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| 1228041 | 2011-09-01 05:59:00 | Hey there I currently have a cheap little HP Pavilion DV1000 (old I know) and would like to either custom build or buy a cheap gaming system that costs in around the $800 range, It isn't for any of the newer games that rely on a really powerful system but is more for running games with specs like Left 4 Dead, if anyone could recommend a system to look at or somewhere that I could get cheap parts would be awesome. Thanks in advance :) |
xXjaspaXx (16525) | ||
| 1228042 | 2011-09-01 06:16:00 | $800?? www.playtech.co.nz Well, if you reused the case, reused optical drives, hard drives and just change MB, CPU, RAM, PSU and most important of all GPU, you might get away with it. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1228043 | 2011-09-01 09:37:00 | haha yeah it's just a rough estimate I could pay more but as I am only 16 thats alot of money to save :D, the case, and drives are no biggie I can get them for free it's more the CPU, PSU, MB and the GPU that I need help with finding | xXjaspaXx (16525) | ||
| 1228044 | 2011-09-01 09:45:00 | I need a Graphics card that is Pixel Shader and Vertex Shader compatible and roughly a CPU that can put out at least 2.00Ghz or 3.00Ghz processing speed, I already know how much RAM I want and where I can get it the trouble is finding a compatible motherboard, if you could recommend anything that would be great | xXjaspaXx (16525) | ||
| 1228045 | 2011-09-01 10:03:00 | the other option is that I buy better, more expensive parts seperatly and slowly build the PC up from the MB but as I said I need help with finding compatible parts as I only have a small amount of knowledge when it comes to this, putting the PC together is easy it's just compatibility that I struggle with, thanks for any help you can give me :) | xXjaspaXx (16525) | ||
| 1228046 | 2011-09-01 11:58:00 | I think it would be pretty much impossible to find a discreet video card that doesn't have pixel and vertex shaders these days. If you are keen to put something together your self have a look at pricespy.co.nz |
Deimos (5715) | ||
| 1228047 | 2011-09-01 20:36:00 | it's more the CPU, PSU, MB and the GPU that I need help with finding So go off the parts listed in that quote then. It's a good GPU and thats the most important part of a gaming PC. MB, CPU and RAM generally have to be done all at once. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1228048 | 2011-09-01 21:43:00 | tough to do for $800 www.computerlounge.co.nz $135 www.computerlounge.co.nz $169 www.computerlounge.co.nz $109 www.computerlounge.co.nz $209 Just over $600, you should probably add a PSU and maybe windows depending what you have. www.computerlounge.co.nz $148 I'd consider this the starting point for a gaming psu makes it $750 with no OS www.computerlounge.co.nz $179 makes it over $900 including OS Normally I would reccomend a sandy bridge i5 and an nVidia graphics card for gaming ( 560ti for example) but the parts I listed will play pretty much everything as long as you don't expect high ress or full eye candy and given your budget may be as good as you can manage. If you dont need windows or a psu spend the extra on the graphics card. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1228049 | 2011-09-01 21:45:00 | If you are on a limited budget, have you concidered a used gaming system, perhaps on trademe. | Driftwood (5551) | ||
| 1228050 | 2011-09-01 23:45:00 | I decided to try again on Paradigms website as they have some cheaper options than computer lounge, this is a cut and past of a shopping cart from them (www.pp.co.nz (http://www.pp.co.nz)). I didn't quite hit $800 but it's close. There are a few compromises, but it should be a reasonable machine for the price. I just enjoy figuring this stuff out, don't have anything to do with any of these companies :) Qty PPID Price (each) Line Total Control -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AA25316 $90.00 $90.00 Delete Asus M4N68T-M V2 Nvidia GeForce 7025 Socket AM3 microATX Motherboard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AA20172 $179.00 $179.00 Delete AMD Phenom II X4 955 (3.2Ghz) 8MB Cache *Quad Core* Black Edition 5200Mhz Socket AM3 CPU + Fan Retail Boxed (HDZ955FBGMBOX) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AA09359 $49.00 $49.00 Delete Kingston ValueRam 4GB Dual Channel kit 2x 2GB PC10666 DDR3 (1333Mhz) Memory CL9 (KVR1333D3N9K2/4G) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AA31610 $143.00 $143.00 Delete Corsair Builder Series CX600 V2 600W ATX Power Supply Unit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AA28305 $226.00 $226.00 Delete Asus nVidia GeForce GTX550 Ti ENGTX550 Ti DC/DI/1GD5 1GB PCI-Express Video Card *VGA *DVI *HDMI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AA18772 $153.00 $153.00 Delete Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - License and media - 1 PC - OEM - DVD - 64-bit (GFC-00599) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Cart Value: $840.00 |
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