What Would It Take to Make a Mid-level Game Machine

kermit · 02-16-2005, 04:58 AM

Just wondering what a mid-level gaming machine should have these days.

I'm wanting to put one together.

If you could just give in your opinion the specs that would be nice.

lilm3boi · 02-16-2005, 05:18 AM

A mid level I think would cost around 1200-1500 and would be an AMD 3500/and or 3.4gh Intel for the processor. A 128 mb 6800, possibly a raptory 36.7 gb hd, and a gig of crucial ram.

Blue · 02-16-2005, 05:41 AM

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A mid level I think would cost around 1200-1500 and would be an AMD 3500/and or 3.4gh Intel for the processor. A 128 mb 6800, possibly a raptory 36.7 gb hd, and a gig of crucial ram.

That would be a mid level game machine? Not so sure that I'd agree.

Heck my old computer (now fiances) is a mid level game machine I think..

Athlon XP 3000+
Asus A7N8X mobo
1GB PC-2700 (Generic)
ATi Radeon 9600pro
80gb IDE 7200rpm HD

I figure a mid level game machine should run ya aprox $900 - $1000 and yes I'd imaging the specs I've mentioned would be considered fairly low yet the pc would run Most games including Far Cry and Half Life2 without too much trouble.

Edit:

Just wanted to mention that they system I've mentioned here would run much less then $900. :-).

Timbo · 02-16-2005, 05:45 AM

bout 1000 dollars not including monitor.

lilm3boi · 02-16-2005, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Blue

That would be a mid level game machine? Not so sure that I'd agree.

Heck my old computer (now fiances) is a mid level game machine I think..

Athlon XP 3000+
Asus A7N8X mobo
1GB PC-2700 (Generic)
ATi Radeon 9600pro
80gb IDE 7200rpm HD

I figure a mid level game machine should run ya aprox $900 - $1000 and yes I'd imaging the specs I've mentioned would be considered fairly low yet the pc would run Most games including Far Cry and Half Life2 without too much trouble.

Edit:

Just wanted to mention that they system I've mentioned here would run much less then $900. :-).

Well it depends on the price. I consider 1800 and up (high) 1200-1800 mid. BUt I could do much better for less, I just need a price.

mgoldb2 · 02-16-2005, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by lilm3boi

A mid level I think would cost around 1200-1500 and would be an AMD 3500/and or 3.4gh Intel for the processor. A 128 mb 6800, possibly a raptory 36.7 gb hd, and a gig of crucial ram.

athlon 64 3500+ I agree with. I dont think it needed or would make a big different spending the extra money to get a 10,000 rpm harddrive. just stick with a 72000rpm harddrive for midlevel. geforce 6600 GT I would go with in a mid system.

Blue · 02-16-2005, 07:31 AM

It really depends on what your definition of midlevel would be it appears ;-) but I figure the athlon 3500+ is in the high range purhaps on the lower end of the scale obviously but it's alot of processing power for games and even an athlon XP processer can make for a decent midrange system.

tomb08uk · 02-16-2005, 11:00 AM

I have a good spec PC which i have just built for about 850 Pound, Thats all in including Operating System.

robina_80 · 02-16-2005, 03:24 PM

i say
amd64 3500+
good mobo with pcie sli maybe but not worth it
1gb or 2gb of ram or maybe dual ram
2 hard drives one for backup and one for your o/s
256mb graphics card
minimum 400watt psu
16*dual layer dvd
and another one or dvd drive

fultz · 02-16-2005, 07:22 PM

lmao at the guy above me, 2GB Ram on a mid-end gaming PC? Okay. LMAO!!! SLI?!

There is NO need to buy a raptor hard drive. Nobody needs a 10,000RPM HDD. If you really want to have your hard drives that fast just combine them in raid. For the price of one raptor 36gb hdd you can buy a 160gb 7200rpm HDD.

If you ask me a mid-end gaming PC would have the following:

Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz or AMD Athlon 3200+
1GB DDR-400 Dual-Channel Ram PC-3200
160GB 7200RPM HDD
ATI Radeon 9800 or Nvidia GeForce 6800
Basic Intel or AMD board will do fine, depending on which processor you get.
400watt PSU
DVD+/-RW Dual Layer (heck, everybody is getting them nowdays, you don't want to be left out)

If I was you id get a flat CRT monitor 17" or 19", some people say flat panel LCD are better but they are just more expensive, they can get dead pixels and CRT's are better for gaming no matter what anybody says.

You can get a PC like this for $700 or so off ebay without a monitor included.

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kermit Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 130	What Would It Take to Make a Mid-level Game Machine Just wondering what a mid-level gaming machine should have these days. I'm wanting to put one together. If you could just give in your opinion the specs that would be nice.

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Blue VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: London Ontario Age: 35 Posts: 3,555	It really depends on what your definition of midlevel would be it appears ;-) but I figure the athlon 3500+ is in the high range purhaps on the lower end of the scale obviously but it's alot of processing power for games and even an athlon XP processer can make for a decent midrange system. __________________ FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358

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02-16-2005, 05:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
lilm3boi Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 72	A mid level I think would cost around 1200-1500 and would be an AMD 3500/and or 3.4gh Intel for the processor. A 128 mb 6800, possibly a raptory 36.7 gb hd, and a gig of crucial ram.

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Timbo Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 119	bout 1000 dollars not including monitor.

02-16-2005, 07:22 PM	#10 (permalink)
fultz Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 97	lmao at the guy above me, 2GB Ram on a mid-end gaming PC? Okay. LMAO!!! SLI?! There is NO need to buy a raptor hard drive. Nobody needs a 10,000RPM HDD. If you really want to have your hard drives that fast just combine them in raid. For the price of one raptor 36gb hdd you can buy a 160gb 7200rpm HDD. If you ask me a mid-end gaming PC would have the following: Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz or AMD Athlon 3200+ 1GB DDR-400 Dual-Channel Ram PC-3200 160GB 7200RPM HDD ATI Radeon 9800 or Nvidia GeForce 6800 Basic Intel or AMD board will do fine, depending on which processor you get. 400watt PSU DVD+/-RW Dual Layer (heck, everybody is getting them nowdays, you don't want to be left out) If I was you id get a flat CRT monitor 17" or 19", some people say flat panel LCD are better but they are just more expensive, they can get dead pixels and CRT's are better for gaming no matter what anybody says. You can get a PC like this for $700 or so off ebay without a monitor included.