Home |  Forums |  Search |  My Profile |  Chat  Photo Gallery |  Events Calendar |  Technical Documents  No messages |  New Posts |  Watched Topics |  Register   best gaming computer Goto page 1, 2  Next          Forum Index -> Geeky Bits Latest ratings Highest-ranked posts Highest-ranked topics Highest-ranked posters   hans hartman Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:57 Posts: 1273 Joined: 18 Mar 2006 Location: wollongong NSW, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 9:28 pm    Post subject: best gaming computer hi,want to build a low budget gaming computer,open to ideas and specs,amd or intel cpus, give me some ideas. thanks Back to top dc_todd Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:30 Posts: 2882 Joined: 05 Nov 2004 Location: Gymea NSW, Australia View User Gallery (12) Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 11:13 pm    Post subject: What sort of budget are we looking at to start with, what do you already have that you intend to carry over to the new machine? then I can give you some ideas. Back to top fiftyone Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:21 Posts: 2297 Joined: 22 May 2006 Location: Ballarat VIC, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:35 am    Post subject: Low budget and Performance DO NOT go together i have an Intel E8400 3g ddr2 800 ram (soon to be 4g 1066) 750w thermaltake psu (modular) and a first series 8800gts 320 card it all goes good. if you need a screen a 22 wide is the way to go. I would buy a 9600gt graphics card (preferably a Galaxy 9600gt OC edition) Back to top The MaDDeSTMaN Fordmods Stock as a Rock Age:30 Posts: 172 Joined: 08 Sep 2005 Location: Melbourne VIC, Australia View User Gallery (1) Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:12 pm    Post subject: As said, really depends on your budget, here's a suggestion tho Intel Core 2 Duo 8200 Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3 Seagate Barracuda 500G SATA2 Pioneer DVR-115D DVD-R/W Corsair TWIN2X2048-8500C5D RAM (2Gb) Thermaltake Soprano Black Midi Tower with 430W PSU XFX 8800GT Alpha Dog Overclocked edition 512Mb PCIE graphics card Gigabyte or Logitech Keyboard and mouse combo pack Windows XP Home Asus 19" VW193D Black LCD (Widescreen) Logitech X540 5.1 speakers You'd get change from $1500, but a better PSU would be very strongly advised, putting it closer to the $1600 mark, and that's without going too nuts on the latest and greatest. Back to top haggis Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:23 Posts: 1963 Joined: 05 Nov 2004 Location: Gosford NSW, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:21 pm    Post subject: ^ Something like that would be a decent little gamer, but you'll want 4gb RAM as a minimum - it's extremely cheap now so it would be foolish not to. If you want to run Vista on it at some point, spend the little extra and get a basic Intel Quadcore CPU. Back to top The MaDDeSTMaN Fordmods Stock as a Rock Age:30 Posts: 172 Joined: 08 Sep 2005 Location: Melbourne VIC, Australia View User Gallery (1) Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:28 pm    Post subject: haggis wrote: ^ Something like that would be a decent little gamer, but you'll want 4gb RAM as a minimum - it's extremely cheap now so it would be foolish not to. If you want to run Vista on it at some point, spend the little extra and get a basic Intel Quadcore CPU. Yeah, without any mention of what budget I erred a little on the side of cheapness, more ram and a faster cpu and maybe even another 8800GT (PSU would certainly need to be upgraded for that from the stock ThermalTake 430w unit, maybe a Antec TruePower Trio 650W for just over $140) would be options if their budget would stratch that far, another 2Gb of that Corsair would be about another $86, and a Q6600 quad core CPU would be another $44, and another 8800GT to match another $247. Adds up damn fast when you want a good gaming rig! Back to top hans hartman Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:57 Posts: 1273 Joined: 18 Mar 2006 Location: wollongong NSW, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 5:11 pm    Post subject: i had a look at mother boards 90----5000 bucks,cpus--im not sure yet,intel or amd---whats the best at the moment?grahpics---will have a sticky--seems 9600 gt is the starting point,with the new systems 4g ram seems to be the go,drives are still so\so--the bottle neck--slow.i dont have figure for new build,depends on specs\cost.some more ideas,please. Back to top The MaDDeSTMaN Fordmods Stock as a Rock Age:30 Posts: 172 Joined: 08 Sep 2005 Location: Melbourne VIC, Australia View User Gallery (1) Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 5:33 pm    Post subject: hans hartman wrote: i had a look at mother boards 90----5000 bucks,cpus--im not sure yet,intel or amd---whats the best at the moment?grahpics---will have a sticky--seems 9600 gt is the starting point,with the new systems 4g ram seems to be the go,drives are still so\so--the bottle neck--slow.i dont have figure for new build,depends on specs\cost.some more ideas,please. The core 2 series of Intel CPUs is far and away faster then the AMD CPUs at this point in time, and is the best choice unless you are on an extremely tight budget. Motherboards, really depends what features you'll need, but best to get one that is better then you think you need, rather then later on ripping it out and replacing it. 9600GT is not too bad, but a 8800GT is better, 9800 is even better but expensive! With how much RAM, that really depends which OS you'll be using, none of the 32-bit versions can use 4G, depending on what else is in the machine with 4Gb installed a 32-bit OS may not be able to see any more then about 3Gb. The 64-bit versions do not have this problem, but some games, applications and drivers may not be compatible with the 64-bit OS... Yeah, hard disk drives are still a big bottleneck, but they're not too bad, the Seagate Barracuda isn't too bad in that regard with it's 7200RPM spin rate and 32Mb of cache on a SATA2 interface, but they