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Alienware today announced gaming computers equipped with AMD's FX-60 processor. The company offers the CPU both in its Aurora 7500 and ALX series of systems. Prices start at around $2700 for a basic Aurora system and top $8000 for decked out ALX model. Read more
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For the second to last day of our System Builder Marathon series, we add a $500 gaming PC to the mix. It's not going to be as quick as our other two builds, but we think Paul was able to get some serious value from this thing. Read more
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Profile: newbie
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Can someone help me create a low budget gaming system that will be used to play MMORPG's mainly like WoW and Warhammer.
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Finally a challenge.
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I don't know anything about the PSU that comes with that case, but I'd be very hesitant to trust it (especially since it's so cheap). There's no reason to buy IDE when SATA is basically the same price with much better air flow. And I'd only recommend matched pairs of RAM so that there isn't any issue with running in dual channel. You could just adjust vegettonox's build to include those suggestions, but here's an intel build to give you some options:
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Do not eat the styrofoam
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I like that AMD build. Here's a good deal for RAM, 2GB for $27 after shipping and rebate If you can bump up the video card to HD 4850 ($155 after rebate) do it. $464 -20 (saved from RAM) + 50 (from video card upgrade) - still a bit under $500 Message edited by aevm on 08-07-2008 at 05:21:01 PM |
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+1 for Wanker79's build.
--------------- gigabyte GA-EX38-DS4|Intel C2D e7200 at 3.8GHz| 2X Visiontek ATI 3870 800-2340 512M CCC 8.10|4G Patriot PC6400 DDR2 800MHz 5-5-5-12|500G Seagate SATA II 7200.11 HD|Seagate 250G SATA HD|Golden Orb 2|3x80mm Ultra case fans|DVD RW|CD-ROM|BFG Tech 800w| Win X |
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If you don't have any interest in OCing, vegettonox's AMD build is probably better (although all the caveats I mentioned still apply). If you want to OC, then the Intel build I put up is probably better. |
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Wanker's build is good. I'd swap the Case for an Antec 300, at only $59 with free shipping. It'll cost the same, if you use the saved money from shipping for some 120mm fans.
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That E7200 build is better than the AMD build, with three conditions:
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For low budget build that PSU might work. It's rated as 20 amps on one rail and 19 on the other if I'm not mistaken. If I HAD to pick a low budget PSU around 30 bucks, that's probably what I'd buy. Though I've never owned one, it looks good on paper and gets good newegg reviews. Look at PSU's, and then at a brand called compucase. If that's the same psu as the 585 watt ones there, it may do ok. Though it also might be better to spend more and get a more quality unit. |
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http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/ [...] er=9002566
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Profile: nimble knuckle
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I think dude, go with what aevm says. More video, less processor. I've even got an Athlon 5200 x2 and it does fine. |
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Get a sonata III (has 500w antech earth watt) 100$
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That Sonata is nice, I have one at work. The door gets in the way some times, but apart from that it's not bad at all.
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