Help freind

[34erd]

Help friend

Ok my friend has a budget of $1000 curently and he says he can save up to $1500. He wants to get a new computer for his room, he needs everything. He doesnt want to build though. All his guidelines are a 6800/7800 series card, and an athlon 64 processor. He isnt looking to overclock, so you can basicly skimp on other crap without noticing.

I know these are steep guidelines, but is there anyway they can be met? Oh and he's a gamer.

 

[MatrixEVO]

So should we give you a configuration for $1000 or $1500?

 

[Geoff]

is he a hard-core gamer? if hes not really a "hard core gamer", i would go with an Athlon 64 3500+, 6800GT, 1GB DDR400, 200GB SATA II, and a dvd burner. thats pretty much a simple configuration, lol

 

[34erd]

$1500 unless you can get it for less.

Also he doesnt want to build it...

 

[Geoff]

$1500 unless you can get it for less.

Also he doesnt want to build it...

never said that he needed to build it, im sure you can get those in a pre-built system. why dont you build it for him? lol

 

[34erd]

Lol I was just thinking the same thing...

Where can he get a system like that? I think I may not have mentioned he needed a monitor also.

 

[34erd]

Alright, I started out with a value computer on Ibuypower and configured it to this:

Case ( [New !!!] NZXT Trinity ATX Mid-Tower Case w/420W Power Supply Black )
Case Lighting ( Neon Light Blue )
Power Supply ( 500 Watt Power Supply )
Processor ( [939-pin] AMD® Athlon-64 3000+ CPU w/ Hyper Transport Technology )
Free Software/Game ( Free Game --- Half Life 2 Download Coupon with purchase of any AMD-64 based systems or Mobile Turion notebook )
Processor Cooling ( Certified CPU Fan and Heatsink )
Motherboard ( MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum nForce4 Ultra Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Dual Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE 1394 PCI-E MB )
Memory ( 1024 MB [512MB X2] DDR-400 PC3200 Memory Module Corsair-Value or Major Brand )
Video Card ( [PCI-Express 16x] Nvidia Geforce 6800GT 256MB w/DVI + TV Out Video )
Hard Drive ( [Special !!!] 160 GB HARD DRIVES [S-ATA] Maxtor 160 GB 7200
CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( NEC ND-3540A Dual Format/Double Layer 16X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Black )
Network Card ( 10/100 Network Onboard )
Floppy Drive ( Mitsumi 1.44 MB Internal Floppy Drive Black )
Monitor ( LCD Monitor ViewSonic 17" VA712B TFT LCD Monitor [Response:8 ms; Color: Black] )
Keyboard ( Multi-Media Keyboard Black )
Mouse ( Logitech MX™1000 Laser Cordless Mouse Silver )
Flash Media Reader/Writer ( 12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer Black )
Operation System ( MS Windows XP Professional Edition w/Service Pack-2 )
Headset ( Plantronics DSP-500 USB Digital Audio Headset )
Warranty ( Warranty Service Standard 3-Year Limited Warranty )
Rush Service ( Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee) No Rush, Ship Out in 5~10 Business Days )

He wants an SLI mobo but there's no way he can get it so this comes total to $1,579.00

Worst case I'll OC it for him

 

[Mr.Suave]

nice system. but dont get the Logitech MX 1000 cordless mouse cuz its not worth it. From what i read in reviews is that since its cordless it sucks up battery like crazy, can be unresponsive at times and its a huge mouse. Since your friend is a gamer get the new logitech g5($57 at newegg.com) or the razr daimondback(~$50 maybe less). As for the headset i think its pretty expensive for $79. Plantronics has cheaper ones that are just as good or better.
Additionally i think you should build it and if it comes down to less than $1500, just say it was and you kno the ship and handling( to get it to his house) and the time and effort you spent. You should get a little something. lol

 

[spamdos]

'He wants an SLI mobo but there's no way he can get it so this comes total to $1,579.00'

im sure u could manage to skimp on something to bring it under the price range, keyboard, mouse monitor?

 

[Praetor]

He wants an SLI mobo but there's no way he can get it so this comes total to $1,579.00

And why does he want a SLI board?

but dont get the Logitech MX 1000 cordless mouse cuz its not worth it. From what i read in reviews is that since its cordless it sucks up battery like crazy, can be unresponsive at times and its a huge mouse

1. I dont know where you read this but the battery kicks ass ... not to mention it comes with a charger
2. Big mice are cool ... but its a matter of personal preference
3. Its only unresponsive if yer doing something crazy like puttng in a nest of speakers and CRTs


- AMD Athlon64 X2 4200 [ADA3800DAA5BV, 350USD]
- DFI Lanparty UT NF4 Ultra-D [130USD]
- NEC 3540A [40USD]
- BFG 7800GT OC [350USD]
- Mushkin Redline PC4000 [2-2-2-5, 185USD]
- Maxtor DiamondMax10 250GB [16MB, 95USD]
- XClio 450W [12V@32A, 50USD]
- Logitech Office Pro Keyboard [5USD]
- Logitech MX518 [40USD]
Subtotal = 1245USD

With room for adjustements and a screen

 

[34erd]

Only he doesnt want to build... Hmm maybe I can get some money off him lol. That looks really good if I can convince him to build it. How come my system was worse and cost more

 

[Praetor]

Only he doesnt want to build... Hmm maybe I can get some money off him lol.

At no point did i suggest that he build it himself.

 

[Blue]

but dont get the Logitech MX 1000 cordless mouse cuz its not worth it. From what i read in reviews is that since its cordless it sucks up battery like crazy, can be unresponsive at times and its a huge mouse

This is just crazy. Take the advice of someone who owns one and not from someone who read 1 bad review (all reviews I read where good).

I own this mouse and it is just great! the battery not only is great but it has a 3 stage light indicator right on the mouse to let you know the charged state. I've been using mine for a little while now and it's perfect for my needs and I game often. As for unresponsive I've not had this problem. I did have a problem one where the cursor moved kinda erratic though and it turned out to be dirt on the sensor which I blew on and it went away. As for huge I suppose that's true as far as mice go but its also very comfortable in your hand compared to many low profile mice which seems like a chore to grip.

It's all personal preference but this mouse is a very solid performer for games and everyday use.

 

[Praetor]

Ahh your loop holes of speach are really confusing lol... are you considering being a politician?...

hehe, well the reason i gave the specs is so that someone (say, you or another of his friends) can put it together for him -- or he can take the specs list to a store and get them to build it and pay them for labour

I own this mouse and it is just great! the battery not only is great but it has a 3 stage light indicator right on the mouse to let you know the charged state.

i concurr ... id like an extra 24hrs on the battery but 96hrs straight useage is still pretty damn good ... i do like the way 10sec charge = 4minutes play so you dont technically have to interrupt yer game too much ... then again if you are playing a game for 96hrs+ straight you have other issues