What is a good custom computer for around $500
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ripken2004
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good gaming? u wont be able to play any of the new games for that price, u need at least $1000 for a good one
Charlie7940
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That seems way overpriced...you could make a computer which can handle modern games for ~$800-850. But your right in the sense that with $500 cannot be considered for "good gaming"
abananaman
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You guys are both wrong- I built my current system for under $500- I didn't need a h/d, cd, or video, but even if you add a good video card, it's still under $500- here's what I got
AMD Athlon64 3000+
MSI K8T Neo
1 GB Mushkin DDR400
Well ventilated, cool looking, lit, windowed case
Mobo has built in 5.1 channel surround sound (w/ optical output), gigabit ethernet, I've got 7 USB 2.0 ports, and Firewire.
This cost me approx. $350, add a good card for say 150-200 and total price is around $500. Just look for the right prices and you can build yourself a good system for $500. I say go for it
AMD Athlon64 3000+
MSI K8T Neo
1 GB Mushkin DDR400
Well ventilated, cool looking, lit, windowed case
Mobo has built in 5.1 channel surround sound (w/ optical output), gigabit ethernet, I've got 7 USB 2.0 ports, and Firewire.
This cost me approx. $350, add a good card for say 150-200 and total price is around $500. Just look for the right prices and you can build yourself a good system for $500. I say go for it
tweaker
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ripken2004 said:
Not necesseraly true.
He can get a decent budget gamer, assuming he already got the monitor etc.
I don't know what games hes into but this should do 12x10 in most of em'..
A64 2800+ S754 Boxed ~$110
K8N Neo FSR NF3 Audio, GB-Lan & Sata S754 ~$70
512Mb Corsair Value PC3200 ~$45
6600GT ~$170
El Cheapo mid tower ~$75
Tot: $470
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Charlie7940
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Ahh, forgot he already had an HDD and cd-rom.
ripken2004
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does he need anything such as a monitor and those other peripherals?
