hey guys i am willing to spend 999$ on a PC for my small sister what can be the best specification i can get for the price i can assemble the PC myself. she will be using the pc for gaming purposes! please advice
Well it depends what game she would play i think the Foxconn 760GXK8MC-S SKT 754 Motherboard Bundle with AMD 3000+ 64bit CPU and Fan with 1GB DDR400 , the GeForce FX5500 256MB DDR AGP 8x DVI/TV-Out should be enough . you can add other thing if you want to after that !
For a gaming machine you will need a far better card than an FX5500, esp an AGP. You need to get a PCI-Express MOBO, the min chip you want is a 3500 Athlon, chips are really cheap at the mo'. That set up would enable you to upgrade. AGP is old hat now! Asus make good MOBOs. A SATA-2 HD would be a bonus too....
mobo ASUS AN8-E - $88 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131530 cpu AMD X2 3800 - $169 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103562 gpu ATI X1800GTO - $200 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814161004 psu Tagan 480W - $91 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817101516 ram 1GB Corsair value select - $90 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145440 hdd 250GB Western Digital SATA-2 - $90 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144701 TOTAL $728 leaving $271 for a case and whatever else
I would have gone for this card; http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814143037 That will kick ass for gaming & will last for quite a while, not much more than the ATi, but worth it IMO! (I prefer Nvidia drivers to catalyst) 24 pixel pipelines too! Wow a lot cheaper in the US, than in the UK!
Dude it depends what games she would play ! If she doesnt play does havvy games why would she need a PCI expess VGA !? It would be better if he tells us what games she will play so that we can have an idea what we can suggest !?
Getting an AGP system would be daft, PCI-Express is the way to go. The budget is there to get a half decent system. AGP is too outdated. Even if we know what games will be played, it is irrelevant, game specs change all the time, different games may become appealing! Who knows what is round the corner? All the more reason to get an up to date PC, not a steam powered one!
Wow, super late post. Umm. yeah. I haven't been on for a few weeks but I've been back since about last Wednesday. I've just been busy. So If you guys need any help just PM me. I can help with wiring, custom builds, budget builds, video cards, processors. I'm not super intelligent in anything but I can help you to the best of my abilities! So sorry if you've needed my help lately. It looks like you have it sorted though and that's a good build. For a case I recommend the Sunbeam Silent Storm: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811166030 Good build quality and three 120mm fans. And the Sceptre Naga 2.0 for an LCD screen. Currently the best for your buck. I just got one. Great picture and aspect ratio(whatever it's called when you view the screen from an angle.)
