omgdave
join:2006-12-31
United State
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Re: Bargain basement dual purpose PC build
said by m8trix  :got to list you budget Well, I was hoping to see the bargain hunters on here posting their latest finds and deals before talking about how much I have to spend.
I really would like to see what can be had for $1500, maybe a bit more.
Dave |
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The Flash
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join:2002-10-17
Toronto, ON | 1500 is a pretty good budget, you can easily get a decent system. |
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m8trix
join:2003-12-24
Phoenix, AZ
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July 20th, @11:59AM
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well if this system is mainly for gaming an you dont over clock here you go
cpu $210
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···19115036
mobo $224
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···13131219
4gig ram $80
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···20231122
DVD burner $27
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···27151154
video $284
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···14102748
psu $110
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···17139005
total $935
other options to add if in budget or you want to bring cost down specially if you over clock
mobo $170...will work with first cpu listed
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···13131182
quad 2 duo $199...only as good for gaming as the other cpu if you plan to over clock but a better multi tasker
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···19115017
vid card $200
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···14102747
and if you want a dedicated sound card $80
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···29271001
all parts will work with one another |
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omgdave
join:2006-12-31
United State
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July 20th, @04:51PM
| m8trix,
Under $1,000 is more than I hoped for. I do not like pushing the cpu, even if I did have a hot one before. This is definitely a dual purpose machine- much more work will be done on it than games. I would like to have something that will do both when people are over and we fire up the LAN.
Question:
Do you see any upgrade problems when some of the newer graphic cards are released in the next year or two?
Thanks again,
Dave |
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m8trix
join:2003-12-24
Phoenix, AZ
·Cox HSI
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July 20th, @05:13PM
| no and that 4870 should do just fine for the next 2 years..as far as the cpu the dual cores will do fine in basic multi tasking but for those who do encoding and compression with video,music and graphics then a quad maybe more suitable
this would be the next step up in terms of speed and cost for a quad core
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···19115027
260Mhz faster but $75 more
if your able to be more specific as what this rig will be used for we can say wether or not a dual or quad is best for you
also i hink in about a week or so the 4870 x2 will be out which is a dual gpu on one card so its like having 2 vid cards and i think it will be about $100 more over the standard 4870
also if you have heat issue do to poor air circulation you can alwasy get a after market cooler
$53
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···35118019
$49..i have this and love it it keeps my quad core Q6600 around 23c,but it is big
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···35154001 |
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omgdave
join:2006-12-31
United State | I do most of my work from home. Word, Excel and some Power Point are what I use. No video editing or sound work. Just plain vanilla report drudgery, with a bit of gaming hopefully.
Dave |
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m8trix
join:2003-12-24
Phoenix, AZ | then the dual core would be best for you |
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Joe12345678
join:2003-07-22
Des Plaines, IL
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for $170 get a x38 or p45 board or go nvidia with a 750i or 780i board.
The p35 is old and dose not have pci-e 2.0 |
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eX_NihiLo
Here's Your Something For Nothing
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join:2003-08-05
Louisville, CO
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| Given OP is on a tight budget a P35 board is fine. Unless is going to Crossfire 2 Radeon 4870s for a '30 monitor, lack of PCI-E 2.0 slots is not a hindrance. Nehalem systems requiring new motherboard, CPU and memory will be available in 8 months so building in alot of 'future-proofing' isn't wise. It's not like a whole slew of new upgrades for the Bearlake chipset is going to be available. Spend ~100 on a P35 board and be done with it. |
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