what would you recommend for a gaming pc

SPOOKS_UK · 09-29-2005, 02:16 PM

i am trying to get hold of a pc thats pretty cheap but does its and recommendations of where to look. i want something that will basically play BF2 well and have the basic stuff like word etc. Preferably a full package as well

Thanks alot if you can help

Spyder · 09-29-2005, 03:45 PM

Buy parts from newegg, build it yourself. For a budget gaming PC, you're looking at getting an AMD XP 3000+ system with 2GB PC3200, and a Geforce 6600GT. You can build a system at that level for around $1000 from scratch. (sans monitor and WinXP, usually)

The downside is that you won't be able to upgrade it very far (you can build for video card upgradability by going PCI-e if you want). The upside is that it'll still play the newest games at decent levels for atleast 2 years. If you have another $500 or so, you can go with an amd64 system that can be upgraded at a later date. If you plan on doing a whole system rebuild every 3-4 years anyway, you mightaswell stick with the $1000 build, IMO.

SilverStealth89 · 09-29-2005, 04:07 PM

look at my thread "I think this is the final comp, DONT CHANGE IF NOT NEEDED TY", and take a look at my comp and work from there

Spyder · 09-29-2005, 04:07 PM

Ninja's Crazy AMD Budget Gaming System!

Mobo - Asus A8N-E (socket 939 amd64 PCI-e) $119
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131530
CPU - AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice - $146
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103537
GPU - Gigabyte PCI-e 6600GT - $146.50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814125156
RAM - Patriot PC3200 1GB modules, 2-3-2-5 - $261.56
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220045
Power Supply - Fortron 500W for AMD64 systems - $97.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817104934
Sound Card - Audigy 2 ZS 7.1 - $77 after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102171
Case - Any ATX case will do you, price ranges from $45-$200 depending on what style and case material desired.
HDD - Seagate 160GB SATA - $91.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148034
Rom Drive - Lite-On DVD-burner - $42.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106988

That's essentially your core PC. Total price (shipped) from newegg at current listing prices:
$983.03, + whatever you spend on the case, monitor, speakers, mouse, keyboard, and OS.

And you could upgrade everything on that PC significantly. And of course all parts (except the HDD I think) are retail, and come with mnfg warranties. You could also save money by buying cheaper brands for some of that, I went with the PC I'd build for that price range.

SilverStealth89 · 09-29-2005, 04:07 PM

ATX Computer CasesQty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 RAIDMAX X1 ATX-909WB Black/ Silver SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Model #:ATX-909WB

Add this item to your cart $54.99 -$5.00 Instant
$49.99
CablesQty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 AMC 8" 4-Pin Power Cable Splitter Model Y Power Cable - OEM
Model #:Y Power Cable

Add this item to your cart $5.00 -$5.00 $0.00
CD/DVD ROM DrivesQty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 TOSHIBA Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model SD-M1912 - OEM
Model #:SD-M1912
** This item may only be returned for a replacement of the same make/model within 30 days only.

Add this item to your cart $21.00 $21.00
Internal Hard DrivesQty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST3200822AS 200GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
Model #:ST3200822AS

Add this item to your cart $115.00 -$5.00 Instant
$110.00
KeyboardsQty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 LITE-ON SK-1788/BS 2-Tone PS/2 Wired Standard Keyboard - Retail
Model #:SK-1788/BS

Add this item to your cart $5.25 $5.25
Memory - SystemQty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 pqi TURBO 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5400) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model PQI25400-2GDB - Retail
Model #:PQI25400-2GDB

Add this item to your cart $183.44 $183.44
Monitors - LCDQty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 ViewSonic VX724 17" '3ms gray-to-gray (avg.); 5ms white-black-white (typ)' LCD Monitor - Retail
Model #:VX724
** This item is warranted through the product manufacturer only.
**Dead Pixels Policy: Replacement or Refund for 8 or more dead pixels only.

Add this item to your cart $299.99 $299.99
MouseQty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 Logitech MX518 931352-0403 2-Tone 8 Buttons 1x Wheel USB + PS/2 Optical Mouse - Retail
Model #:931352-0403

Add this item to your cart $39.85 $39.85
Operating SystemsQty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 Microsoft Windows XP HOME Edition With Service Pack 2 - OEM
Model #:N09-01152
** Software delivered damaged and/or defective may be returned for an identical replacement.

