I need ideas

[Diego]

I want to build my own gateway windows xp gaming system and i need lots of help and ideas.Please help me with advice and support.lol.

 

[skidude]

Get an AMD 64 processor!

 

[elmarcorulz]

well, for starters, whats your budget?

 

[Diego]

My Budget

My budget is about 500.Not including the monitor.

 

[TheNomad]

you aren't going to build a gaming comp for $500
you need at least $700-$800 for a minimum, $1,000 for a decent one

 

[Johnnyboy0056]

better save up for a few more months. while you wait for the money to roll in, maybe look into what processors gateways tend to use., becuase any gamer will tell you amd is the way to go. do u plan on buying a gateway comp and upgrading it?

 

[Diego]

Reply

Im still thinking of either getting a new gateway computer or building one.

 

[flame1117]

Building one will be better, as long as you can.

 

[Trizoy]

go to ebay and you can get a NICE dell 8400 for gaming for like $500-600 US $

 

[MatrixEVO]

you aren't going to build a gaming comp for $500
you need at least $700-$800 for a minimum, $1,000 for a decent one

I know a configuration for around 500 (w/out the OS) that would max out games like Half-Life 2, Halo, etc. It is true though that it wouldn't do as good as a $700 to $800 computer, but it would work fine for gaming, trust me.

 

[elmarcorulz]

halo isnt the most difficult game to max out though. even my system maxes it out

 

[Praetor]

Well this is a start, which base model did you want to start with
http://www.gateway.com/home/product...ard*DTPFreeShipping*home/index~~shtml?clv=img