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The Official Budget-Conscious Dream Machine!

Discussion in 'Building a new PC' started by Praetor, Jul 5, 2004.

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  1. GTR35

    GTR35 Active member

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    lol...don't be...i'm jealous of you guys who can make you own money...
     
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    Bro I don't even have a job and I can make about a grand a month.

    You just have to know supply and demand. Also a tip, look for cheap stuff on craigslist.
     
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  3. sammorris

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    You mean con people?
    For starters, there is no craigslist in the UK and second, I don't have sufficient capital to start doing things like that.
     
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    oh ok...so since this is "The Official Budget-Conscious Dream Machine" thread...does it also concern the watt that the component use?...elec bill is also a problem...well for me...

    what is craiglist about?
     
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  5. sammorris

    sammorris Senior member

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    I think that's a valid claim. Running an HD2900XT instead of an HD3870, whilst achieving a similar level of performance (in fact slightly less) will cost you an extra $70 a year, assuming you game for an average of 4 hours a day, and your PC is on 12 hours a day.
     
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    i can't remember when, i shut down my computer for 2 - 3 days because internet is off, and that month the elec bill was much lower than it used to be when my pc is on 24/7...

    anyways i asked this before, i'm looking for a 2x 2GB of ram...and i found this one

    G.Skill - F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ

    this one seems pretty good and a good price...
     
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  7. sammorris

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    It's CAS5 so it's low performance budget stuff, but it'll get you by I suppose. CAS4 RAM really isn't expensive though, so why not go for it?
     
    sammorris, Dec 4, 2007
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    You won't notice a difference in performance between CAS4 and CAS5 really. So if you want to get it, go for it.

    I feel your pain. My first build was a super budget paid for by my parents :)

    Sempron 3100+
    Biostar Tforce
    1GB patriot Signature
    X800GTO 256MB

    It got the job done though :)
     
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  9. sammorris

    sammorris Senior member

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    You could have been far worse. My PC was only to that spec until June 06, and the parts were hardly any higher spec.
    XP 3000+ SKT A
    2x512MB Elixir RAM (Ugh... shudders just thinking about it)
    X800 Pro AGP
    MSI MS-6775 OEM
     
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  10. Estuansis

    Estuansis Active member

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    At least you had an Athlon XP. They were cool :)
     
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    no ways...i'm far worst than anyone of you...

    Athlon XP 2400+
    2x 512MB of Kingmax ram(i'm still using it now on this new pc)
    GeForce FX 5200 128MB
    mobo...comes with the CPU...

    was still using it until...um...i think jan 06...
     
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  12. sammorris

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    But you're not using it now, that's the main thing. Did you ever sort your crashes out by the way?
     
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    no...i already know how to sort the problem...all i need is a NEW COMPUTER!!!
     
    GTR35, Dec 4, 2007
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  14. sammorris

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    ? Or a New motherboard would probably do the trick.
     
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    *cries* I feel your pain dude.


    Before my super budget Sempron I was even worse though.

    Celeron D 2.4GHz socket 478
    Dell mobo. no PCIe or AGP
    2 x 256MB RAM
    Intel Extreme Graphics 2
     
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  16. sammorris

    sammorris Senior member

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    Mmm, Intel Extreme Suck.
    I had integrated graphics up until 2002, when I bought a Geforce 4MX. I was proud of it at the time, little did I know how ass it was!
     
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    Estuansis Active member

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    Ugh... The GeForce 4 MX was a mistake...

    That's why we have threads like this: to show the strength of budget computers. So people like GTR35(who is apparently dissatisfied with his computer) can make smart choices buying computers and parts.
     
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  18. GTR35

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    lol no ways!...i'm the worst...

    i dont even know the cpu back then...64MB of ram...onboard graphics...and you know what 2GB of hdd...14" crt monitor...that computer was build by mecer? mcer?...lol...the only game is starcraft...yeah!
     
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  19. sammorris

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    Indeed. Never mind, it served me well until my X800 pro though. I never used to play any demanding games. The only reason I upgraded from integrated Rage Pro to the 4MX (PCI) was so I could run Rollercoaster Tycoon 2. I got my second PC in January 2004 (it had a 256MB Radeon 9200 for AGP), and for my 16th birthday in may of that year, I got UT2004. The first real PC FPS I'd played apart from Doom 2. The performance I got from the game was surprisingly satisfactory up until I got my new monitor (a Viewsonic E92f+ CRT), and was suddenly able to play at a resolution of 2048x1536. Suddenly the 9200 couldn't keep up, hence the X800 which came in September 04. That lasted until my current PC was bought in June 06, with the X1900XT I still use.
     
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  20. Estuansis

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    Omg it's becoming a contest >.< lol

    Back to the subject at hand.

    Sam, will you be buying an HD3870 or an 8800GT? I think they might be a solid upgrade choice. Though, if you're satisfied with your X1900XT, what's the point? lol
     
    Estuansis, Dec 4, 2007
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