cheap gaming computers

i need a cheap but good computer, but i can't find it anywhere, can anybody help me?:shock:ferdinrules

[QUOTE="ferdinrules"]i need a cheap but good computer, but i can't find it anywhere, can anybody help me?:shock:PredatorRules

I agree, you can technically build one for a little bit less but you will really be crippling yourself to the point where you ask yourself "why did I even bother."

1000 grand is a decent budget for building yourself a rig.

heres what u can get n i guarantee u a mid-range pc : Kingston RAM 1 GB DDR2 bus 533----> 90 $ Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.66GHz Socket 775 1066MHz bus---->500$ Motherboard Gigabyte GA-965G-DS3----->120$ ATI Radeon X1600 Pro 512MB GDDR3 / PCI-E / DVI / TV-OUT-------> 170$ TOTAL COST---------------->760$ so i guess yeah, like predatorrules and mrbojangles said, it would cost abt 1 grand g4m3add1ct

Im sorry dude by why on Earth would you spend 500 dollars for a processor when you can buy its cheaper sibling, and then slap on an extra 600MHz for free by overclocking it?  You dont even need aftermarket cooling with Core 2 Duos unless you plan on exceeding 2.8GHz.

Just stick with an E6300 or E6400 (6400 has the 8x multiplier which is better for overclocking).  But dont worry about overclocking until your warranty expires, a 2.2GHz dual-core will be fine for the next few years.

[QUOTE="g4m3add1ct"]heres what u can get n i guarantee u a mid-range pc : Kingston RAM 1 GB DDR2 bus 533----> 90 $ Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.66GHz Socket 775 1066MHz bus---->500$ Motherboard Gigabyte GA-965G-DS3----->120$ ATI Radeon X1600 Pro 512MB GDDR3 / PCI-E / DVI / TV-OUT-------> 170$ TOTAL COST---------------->760$ so i guess yeah, like predatorrules and mrbojangles said, it would cost abt 1 grand mrbojangles25

Im sorry dude by why on Earth would you spend 500 dollars for a processor when you can buy its cheaper sibling, and then slap on an extra 600MHz for free by overclocking it? You dont even need aftermarket cooling with Core 2 Duos unless you plan on exceeding 2.8GHz.

Just stick with an E6300 or E6400 (6400 has the 8x multiplier which is better for overclocking). But dont worry about overclocking until your warranty expires, a 2.2GHz dual-core will be fine for the next few years.

[QUOTE="mrbojangles25"]

[QUOTE="g4m3add1ct"]heres what u can get n i guarantee u a mid-range pc : Kingston RAM 1 GB DDR2 bus 533----> 90 $ Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.66GHz Socket 775 1066MHz bus---->500$ Motherboard Gigabyte GA-965G-DS3----->120$ ATI Radeon X1600 Pro 512MB GDDR3 / PCI-E / DVI / TV-OUT-------> 170$ TOTAL COST---------------->760$ so i guess yeah, like predatorrules and mrbojangles said, it would cost abt 1 grand godofratz

Im sorry dude by why on Earth would you spend 500 dollars for a processor when you can buy its cheaper sibling, and then slap on an extra 600MHz for free by overclocking it? You dont even need aftermarket cooling with Core 2 Duos unless you plan on exceeding 2.8GHz.

Just stick with an E6300 or E6400 (6400 has the 8x multiplier which is better for overclocking). But dont worry about overclocking until your warranty expires, a 2.2GHz dual-core will be fine for the next few years.

Insane overclocking isnt the solution to everything, but reasonable overclocking can save you hundreds of dollars.  Whats the difference between an E6400 and an E6600?  The factory overclocks the 6600 and sells it for more.  Why not get a 6400 and do it yourself?

[QUOTE="godofratz"][QUOTE="mrbojangles25"]

[QUOTE="g4m3add1ct"]heres what u can get n i guarantee u a mid-range pc : Kingston RAM 1 GB DDR2 bus 533----> 90 $ Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.66GHz Socket 775 1066MHz bus---->500$ Motherboard Gigabyte GA-965G-DS3----->120$ ATI Radeon X1600 Pro 512MB GDDR3 / PCI-E / DVI / TV-OUT-------> 170$ TOTAL COST---------------->760$ so i guess yeah, like predatorrules and mrbojangles said, it would cost abt 1 grand mrbojangles25

Im sorry dude by why on Earth would you spend 500 dollars for a processor when you can buy its cheaper sibling, and then slap on an extra 600MHz for free by overclocking it? You dont even need aftermarket cooling with Core 2 Duos unless you plan on exceeding 2.8GHz.

