$1,500 Gaming Build

[GodTom47]

I don't kno if I should buy the parts from newegg and get someone else to build it or *gasp* maybe I could build it, or get one from like dell something. Could you guys help me out here? Oh ya I need it to have XP/Word.

And Yes, I need speakers, monitor, mouse, keyboard.

 

[goosy22]

i will tell you straight up that it isn't hard to build it yourself... and you always have help here if you need it...

and you need to tell these people a budget and EVERYTHING you need... like mouse, keyboard, speakers, monitor, etc.

and know that if you don't have xp or word that will cost you a significant amount of money... probably in the 200-300 dollar range

 

[GodTom47]

Here are the best specs I could get for $1,500 from dell.

This is with XP and Word, and for this price I don't think its that bad.

 

[Geoff]

Here are the best specs I could get for $1,500 from dell.

This is with XP and Word, and for this price I don't think its that bad.

Thats horrible for $1500, especially if you want to play any kind of new game on it.

 

[GodTom47]

Well help me out then lol, and dont forget thats with XP and word.

 

[tweaker]

That computer would not handle new games particulary well.

Build one yourself instead. If you wait a few hours, there will be lots of people in here with suggestions on parts for you own build.

 

[GodTom47]

That computer would not handle new games particulary well.

Build one yourself instead. If you wait a few hours, there will be lots of people in here with suggestions on parts for you own build.

Well theres 2 problems with building my own comp. The first problem is when I touch mechanical things they don't work anymore, and second I can't pay monthly for it.

 

[beavispdx]

dell xps 210

hey... i looked at the specs you found on the Dell XPS 210,
and I think it's a great deal. I'm not sure why someone was saying
you couldn't play games on that thing. It's got the E6400 core 2 duo,
a 256 mb video card, and 2gigs of memory. It'd do fine.
Matt

 

[goosy22]

hey... i looked at the specs you found on the Dell XPS 210,
and I think it's a great deal. I'm not sure why someone was saying
you couldn't play games on that thing. It's got the E6400 core 2 duo,
a 256 mb video card, and 2gigs of memory. It'd do fine.
Matt

well just so you know, that isn't anywhere near the best one out there... and for the money, it could be hand built for cheaper... tweaker saying that it won't be acceptable to play video games shouldn't be taken the way it was, he was getting at the fact that it will only play games on low settings, maybe medium... and the size of a video card isn't the only factor he was looking at... there's also pipelines, clock speed, etc.

 

[Geoff]

Well theres 2 problems with building my own comp. The first problem is when I touch mechanical things they don't work anymore, and second I can't pay monthly for it.

Luckily the only thing mechanical are the fans, hard drive, and cd/dvd drives

You can pay monthly if you buy parts from Newegg, they even have no interest for 90 days or so I believe.

 

[jljhlhl]

Well, I use a really old ATI AIW 9600, and I can play some newer games on low to medium settings. The x1300 isnt TOO bad.

 

[goosy22]

Well, I use a really old ATI AIW 9600, and I can play some newer games on low to medium settings. The x1300 isnt TOO bad.

but even you said SOME... believe it or not, some can play ALL... (for now anyway)

we're just saying you can build stuff better than they are offering a prebuilt version for...

 

[Saurian]

X1300 is WEAK. The X1600 which ATI rolled out to be the mainstream competition against the 7600GT got crushed. The X1600 is 2 "steps" above the X1300. It's not even remotely as powerful as the X800's from the previous generation. Basically, it isn't worth the time of day.

Heck, you can get betterMOBILE GPU's in alot of Dell's laptops then that has in it. I mean...if all you want to do is play games that are a year or 2 old now, surf the net, and do some productivity stuff, then that computer is PERFECT. But if you want to get your mone's worth, then it'd be best to keep looking.

Edit: Ok, here's a quick, rough, and dirty build for you from memory.

E6300 - 180
Gigabyte S3 - 115
Evga 7600GT - 110
1GB 800Mhz RAM - ~110-130, depending

Ta'da. You can use your old hard drive till you can get another one. You can either use Linux, or you could even use Vista RC1 as your OS till you can get the cash for an actual OS later. That computer will be FASTER, and BETTER. A new HDD will be ~100 bucks for a good, 250-350GB model. Sound, you can use the integrated. Ethernet comes with that board. Honestly, what more do you need. YOu're saving money. Buy a cheap case and read the directions, and install it.

 

[goosy22]

he wants a monitor, keyboard, speaker, case, and probably a psu... but i think you should go to newegg.com and pick them yourself GodTom...

 

[GodTom47]

he wants a monitor, keyboard, speaker, case, and probably a psu... but i think you should go to newegg.com and pick them yourself GodTom...

Well what would I need to buy from newegg? And I don't know what all compatiable with each other and stuff.

 

[Saurian]

^ Time to start asking questions, reading, and learning then. You can learn to save yourself plenty of cash.

 

[pokemon87654]

let me just say, for the 1500 for that dell. you could seriously make almost double as good as a computer. Duel video cards

 

[GodTom47]

Alright how does this sound!

CPU/Motherboard:xeon 5030 dual-core 2.67ghz cpu, fan
http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merc...0,120045,800083,800127,&AFFIL=pricewatch&NR=1

RAM:CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145034

Video Card: HIS Hightech H165PRQT256GDDN-R Radeon X1650PRO 256MB 128-bit http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814161026

HDD: 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822145088

Case: Spire SilverFin III SP-7688B Silver Metal SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Casehttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811220012

CD/DVD Drive: SONY Black 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM IDE DVD-ROM Drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827101131

All that for $1,232 and I still need to buy XP/Word, monitor, speakers, keyboard, and any wires or misc. stuff to install all this stuff.

Any ideas?

 

[GodTom47]

Bump!

 

[computermaineack]

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz 4M sharing L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail- $317

ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail- $230

eVGA 512-P2-N635-AR Geforce 7950GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail- $296

CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail- $210 after $50 MIR **Case and RAM are combo items (case and ram together= $304.99, before $10 MIR for case)**

COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel, SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail- $35 after $10 MIR **Case and ram are combo items (case and ram together= $304.99, before $10 MIR for case)**

Western Digital Raptor WD740ADFD 74GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM- $150

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM- $80

HIPRO HP-P600W/TOP-600P5 ATX V2.01 600W Power Supply 115/230 V - OEM- $70

Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2B 1 Pack - OEM- $88

Microsoft Office Standard 2003 Student and Teacher - Retail- $120

TOTAL= $1596


A little more than $1500, and some changes can be made to bring it down (eliminate the 10k HDD, downgrade CPU or GPU). Alot of it depens really on what you are going to do with this computer. If you are going to be a big gamer, you need good graphics mostly, seconded by some good memory and a good cpu. If you are also going to be storing lots of music, etc, on your computer, you need bigger hard drives. Stuff like that makes it hard to configure a computer for someone if you don't know what you're going to use it for. Overall though, this will be an excellent computer that will last a long time.


EDIT: I forgot to include an optical drive with that (a DVD+RW, for example), but one would run about $30. CD+RW/DVD-ROM Combos run about $18-25.