In total I'm looking at spending between 800-1000$ for a decent gaming rig that should last me a while without needing to be upgraded. Since I've been out of the hardware scene for a while I would really appreciate some input on what you guys believe will be the best option for cost/performance/longevity of rig. Thanks in advance.
PS: These are all offers I've received from people on these forums.
#1 ~800$
Case- Thermaltake Tsunami
Power Supply- FSP 450W
Processor- AMD Opteron 165 (Dual Core, 1.8GHz stock, and an incredible overclocker)
Heatsink- Scythe Ninja (includes optional 120mm fan)
Motherboard- eVGA nforce4 SLI
Video Card- eVGA 7800gt 256mb (very nice card)
Hard Drive- Western Digital Caviar 200GB
Memory- 1GB (2x512) Corsair XMS
CD/DVD- NEC DVD=/-RW (runs and burns both CDs and DVDs)
#2- ~800$
AMD Athlon 64 x2 3800+ Dual Core Processor Socket AM2
MSI K9N Neo-F Mobo Socket AM2
2gb(1gbx2) G.skill DDR2 533 RAM
Sapphire Radeon x1800xt 256mb Video Card
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS 7.1 Sound Card
All Black Case w/400 watt PS and dual 120mm Case fans
#3- ~600$
Athlon 64 3200+ socket 939
X800XTPE videocard
2GB PC3200 ram
160gb hard drive
coolermaster wavemaster case
dvdrom
mx510 mouse
generic keyboard
#4- ~800$
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice
DFI Lan Pary UT NF4 Ultra-D
EVGA GeForce 7900GT
Patriot 2 x 1 GB PC 3200 Memory
Seagate 250 GB SATA Hard Drive
NEC 3540 DVD Burner
Antec P180 Case
Antec Neo Power 480w Power Supply
Thermalright XP-90 w/ Panaflo Fan and additional Vantec Tornado
Black Floppy Drive
***One of the memory sticks does not pass memtest86 and affects system stability, so the ram will probably need to be RMA'd at some point. The chipset cooler on the motherboard has stopped working, but does not seem to affect system stability whatsoever. Also, one of the fans in the case has recently stopped working as well.***
#5- 900$ (not assembled)
AMD Athlon 4400+ X2 - Used for 2 Days, then upgraded. Will Include Stock Heatsink (Heatpipe version)
Asus A8N SLI-Premium - Used for 2 Days (w/ 4400+ X2) then Upgraded. Will include all accessories.
CoolerMaster 550W PSU, 24Pin SLI-Ready - Used for 2 Days
(2x) 1GB Corsair XMS DDR400 PC3200 - Used for 2 Days
Raidmax RX-9 GT - Used for 1 month. No scratches/blemishes
Gigabyte 7800GTX
1 EXTRA GB of DDR400 PC3200 Memory
Creative Fatal1ty 1010 Gaming Mouse
Battle for Middle Earth 2 (UnRegistered)
Star Wars: Battlefront 2
Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends (UNOPENED)
Titan Quest DVD Version with Unused CD-Key.
PS: These are all offers I've received from people on these forums.
#1 ~800$
Case- Thermaltake Tsunami
Power Supply- FSP 450W
Processor- AMD Opteron 165 (Dual Core, 1.8GHz stock, and an incredible overclocker)
Heatsink- Scythe Ninja (includes optional 120mm fan)
Motherboard- eVGA nforce4 SLI
Video Card- eVGA 7800gt 256mb (very nice card)
Hard Drive- Western Digital Caviar 200GB
Memory- 1GB (2x512) Corsair XMS
CD/DVD- NEC DVD=/-RW (runs and burns both CDs and DVDs)
#2- ~800$
AMD Athlon 64 x2 3800+ Dual Core Processor Socket AM2
MSI K9N Neo-F Mobo Socket AM2
2gb(1gbx2) G.skill DDR2 533 RAM
Sapphire Radeon x1800xt 256mb Video Card
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS 7.1 Sound Card
All Black Case w/400 watt PS and dual 120mm Case fans
#3- ~600$
Athlon 64 3200+ socket 939
X800XTPE videocard
2GB PC3200 ram
160gb hard drive
coolermaster wavemaster case
dvdrom
mx510 mouse
generic keyboard
#4- ~800$
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice
DFI Lan Pary UT NF4 Ultra-D
EVGA GeForce 7900GT
Patriot 2 x 1 GB PC 3200 Memory
Seagate 250 GB SATA Hard Drive
NEC 3540 DVD Burner
Antec P180 Case
Antec Neo Power 480w Power Supply
Thermalright XP-90 w/ Panaflo Fan and additional Vantec Tornado
Black Floppy Drive
***One of the memory sticks does not pass memtest86 and affects system stability, so the ram will probably need to be RMA'd at some point. The chipset cooler on the motherboard has stopped working, but does not seem to affect system stability whatsoever. Also, one of the fans in the case has recently stopped working as well.***
#5- 900$ (not assembled)
AMD Athlon 4400+ X2 - Used for 2 Days, then upgraded. Will Include Stock Heatsink (Heatpipe version)
Asus A8N SLI-Premium - Used for 2 Days (w/ 4400+ X2) then Upgraded. Will include all accessories.
CoolerMaster 550W PSU, 24Pin SLI-Ready - Used for 2 Days
(2x) 1GB Corsair XMS DDR400 PC3200 - Used for 2 Days
Raidmax RX-9 GT - Used for 1 month. No scratches/blemishes
Gigabyte 7800GTX
1 EXTRA GB of DDR400 PC3200 Memory
Creative Fatal1ty 1010 Gaming Mouse
Battle for Middle Earth 2 (UnRegistered)
Star Wars: Battlefront 2
Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends (UNOPENED)
Titan Quest DVD Version with Unused CD-Key.
