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[QUOTE="Cait__Sith"]NEWEGG.COM Antec 900 - $59.99 Corsair 650w - $89.99 Nvidia 8800GT (2) - $100 ($50 per card) AMD 5600+ x2 - $54.99 GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P - $109.99 4GB DDR2- $102.99 GRAND TOTAL OF LISTED PARTS $517.95 I ether found the same part you had, or found a better part, I also did not look for deals or specials, but at the first thing that came up.AnnoyedDragon

Well there you go, hardly a bank buster.

Yeah also in the PC hardware fourms in the picture guide to computer building used this setup:

Case - NZXT Apollo ORANGE NP
Motherboard - GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3
Graphics Card - XFX Radeon HD 4850 512MB
Power Supply - Corsair CMPSU 400CX
CPU - AMD Athlon 64 X@ 5200 Brisbane 2.7GHz
Hard Drive - Western Digital Cavier Green 750GB
DVD - Sony DVDRW Drive
Operating System - Windows 7 RC

Total - $535 with shipping

LINK: http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=26986920&tag=topics;title

[QUOTE="dontshackzmii"]

I have a $600 PC and I can play crysis on high with 4x AA, which looks way better than anythinga console can produce. I have never had an issue with my $600 computer and it maxes most games without any extra tweaking. So you are saying playing crysis on high is low-end? Your theory makes no sense and you should stop talking about PCs right now; you're just making yourself look stupid.SF_KiLLaMaN

oh wow u can play a 2 year old game . Dont bs me sir . I am taking about good parts in every aspect of a machine. not just a decent cpu / gpu .

Totally agree with you man. everybody knows that a $500 case increases your framerate by 60%. That's why it;'s very important to have a 1500 carat gold case with diamonds.

For a good gaming rig (that would play all the games that are released without a hitch), you'd be spending quite a lot of money.charizard1605

And before people start talking about how 1200-1500 "is twice as much as you need to pay for a PC", a 600 dollar PC will get you poor hardware. The PC i built for 1300 this year uses high end hardware (lots of EVGA hardware inside my box). I don't settle for second rate hardware. The only time I would buy an XFX or Sparkle GPU would be for an upgrade. They are cheap, and will last about a year, maybe two tops if you are good about taking care of your system. Keep this in mind when you see posts about 500-700 dollar systems.

its not worth the effort. especially if your a more casual gamer. Drakes_Fortune

Honestly the way people go on about hardware prices, this system in my sig did Dragon Age maxed at 1920x1200.

I do not know how much it would cost today, monitor is probably the most expensive part.

[QUOTE="dontshackzmii"]

most custom pcs are garbage . i see people saying " i can make a 500$ pc! " . A 500$ pc is horrible! you have a case made with dollar store plastic some no name power supply that's held together with bread ties. you have some cheap crappy mother board . the only thing they put in these things is a med ranged cpu and gpu and act like its a good machine . its like putting a good engine into a 1984 rusted honda . anything under 800$ is just a cheap low end pc . you might be able to get a cupple of good parts in it . but over all the system is junke .

SF_KiLLaMaN

[QUOTE="SF_KiLLaMaN"][QUOTE="dontshackzmii"]

most custom pcs are garbage . i see people saying " i can make a 500$ pc! " . A 500$ pc is horrible! you have a case made with dollar store plastic some no name power supply that's held together with bread ties. you have some cheap crappy mother board . the only thing they put in these things is a med ranged cpu and gpu and act like its a good machine . its like putting a good engine into a 1984 rusted honda . anything under 800$ is just a cheap low end pc . you might be able to get a cupple of good parts in it . but over all the system is junke .

dakan45

[QUOTE="dontshackzmii"]

[QUOTE="Cait__Sith"]You actually can, things don't have to be expensive to be good quality.Cait__Sith

if you get some really good sales maybe. You get what you pay for 90% of the time . How much cheaper then 800$ can you make a good machine?i really dont see it being even 50$ less . Some people have low standards .

i build my rig for 1000 dollar

For a good gaming rig (that would play all the games that are released without a hitch), you'd be spending $2500-$4000 for sure. I still think you should stick to console gaming... I mean, the PC is great as a gaming platform, and sure, there's no denying that console manufacturers like to milk their consumers for all they're worth, but you need to remember that PC has been getting increasingly belated (and not so good) ports of multiplats lately (cases in point, GTA IV and Modern Warfare 2), that PC exclusives are now nothing more or less than RTS's, and that, face it, more and more people are moving to the consoles. In the end, it's all your choice, of course, and I wish you have as much fun as possible whatever you choose!!! :)charizard1605

And this is why you don't ask questions like this in System Wars :P

Go to the PC hardware section, they will tell you the correct pricing and such.

[QUOTE="AnnoyedDragon"]

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]For a good gaming rig (that would play all the games that are released without a hitch), you'd be spending $2500-$4000 for sure. I still think you should stick to console gaming... I mean, the PC is great as a gaming platform, and sure, there's no denying that console manufacturers like to milk their consumers for all they're worth, but you need to remember that PC has been getting increasingly belated (and not so good) ports of multiplats lately (cases in point, GTA IV and Modern Warfare 2), that PC exclusives are now nothing more or less than RTS's, and that, face it, more and more people are moving to the consoles. In the end, it's all your choice, of course, and I wish you have as much fun as possible whatever you choose!!! :)charizard1605

And this is why you don't ask questions like this in System Wars :P

Go to the PC hardware section, they will tell you the correct pricing and such.

