cheeeeeeap pc

Well first off where do you live so we can get an idea of the type of money you're working with.
 
well im in uk, i dont need monitor or any of that that crap, but basicly, just spec me a the cheapest pc possible that will still cope with new games, just a standard gaming pc i gussse, like...............

minimum would be
cpu 2ghz
512mb.....ect you get the idea
 
sadly, 512 prolly wont cut it. even for a 'barely' gaming pc. games like Battlefield 2 need 1G to run on med settings. as for a 2G cpu, thats fine. i have a 1.8 -slightly overclocked- and its fine. i also have a video card that cost $200+, and its considered 'mediocre'. either way, i dont know about prices in UK, but prolly about 800$ at the cheapest.(not including monitor, mouse, keyboard...)
 
harry18 said:
well im in uk, i dont need monitor or any of that that crap, but basicly, just spec me a the cheapest pc possible that will still cope with new games, just a standard gaming pc i gussse, like...............

minimum would be
cpu 2ghz
512mb.....ect you get the idea
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When you're reading through, you may want to see my list as a reference as the cheapest build.

http://www.computerforum.com/showthread.php?t=21181

If you skimp on the DVD-RW to get a cheap DVD-ROM, and you ALREADY have a case and hard drive, then you could get around $230 for the price of building a moderate gaming machine. Overclock the processor and video card a bit, and you should be on your way.
 
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I built one that will play about any game out for about $750. If you skimped on a couple of things on it you could easly get it to about $675 if not lower.
 
kreg said:
sadly, 512 prolly wont cut it. even for a 'barely' gaming pc. games like Battlefield 2 need 1G to run on med settings. as for a 2G cpu, thats fine. i have a 1.8 -slightly overclocked- and its fine. i also have a video card that cost $200+, and its considered 'mediocre'. either way, i dont know about prices in UK, but prolly about 800$ at the cheapest.(not including monitor, mouse, keyboard...)
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i can play battlefield 2 on medium settings with my x300 se 128 mb pcie videocard and 512 mb of ram. so it will work.
 
hmmmmmmmmm, 400$ - £228 you say, cant i get a really cheap mobo, why does it have to be good and expensive..........

so i need
cpu
mobo
ram
hdd
psu
graphics card

xp is £50, i can get a gig of ram for £50, but what exactly do you recomend i get for all the stuff, at less that £300
 
dont go too cheap though, it can fall beind pretty fast and wont be able to play next gen. games.
i say for you, save a lil more and spend 300-350euros.


Athlon XP 2600+ (will overclock pretty good) $77
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103417

ASUS a7n8x-x (pretty high-quality mobo) $60
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131468

SAMSUNG 40GB 8mb cache 7200RPM HDD $48
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822152023

OCZ Value RAM 2 x 256MB = 512MB (OCZ RAM is awesome) $48
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146995

lite-on DVD-ROM drive (DVD was $5 more than CD drives so.....) $20
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827131410
couldn't find a cheaper cd burner might have to stretch the $400 to about $415

Radeon 9600XT $95
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102344

final price before shipping charges...about 227euros
nice!

but if i were you, go for 80gigs and if you want up the graphics card a lililil bit

whoever made this 398$ computer is amazing, no reallly cheap parts
 
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