Just stick with an E6300 or E6400 (6400 has the 8x multiplier which is better for overclocking). But dont worry about overclocking until your warranty expires, a 2.2GHz dual-core will be fine for the next few years.

Insane overclocking isnt the solution to everything, but reasonable overclocking can save you hundreds of dollars. Whats the difference between an E6400 and an E6600? The factory overclocks the 6600 and sells it for more. Why not get a 6400 and do it yourself?

[QUOTE="mrbojangles25"][QUOTE="godofratz"][QUOTE="mrbojangles25"]

[QUOTE="g4m3add1ct"]heres what u can get n i guarantee u a mid-range pc : Kingston RAM 1 GB DDR2 bus 533----> 90 $ Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.66GHz Socket 775 1066MHz bus---->500$ Motherboard Gigabyte GA-965G-DS3----->120$ ATI Radeon X1600 Pro 512MB GDDR3 / PCI-E / DVI / TV-OUT-------> 170$ TOTAL COST---------------->760$ so i guess yeah, like predatorrules and mrbojangles said, it would cost abt 1 grand godofratz

Im sorry dude by why on Earth would you spend 500 dollars for a processor when you can buy its cheaper sibling, and then slap on an extra 600MHz for free by overclocking it? You dont even need aftermarket cooling with Core 2 Duos unless you plan on exceeding 2.8GHz.

Just stick with an E6300 or E6400 (6400 has the 8x multiplier which is better for overclocking). But dont worry about overclocking until your warranty expires, a 2.2GHz dual-core will be fine for the next few years.

Insane overclocking isnt the solution to everything, but reasonable overclocking can save you hundreds of dollars. Whats the difference between an E6400 and an E6600? The factory overclocks the 6600 and sells it for more. Why not get a 6400 and do it yourself?

Ah I see, that is very true.  Overclocking does void warranties, after all, so like you said better safe than sorry.  Besides, its not like a slower dual core is going to be insufficiant.  Just wait until the warranty expires, then overclock.  Its relatively easy, too; I had never overclocked before, but I looked online on how to do it and it went fine.

from dell you can get:

core 2 duo e6600

windows vista home premium

1gb ram

250gb hard drive

16x dual layer cd/dvd burner

19" flat panel monitor

256 ati radeon x1300

all for $1200, i'd say that's a pretty good deal.  you can always upgrade the video card and ram at a later date, but this will last you a while i'd say.  oh and don't listen to that guy that says $750 or whatever cause he isn't including a lot of things that are needed and will take his configuration up over a grand easy.

[QUOTE="ferdinrules"]Which one would be good then

All of those are outdated and waaaaaay over priced.

There's a difference between an E6400 and 6600, mainly cache the 6600 has twice the as much, but you can easily overclock the 6600 to the level of a 6700 adn save yourself 250$

Which one would be good then

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2224153&CatId=114

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1649984&CatId=114

or

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1539656&CatId=114ferdinrules

Out dated? Then can you point me in the right direction and tell me which computer would be better?:cry:ferdinrules

[QUOTE="ferdinrules"]Which one would be good then

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2224153&CatId=114

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1649984&CatId=114

or

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1539656&CatId=114PredatorRules

[QUOTE="PredatorRules"][QUOTE="ferdinrules"]Which one would be good then

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2224153&CatId=114

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1649984&CatId=114

or

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1539656&CatId=114V4LENT1NE

I strongly urge you to build your own rig, you will literally save hundreds of dollars.  I know its intimidating, but its really as easy as plugging a few wires and screwing a few screws.  If you can install a video card or memory, you can build a computer (a bit of an oversimplification, but its really not that much more difficult).

