| | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1 | I am a huge computer gamer, I love to play them.
The computer i have now is to slow to handle everything I put into it. I have been saving money for a long time to get a new (custom) one. What are the best computers, or computer parts I can get. (Keep in mind, I'll be using this computer mostly for games.) | | | |
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| | | | Joined: Mar 1983 Posts: 55 UGN Elder | | UGN Elder Joined: Mar 1983 Posts: 55 | AMD does great for gaming. If you wanna build your own i suggest doing alot of reading at http://www.tomshardware.com or if you just wanna out right buy alien ware are gaming built machines. Skull,
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| | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 43 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 43 | This site basically has a step-by-step guide to building your own PC: http://www.webfreebees.net/howtobuildpc.html
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 40 UGN Old Skewl | | UGN Old Skewl Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 40 | what ever you do, for your video card buy a PCI-Express card,,,way cheaper than AGP and way BETTER. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,203 Likes: 11 Community Owner | | Community Owner Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,203 Likes: 11 | Get yourself an AGP graphics card with either GForce or Radeon chipset with at least 128mb ram (NewEgg has a decent 256mb one for under $100).
I'd go with at minimum an 80GB hard disk at 7200RPM (if you're serious about gaming then NOTHING under 7200RPM!).
Ram, at least a gig; processor, at least a 2.0ghz or equivelant (Myself I prefer the AMD Athlon 3200 and above).
Newegg will have the cheaper prices 90% of the time; plus the rate that they get [censored] out to you is well worth the $10 you could save shopping anywhere else. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 24 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 24 | My set up runs great for games. I have:
AMD64 3500
2 gig ram
dual nvidia 6800
a 160 gig 7200 rpm game drive
nforce 4 chip set | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 247 UGN Member | | UGN Member Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 247 | Well, yeah, most $2000-$3000 freaks of nature ARE really good at gaming, but most people don't have enough money for one SLI compatable graphics card, let alone two. P.S: Holy @&#%!!! 
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,203 Likes: 11 Community Owner | | Community Owner Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,203 Likes: 11 | AMD Athlon XP 3200+ Proc = ~$200
Soyo KT880 Dragon 2 Mobo = ~$80
ATI Radeon 9600 256MB = ~$90
All you have to worry about is a case and ram then a hard disk... I don't see that as 3 grand; unless you where to buy it from a company preassembled... | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 247 UGN Member | | UGN Member Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 247 | With AMD/GeForce's specs it would be. Who really needs two nvidia 6800's?
"We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into the area."
-UK military spokesman Major Mike Shearer
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,203 Likes: 11 Community Owner | | Community Owner Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,203 Likes: 11 | 'eh, it all depends on if you want it "good" and "overkill" and an overpriced piece of [censored] or if you'd like it "good" and "overkill" yet "affordable"  | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,203 Likes: 11 Community Owner | | Community Owner Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,203 Likes: 11 | | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 815 nobody | | nobody Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 815 | Go for PCI express over AGP for graphics | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,203 Likes: 11 Community Owner | | Community Owner Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,203 Likes: 11 | Why? I've always had better experiances with AGP... | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 815 nobody | | nobody Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 815 | 16x pci-express slots are better than 8x AGP. | | |
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