one. or build it then add more to it over time

Just because you're spending more than the average joe on a computer, don't think that nobody elses computer can play any games because it's cheaper. You can get decent gaming computers for under $1000, though you can get (increasingly less) performance gains for (increasingly more money). For an exagerated example, an $80000 computer performs practically the same as a $10000 computer

Altanore · 03-27-2006, 03:18 PM

I managed to design quite a nice $800 gaming PC playing on newegg... but it's the monitor, keyboard, speakers etc that are in the way of making it a good gaming PC.

03-27-2006, 05:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
seth1987 New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 20 Posts: 3	I need a pc for $800 or under Hey guys, thanks in advance for the help but here we go, I'm gonna have 800 bucks to spend next week and really miss having my pc so I need to build/buy a pc for 800 including the monitor/os and everything, I would like this pc for gaming and at least be able to run f.e.a.r, half life 2, elder scrolls 4 etc...if you wouldn't mind taking the time to help me I would very much appreciate it, thanks.

03-27-2006, 06:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
Altanore Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canada Age: 21 Posts: 255	I can help but do you have any specific sites you are able to order from? __________________ Processor: AMD Athlon64 3200+ S939 Ram: 2x 1GB PC3200 Corsair DDR @dual Channel Video Card: PCI express ATI Radeon X800XL 256mb DDR3 Overclocked Motherboard: MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum Drive: LG 16x16 DL DVD±RW w/Light Scribe Hard Drive: Western Digital Sata 120GB 7200rpm, 2x Seagate 320GB 7200RPM 16MB SATA II, WD 150GB Raptor 10k RPM, SATA, 250GB Lacie External HD Sound: Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS Power Supply: Enermax 535W FMA2 Cooling: Many fans, Thermaltake Bigwater SE.

03-27-2006, 07:11 AM	#4 (permalink)
Mr.Suave Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,373	Computer Specs 101 __________________ The Comp: CPU--Athlon64 X2 4200+ Manchester @ 2.5!!!:D HDD--WD Caviar 250GB 7200 RPM SATA MB---DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-DR RAM--OCZ Titanium 2GB (2 x 1GB) GPU--Sapphire ATI Radeon X1900XTX 512mb SPU--Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS PSU--ENERMAX Whisper II 535W all inside a Thermaltake Matrix VX

03-27-2006, 08:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
ceewi1 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 5,280	Praetor's $500 gaming config should play games like HL2 and FEAR, albeit not at high settings. Adding in a monitor and software it should still be within budget. __________________ CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 / MOBO: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 / GPU: Gigabyte HD4870 RAM: 2GB G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK / HDD: 2TB Total HDD / PSU: Antec NeoPower 480W Cheap PSUs - 2% of system costs, responsible for 28% of system deaths As Sealed Stick was removed, lost or damaged, it shall be out of warranty validity. - The "Warranty void if removed" sticker on numerous CoolerMaster PSUs. Useful PSU Guides

03-27-2006, 03:18 PM	#10 (permalink)
Altanore Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canada Age: 21 Posts: 255	I managed to design quite a nice $800 gaming PC playing on newegg... but it's the monitor, keyboard, speakers etc that are in the way of making it a good gaming PC. __________________ Processor: AMD Athlon64 3200+ S939 Ram: 2x 1GB PC3200 Corsair DDR @dual Channel Video Card: PCI express ATI Radeon X800XL 256mb DDR3 Overclocked Motherboard: MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum Drive: LG 16x16 DL DVD±RW w/Light Scribe Hard Drive: Western Digital Sata 120GB 7200rpm, 2x Seagate 320GB 7200RPM 16MB SATA II, WD 150GB Raptor 10k RPM, SATA, 250GB Lacie External HD Sound: Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS Power Supply: Enermax 535W FMA2 Cooling: Many fans, Thermaltake Bigwater SE.

03-27-2006, 06:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
seth1987 New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 20 Posts: 3	i guess any because i got a debit card

03-27-2006, 07:44 AM	#5 (permalink)
dazbizkit Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 87	if you want a gaming pc your gonna have to spend a lot more than $800 if you wanna be able to run f.e.a.r, HL2 and Oblivion. im building one right now and im spending over $2000

03-27-2006, 01:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
dazbizkit Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 87	well my setup is for the next gen games but if u want to play games like that then you should still spend about £1200- £1500 save some more m8 then get one. or build it then add more to it over time

03-27-2006, 01:30 PM	#8 (permalink)
Crazydude185 Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NC Age: 19 Posts: 223	yea building is deffinatley ur best bet... just the best thing is get a good graphics card,mobo,psu, and ram... maybe some other good stuff... but as for case and monitor... i wouldnt spend that much on it... those arnt really important at the moment with an 800 dollar budget heh...

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