Add this item to your cart $91.95 $91.95
Power SuppliesQty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 ASPIRE ATX-CW500WP4 ATX 500W Power Supply - Retail
Model #:ATX-CW500WP4

Add this item to your cart $45.00 -$10.00 Instant
$35.00
Security / Utilities SoftwareQty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 Symantec Norton Systemworks 2005 - Retail
Model #:10288978
** Software delivered damaged and/or defective may be returned for an identical replacement.
$30.00 Mail-in Rebate

Add this item to your cart $64.99 $64.99
Sound CardsQty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Value SB0400 8 (7.1) Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail
Model #:70SB040000005
** This item is warranted through the product manufacturer only.

Add this item to your cart $62.00 $62.00
SpeakersQty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 Codegen S3-001-CA 45W 2.1 Speaker - Retail
Model #:S3-001-CA

Add this item to your cart $32.88 $32.88
Video Cards & Related DevicesQty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 eVGA 256-P2-N525-AX Geforce 7800GTX 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
Model #:256-P2-N525-AX

Add this item to your cart $469.99 $469.99
ComboQty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 AMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA4000BNBOX - Retail
Model #:ADA4000BNBOX
** This item is warranted through the product manufacturer only.
Add this item to your cart $471.00 -$15.00 Combo $456.00
GIGABYTE GA-K8N-SLI Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Model #:GA-K8N-SLI

Add this item to your cart
ComboQty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A - OEM
Model #:ND-3540A Black

Add this item to your cart $64.95 -$5.00 Combo $59.95
RiDATA 4.7GB 16X DVD+R 50 Pack Disc - Retail
Model #

RD+4716-RDCB50
** This item may only be returned for a replacement of the same make/model within 30 days only.
Add this item to your cart
SubTotal: $1,982.28

SilverStealth89 · 09-29-2005, 04:09 PM

btw i waslooking at PSs and the only reason to buy a 120 buck PS is so that when there is a power surge yor comp doesnt explode. i have a surge protector for that

SilverStealth89 · 09-29-2005, 04:10 PM

ALSO i forgot to add please make any corrections so taht the price goes down, if somehting is uneccesary. ty

Spyder · 09-29-2005, 04:40 PM

If you think your $2000 computer is going to be protected by a $10 surge protector, then by all means, do whatever you want. I actually ahve about 10 different reasons for buying a good, quality PSU, Surge issues being one of the 10.

I will, however, point out a quote from our good friend Murphy:

A $300 picture tube will protect a .10 fuse by blowing first.

Steel_Penguin · 09-29-2005, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spyder

Buy parts from newegg, build it yourself. For a budget gaming PC, you're looking at getting an AMD XP 3000+ system with 2GB PC3200, and a Geforce 6600GT. You can build a system at that level for around $1000 from scratch. (sans monitor and WinXP, usually)

The downside is that you won't be able to upgrade it very far (you can build for video card upgradability by going PCI-e if you want). The upside is that it'll still play the newest games at decent levels for atleast 2 years. If you have another $500 or so, you can go with an amd64 system that can be upgraded at a later date. If you plan on doing a whole system rebuild every 3-4 years anyway, you mightaswell stick with the $1000 build, IMO.

A grand will easily get you and 64, just forget the 2gb of RAM and that way you can get a 64 3000+ and a mobo with PCI-e, with a 6600gt for around $1000. If you want i could get you a list of specific parts.BTW, screw word, get openoffice. Free and it can export and edit word's file format.

**CingularDuality** · 09-29-2005, 05:15 PM

I just wanted to point out two things:

1. The original poster is in the UK, so none of these NewEgg links are going to do him much good...

b) The power supply for your computer does MUCH more than protect your PC from electrical surges. If you don't care to believe this, then go ahead and buy a $20 PSU and maybe you'll get lucky and it'll work for a while before frying your mainboard...

Steel_Penguin · 09-29-2005, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CingularDuality

I just wanted to point out two things:

1. The original poster is in the UK, so none of these NewEgg links are going to do him much good...

b) The power supply for your computer does MUCH more than protect your PC from electrical surges. If you don't care to believe this, then go ahead and buy a $20 PSU and maybe you'll get lucky and it'll work for a while before frying your mainboard...

That's why i specified Antec cases than come with ANTEC PSU's. Because other cased with PSU's included give you the cheap crap.If you want a really nice dedicated one get an OCZ Modstream 450, i have the 520 and it's great, but you could get along great with 450w.

