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Loser
Location: SF Bay Area, CA
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New Computer: Most Bang for Buck?
I have around $800 and I want a decent computer for gaming. It must come assembled and be able to hook up to my cable modem. If not, I might just go to Fry's or some shit, but I hear they're not really reliable(?).
Any ideas on specs or where to get it? Just looking for the most bang for my buck. Thanks. |
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Crazy
Location: Dallas, TX
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Pre-built gaming computer for 800 will come lacking -- graphics and audio are the expensive parts. Do you already have a monitor? Care alot about sound?
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Insane
Location: Over here
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A full system for $800? Sure, if you go to Aldi or walmart.com
Your money will go waaaay farther if you build your own. Case, 30 bucks. don't waste your money on a poser aluminum one. Add a not-store-brand supply for another $30, and a fan or two for $7 each. You should be able to find a decent motherboard for around $80, with on-board sound (you'll disable it) and ethernet. Usefully decent processor, $130-180. Heatsink w/ fan (if you don't get a retail chip), $15 512mb DDR memory, $40 A matched pair of IDE disks, about 80 each. Promise FastTrak RAID controller, $90 Generic GeForce 4 video card, 64mb DDR, $120 or less. Creative SoundBlaster Live, now down to around $40 Floppy drive, $20 CD-ROM, $30 That comes to around $800...All else you need to add is an OS (probably recycled from the machine you're replacing), and a pizza and a six-pack of dew to give your friendly neighborhood geek to put it together for you. ![]() If Aldi still has their Medion PC available, it's $699, has a 2.66GHz P4 and pre-loaded WinXP Pro, and it's accessorized nicely as a media workstation. Just add a faster video card... |
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Addict
Location: Dodging the ice pick
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Crazy
Location: Fayetteville, AR
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I highly recommend ABS. I have built my own for 3 years, and decided to go with them when I got tired of doing it. I couldn't be happier with my new rig. It was the only place I could get what I wanted cheaper than I could build it.
I barely reconfigured this model, and it should treat you right. Allied 400watt PSU AMD 2400+ 512 Crucial RAM (PC2100 DDR) 80GB Western Digital Hard Drive Geforce FX 5200 64MB Video Onboard Sound Lite-On 52x CD burner Windows XP home all for only $734 Not to shabby at all. By the way, you may not of heard of Lite-On, but they supply some big names like plextor and others. If you want to make sure you can trust them, check out reseller ratings. Good luck, hope you find something you like. |
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Super Agitator
Location: Just SW of Nowhere!!! In the good old US of A
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I never realized how much differences there are in cases until the last one I bought! You cannot hear this thing run at all and I'm running seven fans. Only drawback I've seen is that it weighs a ton - maybe that's why it's so quiet.
ANTEC Performance PLUS Model PLUS1080AMG- with Antec Original TRUE 430W P4 Power Supply ATX12V Retail Specifications: Case type: SOHO File Server Case Color: Antec Metalic Gray Case Dimensions: 20.6" x 8.1" x 18.6" (H/W/D) Drive bays: 10 Front accesible 4x 5.25, 2x 3.5" Internal 4x 3.5" Expansion Slots: 3 Short 4 Full Length 2 Rear Standard Fans 1 Side fan Washable Air Filter in front Model#: PLUS1080AMG Intel Approved Chassis for 3.06Ghz
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Psycho
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Most bang for the buck?, Hmm, wanna say ram, but, vid card. Yeah, that's it. a vid card with ram. It lets the proccesser do its thing, while it does it's thing.
The_Dude, I hate to appear snooty, but, unless you are playing pong in 3d, 500.00 is not a gaming machine. ![]() Or, you have some juice with the manufacturers. |
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Junkie
Location: North Hollywood
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dell $699
P4 2.53Ghz 128MB RAM 60G drive 17inch monitor, 64mb ddr geforce mx ,16x dvd rom, 5.1 audio, HK speakers, windowx XP, 2 year warranty, plus 2 year at home service. http://www.dell.com/us/en/dhs/offers..._special61.htm |
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