ric0h Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Am hoping it last around 3 or 4 years (the more the better, but i dont want a slow computer.) I will be using this computer for gaming mostly. I live in the US. Motherboard: $ Processor: $ Video Card: $ RAM: $ DVD Burner: $ Case and PSU: $ Total: $ (am looking something near $600.00 ofcourse with no operating system.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiNeR Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Motherboard: Maximus Formula (Special Edition) Processor: 2.4 Quad with 8mb cache Video Card: 8800gtx 640 RAM: 2gb crosshair DVD Burner: Pioneer Case and PSU: CM 690 jobs a goodun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 ric0h are you planning on running OS X on this system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ric0h Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 yes probably. but its not a must, for example if am gonna need to pay extra 200 bucks for compatible hardware than no. if it dosent increase the price on hardware than sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korrupted Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Am hoping it last around 3 or 4 years (the more the better, but i dont want a slow computer.) I will be using this computer for gaming mostly. I live in the US. Motherboard: $149 Gigabyte GA-p35c-ds3r Processor: $279 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4Ghz Video Card: $279 PNY Geforce 8800GTS 320MB RAM: $ 50.99 OCZ DDR2 800 2GB (2x1GB)(x2 if you want 4GB) DVD Burner: $ 24.99 LITE-ON 20X DVD-RW(does dvd+dl too) burner Case and PSU: $ 44.99 cooler master(random case I saw) $ 39.99 Rosewill Power supply(450W) Total: $ 864 (am looking something near $600.00 ofcourse with no operating system.) I know it's a bit over your goal of 600, but this rig will ensure you won't break your bank too badly, it'll be powerful for a few years, and it'll be 100% mac compatible(sleep as always will be an issue, and shutdown/restart is quirky, but it's a great board; I use it now in my Mizuki PC) with minimal patching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ric0h Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 Can anyone think of a cheaper match? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Some things you could do to reduce cost (based on DaxTsurugi's suggestion): * Lower the video card down to a 7600GT or maybe a 7900. If you don't need bleeding edge gaming performance you don't HAVE to go with a 8800 and besides, you could always upgrade the video card later if needed * Lower the CPU down a bit. Q6600 is GREAT if you can afford it but for pretty good performance you could always go with a Core 2 Duo Exxxx series CPU like the E6750 or the E6600 and that will lower down the cost by close to $100. Here is my suggestion: Motherboard: Gigabyte-P35-DS3P $152.99 CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz $189.99 Video Card: XFX GeForce 7600GT 256MB PCI Express $87.99 RAM: OCZ Platinum 2GB DDR2 800 $50.99 DVD Burner: Lite-On 20x DVD +/- R LightScribe SATA (I had to add a more expensive SATA drive because the motherboard doesn't like IDE with OSX) $37.99 Case: Cooler Master Centurion 534 ATX Mid Tower $49.99 PSU: Antec EarthWatts 430W $69.99 Total: $629.93 It will give good performance with a good price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverZero Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Some things you could do to reduce cost (based on DaxTsurugi's suggestion): * Lower the video card down to a 7600GT or maybe a 7900. If you don't need bleeding edge gaming performance you don't HAVE to go with a 8800 and besides, you could always upgrade the video card later if needed * Lower the CPU down a bit. Q6600 is GREAT if you can afford it but for pretty good performance you could always go with a Core 2 Duo Exxxx series CPU like the E6750 or the E6600 and that will lower down the cost by close to $100. Here is my suggestion: Motherboard: Gigabyte-P35-DS3P $152.99 CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz $189.99 Video Card: XFX GeForce 7600GT 256MB PCI Express $87.99 RAM: OCZ Platinum 2GB DDR2 800 $50.99 DVD Burner: Lite-On 20x DVD +/- R LightScribe SATA (I had to add a more expensive SATA drive because the motherboard doesn't like IDE with OSX) $37.99 Case: Cooler Master Centurion 534 ATX Mid Tower $49.99 PSU: Antec EarthWatts 430W $69.99 Total: $629.93 It will give good performance with a good price Good setup. You can drop the price even more by going with the E6550, or even an E4500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socal swimmer Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Am hoping it last around 3 or 4 years (the more the better, but i dont want a slow computer.) I will be using this computer for gaming mostly. I live in the US. Motherboard: $150 GA P35-Ds3P Processor: $190 e6750 Video Card: $230 8800GT RAM: $60 DDR2-800 RAM (I got corsair XMS2 cl-4) DVD Burner: $32 Sony NEC Optiarc 18X DVD±R DVD Burner with 12X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Model AD-7170S-0B Case and PSU: $100 Antec Sonata III with 500W PSU Total: $760 (am looking something near $600.00 ofcourse with no operating system.) oh i am way over. 7600GT for the video card, at $70, gives exactly $600 what about the hard drive, and monitor? monitor: Acer 22" LCD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlavorofPwn Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 The problem with what you want is that you're looking for a powerful gaming machine that will last for a while. You have two options for that. Eventually your'e going to have to pay up for a good video card, which is where the real cost is going to be. You can get a decent P35 series mainboard for around $150, and if you're really going budget you could save about $50 dollars getting an E4500 and OCing it to 3.0GHZ, which will still be an underclock on your FSB. I'd say, budget wise your best bet performance to cost would be something like this: CPU Intel Core2Duo E4500 w/ an Arctic Cooler Freezer 7 OC to 3.0 GHz $150 Mobo GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L $96 RAM: G.SKILL 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 $100 HDD Samsung 500GB $115 VGA Saphire HD3850 512MB Flavor $200<---- Best bang for your buck this series DVD DRIVE Samsung Sata DRIVE $30 Case Raidmax Smilodon $80 <----- great cooling + fold out mobo tray makes install a breeze PSU 550W+(just to be safe) $110 for a good one Total of around $881 no shipping @ newegg $872.91 $762.91 with a 7600GT I know it's more than you want to spend, but with a computer, especially one you want to game with for a long time, you shouldn't go skimping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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