09-29-2005, 02:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
SPOOKS_UK Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Derbyshire, England Age: 19 Posts: 141	what would you recommend for a gaming pc i am trying to get hold of a pc thats pretty cheap but does its and recommendations of where to look. i want something that will basically play BF2 well and have the basic stuff like word etc. Preferably a full package as well Thanks alot if you can help

09-29-2005, 03:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
Spyder Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: MN (Middle of Nowhere, MN) Age: 25 Posts: 1,062	Re: what would you recommend for a gaming pc Buy parts from newegg, build it yourself. For a budget gaming PC, you're looking at getting an AMD XP 3000+ system with 2GB PC3200, and a Geforce 6600GT. You can build a system at that level for around $1000 from scratch. (sans monitor and WinXP, usually) The downside is that you won't be able to upgrade it very far (you can build for video card upgradability by going PCI-e if you want). The upside is that it'll still play the newest games at decent levels for atleast 2 years. If you have another $500 or so, you can go with an amd64 system that can be upgraded at a later date. If you plan on doing a whole system rebuild every 3-4 years anyway, you mightaswell stick with the $1000 build, IMO. __________________ a.k.a. NinjaPirateAssassin Celibacy is not Hereditary. Everybody should believe in something - I believe I'll have another drink. Happiness is like wetting your pants, everyone can see it but only you can feel the warmth. Flying is easy, Just throw yourself at the ground and miss!

09-29-2005, 04:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
SilverStealth89 Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 147	Re: what would you recommend for a gaming pc look at my thread "I think this is the final comp, DONT CHANGE IF NOT NEEDED TY", and take a look at my comp and work from there __________________

09-29-2005, 04:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
Spyder Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: MN (Middle of Nowhere, MN) Age: 25 Posts: 1,062	Re: what would you recommend for a gaming pc Ninja's Crazy AMD Budget Gaming System! Mobo - Asus A8N-E (socket 939 amd64 PCI-e) $119 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131530 CPU - AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice - $146 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103537 GPU - Gigabyte PCI-e 6600GT - $146.50 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814125156 RAM - Patriot PC3200 1GB modules, 2-3-2-5 - $261.56 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220045 Power Supply - Fortron 500W for AMD64 systems - $97.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817104934 Sound Card - Audigy 2 ZS 7.1 - $77 after rebate http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102171 Case - Any ATX case will do you, price ranges from $45-$200 depending on what style and case material desired. HDD - Seagate 160GB SATA - $91.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148034 Rom Drive - Lite-On DVD-burner - $42.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106988 That's essentially your core PC. Total price (shipped) from newegg at current listing prices: $983.03, + whatever you spend on the case, monitor, speakers, mouse, keyboard, and OS. And you could upgrade everything on that PC significantly. And of course all parts (except the HDD I think) are retail, and come with mnfg warranties. You could also save money by buying cheaper brands for some of that, I went with the PC I'd build for that price range. __________________ a.k.a. NinjaPirateAssassin Celibacy is not Hereditary. Everybody should believe in something - I believe I'll have another drink. Happiness is like wetting your pants, everyone can see it but only you can feel the warmth. Flying is easy, Just throw yourself at the ground and miss!

