how cheap can someone build a decent gaming computer?
I’m thinking quad core (probably AMD) 6 gigs RAM and about 1-2 Tera hard drive with XP operating system…any thoughts, suggestions, or build lists from some techies out there?
How cheap can someone build a decent gaming computer?
(1) It depends on what you mean by "cheap."
(2) It depends on what you mean by "decent."
A Radeon 4870 will undoubtedly run some games. That’s pretty cheap ($100 after a $30 mail-in rebate).
Radeon 4870 compared to Radeon 5770 and GeForce GTX 460 768MB,
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2010-gaming-graphics-charts-high-quality/compare,2393.html?prod[4294]=on&prod[4377]=on&prod[4344]=on
The total price on this list is $571 (not including roughly $20 in shipping, or a $30 mail-in rebate on the video card).
(Case) Rosewill R101-P-BK, MicroATX Mid Tower, $30,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147112
(Power Supply) SeaSonic SS-650HT Bronze OEM, $60,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151091
(Motherboard) Asus M4A785TD-M EVO, $75 free shipping,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131406
(CPU) AMD HDZ740WFK3DGI, Phenom II X3 740 Black (3.0GHz) OEM, $89 free shipping,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103699
(CPU Heatsink) Rosewill RCX-Z1, $15 free shipping,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835200014
(RAM) G.SKILL 12800CL8D-4GBRM, Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (1.6V CAS8), $85 free shipping,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231278
(Video Card) XFX HD-487A-ZWFC, Radeon 4870 1GB, $130 ($100 after $30 rebate),
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150436
(HARD DRIVE) Samsung HD103SJ, Spinpoint F3 1TB, $70 free shipping,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
(DVDRW) LITE-ON iHAS124-04, 24X DVDRW SATA, $17 free shipping,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289
If you have more money than that, the next upgrade increment over the above list would be to use whichever higher end video card still meets your budget (especially the Radeon 6850 or GeForce GTX 460 1GB), and possibly a second low speed 120mm fan for the front of the case.
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