Author Topic: Making a cheap gaming computer (Read 641 times)

Anti-Block · August 15, 2011, 01:36:29 AM

HELLO MY COMPARATIVES
Anyways, one of my friends is a computer hardware guy, and he hooked me up with this sweet deal
I'm liking the specs, but if you guys think i should change anything, go ahead. I have a 500 dollar spending limit, but I'm willing to go a little over that.

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AssassinDevil2 · August 15, 2011, 01:42:43 AM

Change the CPU to a Intel 2600k C:

Quote from: Anti-Block on August 15, 2011, 01:36:29 AM

HELLO MY COMPARATIVES
Anyways, one of my friends is a computer hardware guy, and he hooked me up with this sweet deal
I'm liking the specs, but if you guys think i should change anything, go ahead. I have a 500 dollar spending limit, but I'm willing to go a little over that.

Oh, never mind, its a 300 dollar CPU!

Anti-Block · August 15, 2011, 01:45:00 AM

reading is you friend, assassin.

AssassinDevil2 · August 15, 2011, 01:56:52 AM

I read alot :C

Gaythan Gayes · August 15, 2011, 01:59:29 AM

you have enough money for a monitor?

steve5451 · August 15, 2011, 02:02:42 AM

Get an AMD CPU, they have great price:performance ratio.

Anti-Block · August 15, 2011, 02:04:10 AM

Quote from: Gaythan Gayes on August 15, 2011, 01:59:29 AM

you have enough money for a monitor?

I already have a moniter

Quote from: steve5451 on August 15, 2011, 02:02:42 AM

Get an AMD CPU, they have great price:performance ratio.

Can you link me to one, on newegg?

Gaythan Gayes · August 15, 2011, 02:07:50 AM

Quote from: Anti-Block on August 15, 2011, 02:04:10 AM

I already have a moniterCan you link me to one, on newegg?

theres a quard core one on there for like 120
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808

Anti-Block · August 15, 2011, 02:16:56 AM

Quote from: Gaythan Gayes on August 15, 2011, 02:07:50 AM

theres a quard core one on there for like 120
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808

Apparently, my motherboard doesn;t support it.

Gaythan Gayes · August 15, 2011, 02:22:20 AM

Quote from: Anti-Block on August 15, 2011, 02:16:56 AM

Apparently, my motherboard doesn;t support it.

get an amd motherboard

Anti-Block · August 15, 2011, 02:29:26 AM

Quote from: Gaythan Gayes on August 15, 2011, 02:22:20 AM

get an amd motherboard

yeah, but the good ones are pricy, and I think what i've got right now is fine.

Gaythan Gayes · August 15, 2011, 02:34:20 AM

Quote from: Anti-Block on August 15, 2011, 02:29:26 AM

yeah, but the good ones are pricy, and I think what i've got right now is fine.

k then if youre fine with not having an amd cpu go ahead..

Ethan · August 15, 2011, 03:06:12 AM

Few things:
Gaythan is right. If you got an AMD CPU and mobo, it'd be better performance as it'd be a really good quad core, and would be cheaper overall. Also a Pentium is old architecture so wouldn't be very good.
Second, you'd want at least 500W for that video card. 400W would only just cut it, but you wouldn't want to push it far.

Faoeoa · August 15, 2011, 07:17:26 AM

AMD should just do Graphics Cards, nice choice, the Pentium is still a pretty good Processor for Source - you just need a strong graphics card