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Gadzookie

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ok im trying to put togeather the cheapest gaming rig i can think off for a friend who wants to play halflife 2 and doom 3 what do you guys think ? he will run the games at 1024x768 he isnt a hardcore gamer

Antec LifeStyle SONATA II Piano Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
450Watt SmartPower 2.0 ATX 12V V2.0 for AMD & Intel systems Power Supply - Retail 109.00

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor - Retail 190.00
ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 Socket 939 ULi M1695 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail 69.00
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail 84.50
Western Digital Caviar SE 80GB 3.5" Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM 53.50
NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A - OEM 38.98
AOpen GF6600GT-DV128 Geforce 6600GT 128MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail 134.00

Total 678.98


 
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Lifer
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X700 non pro availbile at TD for 70 bucks. Def good for 1024/768.
3000+ is def also good. Save yourself the 40 bucks :).
Everything else looks good. GL!
 
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Lifer
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At 1024/786, yes it will be. Sounds like your friend won't need alot of AA. Should get about 40-50 frames average for doom 3 with no AA if he overclocks the card a bit.
 
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Gadzookie

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yeah he doesnt use aa or anything like that i think i will get the x700 non pro 256 mb edition i see on eon newegg for 103 bucks you think thats good or maybe stick with the 128 mb one for 90 bucks

SAPPHIRE 100122 Radeon X700 256MB 128-bit DDR PCI Express x16 Video Card - OEM
 
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Nvm, the sweetheart x700 deal is no more. I would change my mind and go back to a 6600GT. The extra 50 bucks is defenetly worth it, as it will be able to handle even future games at half decent fram rates for that resolution.
 
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Gadzookie

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Antec Solution SLK3000-B Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail 49.00
FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX450-PN ATX12V 450W Power Supply - Retail 49.99

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor - Retail 190.00
ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 Socket 939 ULi M1695 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail 69.00
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail 84.50
Western Digital Caviar SE 80GB 3.5" Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM 53.50
NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A - OEM 38.98
AOpen GF6600GT-DV128 Geforce 6600GT 128MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail 134.00

Total 668.97

ok changed the case and power supply also do you think that setup will run these games ?

Halflife 2
Doom 3
World Of warcraft
Fear

 
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Lifer
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yes it will run those games. I would rather get the Antec Sonata with the stock power supply though. You pay around the same because of the shipping, and the sonata is generally the better case in terms of looks :).
 
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Gadzookie

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i kinda dont wanna get the sonata cuase my friend was reading a review on it and it has ugly ass blue lights in front and he doesnt want it
 
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Gadzookie

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can you recomend a good one ? he doesnt need that much space he just plays games he has a 40 gig hd now and only has about 2 gigs filled
 
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why not grab a 6600 instead. I'm pretty satisfied with my budget built (500 bucks) and ran 1024x768 on all high settings. That's before..upgrades :D
 
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doom3 (all), farcry, painkiller (all), unreal tourney 2004, return to castle wolfenstein, call of duty (all), c&c (all of them !!!!)

The card I got was the Chaintech Nvidia 6600 256mb (agp), it cost me 139.99 !!!! a few months ago, now it is almost dirt cheap (maybe). Since your friend is not a hardcore gamer, i'm sure he'll be satisfied with the performance.

My experience was that I ran all of the games on high 1024x768 w/ no anti-aliasing. Except for farcry though, I'm not sure I place it on med or high, can't tell the difference. Overall the 6600 card is a great budget card.

Keep in mind, I'm using a sempron 3100+ (@2.069) at the same time lol :D

My scores on this card was (with minor OC 334Mhz/582) three months ago, and the score might be better with the recent driver updates:

3dmark 05:

2439

3dmark 03:

5706

Aquamark3:

35,000

 
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Lifer
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Lol ok, but check around in the anandtech forums/website for benchmarks and any other affiliated sites too ;)
 
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Lifer
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Originally posted by: Gadzookie
i found a 6600 256 mb card for 99 bucks :)
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:thumbsup: 256 mb card can come in handy in textures...trust me. Painkiller LOOKS sweet when the settings are all on high. The difference the 256 mb card and a 128 version is minimal at best. Heck BF2 ran well also :D (w/ the occassional pagefiling hiccups @_@)
 
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Gadzookie

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811156177
you guys think i can use that case and psu with my build ?

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 1GHz FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor 140.00
ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 Socket 939 ULi M1695 ATX AMD Motherboard 69.00
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM System Memory 84.50
Western Digital Caviar SE 80GB 3.5" Serial ATA150 Hard Drive 53.40
NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A - OEM 38.98
CHAINTECH SE6600 Geforce 6600 256MB 128-bit DDR PCI Express x16 Video Card 99.00

and do you think that it will be good enough to overclock my cpu
 
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bcoupland

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keep the 6600GT, drop the processor to a 3000+Venice, and spend the extra on a better mobo. You may be able to get a good NF4Ultra like a DFIUltra-D or an Asus A8N-E in there.
 
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Gadzookie

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Antec Solution SLK3000-B Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail 49.00
FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX450-PN ATX12V 450W Power Supply - Retail 49.99

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 939 Processor 140.00
CHAINTECH VNF4/Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard 76.00
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM System Memory 84.50
Western Digital Caviar SE 80GB 3.5" Serial ATA150 Hard Drive 53.40
NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A - OEM 38.98
AOpen Geforce 6600GT GF6600GT-DV128 Video Card 134.00

Total 625.87

ok thats what i decided on what do you guys think ?
 
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Doug117

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Looks pretty good without looking up the specs of the VNF4/Ultra. Damn and i'm spending about that much on just upgrading lol
 
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Gadzookie

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yeah i dont see upgrading worth it that much anymore or is it just me ? usally i build a computer with as much money as i can and use it till i cant no more then just build a new one
 
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