Attention all Gamers!

[ArrowheadHawk]

I'm wanting to build a budget gaming machine(around $650-$700). I'll show you what I've got in mind so far and I will take any suggestions that are given.

Blue Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UB Computer ATX Case without Side Window - $49.00

ABIT NF8-V Socket 754 NVIDIA nForce3 250Gb ATX AMD Motherboard - $80.00

SAPPHIRE 100557L-RD Radeon 9800PRO 256MB DDR AGP 4X/8X Video Card - $159.00

Antec TRUE430 ATX 430W Power Supply $75.00

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Newcastle Integrated into Chip FSB Socket 754 Processor Model ADA3000AXBOX - $146.00

KINGMAX SuperRAM 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model MPXD42D-2K - $74.99

NEC FD1231H-302 Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive - $7.99

Western Digital Caviar SE WD800JD 80GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - $57.00

BenQ DW1620 Black IDE DVD Burner - $44.00

Total Price w/out shipping $692.98



Let me know what you think please

[AeroSquid]

add a good (name brand) PSU~ 350W minimum and you're set

[ArrowheadHawk]

Originally Posted by AeroSquid

add a good (name brand) PSU~ 350W minimum and you're set

look again i did

Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-400 ATX12V 400W Power Supply - $60.00

[KC Jones]

Looks like a great machine for the price.

I'd question the use of the 64 bit processor though. IIRC no current game engines other than Doom3 are taking advantage of the new 64 bit CPU architectures. You might get more bang for the buck sticking with a 32 bit processor. It's been a while since I was parts shopping and games have all but lost their luster for me so I haven't been keeping up with what's in the pipeline.

[KC Jones]

Originally Posted by ArrowheadHawk

look again i did

Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-400 ATX12V 400W Power Supply - $60.00

Are their smart power PSUs as quiet as the true series? I've got the one you listed originally (Antec 430 True Power) and it is amazingly quiet.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by KC Jones

Looks like a great machine for the price.

I'd question the use of the 64 bit processor though. IIRC no current game engines other than Doom3 are taking advantage of the new 64 bit CPU architectures. You might get more bang for the buck sticking with a 32 bit processor. It's been a while since I was parts shopping and games have all but lost their luster for me so I haven't been keeping up with what's in the pipeline.

New games are coming out.

[AeroSquid]

Originally Posted by KC Jones

Looks like a great machine for the price.

I'd question the use of the 64 bit processor though. IIRC no current game engines other than Doom3 are taking advantage of the new 64 bit CPU architectures. You might get more bang for the buck sticking with a 32 bit processor. It's been a while since I was parts shopping and games have all but lost their luster for me so I haven't been keeping up with what's in the pipeline.

bang for buck that Venice core can't be touched. It will outrun all previous 32bit AMD offerings by leaps and bounds. There is no better processor for gaming than the 64bit AMD. AMD64 architecture runs 32 bit code natively yet offers support for the future. 64bit XP just came out and some games like FarCry have already been optimized for the AMD64- http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/...E10543,00.html

[Nightfyre]

Originally Posted by AeroSquid

included are 2 sticks of pc3200 512mb that can run in dual channel...
look closer-
http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/...700%20939/pcie

I didnt actually open the order just looked at what you posted.

[ArrowheadHawk]

Originally Posted by KC Jones

Are their smart power PSUs as quiet as the true series? I've got the one you listed originally (Antec 430 True Power) and it is amazingly quiet.

yeah they are really quiet. The place I work for sells the 300W smartpower antecs as our stock power supplies. They are used on all the machines we sell that don't come with a power supply already included with the case.