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Building A Computer CONTEST

Started by Lladar, 08-31-2010, 12:32 PM11 replies14,134 viewsThreaded Mode
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Lladar Unregistered 08-31-2010, 12:32 PM #1
I was recently employed to build a computer for my cousin. The problem is... I've been out of the computer market so long I'm not sure what's good, what's bad, or what's the better deal. I could really use someone's help building this computer.

The Budget: $600 - $800
Main Component: Graphics for Gaming

Let it also be noted that the most resource consuming games he plays are rts, mmo, and rpg games. We are not looking for something that can play Crysis on high, but if you can manage it with that budget then **** fuckin' yeah. We are also not picky about companies (i.e. Intel vs. AMD) we don't care.

First person to make and provide links with the best value will win a Lladar Gym badge, 1000 internetz and my respect. Make be proud, brothers.

EDIT: We only want the tower itself. We have the components i.e. mouse, keyboard, monitor.
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Mitch Sandboxx Owner Offline 08-31-2010, 12:45 PM #2
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Dear god, your welcome. Where's my badge?


SPecs? (To play world of Warcraft.)
PC System Requirements

OS: Windows XP / Windows Vista (with latest Service Packs)

Processor:

Minimum: Intel Pentium 4 1.3 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 1500+
Recommended: Dual-core processor, such as the Intel Pentium D or AMD Athlon 64 X2

Memory:
Minimum: 512 MB RAM (1GB for Vista users)
Recommended: 1 GB RAM (2 GB for Vista users)
Video:
Minimum: 3D graphics processor with Hardware Transform and Lighting with 32 MB VRAM Such as an ATI Radeon 7200 or NVIDIA GeForce 2 class card or better
Recommended: 3D graphics processor with Vertex and Pixel Shader capability with 128 MB VRAM Such as an ATI Radeon X1600 or NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT class card or better
Sound: DirectX-compatible sound card or motherboard sound capability
(This post was last modified: 08-31-2010, 12:48 PM by Mitch.)
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Towelie From Pizza with Cheese Offline 08-31-2010, 12:48 PM #3
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Lladar Unregistered 08-31-2010, 12:56 PM #4
This is serious stuff guys. Money is involved. And he doesn't play WoW
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Mitch Sandboxx Owner Offline 08-31-2010, 01:03 PM #5
Dosent mean those specs wont work for him, i mean towlie is perfectly fine with his 1980 ****.

That or wait till' labor day best buy usually have sells for that.
(This post was last modified: 08-31-2010, 01:04 PM by Mitch.)
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Piluso best ex-admin ever Away 08-31-2010, 02:27 PM #6
(08-31-2010, 12:32 PM)LordLladar Wrote: First person to make and provide links with the best value will win a Lladar Gym badge, 1000 internetz and my respect. Make be proud, brothers.


It's what I've always wanted!
Budget computers are so limited, but I'll see what I can do.

Processor: AM3 3.2GHz Quad Core [link]
Motherboard: ASUS M4N76TD [link]
Memory: 4GB DDR3 [link]
Graphics: GeForce GTS 250 (1GB VRAM) [link]
Power: Corsair 650W [link]
Case: This Antec thing I think looks cool and also fits the dimensions. [link]

The above comes to about $625 before tax.

As far as disk space goes, It might be worth his time carrying over the old drive. However, if he wants to install EVERYTHING again, get something that will fit all of his games. I have a separate 500gb HDD for my vidya, and that cost me around $50.
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Flatcher Unregistered 08-31-2010, 02:32 PM #7
what madman said except he spelled AMD wrong
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Piluso best ex-admin ever Away 08-31-2010, 03:13 PM #8
It's socket AM3 fool.
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Flatcher Unregistered 08-31-2010, 03:32 PM #9
derp intel **** here
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Tai Huu Professional Anus Swindler Offline 08-31-2010, 05:03 PM #10
This entire thread is trolling me unintentionally, especially Mitch.
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