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My Gaming Rig for under $1500
Ok... I'm not much of a computer guru but I really want a relatively cheap gaming PC to replace my Dell Dimension 4700 (I know it's old)! I've been looking around newegg.com and I think I've got everything I need but I would like you guys to make sure everything is compatible with each other and give any other advice you can offer! Thank you.
Chassis: Xion Onyx XON-303 Black/Blue Steel ATX Mid-tower Case - $69.99
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 6400+ Windsor 3.2 GHZ 2x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 125W Dual-Core - $179.99
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA790 FX-DS5 AM2+/AM2 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard - $209.99
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0 GB/s Hard Drive - $119.99
RAM: Patriot Extreme Performance 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - $114.99 x2 ($229.98 Total)
Video Card: Evga 512-P2-N773-AR GeForce 8600GTS 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - $169.99
Power Supply: Antec earthwatts EA430 430W Power Supply 100-240 V UL, CUL, FCC, TUV, CE, CB, C-tick, CCC - $69.99
Cooling System: Zalman CNPS8700 2 Ball CPU Cooler - $44.99
CD/DVD Drives: ASUS Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 14X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe - $30.99
Monitor: Acer AL2216Wbd Black 22" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor with HDCP support 300 cd/m2 700:1 - $229.99
GRAND TOTAL - $1355.89
This is my first time putting my own rig together. I hope its decent for trying to be under $1500. Once again I ask for any suggestions that you might have! Thank you.
Comments
Still under $1500 and you would notice a huge increase in performance.
lmao wow..you're spending 1500 bucks for an AMD and 8600 gt?
first things first, get rid of the zalman cooler, stock cooling is sufficient. drop the AM2+ mobo, get this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128059
with this cpu
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115028
then get this video card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130319
Thanks guys! I took both of your inputs and they mixed together quite nicely. The price raised only $100. I'm sure this will be better than anything WAR and AoC can throw at me!
WAR, probably... AoC, doubt it.
Futilez - Mature MMORPG Community
Correcting people since birth.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017
I would say get this cpu instead. It's much faster on programs that support quad cores while only a bit slower on ones that don't.
Monitor has a slow response time for the money.
Here is my recommended list for LCD Monitors
5ms should be enough. Remember its only B/W the response time is presented in. Full color is something else.
Futilez - Mature MMORPG Community
Correcting people since birth.
I'd build a intel system over AMD at the moment,
CPU Core 2 Duo E6750 $189.99
Motherboard ABIT IP35 Pro $179.99
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