I live in the US.
I will need an OS.
Make it as cheap as possible please. :buddy:
Whats your budget, ideal OS and what games would you be looking at? 'cause this is a good time where fairly cheap builds can in fact be pretty good and play some pretty demanding games out there. Well.. Providing your budget isn't like $200.
Especially since Source doesn't need much to max it any more.
Windows 7, and my budget is around $400. I know it's tight, but I can't do any better than that.
Do you get any student discounts?
Unfortunately, no.
[editline]7th November 2010[/editline]
And they don't have to run at high, I just want to have my FPS above 40.
[editline]7th November 2010[/editline]
Alright, I just called up my friend he said I could have his spare copy of Vista. So I'll go with that. All I need the is main computer. (I already have a mouse, keyboard, etc.)
[QUOTE=RixxzIV;25941058][url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103687&cm_re=Amd_athlon_II-_-19-103-687-_-Product[/url] (AMD Athlon II X2 245 Regor 2,9 GHz) [61 dollars]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186189[/url] (Foxconn M61PMP-K AM3) [44 dollars]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231393[/url] (G.SKILL NS 2GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM) [31 dollars]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131365&Tpk=Powercolor%20Ati%20radeon%20HD%204850[/url] (Powercolor ATi Radeon HD 4850) [95 dollars]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181&cm_re=Samsung_SpinPoint_F3-_-22-152-181-_-Product[/url] (Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB) [55 dollars]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151175[/url] (Samsung DVD reader) [17 dollars]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171046&cm_re=Cooler_Master_Elite_460-_-17-171-046-_-Product[/url] (Cooler Master Elite 460 Watt PSU) [30 dollars]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147023[/url] (Rosewill black steel/plastic case) [40 dollars]
373 dollars total.[/QUOTE]
Very good, except I would take the Anthlon X3 445 3.1Ghz (75$) at least. Otherwise, still very good and cheap for Source games
[QUOTE=ADT;25941178]Very good, except I would take the Anthlon X3 445 3.1Ghz (75$) at least. Otherwise, still very good and cheap for Source games[/QUOTE]
I forgot that AMD made tricores :v:, changed.
spinpoint HDDs are god awful
[QUOTE=RixxzIV;25941058][url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103872&Tpk=AMD%20Athlon%20II%20X3%20445[/url] (AMD Athlon II X3 445 Rana 3,1 GHz) [74 dollars]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186189[/url] (Foxconn M61PMP-K AM3) [44 dollars]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231393[/url] (G.SKILL NS 2GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM) [31 dollars]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131365&Tpk=Powercolor%20Ati%20radeon%20HD%204850[/url] (Powercolor ATi Radeon HD 4850) [95 dollars]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181&cm_re=Samsung_SpinPoint_F3-_-22-152-181-_-Product[/url] (Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB) [55 dollars]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151175[/url] (Samsung DVD reader) [17 dollars]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171046&cm_re=Cooler_Master_Elite_460-_-17-171-046-_-Product[/url] (Cooler Master Elite 460 Watt PSU) [30 dollars]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147023[/url] (Rosewill black steel/plastic case) [40 dollars]
386 dollars total.[/QUOTE]
wheres the OS
why the fuck did you put an IDE dvd drive in there
[QUOTE=jetboy;25914669]
Alright, I just called up my friend he said I could have his spare copy of Vista. So I'll go with that. All I need the is main computer. (I already have a mouse, keyboard, etc.)[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=M_B;25942179]spinpoint HDDs are god awful[/QUOTE]
You're like the only one on FP who doesn't worship them.
[QUOTE=M_B;25942179]spinpoint HDDs are god awful[/QUOTE]
I'm not sure if this is a joke or not, but you are wrong.
[QUOTE=Mobon1;25944037]You're like the only one on FP who doesn't worship them.[/QUOTE]
Spinpoints have the best value per dollar at the moment.
Thanks guys!
[QUOTE=Chemtex;25942933]wheres the OS
[b]why the fuck did you put an IDE dvd drive in there[/b][/QUOTE]
I honestly didn't notice that, changed it.
[editline]9th November 2010[/editline]
[QUOTE=M_B;25942179]spinpoint HDDs are god awful[/QUOTE]
Haha, No.
For the video card, you could get by with a GTS 430 for $65 and play source games well.
If you want to be cheap, that is.
[editline]9th November 2010[/editline]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814187121&Tpk=gts%20430[/url]
[QUOTE=BURG;25959729]For the video card, you could get by with a GTS 430 for $65 and play source games well.
If you want to be cheap, that is.
[editline]9th November 2010[/editline]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814187121&Tpk=gts%20430[/url][/QUOTE]
No, it's called a 4850: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150482&cm_re=4850-_-14-150-482-_-Product[/url]
[QUOTE=GoDong-DK;25960039]No, it's called a 4850: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150482&cm_re=4850-_-14-150-482-_-Product[/url][/QUOTE]
GTS 430 and Radeon 4850 aren't even in the same class, are they?
[QUOTE=BURG;25960205]GTS 430 and Radeon 4850 aren't even in the same class, are they?[/QUOTE]
Nope, they sure aren't, and that's why I posted it. Much more bang for the buck.
But I think that's out of his budget, though.
[QUOTE=BURG;25960309]But I think that's out of his budget, though.[/QUOTE]
Not really, it's 30$ more.
[QUOTE=M_B;25942179]spinpoint HDDs are god awful[/QUOTE]
Absolutely not.
Absolutely not.
[QUOTE=BURG;25960309]But I think that's out of his budget, though.[/QUOTE]
His budget's 400 dollars. A 4850 and everything else will cost him a total of 388 dollars. The GTS 430 is a horrible card.
[QUOTE=RixxzIV;25969616]His budget's 400 dollars. A 4850 and everything else will cost him a total of 388 dollars. The GTS 430 is a horrible card.[/QUOTE]
Dude, it's a rebranded 8800GS, which can run games fine.
96 stream processors... Not that far from a 8800/9800 GT which has 112 SPs, and the 9800 GT can still run games just great, mostly maxing out all new games, give or take a few.
By source games, do you mean TF2? because that's another animal, it requires a fast processor rather than a great graphics card, unlike the rest of the Source games.
[QUOTE=BURG;25969694]Dude, it's a rebranded 8800GS, which can run games fine.
96 stream processors... Not that far from a 8800/9800 GT which has 112 SPs, and the 9800 GT can still run games just great, mostly maxing out all new games, give or take a few.[/QUOTE]
Why are you against the fact OP can get a better card than that ?
[editline]10th November 2010[/editline]
It doesn't make any sense
I'm not.
[QUOTE=Metalcastr;25969898]By source games, do you mean TF2? because that's another animal, it requires a fast processor rather than a great graphics card, unlike the rest of the Source games.[/QUOTE]
Whoever disagreed with this is wrong.
TF2 is pretty CPU heavy.
[editline]10th November 2010[/editline]
Nothing like GTA IV, but its above average.
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