What Would It Take to Make a Mid-level Game Machine
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Blue
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That would be a mid level game machine? Not so sure that I'd agree.
Heck my old computer (now fiances) is a mid level game machine I think..
Athlon XP 3000+
Asus A7N8X mobo
1GB PC-2700 (Generic)
ATi Radeon 9600pro
80gb IDE 7200rpm HD
I figure a mid level game machine should run ya aprox $900 - $1000 and yes I'd imaging the specs I've mentioned would be considered fairly low yet the pc would run Most games including Far Cry and Half Life2 without too much trouble.
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Just wanted to mention that they system I've mentioned here would run much less then $900.
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Blue said:That would be a mid level game machine? Not so sure that I'd agree.
Heck my old computer (now fiances) is a mid level game machine I think..
Athlon XP 3000+
Asus A7N8X mobo
1GB PC-2700 (Generic)
ATi Radeon 9600pro
80gb IDE 7200rpm HD
I figure a mid level game machine should run ya aprox $900 - $1000 and yes I'd imaging the specs I've mentioned would be considered fairly low yet the pc would run Most games including Far Cry and Half Life2 without too much trouble.
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Just wanted to mention that they system I've mentioned here would run much less then $900.
Well it depends on the price. I consider 1800 and up (high) 1200-1800 mid. BUt I could do much better for less, I just need a price.
Blue
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It really depends on what your definition of midlevel would be it appears ;-) but I figure the athlon 3500+ is in the high range purhaps on the lower end of the scale obviously but it's alot of processing power for games and even an athlon XP processer can make for a decent midrange system.
lmao at the guy above me, 2GB Ram on a mid-end gaming PC? Okay. LMAO!!! SLI?!
There is NO need to buy a raptor hard drive. Nobody needs a 10,000RPM HDD. If you really want to have your hard drives that fast just combine them in raid. For the price of one raptor 36gb hdd you can buy a 160gb 7200rpm HDD.
If you ask me a mid-end gaming PC would have the following:
Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz or AMD Athlon 3200+
1GB DDR-400 Dual-Channel Ram PC-3200
160GB 7200RPM HDD
ATI Radeon 9800 or Nvidia GeForce 6800
Basic Intel or AMD board will do fine, depending on which processor you get.
400watt PSU
DVD+/-RW Dual Layer (heck, everybody is getting them nowdays, you don't want to be left out)
If I was you id get a flat CRT monitor 17" or 19", some people say flat panel LCD are better but they are just more expensive, they can get dead pixels and CRT's are better for gaming no matter what anybody says.
You can get a PC like this for $700 or so off ebay without a monitor included.
There is NO need to buy a raptor hard drive. Nobody needs a 10,000RPM HDD. If you really want to have your hard drives that fast just combine them in raid. For the price of one raptor 36gb hdd you can buy a 160gb 7200rpm HDD.
If you ask me a mid-end gaming PC would have the following:
Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz or AMD Athlon 3200+
1GB DDR-400 Dual-Channel Ram PC-3200
160GB 7200RPM HDD
ATI Radeon 9800 or Nvidia GeForce 6800
Basic Intel or AMD board will do fine, depending on which processor you get.
400watt PSU
DVD+/-RW Dual Layer (heck, everybody is getting them nowdays, you don't want to be left out)
If I was you id get a flat CRT monitor 17" or 19", some people say flat panel LCD are better but they are just more expensive, they can get dead pixels and CRT's are better for gaming no matter what anybody says.
You can get a PC like this for $700 or so off ebay without a monitor included.
Blue
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hehe thank you and I can agree on that. Most everybody else is quoting pretty fast cpu's for a mid range system 3.6ghz pentium? Athlon 64 3500+? those processers are way to high for a mid level system and people it's real nice and all that some can afford an fx-55 but those processers are really for people who just need the best and have a tone of cash... seriously Echo is much more on the mark as far as i'm concerned.
Blue said:
What about me! I said Intel 3.06GHz or AMD Athlon 64 3000+! Those are mid end too, tell me thank you say thank you to me now.
BTW: 1GB is the standard today, and it's cheap. He can afford the $700 it would take to buy the PC I mentioned, im sure he wants value for his money, anything than 1GB is a waste of time. By mid end I assume he means he wants to be able to run tomorrows games...
Blue
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One might argue that those processers are still pretty fast for a midrange system and I say this because my fiances computer that sites beside mine is of the XP flavour and can run anything i can run in the terms of games although not as fast. Now if I can run all current games with full effects cranked with little slow down then i'd put mine in the high range category.
My idea of a midrange system would be somthing like this
Athlon XP 3000+ with 512mbs of ram, ATi 9600Pro. This will run Farcry, Doom3, Half Life 2 although with lowered graphics settings.
anyhow Thats just the way I feel on the subject and even though I think a P4 3.06 is too high it doesn't mean I dont appreciate your input. So thanks fultz .Blue said:One might argue that those processers are still pretty fast for a midrange system and I say this because my fiances computer that sites beside mine is of the XP flavour and can run anything i can run in the terms of games although not as fast. Now if I can run all current games with full effects cranked with little slow down then i'd put mine in the high range category.
My idea of a midrange system would be somthing like this
Athlon XP 3000+ with 512mbs of ram, ATi 9600Pro. This will run Farcry, Doom3, Half Life 2 although with lowered graphics settings.
lol I was only kidding about the "say thanks" bit, I can agree with the processors and graphics card still being kind of high end but if you want to get technical they aren't. The GeForce 6800 Ultra is high end, the GT is Mid end though its still really high end and the just plain 6800 is low-end. You could build plenty of computers for cheaper that would run existing games but that would be on the brink of low end because of the games coming out nowdays are getting more graphics intense.
Maybe I went a little over on the 3.06GHz P4 but the AMD Athlon 3000+ is definately a must, they are so cheap, why not? Come on!
