Advice on Bldg a sub $1K system

[MoFoEd]

Any advice on bldg a sub 1K system, good enough to play todays games like COD2, BF2.
greatly apreciate it.

 

[Carazariah]

http://www.anandtech.com/guides/showdoc.aspx?i=2659

Start here and search the Guides, they have updates for CPU Motherboards and Memory since Jan, this will be a good way to customize a Sub $1k system that will run some games.
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[Cooler]

When does he need this system because in ~6 week Major price drops are coming from Intel and AMD is sure the counter them with competitive pricing. Conroe also will be coming out.

 

[Gamer X]

You might wanna check out the new am2 Semprons.

 

[fredhe12]

When I built my rig initially I skimped on GPU and Memory. One of my goals was to build a good gaming rig. I quickly found that I should have invested more in the GPU and memory.

Originally I went with a budget 6600, but now I have the 7600GT - which seems to be the sweet spot for price v. performance. AT recommends their latest Video Card Price Guide. They list some as low as $150AR.

For memory, I started off w/ 1GB, but really noticed a significant performance increase when I went to 2GB. I spent a little more, but well worth the extra $$.

Those would be my recommendations.

 

[bamacre]

Yes, it would be best to wait 6-8 weeks for Core 2 Duo to arrive. However, if he just won't wait...

Antec PERFORMANCE TX TX1050B Black Steel Server Computer Case w/ 500W
$118.48
http://www.provantage.com/antec-tx1050b~7ANTG03C.htm

ABIT NI8 SLI NVIDIA nForce4 Socket 775 ATX Motherboard
$79.98
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications...etails.asp?EdpNo=1490501&sku=A458-1122

Intel® Pentium® D Processor 940 3.2GHz, 800MHz FSB, Socket 775, 2x2MB Cache, Dual Core Retail
$254.90
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80852

Corsair VS2GBKIT667D2 2GB Kit DDR2-667 PC2-5300 Value Select Memory Retail
$142.40
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=85016-47

Maxtor 200GB L01M200 8MB Buffer Serial ATA (SATA) - Retail
$59.99
http://shop1.outpost.com/product/3683765

NEC 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE/ATAPI Model ND-3550A
$35.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152058

eVGA e-GeForce 7900 GT KO PCI Express 256MB GDDR3 Video Card w/DVI-I Retail
$269.99
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=322784

Total Price Shipped:
$961.73

 

[bob4432]

i would go a 7900gtx/x1900xt (whichever you can get a better deal on) & 2GB ram and then use the rest to build the system. when gaming the most important item is gpu/ram. you could even get a way with a 3000venice with those gpus.

 

[R3LIC]

Case: Antec Sonata II w/ 450w PSU - $115
Mobo: Socket 775 Core 2 Duo Compatible - $100
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 - $320
RAM: 2x512MB DDR2-667 - $90
HDD: 250GB WD SATA2 - $90
CD: Benq DW1655 - $40
GPU: GeForce 7900GT (or) Radeon X1800XT - $280

Total: ~$1035

 

[emilyek]

Here's my build:

Cooler Master Centurion
XCLIO 450W PSU
ECS RX480 939 motherboard
Sapphire X1800XT 256mb
3000 Venice (overclock this baby)
CTL 19" widescreen 5ms LCD
2 x 512mb OCZ Premier DDR400 2.5-3-3-7
80Gb WD sata II HDD
NEC DVD burner
NEC Floppy
Saitek Eclipse Keyboard
Razer Copperhead Tempest mouse
Logitech X-230 Speakers

$1015 before tax/shipping

you can pm me for cart if you wanna, I'm feeling lazy

 

[imported_fx]

Antec Sonata II w/ 450w PSU
Asus A8N-E
AMD Athlon 64 3700+
Corsair VS 2GB (2x1GB)
eVGA 7900gt
Western Digital SE16 250GB
NEC ND-4570 DVD Burner

Total=$990

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: fx
Antec Sonata II w/ 450w PSU
Asus A8N-E
AMD Athlon 64 3700+
Corsair VS 2GB (2x1GB)
eVGA 7900gt
Western Digital SE16 250GB
NEC ND-4570 DVD Burner

Total=$990

you could drop the 3700+ for a 3000+ venice and OC it like mad. save some cash.