$900 good gaming rig possible?

[batuchka]

For real?? I was searching the net just now and i got this thread which is related to what i wish to do: (very new to DIY )

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AgDMK6M.UFxCnyjv_2idTMjsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20071231095304AAu6OCQ&show=7#profile-info-dmzwEnvBaa

That darth dude with the 5000+ black edition and MSI mobo - is that choice good and is there anything you would change/improve yet stay at that price he quoted? Looks as if it could perform really awesomely at that price but i am not sure hehe Also those people in yahoo answers have no idea that 3850>>>>8600/7900 it seems! And a small fortune on cpu+mobo and skimping on graphics card on a GAMING rig (other suggestion in that thread) doesn't sound right for me...anyway thanks in advance

p.s Can one *really* get a 5000+ BE to 3.7Ghz on air?? Thats a one in a mil shot right?

 

[akhilles]

Be wary of ebay deals, unless you have experiences with them.

3.5-ish is the highest I've seen, but unstable. Can't orthos. You should be shooting for 3.2ghz stable.

How about a free semi-decent cpu cooler?

http://www.ncixus.com/products/25878/ADO5000DSWOF/AMD/

 

[batuchka]

Sweet - thanks for brining that deal to my attention ^^ So would you say the price-performance of this rig is above average or so-so?

 

[Onus]

A decent gaming rig for $900 is entirely possible. Here's a sample:
https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.asp?ID=5015585
The mobo, GPU, and PSU are now out of stock, but this is just a quick example I came up with for my niece last week. Alternates for those parts at similar prices are available.

 

[Kaaliya]

just wait for amd 780 chipset which will have integrated graphics far better than current entry level graphics cards . also add an entry level 3470 series card which will cost 60$ and release in jan too . with amds new technology Hybrid Crossfire , the integrated graphics will combine with the external card to give much better performance . also the motherboard consumes just 1.2 watts at idle , and with the new technology the power to graphics card is shut off when u arent running anything that needs the card so thats even more power savings . add to this an x2 5000+ processor . this will form a very good core that wont cost much so remaining money u can spend on better components

 

[phantom93]

yes it is, I have oen my self

Core 2 Duo E6750
P35-NEO mobo
2gb of DDR2 ram
nvidia 8800GT

The 4 main parts which cost about off the top of my head costed me like $600-700, that extra money goes towards the case/HDD/disc drives/keyboard etc. It costed me $900-1000 idr but yes its entirly possible and after OCing the video card a bit it runs crysis like a charm.

 

[Silverion77]

Its possible, you do overclock??

If so get a P35-DS3L mobo, E2180 CPU (overclock to 3.0+ easy), 2-4 gigs of Ram, a nice 500+ watt PSU, and an HD3870 or 8800GT

(Look at my hardware config, that cost me under $900 with Vista, no monitor)

 

[batuchka]

Ya definitely overclocking and thanks guys for offering alternative configurations ^^ Hmm i thought the 790x (MSI K9A2 CF) is better for gaming than 780 chipset?

 

[lockdownx1x]

Just a Rig I made in case someone's looking to make one for 900$

OC the E2160 to 3.2GHz and with the new GTS Crysis will be pretty sweet.

Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L Rev. 2.0 - $87
http://clubit.com/product_detail.cfm?itemno=CA4830813

PSU: CORSAIR HX CMPSU-520HX - $90 (10$ MIR)
http://clubit.com/product_detail.cfm?itemno=CA6200026

OS: MICROSOFT Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium - $98
http://clubit.com/product_detail.cfm?itemno=CA7252236

GPU: EVGA GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB - $350
http://clubit.com/product_detail.cfm?itemno=CA9602870

CPU: Intel Dual-Core E2160 Allendale 1.8GHz 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - $82
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116036

Case: COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 - $50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119068

Drive: SAMSUNG Black SATA DVD Burner - $30
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151153

Ram: A-DATA Extreme Edition 2GB - $50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211174

HDD: Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB - $50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136075


Total: $887

Good Luck

 

[akhilles]

790FX would be the best overclocker for AMD. It overclockers AM2 CPUs a bit better than AM2 boards.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_700_chipset_series

If you're shooting for a high o/c, Intel is the way.