Spec a mid-range system for me

[Gravity]

it's been at least a year since I've built a box so I'm a bit out of date when it comes to spec'ing the latest or best value amd boxes. This guy wants a browser box that can play all the games he got for his kid as well as handle some amateur digital photography.

Office sweet as well.

He needs everything except a monitor. I was thinking sonata case, but the rest is up to ya'll.

Thanks,

Gravity

 

[Tiamat]

check out anandtech's midrange PC guide. If his kid plays HL2, you may be looking for something better than mid-range...

 

[Gravity]

Thx....forgot all about that!!!

 

[Edward Lee]

Check out mine below

AMD 64 3000 s754 + Soltek Nforce3 MOBO + 1 Gig Corsair RAM= 388.00

Add ATI Radeon 9800 Pro for $180.00 or Gforce 6800 for $267.00
Add Hard Drive for $49.00=$69.00 80Gig-120Gig depending what's on sale
Add DVD-RW/CD-RW for $58.00
Add Case + 350W (minimum) Power Supply for $30.00-$200.00

Total: $705.00 - $982

for Photo editing I recommend a top end 19" CRT monitor at around $189.00

 

[dguy6789]

Half life 2 doesnt need a highend system at all.