Again, another thread where console fanboys don't know what they're talking about.

And the HP firebird? REALLY? You mean the slim as hell case which basically means no future upgrades? Uh, no thanks. You can find quality parts on Newegg and build a great machine that will stomp the Firebird. All parts will be quality, and won't be the junk Dell/HP/Gateway use to cut costs so they can sell it for 400% markup.

This thread makes me :roll:

[QUOTE="dakan45"][QUOTE="SF_KiLLaMaN"] I have a $600 PC and I can play crysis on high with 4x AA, which looks way better than anythinga console can produce. I have never had an issue with my $600 computer and it maxes most games without any extra tweaking. So you are saying playing crysis on high is low-end? Your theory makes no sense and you should stop talking about PCs right now; you're just making yourself look stupid.SF_KiLLaMaN

Honestly the way people go on about hardware prices, this system in my sig did Dragon Age maxed at 1920x1200.

I do not know how much it would cost today, monitor is probably the most expensive part.

[QUOTE="SF_KiLLaMaN"]

[QUOTE="dakan45"] Nice, nice, but thats crysis, try running most multiplatform games and you will see that the perfomance will force you into buying better hardware. Also try pc exclusives like arma 2 with your current pc, i doubt you can go higher than medium settings.dakan45

[QUOTE="Cait__Sith"] NEWEGG.COM Antec 900 - $59.99 Corsair 650w - $89.99 Nvidia 8800GT (2) - $100 ($50 per card) AMD 5600+ x2 - $54.99 GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P - $109.99 4GB DDR2- $102.99 GRAND TOTAL OF LISTED PARTS $517.95 I ether found the same part you had, or found a better part, I also did not look for deals or specials, but at the first thing that came up.lowe0

[QUOTE="Cait__Sith"][QUOTE="dontshackzmii"]

most custom pcs are garbage . i see people saying " i can make a 500$ pc! " . A 500$ pc is horrible! you have a case made with dollar store plastic some no name power supply that's held together with bread ties. you have some cheap crappy mother board . the only thing they put in these things is a med ranged cpu and gpu and act like its a good machine . its like putting a good engine into a 1984 rusted honda . anything under 800$ is just a cheap low end pc . you might be able to get a cupple of good parts in it . but over all the system is junke .

dontshackzmii

Just because you can put a decent cpu/gpudoes not mean its a good machine . Don't bs me by telling me how good a 600$ pc can be . It's not all about specs its also about build quality. You need a decent case , power supply , mother board , ram , hard drive and so on to make a good machine . You can't make a very all round good machine with much less then 800$ .

[QUOTE="lowe0"][QUOTE="Cait__Sith"] NEWEGG.COM Antec 900 - $59.99 Corsair 650w - $89.99 Nvidia 8800GT (2) - $100 ($50 per card) AMD 5600+ x2 - $54.99 GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P - $109.99 4GB DDR2- $102.99 GRAND TOTAL OF LISTED PARTS $517.95 I ether found the same part you had, or found a better part, I also did not look for deals or specials, but at the first thing that came up.Cait__Sith

[QUOTE="lowe0"][QUOTE="Cait__Sith"] NEWEGG.COM Antec 900 - $59.99 Corsair 650w - $89.99 Nvidia 8800GT (2) - $100 ($50 per card) AMD 5600+ x2 - $54.99 GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P - $109.99 4GB DDR2- $102.99 GRAND TOTAL OF LISTED PARTS $517.95 I ether found the same part you had, or found a better part, I also did not look for deals or specials, but at the first thing that came up.anshul89

console games may cost a bit more but they have resale vaule while pc games don't .i can sell or trade in pretty much every console game . cant say the same for pc .

dontshackzmii

[QUOTE="lowe0"][QUOTE="Cait__Sith"] NEWEGG.COM Antec 900 - $59.99 Corsair 650w - $89.99 Nvidia 8800GT (2) - $100 ($50 per card) AMD 5600+ x2 - $54.99 GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P - $109.99 4GB DDR2- $102.99 GRAND TOTAL OF LISTED PARTS $517.95 I ether found the same part you had, or found a better part, I also did not look for deals or specials, but at the first thing that came up.Cait__Sith

Where did you find the 8800 GT for $50?

[QUOTE="Brownesque"][QUOTE="lowe0"]A good PC will be more like $900. Don't skimp on power supply or motherboard, or you'll just pay more to replace them when they die. A good Asus mobo and GPU, and a decent PSU from Corsair will be worth the extra cost.lowe0

For once we agree, wihen building a new pc I don't go less than 1k.

[QUOTE="Cait__Sith"][QUOTE="lowe0"] You're missing a case and hard drive/optical drive. Also, I don't think that's a SLI board. You'l need to dump the 8800 GTs and put in one card, or go ATI (which you might as well do anyway)sleepingzzz

Where did you find the 8800 GT for $50?

[QUOTE="SF_KiLLaMaN"][QUOTE="dontshackzmii"]

most custom pcs are garbage . i see people saying " i can make a 500$ pc! " . A 500$ pc is horrible! you have a case made with dollar store plastic some no name power supply that's held together with bread ties. you have some cheap crappy mother board . the only thing they put in these things is a med ranged cpu and gpu and act like its a good machine . its like putting a good engine into a 1984 rusted honda . anything under 800$ is just a cheap low end pc . you might be able to get a cupple of good parts in it . but over all the system is junke .

dakan45