decent gaming pc for $800

vcstrike

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• Jul 13, 2006

• #1

antec slk 3000-b
hitachi deskstar 160 gb sata 3.0
patriot 2-3-2-5 2x512mb
asus a8n-e s939
fortron ax-500a
amd 3500+
7600gt


pc is for a friend who does a lot of gaming and some light video editing/photoshopping. i haven't done this for a while so i figured i'd post here and ask for help about it. can anything be improved on?

 

twoeyes

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Sep 21, 2005

• Jul 13, 2006

• #2

Thats not a bad system. interestingly enough I have that same HD right now and my RAM is very similar, both of these items perform well. The hard drive is good quality and is very quiet.

 

Wathnix

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• Jul 13, 2006

• #3

i'd swap out the patriot memory for corsair value select from newegg.com

 

ScottinIndy

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• Jul 13, 2006

• #4

Looks pretty solid to me!

 

White_Pawn

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Vancouver, Canada

• Jul 13, 2006

• #5

looks good. If you want more gpu power, you might concider changing the videocard to a 7900gt or a x1800xt

 

twoeyes

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• Jul 14, 2006

• #6

^ a lot more money for something that will be horribly out of date in a few months.