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| Author: | venn177 [ Wed May 07, 2008 1:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Building a Rig |
My friend is building a computer. Now normally I'd be able to pretty much do everything for him, but he wants a capable gaming computer for ~$500. Can DRL do this? |
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| Author: | Falcon X [ Wed May 07, 2008 1:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Building a Rig |
Does he want a computer capable of gaming, good at gaming, or Crysis like. It Matters. |
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| Author: | venn177 [ Wed May 07, 2008 1:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Building a Rig |
Falcon X wrote: Does he want a computer capable of gaming, good at gaming, or Crysis like. It Matters. Not Crysis-like. Just good enough to play upcoming games for about two years. He doesn't care much about graphics. |
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| Author: | Grif [ Wed May 07, 2008 1:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Building a Rig |
Ehh. If he has a monitor, keyboard, and mouse, I suggest this build: Total cost is ~700 dollars. He can probably tone the processor and etc down some if necessary. Code: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103228 AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400 3.2 ghz 163$ -------------------------------------- http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16814130318 GeForce 8800GT 512MB 199$ -------------------------------------- http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16811119077 COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 57$ -------------------------------------- http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16817171018 COOLER MASTER eXtreme RP-500-PCAR ATX from factor 12V V2.01 500W Power Supply 50$ ------------------------------------- http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16820211064 2x512 mb RAM 25$ ------------------------------------- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211066 2x1 gb RAM 42$ ------------------------------------- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148262 250 GB Seagate Barracuda HDD 65$ ------------------------------------ http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16827106095 LITE-ON Black 16X DVD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM Drive 18$ ------------------------------------ http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16827106245 LITE-ON Black DVD+RW 27$ ------------------------------------ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130123R MSI Motherboard 37$ 683$ |
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| Author: | venn177 [ Wed May 07, 2008 2:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Building a Rig |
Code: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103228 AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400 3.2 ghz 163$ -------------------------------------- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150247 GeForce 8600GT 512MB 86$ -------------------------------------- http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16811119077 COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 57$ -------------------------------------- http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16817171018 COOLER MASTER eXtreme RP-500-PCAR ATX from factor 12V V2.01 500W Power Supply 50$ ------------------------------------- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211066 2x1 gb RAM 42$ ------------------------------------- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148262 250 GB Seagate Barracuda HDD 65$ ------------------------------------ http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16827106095 LITE-ON Black 16X DVD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM Drive 18$ ------------------------------------ http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16827106245 LITE-ON Black DVD+RW 27$ ------------------------------------ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130123R MSI Motherboard 37$ 481$ Cool. That's what I was waiting for. Now to fix it up and send him the good news. How's the edited one? Edit: I saw no reason for the other gig of RAM, also for now he doesn't need a top-of-the-line vid card. |
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| Author: | Grif [ Wed May 07, 2008 2:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Building a Rig |
If you removed the other set of RAM, you can probably get a cheaper mobo. That mobo has dual-channel, so if you got one without that, it might be even cheaper. |
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| Author: | venn177 [ Wed May 07, 2008 2:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Building a Rig |
Grif wrote: If you removed the other set of RAM, you can probably get a cheaper mobo. That mobo has dual-channel, so if you got one without that, it might be even cheaper. I was thinking that, but I'm in one of those positions where if I screw up he'll be pissed and whatnot. I'm gonna play it safe and say; recommendations? |
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| Author: | Ophanim [ Wed May 07, 2008 2:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Building a Rig |
Grif just gave you my rig with half the HDD space. |
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| Author: | Grif [ Thu May 08, 2008 12:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Building a Rig |
Did I say it was my build? No. |
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| Author: | Ophanim [ Thu May 08, 2008 2:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Building a Rig |
Did I say that was a bad thing? No. Now chill or face the wrath of my scrotum. |
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| Author: | DudeGuy [ Fri May 16, 2008 2:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Building a Rig |
No comment... |
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| Author: | Cinos [ Fri May 16, 2008 2:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Building a Rig |
DudeGuy wrote: No comment... What a fantastic contribution! |
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| Author: | Lord Tim [ Fri May 16, 2008 3:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Building a Rig |
Cinos wrote: DudeGuy wrote: No comment... What a fantastic contribution! What a fantastic contribution! |
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| Author: | Grif [ Fri May 16, 2008 4:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Building a Rig |
Lord Tim wrote: Cinos wrote: DudeGuy wrote: No comment... What a fantastic contribution! What a fantastic contribution! What a fantastic contribution! |
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