As a guideline, I suggest as the bare minimum:
-Core 2 Duo E6400 or AMD X2 3800
-Motherboard with a 680i chipset (a bit of a splurge, but it will save you the hastle of replacing your motherboard for the next 5 years)
-2x1GB DDR2 667MHz memory
-Geforce 7600GT (only 90 dollars now!)
-500-550 Watt power supply
-180-250GB Hard drive (16MB cache, SATA 3.0GB/sec)
-DVD-RW drive
-Floppy disk drive
-Case
-Fans
-Two or three Y-splitter cables
-19 inch widescreen monitor
-set aside 150 dollars for misc. stuff

I strongly urge you to build your own rig, you will literally save hundreds of dollars.  I know its intimidating, but its really as easy as plugging a few wires and screwing a few screws.  If you can install a video card or memory, you can build a computer (a bit of an oversimplification, but its really not that much more difficult).

As a guideline, I suggest as the bare minimum:
-Core 2 Duo E6400 or AMD X2 3800
-Motherboard with a 680i chipset (a bit of a splurge, but it will save you the hastle of replacing your motherboard for the next 5 years)
-2x1GB DDR2 667MHz memory
-Geforce 7600GT (only 90 dollars now!)
-500-550 Watt power supply
-180-250GB Hard drive (16MB cache, SATA 3.0GB/sec)
-DVD-RW drive
-Floppy disk drive
-Case
-Fans
-Two or three Y-splitter cables
-19 inch widescreen monitor
-set aside 150 dollars for misc. stuff

mrbojangles25

Which one would be good then

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2224153&CatId=114

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1649984&CatId=114

or

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1539656&CatId=114ferdinrules

i built a super cheap gaming pc for myself a few months ago.

amd 64 3200 939, easily OC'ed it to 2.4 ghz ~ $45

asus a8r-mvp mobo ~ $60

1gb ddr400 ~ $50, ebay's the best place to find ram

ati x700 pro 256 mb ~ $50

450w psu ~ $15

40gb HD ~ $30

windows xp ~ my old cd key was accepted

reused my old pc case, monitor, keyboard, and speakers

total was about $250 including shipping

this is probably the cheapest you can go. im using this till i can save up enough money to buy a decent gaming rig

i get around 50 fps with BF2 on high settings with dynamic shadows and lighting off. i also got stalker and it runs smoothly with medium settings

[QUOTE="g4m3add1ct"]heres what u can get n i guarantee u a mid-range pc : Kingston RAM 1 GB DDR2 bus 533----> 90 $ Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.66GHz Socket 775 1066MHz bus---->500$ Motherboard Gigabyte GA-965G-DS3----->120$ ATI Radeon X1600 Pro 512MB GDDR3 / PCI-E / DVI / TV-OUT-------> 170$ TOTAL COST---------------->760$ so i guess yeah, like predatorrules and mrbojangles said, it would cost abt 1 grand mrbojangles25

Im sorry dude by why on Earth would you spend 500 dollars for a processor when you can buy its cheaper sibling, and then slap on an extra 600MHz for free by overclocking it?  You dont even need aftermarket cooling with Core 2 Duos unless you plan on exceeding 2.8GHz.

Just stick with an E6300 or E6400 (6400 has the 8x multiplier which is better for overclocking).  But dont worry about overclocking until your warranty expires, a 2.2GHz dual-core will be fine for the next few years.

how about this computer
http://www.ibuypower.com/ibp/store/configurator.aspx?mid=61

ferdinrules

that is the biggest rip off of all time.  all time.

$900 for barebones e6300, 512mb ram, 2x geforce 6600, 160gb and no dvd burner...  wow.  just wow.

These guys are worth it. http://vigorgaming.com/main/company.html

http://vigorgaming.com/product/config_hornetae.html

Alienware, Ibuypower, and Cyberpower all suck. They customer service is horrendous. Do some research here. www.resellerratings.com (type in the website you are researching. Example:target.com one of the lowest and worst online sellers on there)

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/inf7500.asp?v=d

pretty good pc for less that $1000

Core2 duo E6600

1gb ram

geforce 7900gs 

One word: Build.Nerfing

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/inf7500.asp?v=d

pretty good pc for less that $1000

Core2 duo E6600

1gb ram

geforce 7900gs 

bigd131