Gaming computer?

[AwesomeJay]

Originally posted by: Gamingphreek
Dear god we really need to clear some things up in this thread and we need to have a few questions answered.

First of all: OP: What do you plan on doing with this system? Purely gaming. Hardcore gaming casual??

Secondly: Right now Intel though they are still an awesome Processor manufacturer, there is no reason to buy them over an AMD. Intels run much hotter than AMDs and consume much more power.

Third: It is Athlon NOT Athalon.

Fourth: DO NOT. Under ANY circumstances get a Dell. They are great for entry level computers but for gaming PC's horrible as they use proprietary H/W and as a result do not OC.

Here is what i suggest. assuming you are a casual gamer that has a decent amount of money saved for this.

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Winchester Core .... Or if you do not need that much speed a 2800+ Newcastle.
MSI K8N Neo 2 Platinum
6600GT AGP video card
2x 512mb Corsair Value RAM
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 series drive or if noise is of no concern find a special on a Western Digital drive.
Your choice of the rest of the components, but i would advise staying away from thermaltake at all costs.

-Kevin

umm basically you just reposted what he said he was gonna get anyways

 

[techwanabe]

Fourth: DO NOT. Under ANY circumstances get a Dell. They are great for entry level computers but for gaming PC's horrible as they use proprietary H/W and as a result do not OC

It depends on which Dell PC you get... the Dimension 8400 line make decent gaming computers. Sure, you can't swap all parts out, but if you spec them right, they can be quite good as gaming computers. No, they are not for overclocking, but overclocking isn't for everyone. Not everyone want's to void their warranty for example. I've built my share of computers including more than 30 at work and 4 computers for my own use. Dell can make sense if you work the deals right - you can get a very decent computer for the $$. It would have been difficult to get more computer for the money than what I got last Nov.

 

[sammyunltd]

Dell are not that bad but good Dell PCs are quite expensive and are not overclockable unless you're a crack.

Anyway, I'm not here to criticize Dell... just here to make the right choice. So, the Seagate Barracuda is very the best Hard Drive I can get outta here?

 

[techwanabe]

Originally posted by: sammyunltd
Dell are not that bad but good Dell PCs are quite expensive

Unless you can work the Dell deals with coupons - com'on - $1048 for the Dimension 8400 setup in my sig ain't a bad price.

Anyway, yes, building is a way you can customize/maximize your parts and performance no doubt about it. But pricewise, it may be also be expensive. Most of the builds I've been seeing people recommend in the past 6 months have been more than I'd prefer to spend.

 

[TheGeek]

AMD nforce 4 all the way 😉