Amazing Build, 8800GTS sub $700!!

joeswm8 · 12-28-2006, 03:40 AM

CPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819104245 - $35.99
Motherboard - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813135209 - $46.99
RAM - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145477 - $59.99
HDD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822135106 - $43.99
Case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811220001 - $21.99
PSU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817182017 - $54.99
GPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130071 - $399.99

Total=$664

Ultra Gaming Machine ( UGM )

What do ya think?

the_painter · 12-28-2006, 03:43 AM

I think the system will not be able to support games that the 8800 is able to run, so it is pointless in getting the expensive graphics card.

[-0MEGA-] · 12-28-2006, 03:45 AM

That would be incredibly stupid.

The CPU wont be anywhere near powerful enough to compliment the video card, and 512MB of RAM is also extremely low if you want to play the newer games.

I seriously hope you werent thinking about buying that.

diduknowthat · 12-28-2006, 03:46 AM

ahaha do you have any idea how much bottlenecking you'll get?

Hmm let's see, especially the cpu with a sempron, and only 512mb of ram (oh btw just buying one 512 stick would be cheaper

).

joeswm8 · 12-28-2006, 03:47 AM

too late, i bought it and it works great!! im using 1 gb of RAM though.

shows what you guys know....

[-0MEGA-] · 12-28-2006, 03:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joeswm8

too late, i bought it and it works great!! im using 1 gb of RAM though.

shows what you guys know....

You better be joking...

Try to fire up a game such as FEAR, Oblivion, Dark Messiah, GRAW, any of those current games, and I guarantee you will have low fps on maxed settings.

Even with my oc'd C2D and 8800GTS, FEAR was running around 40-80fps maxed out.

I used to have a P4 2.2 and an x850XT PE. It was so bottlenecked, that I got the same framerates when I had the graphics quality maxed out, or when it was on lowest.

diduknowthat · 12-28-2006, 03:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joeswm8

too late, i bought it and it works great!! im using 1 gb of RAM though.

shows what you guys know....

lol that's funny

joeswm8 · 12-28-2006, 04:00 AM

ok i lied, im using 2 GB OCZ RAM, with a Zalmann, and this CPU OCed to 2.5, 40fps on fear, not bad

all other parts same

[-0MEGA-] · 12-28-2006, 04:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joeswm8

ok i lied, im using 2 GB OCZ RAM, with a Zalmann, and this CPU OCed to 2.5, 40fps on fear, not bad

all other parts same

So you have a Sempron 2800+ oc'd from what, 1.6Ghz, all the way to 2.5Ghz? I highly doubt that, and if it's true, the CPU is still a severe bottleneck on that system. Upgrade to a C2D and you should double the framerates in games.

joeswm8 · 12-28-2006, 04:24 AM

of course i lied about all that, but it is possible to have what I said,
and 2.5 GHZ stable, is reachable, its not that bad of a CPU

so what would your guess off framerates be with:

Sempron 2800 @ 2.5 Ghz
2 GB DDR 400 OCZ
8800 GTS

your best estimate? just thinking, you know...

12-28-2006, 03:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
joeswm8 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: IL Age: 16 Posts: 1,543	Amazing Build, 8800GTS sub $700!! CPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819104245 - $35.99 Motherboard - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813135209 - $46.99 RAM - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145477 - $59.99 HDD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822135106 - $43.99 Case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811220001 - $21.99 PSU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817182017 - $54.99 GPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130071 - $399.99 Total=$664 Ultra Gaming Machine ( UGM ) What do ya think? __________________ Free Online Games ---New Computer---Server Build --X2 3800+@2.5---E6600@3.4 XFX 7900GS Extreme---eVga 7600GS--- ------2GB G.Skill DDR2-800---4GB Corsair DDR2-800 Biostar TForce 550MCP---eVga 680i-------- ------WD 160GB HDD---2x74GB Raptors -----------------Rosewill 550W---OCZ 700W GameXStream Centurion 5---P180B

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[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 26,897	That would be incredibly stupid. The CPU wont be anywhere near powerful enough to compliment the video card, and 512MB of RAM is also extremely low if you want to play the newer games. I seriously hope you werent thinking about buying that. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM965 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // Dual 512MB GDDR3 8600M GT's SLI 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 3GB DDR2 667 DC 750GB SATA 3.0Gbps w/32MB // 400GB (2x 200GB) 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21366 // 7394

12-28-2006, 03:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 17 Posts: 6,279	ahaha do you have any idea how much bottlenecking you'll get? Hmm let's see, especially the cpu with a sempron, and only 512mb of ram (oh btw just buying one 512 stick would be cheaper ). __________________ Silent Tuned \| 3D Marks 06: 11566 Q6600 2.4ghz CPU \| Gigabyte GA-P35 LGA 775 MB EVGA 8800gt 512mb Video Card G.Skill 4GB Ram \| Western Digital 400GB HD X-Fi Xtrememusic Sound Card Antec P180B Case \| Scythe Ninja HSF CM Real Power Pro 650watt PSU

12-28-2006, 03:47 AM	#5 (permalink)
joeswm8 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: IL Age: 16 Posts: 1,543	too late, i bought it and it works great!! im using 1 gb of RAM though. shows what you guys know.... __________________ Free Online Games ---New Computer---Server Build --X2 3800+@2.5---E6600@3.4 XFX 7900GS Extreme---eVga 7600GS--- ------2GB G.Skill DDR2-800---4GB Corsair DDR2-800 Biostar TForce 550MCP---eVga 680i-------- ------WD 160GB HDD---2x74GB Raptors -----------------Rosewill 550W---OCZ 700W GameXStream Centurion 5---P180B

12-28-2006, 04:00 AM	#8 (permalink)
joeswm8 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: IL Age: 16 Posts: 1,543	ok i lied, im using 2 GB OCZ RAM, with a Zalmann, and this CPU OCed to 2.5, 40fps on fear, not bad all other parts same __________________ Free Online Games ---New Computer---Server Build --X2 3800+@2.5---E6600@3.4 XFX 7900GS Extreme---eVga 7600GS--- ------2GB G.Skill DDR2-800---4GB Corsair DDR2-800 Biostar TForce 550MCP---eVga 680i-------- ------WD 160GB HDD---2x74GB Raptors -----------------Rosewill 550W---OCZ 700W GameXStream Centurion 5---P180B

12-28-2006, 03:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
the_painter Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: california Posts: 244	I think the system will not be able to support games that the 8800 is able to run, so it is pointless in getting the expensive graphics card.

12-28-2006, 04:24 AM	#10 (permalink)
joeswm8 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: IL Age: 16 Posts: 1,543	of course i lied about all that, but it is possible to have what I said, and 2.5 GHZ stable, is reachable, its not that bad of a CPU so what would your guess off framerates be with: Sempron 2800 @ 2.5 Ghz 2 GB DDR 400 OCZ 8800 GTS your best estimate? just thinking, you know... __________________ Free Online Games ---New Computer---Server Build --X2 3800+@2.5---E6600@3.4 XFX 7900GS Extreme---eVga 7600GS--- ------2GB G.Skill DDR2-800---4GB Corsair DDR2-800 Biostar TForce 550MCP---eVga 680i-------- ------WD 160GB HDD---2x74GB Raptors -----------------Rosewill 550W---OCZ 700W GameXStream Centurion 5---P180B

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