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| 665659 | 2008-05-04 00:42:00 | Hi team. My son wants to have a computer built so he can play some serious games, as well as Uni work of course. he has about $1200 to spend for the box only. What would be a desirable minimum spec from all you gamers out there -CPU, graphics card, memory and RAM etc bearing in mind his budget. Thanks:) | arko (9074) | ||
| 665660 | 2008-05-04 03:24:00 | This type of question comes up a lot. Without reinventing the wheel, this link provides current (best or near best) gaming configs at different price points. Also rigs are speced for overclocking as well, all pretty well discussed and kept up to date. www.gpforums.co.nz Not set in stone, you could take the $1000 system and substitute a 8800GT(about 15-20% faster) which will make it a smig under $1100 for example. |
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| 665661 | 2008-05-04 08:51:00 | Thanks for that:) | arko (9074) | ||
| 665662 | 2008-05-04 18:26:00 | www.gpforums.co.nz Not set in stone, you could take the $1000 system and substitute a 8800GT(about 15-20% faster) which will make it a smig under $1100 for example. +1 |
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| 665663 | 2008-05-04 22:30:00 | Just make sure you aren't getting the best hardware. You will always pay a premium for the top of the line parts (that is, you'll pay 100%/twice as much more for 25% extra speed) | utopian201 (6245) | ||
| 665664 | 2008-05-04 23:58:00 | the link looks like a good one, agree with the hardware choices. Just like to point out I didn't see an OS mentioned - if you need windows add $150 for an OEM version of XP home or Vista home Basic and the $1000 machine is $1120, right on budget. |
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