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 Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 10:01 pm Post subject: Decided to build a gaming pc |
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Well since the laptop I want is now unavailable, I have decided to just build a desktop, even if the stupid thing has to sit on a small Night stand for all I care. My limit is 600 USD, and I request it to have atleast 2gb ram and can play GTA4 or games of similar needs (a dual core of 1.8 or higher and a decent geforce card). Can anyone help me with a build? OS is not required, as ill cram xp onto it. Thanx.
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This is my current build
total is at the top of the links. Please do comment, but try not to be that harsh. Its my first real build with help from shota and konata.
Changed the mobo to support crossfire.
The case went unavailable in the last 5 minutes. ;-; So if anyone can find me the coolmaster in the links, lemme know. It was 29.99 and blue with a clear side.
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| Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 10:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Just curious but why do you want a geforce card?
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| Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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| DarkEnvy wrote: | | Just curious but why do you want a geforce card? |
Because Nvidia is how its ment to be played :s
Actually I don't really care, as long as I can play stuff from this year and coming year. I would like atleast a 2.0ghz dual core, even if its an AMD. If a ATI can out put the newest geforce, aside from the GTX series, im willing to go with it.
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Hero
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Oh I have a basic dvd drive I can use. Its old though, so It may not work with the PSU. Its from an older pc but its got dvd +- rw. As for my build, I have gone with konatas build (posted in RS).
Thanx for the help guys.
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GTA4 is cpu hungry, get at least a quad.
AMD Athlon 620 is $99 bucks.
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Thats a solid build, but i'd personally try and get my hands on a i7..
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Thats a solid build, but i'd personally try and get my hands on a i7.. |
Its the whole budget thing man. I aint worried. Besides, it will max out all my source games, and it will play gta 4 on medium high. I could also buy boarderlands and it wil run well. From what konata said, the build she run even crysis on a pretty high level. Credit to him for helping me.
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| XSV wrote: |
Thats a solid build, but i'd personally try and get my hands on a i7.. |
i7s ar unnecessary. the phenom 2 x4 preforms roughly the same as it in games.
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| Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 2:12 am Post subject: |
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I'm such a rebate whore
inb4 $600 USD after Rebate, $640 total.
could done better, but installing my sexy 4890 i bough for $120
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(12:16:56 AM) TEXT: Better case
(12:17:03 AM) TEXT: Better monitor ( Cheaper, and some what
(12:17:04 AM) Hero: ._.
(12:17:08 AM) TEXT: Better ram
(12:17:10 AM) Hero: You are a freak
(12:17:15 AM) TEXT: Lifetime warrenty GPU
(12:17:35 AM) TEXT: Pheonom I are same shit as Athlon II, but some time worse doe to less feature
(12:17:55 AM) TEXT: who the fuck need HSF, stock one are fine unless you really need the FPS
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Edit: okay, fuck you environmental tax
redoing this again.
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| Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 2:19 am Post subject: |
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| Shota wrote: | reserving this post.
inb4installingdrivers for 4890
also does Cash back count? |
the whole build had to be 650 including shipping. This build so far hits it on the head just about. a few bucks over isnt a big deal.
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Okay i just woke up.
Just go buy a case that's cheap and comes with free shipping,
Can be improved, but whatever
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http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3839239&sku=TSD-640AAKS
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5241602&sku=B69-3218
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4605316&sku=L49-1962
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5256326&sku=P450-4670
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5210463&sku=O261-6256
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4362114&sku=O261-2017
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http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2245415&CatId=1842
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5205499&CatId=32
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There's like whole shit of case down on the list:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?Lprice=25&Hprice=49.99&CatId=32
or buy from newegg when they have free shipping avail.
i'll update this when there's a christmas sale.
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| GTA4 is hilariously CPU bound, to the point of ridiculousness.
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