Metallica17
New Member
No, you don't get more for less.
1- That monitor has great resolution and picture quality, and a 2ms response time. Size isn't everything.
2- The hard drive is a reliable model, not the crap you'd get in an OEM machine, and is one of the fastest standard drives available. Hard drive speed is the main factor that limits how fast the computer "feels"...like when you're opening programs or loading a level on a game.
3- 8GB of RAM is more-or-less useless right now, and the RAM I picked is much better quality. Also, like most non-OEM memory, has a lifetime warranty. The only reason the Asus has that much is because the numbers look impressive. It's a marketing technique.
4- In a gaming machine, having a better processor and video card is far, far better than having more hard drive and RAM space. Same for having a physically large screen vs having good resolution and low response time.
Needing an OS is a problem, but I think you could still do it. I'll modify that build and edit it into this post.
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Monitor- Asus VW224U- $179 shipped ($20 rebate) (this is a great monitor)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236050
CPU- AMD Phenom II x4 945- $140
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808
Mobo- Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H- $125
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128435
RAM- G-skill Ripjaws 2x2GB- $110
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277
GPU- Asus Radeon 5770- $160 ($20 rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121363
PSU- Antec BP550- $70
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341017
HDD- Samsung Spinpoint F3 500GB- $55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181&Tpk=hd502hj
DVD/RW- Lite-On iHAS224-06- $21
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106333
Case- Thermaltake V3- $45
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133094
OS- Win7 64-bit OEM- $100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754
Total cost- $1005, $965 after rebates.
You could get it a bit lower, about $25, but that motherboard has a better chipset that allows you to crossfire another 5770 later on. It also has the fastest onboard GPU currently available on any motherboard.
Okay so you just changed the video card, processor, and power supply? Plus you added the OS? If you did that and kept it close to a thousand, I will really try and get my parents to buy it off newegg. And what did you mean when you said crossfire later on? I have no idea what crossfire is.