09-29-2005, 04:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
SilverStealth89 Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 147	Re: what would you recommend for a gaming pc ATX Computer CasesQty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price 1 RAIDMAX X1 ATX-909WB Black/ Silver SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail Model #:ATX-909WB Add this item to your cart $54.99 -$5.00 Instant $49.99 CablesQty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price 1 AMC 8" 4-Pin Power Cable Splitter Model Y Power Cable - OEM Model #:Y Power Cable Add this item to your cart $5.00 -$5.00 $0.00 CD/DVD ROM DrivesQty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price 1 TOSHIBA Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model SD-M1912 - OEM Model #:SD-M1912 This item may only be returned for a replacement of the same make/model within 30 days only. Add this item to your cart $21.00 $21.00 Internal Hard DrivesQty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price 1 Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST3200822AS 200GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM Model #:ST3200822AS Add this item to your cart $115.00 -$5.00 Instant $110.00 KeyboardsQty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price 1 LITE-ON SK-1788/BS 2-Tone PS/2 Wired Standard Keyboard - Retail Model #:SK-1788/BS Add this item to your cart $5.25 $5.25 Memory - SystemQty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price 1 pqi TURBO 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5400) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model PQI25400-2GDB - Retail Model #:PQI25400-2GDB Add this item to your cart $183.44 $183.44 Monitors - LCDQty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price 1 ViewSonic VX724 17" '3ms gray-to-gray (avg.); 5ms white-black-white (typ)' LCD Monitor - Retail Model #:VX724 This item is warranted through the product manufacturer only. Dead Pixels Policy: Replacement or Refund for 8 or more dead pixels only. Add this item to your cart $299.99 $299.99 MouseQty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price 1 Logitech MX518 931352-0403 2-Tone 8 Buttons 1x Wheel USB + PS/2 Optical Mouse - Retail Model #:931352-0403 Add this item to your cart $39.85 $39.85 Operating SystemsQty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price 1 Microsoft Windows XP HOME Edition With Service Pack 2 - OEM Model #:N09-01152 Software delivered damaged and/or defective may be returned for an identical replacement. Add this item to your cart $91.95 $91.95 Power SuppliesQty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price 1 ASPIRE ATX-CW500WP4 ATX 500W Power Supply - Retail Model #:ATX-CW500WP4 Add this item to your cart $45.00 -$10.00 Instant $35.00 Security / Utilities SoftwareQty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price 1 Symantec Norton Systemworks 2005 - Retail Model #:10288978 Software delivered damaged and/or defective may be returned for an identical replacement. $30.00 Mail-in Rebate Add this item to your cart $64.99 $64.99 Sound CardsQty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price 1 Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Value SB0400 8 (7.1) Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail Model #:70SB040000005 This item is warranted through the product manufacturer only. Add this item to your cart $62.00 $62.00 SpeakersQty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price 1 Codegen S3-001-CA 45W 2.1 Speaker - Retail Model #:S3-001-CA Add this item to your cart $32.88 $32.88 Video Cards & Related DevicesQty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price 1 eVGA 256-P2-N525-AX Geforce 7800GTX 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail Model #:256-P2-N525-AX Add this item to your cart $469.99 $469.99 ComboQty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price 1 AMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA4000BNBOX - Retail Model #:ADA4000BNBOX This item is warranted through the product manufacturer only. Add this item to your cart $471.00 -$15.00 Combo $456.00 GIGABYTE GA-K8N-SLI Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail Model #:GA-K8N-SLI Add this item to your cart ComboQty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price 1 NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A - OEM Model #:ND-3540A Black Add this item to your cart $64.95 -$5.00 Combo $59.95 RiDATA 4.7GB 16X DVD+R 50 Pack Disc - Retail Model #RD+4716-RDCB50 This item may only be returned for a replacement of the same make/model within 30 days only. Add this item to your cart SubTotal: $1,982.28 __________________

09-29-2005, 04:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
SilverStealth89 Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 147	Re: what would you recommend for a gaming pc btw i waslooking at PSs and the only reason to buy a 120 buck PS is so that when there is a power surge yor comp doesnt explode. i have a surge protector for that __________________

09-29-2005, 04:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
SilverStealth89 Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 147	Re: what would you recommend for a gaming pc ALSO i forgot to add please make any corrections so taht the price goes down, if somehting is uneccesary. ty __________________

09-29-2005, 04:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
Spyder Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: MN (Middle of Nowhere, MN) Age: 25 Posts: 1,062	Re: what would you recommend for a gaming pc If you think your $2000 computer is going to be protected by a $10 surge protector, then by all means, do whatever you want. I actually ahve about 10 different reasons for buying a good, quality PSU, Surge issues being one of the 10. I will, however, point out a quote from our good friend Murphy: A $300 picture tube will protect a .10 fuse by blowing first. __________________ a.k.a. NinjaPirateAssassin Celibacy is not Hereditary. Everybody should believe in something - I believe I'll have another drink. Happiness is like wetting your pants, everyone can see it but only you can feel the warmth. Flying is easy, Just throw yourself at the ground and miss!

09-29-2005, 05:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
CingularDuality Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dallas/Ft. Worth area of Texas, USA Age: 33 Posts: 17,126	Re: what would you recommend for a gaming pc I just wanted to point out two things: 1. The original poster is in the UK, so none of these NewEgg links are going to do him much good... b) The power supply for your computer does MUCH more than protect your PC from electrical surges. If you don't care to believe this, then go ahead and buy a $20 PSU and maybe you'll get lucky and it'll work for a while before frying your mainboard... __________________ Become a supporting member! -- Shop at the Tactical Market! Take the world's smallest political quiz! "I was touched by His Noodly Appendage." TacticalGamer TX LAN/BBQ Veteran:

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