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1000-1200 Budget for a gaming pc, any suggetions?

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TheArabian

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I'm on a 1000-1200 dollar budget, but i'm not quite sure what to get to get the most for my money. I know you guyz have plenty of suggestions, let em rip. BTW this is for the computer only, not peripherals.
 
for a tower? you can get plenty with 1k alone. I don't know what to give you as advice though, its been a year since my last build, and i havent been keeping up, so you wouldn't want my advice. Just look around, and check forums, there are always people talking about what is the best.
 
Originally posted by: TheArabian
For a computer? the tower only though, not including the monitor.
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you mean the computer only. not peripherals.

lets see...
7800gt ~$300
nforce4 mobo ~$93
1 gb of ram ~$75
opteron 165 ~$330
heatsink ~$20
case ~$80

now, i don't know much about heatsinks at the moment other than the XP-120 and scythe are very good. they're also a bit pricey.
and if you don't want dual core you can get an athlon 3200+ and overclock the heck out of it to save some more money.
 
For the proc I'd go with a AMD A64 3000+ Venice, will overclock nicely to compete with the more expensive procs w/out water cooling. Just buy a decent pure copper hsf.

For the mobo I'd go with a decent Abit, Asus, or MSI board w/ pci-e. Also do some research on your mobo, make sure that its easy to work on and easy to overclock the proc.

Vid card, 7800gt comes to mind, one card for the simple fact that when you finally need to upgrade you can buy another and its all good. 🙂

Ram, at least a gig of pc3200 or better. Name brand is a must.

Hard drives, go with SCSI, find some used somewhere, I'd reccomend the FS/T forum. SATA is alright, I'd rather have SCSI though.

Optical drives are up to you, dvd burner is probably the best bet. Speed and brand name are up to you.

If I missed anything, let me know.
 
Originally posted by: scorpmatt
For the proc I'd go with a AMD A64 3000+ Venice, will overclock nicely to compete with the more expensive procs w/out water cooling. Just buy a decent pure copper hsf.

For the mobo I'd go with a decent Abit, Asus, or MSI board w/ pci-e. Also do some research on your mobo, make sure that its easy to work on and easy to overclock the proc.

Vid card, 7800gt comes to mind, one card for the simple fact that when you finally need to upgrade you can buy another and its all good. 🙂

Ram, at least a gig of pc3200 or better. Name brand is a must.

Hard drives, go with SCSI, find some used somewhere, I'd reccomend the FS/T forum. SATA is alright, I'd rather have SCSI though.

Optical drives are up to you, dvd burner is probably the best bet. Speed and brand name are up to you.

If I missed anything, let me know.
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I'd go with the above setup, except with SATA instead of SCSI. SCSI is a shade faster, but it costs a mint. A SATA RAID array is plenty fast, if you ask me.
 
Originally posted by: TheArabian
lmao, i wish i had oil money 🙂 but i'm not a Saudi. lmao

anyway umm lets see, what is a copper hsf?
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a copper hsf is a heatsink/fan where the entire heatsink is made out of copper, little heavier but transfers the heat much better. A copper hsf is one of the reasons I have a p4 2.4c oced to 3.2 @ 50Celcius whilst gaming.
 
I notice many of you are suggesting the 3000+ venice, but what about the AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor or 3700+? the 3000+ is about 140 bucks but the 3500+is only 60 dollars more... or should i invest more in a mobo to oc and not worry about the processor?
 
Originally posted by: Cheesehead
Originally posted by: scorpmatt
For the proc I'd go with a AMD A64 3000+ Venice, will overclock nicely to compete with the more expensive procs w/out water cooling. Just buy a decent pure copper hsf.

For the mobo I'd go with a decent Abit, Asus, or MSI board w/ pci-e. Also do some research on your mobo, make sure that its easy to work on and easy to overclock the proc.

Vid card, 7800gt comes to mind, one card for the simple fact that when you finally need to upgrade you can buy another and its all good. 🙂

Ram, at least a gig of pc3200 or better. Name brand is a must.

Hard drives, go with SCSI, find some used somewhere, I'd reccomend the FS/T forum. SATA is alright, I'd rather have SCSI though.

Optical drives are up to you, dvd burner is probably the best bet. Speed and brand name are up to you.

If I missed anything, let me know.
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I'd go with the above setup, except with SATA instead of SCSI. SCSI is a shade faster, but it costs a mint. A SATA RAID array is plenty fast, if you ask me.
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buy the SCSI used man, much better imho
 
Originally posted by: TheArabian
I notice many of you are suggesting the 3000+ venice, but what about the AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor or 3700+? the 3000+ is about 140 bucks but the 3500+is only 60 dollars more... or should i invest more in a mobo to oc and not worry about the processor?
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the 3000+ oc's much better than the others. one of the best bangs for your buck.
 
Originally posted by: Ameesh
buy it off of dell outlet, you can get a real bargain.
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agreed, not to mention dell's are usually pretty damn quiet and you don't have to build it or anything, just plug it in and do your stuff
 
they were selling this at $993 over at Dell.

Pentium® 4 Processor 540 w/HT Technology (3.2GHz, 800FSB)
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
512MB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz - 2DIMMs
SAVE $200! 24 inch UltraSharp? 2405FPW Widescreen Digital Flat Panel
128MB PCI Express? x16 (DVI/VGA/TV-out) ATI Radeon X300 SE HyperMemory
160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache?
Integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet
16x DVD-ROM Drive + 48x CD-RW Drive
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
1 Yr Ltd Warranty, On-site Service, and 1 Yr Tech Support
 
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