do run fairly warm, which needs to be taken into consideration. Regarding hard disk speeds, you might find this link interesting: http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/hard-disks/average-read-transfer-performance,658.html Back to top haggis Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:23 Posts: 1963 Joined: 05 Nov 2004 Location: Gosford NSW, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:56 pm    Post subject: Do we need to include new speakers and monitor in this build? A good set of speakers and a good monitor make a MASSIVE difference.. Back to top hans hartman Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:57 Posts: 1273 Joined: 18 Mar 2006 Location: wollongong NSW, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:25 pm    Post subject: will use my 22 inch lcd and i have a microlab subwoofer system-8yrs old but i can use more than a quater volume-----too noisy for the residents--it blasts. Back to top fiftyone Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:21 Posts: 2297 Joined: 22 May 2006 Location: Ballarat VIC, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:46 pm    Post subject: a set of logitec x530's dam good set of speakers. get a 8800gts card (512). SLI two and they are easy EASY faster than any other card you can buy (even two 9800gtx's as they bottle neck quite bad) so im told, however the new "2" series is coming out Back to top hans hartman Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:57 Posts: 1273 Joined: 18 Mar 2006 Location: wollongong NSW, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:00 am    Post subject: fiftyone wrote: Low budget and Performance DO NOT go together i have an Intel E8400 3g ddr2 800 ram (soon to be 4g 1066) 750w thermaltake psu (modular) and a first series 8800gts 320 card it all goes good. if you need a screen a 22 wide is the way to go. I would buy a 9600gt graphics card (preferably a Galaxy 9600gt OC edition) i looked at the specs of yours and will go with something like that,thanks Back to top fiftyone Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:21 Posts: 2297 Joined: 22 May 2006 Location: Ballarat VIC, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:12 am    Post subject: if at all possible, www.msy.com.au they have great stuff cheap. if not, go to your local store with what you want and the msy list and ask them to price match and have a look at the Antec Sonata III case too. it is quiet and has a good psu good luck with it all mate Back to top The MaDDeSTMaN Fordmods Stock as a Rock Age:30 Posts: 172 Joined: 08 Sep 2005 Location: Melbourne VIC, Australia View User Gallery (1) Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:43 pm    Post subject: fiftyone wrote: if at all possible, www.msy.com.au they have great stuff cheap. Yeah, between MSY and centercom - http://www.centercom.com.au - you should be able to get everything you need without spending a fortune, those two are generally within a few dollars of each other, and I know for a fact that centrecom keep a close eye on MSYs pricing and react accordingly. fiftyone wrote: and have a look at the Antec Sonata III case too. it is quiet and has a good psu Yeah, the Sonata III isn't a bad choice, it;s nicely designed, looks good, and has certainly been designed to be nice and quiet - http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=125_60&filter_id=68&products_id=24490 - although that PSU would still probably need to be replaced if you went for a second graphics card. Back to top fiftyone Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:21 Posts: 2297 Joined: 22 May 2006 Location: Ballarat VIC, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 2:22 pm    Post subject: that said i think two GC's for a every day gaming system is a wank. Back to top haggis Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:23 Posts: 1963 Joined: 05 Nov 2004 Location: Gosford NSW, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 2:39 pm    Post subject: Depends if your every day game is Crysis Back to top hans hartman Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:57 Posts: 1273 Joined: 18 Mar 2006 Location: wollongong NSW, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:05 pm    Post subject: ok,did some sniffing and came up with--intel Q6600 CPU,GIGBITE m\board GA EP35-DS3L S775,2 G KINGSTON DDR2 PC2-6400 800MHZ RAM for $407, your opinions? any better options,thanks Back to top fiftyone Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:21 Posts: 2297 Joined: 22 May 2006 Location: Ballarat VIC, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:44 pm    Post subject: see if you can go for the q9 series cpu. they are a LOT cooler and considerably less restriction with the pipelines. you also need to consider a case, psu and GC. as well as OS if you havent already got one Back to top Kenay Fordmods - Smokin em up Age:19 Posts: 239 Joined: 25 Mar 2007 Location: Berwick VIC, Australia View User Gallery (6) Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 1:54 am    Post subject: ok as a gamer i have found that games run alot smoother if your using amd then again intel is good but i found it to be jidery in game i recently just built my comp for $1100 amd phenom x4 9850 gigabyte sli m/b , 2 1gb 9600gt's 8gb ram 1066 850 w psu 500gb sata hdd running raid gigabyte 3daurora case pretty sweet constant 450 fps on cod 4 hope that helps Back to top haggis Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:23 Posts: 1963 Joined: 05 Nov 2004 Location: Gosford NSW, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 1:34 pm    Post subject: Kenay wrote: ok as a gamer i have found that games run alot smoother if your using amd then again intel is good but i found it to be jidery in game i recently just built my comp for $1100 amd phenom x4 9850 gigabyte sli m/b , 2 1gb 9600gt's 8gb ram 1066 850 w psu 500gb sata hdd running raid gigabyte 3daurora case pretty sweet constant 450 fps on cod 4 hope that helps Got a link for where you got it from? 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