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General => Internet, Science, & Technology => Topic started by: NOA_Haunted on August 20, 2009, 07:12:15 PM

Title: Boyah build me a cheap, good gaming PC
Post by: NOA_Haunted on August 20, 2009, 07:12:15 PM
I have two older PC's which I can scrap some parts from but I want to build a nice gaming PC. But I have little knowledge on good parts to buy and so on.

So I am asking someone to post everything I will need to build a nice gaming computer for cheap!

Thanks to anyone that helps.
Title: Re: Boyah build me a cheap, good gaming PC
Post by: Classic on August 20, 2009, 07:13:53 PM
..."cheap, good gaming PC"...


LOL
Title: Re: Boyah build me a cheap, good gaming PC
Post by: NOA_Haunted on August 20, 2009, 07:21:44 PM
Quote from: King Shishkebaboo on August 20, 2009, 07:13:53 PM
..."cheap, good gaming PC"...


LOL
Means less than $1000 dollars
Title: Re: Boyah build me a cheap, good gaming PC
Post by: snorkel on August 20, 2009, 07:47:15 PM
ASUS LGA 775 mobo - about $100-150
core 2 quad CPU - $100-150
6gb ddr2 ram - $60-70
nVidia GT 250 gpu - $70-100
500gb sata drive - $80
sata disc drive - $30
power supply - $60-100
wireless card - $20

so that's $500-600 without a case
Title: Re: Boyah build me a cheap, good gaming PC
Post by: NOA_Haunted on August 20, 2009, 09:33:54 PM
Quote from: wziard on August 20, 2009, 07:47:15 PM
ASUS LGA 775 mobo - about $100-150
core 2 quad CPU - $100-150
6gb ddr2 ram - $60-70
nVidia GT 250 gpu - $70-100
500gb sata drive - $80
sata disc drive - $30
power supply - $60-100
wireless card - $20

so that's $500-600 without a case

Can I just scavenge the disc drive from my older PC?
Title: Re: Boyah build me a cheap, good gaming PC
Post by: NOA_Haunted on August 20, 2009, 09:35:42 PM
Good case? http://www.atxcases.com/item.asp?id=498
Title: Re: Boyah build me a cheap, good gaming PC
Post by: snorkel on August 25, 2009, 05:43:38 PM
Quote from: xXTheHaunted on August 20, 2009, 09:33:54 PM
Can I just scavenge the disc drive from my older PC?


sure, if it does everything you want

I personally think that's a shitty case
Title: Re: Boyah build me a cheap, good gaming PC
Post by: Blaze-Senpai on August 27, 2009, 08:12:48 PM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341022
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227269
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131347
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115206
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.236160

I think that's around 600 or something, but those specs are about equal the laptop I have. You could easily up some of the parts for better performance (notably the graphics card).
Title: Re: Boyah build me a cheap, good gaming PC
Post by: Nate on August 27, 2009, 09:32:41 PM
Quote from: ã'ã‚·ã'£ã'¢-せんぱい on August 27, 2009, 08:12:48 PM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341022
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227269
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131347
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115206
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.236160

I think that's around 600 or something, but those specs are about equal the laptop I have. You could easily up some of the parts for better performance (notably the graphics card).


I find nothing wrong with a 9800GT, I can play all my games on max fine.
Title: Re: Boyah build me a cheap, good gaming PC
Post by: Blaze-Senpai on August 28, 2009, 08:55:38 PM
Newer games require better cards. It's probably better to get a more up to date card now that can be used for a few more years.


Then again, I only play Half Life 2 Deathmatch on a 9600m spam;
Title: Re: Boyah build me a cheap, good gaming PC
Post by: The artist formally known on August 28, 2009, 08:58:45 PM
only game you need is dialbo 3 and starcrp2
Title: Re: Boyah build me a cheap, good gaming PC
Post by: Nate on August 28, 2009, 09:01:00 PM
Quote from: ã'ã‚·ã'£ã'¢-せんぱい on August 28, 2009, 08:55:38 PM
Newer games require better cards. It's probably better to get a more up to date card now that can be used for a few more years.


Then again, I only play Half Life 2 Deathmatch on a 9600m spam;


I play GTAIV with Medium to High settings with no lag at all. Runs like 40-50FPS. Which isn't bad at all. Fallout 3 runs at a solid 60-70 FPS.

The problem is, when you get a rather shitty CPU it just bottlenecks the GPU and such.
Title: Re: Boyah build me a cheap, good gaming PC
Post by: Blaze-Senpai on August 30, 2009, 01:33:49 PM
Quote from: Nate on August 28, 2009, 09:01:00 PM
I play GTAIV with Medium to High settings with no lag at all. Runs like 40-50FPS. Which isn't bad at all. Fallout 3 runs at a solid 60-70 FPS.

The problem is, when you get a rather shitty CPU it just bottlenecks the GPU and such.
Is the P8700 a shitty Core 2 Duo? ;-;
Title: Re: Boyah build me a cheap, good gaming PC
Post by: NOA_Haunted on August 31, 2009, 07:11:07 AM
Quote from: reefer on August 28, 2009, 08:58:45 PM
only game you need is dialbo 3 and starcrp2
Is diablo 3 going to be Mac compatible?