New Computer...

Discussion in 'Gaming' started by Xrated, Feb 3, 2006.

  1. Xrated

    Xrated Well-Known Member

    Posts:
    54
    Likes Received:
    0
    Joined:
    Jan 29, 2006
    well im knuckling down to build a new computer and this is it...any suggestions on a better build?

    windows prof
    3ghz intel processor or maybe a 2.5 ati
    2gigs of ram corsair sticks
    250gig hd
    512bm vid card

    i saave myself about 500 bucks cuz my TV already has an svideo port i can use

    this is a work in progress

    oh if any1 wants to take the build its a shy over a grand
     
  2. phoentje

    phoentje Well-Known Member

    Posts:
    117
    Likes Received:
    0
    Joined:
    Jan 14, 2006
    hmm 512 vid card... i think that will cost like tons.. i would not go there yet
     
  3. Xrated

    Xrated Well-Known Member

    Posts:
    54
    Likes Received:
    0
    Joined:
    Jan 29, 2006
    its 153 bucks or 353 bucks which ever but keep in mind that i dont have to buy a screen either
     
  4. DiabloDj1

    DiabloDj1 Well-Known Member

    Age:
    33
    Posts:
    5,610
    Likes Received:
    0
    Joined:
    Jan 27, 2005
    Location:
    USA/RI
    So you are looking for everything but a monitor?
    what about keyboard and mouse?
    How much will you spend?
    are you from US? if not where?

    just lookin for details..

    btw, go for AMD not Intel. and 2.5 amd is way higher than 3.0 intel so you know. they run different..
     
  5. phoentje

    phoentje Well-Known Member

    Posts:
    117
    Likes Received:
    0
    Joined:
    Jan 14, 2006
    take the 64bits amd and a good mobo aswell :) btw that 153 bucks for a 512 card?

    take a look at www.tomshardware.com
    alot of benchmarks can be found there
     
  6. .DeFuZioN

    .DeFuZioN Well-Known Member

    Age:
    34
    Posts:
    2,260
    Likes Received:
    0
    Joined:
    Oct 7, 2005
    Location:
    Australia
    lol ati dont make cpus.
     
  7. xlink

    xlink GR's Tech Enthusiast

    Posts:
    8,054
    Likes Received:
    3
    Joined:
    Nov 19, 2004
    a 2.5GHz athlon 64 is like a 4Ghz P4 when it comes to gaming. Also, they don't make 2.5Ghz varieties.
    Corsair makes fairly good ram, but they are not the best, especially for the price.
    250GB hardrive is nice, but you might have to give up some performance for it because most large HDDs are relatively slow.
    512mb of Vram is pointless, by the time games need that much, the GPU won't be able to handle it and you would need a new card.


    here is my suggested basic set up for you:
    CPU
    1st choice: AMD Opertron 165(2*1.8Ghz) OC it to 2.4-2.8Ghz for inase performance/price
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16819103588
    2nd choice: athlon X2 3800+(2*2.0Ghz) (could probably OC it to 2.3-2.6 for insane performance/price)
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16819103562
    Ram:
    1st choice:
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16820231047
    2nd(based on your prefrence, no real performance increase to justify the cost):
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16820145575
    Hardrive:
    1st choice(based on your preference, there are better, but you wanted capacity):http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822145087
    GFX card:
    1st choice: X1900 pretty much any of these since they are currently the most powerful card on the market
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList....rchInDesc=x1900
    2nd choice: X1800XL
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814161148
    3rd choice:7800GT
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList....ATTR17=&ATTR18=

    yeah I went high end, but you didn't really specify much. again, you will nto notice any real performance increase for having more vRam, maybe like .1%
     
  8. Tonic

    Tonic Well-Known Member

    Posts:
    1,243
    Likes Received:
    0
    Joined:
    Nov 28, 2005
    You don't need to buy Professional as you can upgrade to SP2 by DLing it and then it will just be Windows XP not Home or Prof. I think that's right.
     
  9. .DeFuZioN

    .DeFuZioN Well-Known Member

    Age:
    34
    Posts:
    2,260
    Likes Received:
    0
    Joined:
    Oct 7, 2005
    Location:
    Australia
    No there is still a difference. But if you dont use all the extra networking features then dont bother with pro and get home.
     

Share This Page