budget gaming build

gibz117 · 04-12-09, 11:20 AM

im trying to upgrade my current gaming tower with budget friendly parts. i currently have a giga-byte GZ-7VRX mobo but want to upgrade to something newer. i want at least 4 gig max ram, and at least a 2.0Ghz CPU. i already have a 450W PSU and i would like to reuse it, and i dont need SATA ports on the mobo, i have a PCI sata card. what do you guys recommend. i would like to spend no more than $100, it can be either new, used, or refurbed, i dont really care. also, if its a mobo/cpu bundle, that would be helpful. i would prefer either a gigabyte brand or asus brand, but its not neccessary.

BG-0 · 04-12-09, 07:10 PM

So you're willing to spend 100$ on the motherboard, or 100 $ on the whole upgrade?

henzo · 04-12-09, 07:56 PM

$100 upgrades for the mobo ram and cpu are hard to find my friend. Most cpu/mobo combos are in the $200 range, and thats no ram.

gibz117 · 04-12-09, 10:34 PM

100 on the mobo

Evilsizer · 04-12-09, 11:05 PM

do you care if its intel based or amd based? what about ocing?

gibz117 · 04-13-09, 12:14 AM

dont care about cpu, i would prefer one that is easy to overclock. im pretty new to gaming machines and i dont want to kill any parts before i start gaming.

Evilsizer · 04-13-09, 12:35 AM

well depending on your background with ocing you may find amd easier then intel. though from most posts i have seen, amd'ers have said intel core 2 was pretty easy. mainly because of the fact there is no HTT buss to worry about.

you might look at say

E8400 E0 revision
Gigabyte EP45-UD3P (just a bit over your $100 by $30 but well worth it) or GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3LR ($102.99 at newegg)
DDR2-1066 cas5 ram, either a 2x1gig or 2x2gig kit, $25 difference on newegg for 2gig vs 4gig's.

if you go the amd route look at say a PII X3 either 710 or 720.. for motherboards im not to sure but from what i keep reading. you want one with a amd southbridge 700/750, for ram you could use the same DDR2 suggestion i gave above...

gibz117 · 04-13-09, 12:38 AM

thanks for the info, ill look into it.

BG-0 · 04-13-09, 07:09 AM

For AMD option:
Either of these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...enom%20II%20X3 decisions, decisions. Quite a leap in price for 0.2 GHz and nothing else, maybe a bit higher OC cap, but might be just the other way round. It's a game of luck
Mobo; go Gigabyte.. 780G or 790X are pretty affordable options with the mentioned SB700/750: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128382 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128387 Don't think about adding another vid card to the 780G, not even a small PhysX card. The second PCI-E 16x slot only runs at 4x and disables two PCI-E 1x slots.

Sorry if I break any rules by just simply linking parts from newegg, I'm just too used to it from another forum. Note me somehow if I am.

04-12-09, 11:20 AM	Thread Starter #1
gibz117 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: gary, in	budget gaming build im trying to upgrade my current gaming tower with budget friendly parts. i currently have a giga-byte GZ-7VRX mobo but want to upgrade to something newer. i want at least 4 gig max ram, and at least a 2.0Ghz CPU. i already have a 450W PSU and i would like to reuse it, and i dont need SATA ports on the mobo, i have a PCI sata card. what do you guys recommend. i would like to spend no more than $100, it can be either new, used, or refurbed, i dont really care. also, if its a mobo/cpu bundle, that would be helpful. i would prefer either a gigabyte brand or asus brand, but its not neccessary.
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04-12-09, 07:10 PM	#2
BG-0 Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: F@F, Folding @(in, but who cares about grammar?) Finland	So you're willing to spend 100$ on the motherboard, or 100 $ on the whole upgrade?
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04-12-09, 07:56 PM	#3
henzo Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Detroit	$100 upgrades for the mobo ram and cpu are hard to find my friend. Most cpu/mobo combos are in the $200 range, and thats no ram. __________________ CPU: Intel Core i7 920 @ 4.347 ghz (207x21) @ 1.41v Cooling: Thermalright 120 Ultra Extreme push/pull Ram: Dominator 3x1gb DDR3 1600 @1656mhz Graphics: 2x HIS HD4890 @ 1010c/1010m mobo: Gigibyte EX58-UD3R F6 Case: Beastly huge HAF 932 PSU: Corsair TX750w HDD: 80g WD and a 500g Barracuda Game Viewing Portal: HG281D @ 1920x1200 & HG216D "Notice how i'm not mad and he's mad. That's being a d ick."
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04-12-09, 10:34 PM	Thread Starter #4
gibz117 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: gary, in	100 on the mobo
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Evilsizer Senior Fourm Spammer Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Austin,Texas	do you care if its intel based or amd based? what about ocing? __________________ i7 920@3.6ghz \| Asus R2G \| GK F3-12800CL7D-4GBRH \| Galaxy GTX660 GC \| C650TX \| OCZ VERTEX EX 120GB, VERTEX 250GB i3 330m \| Jetway NF98 \| 2x2gig DDR3-1066 \| pico 120WI i5 2450 \| Jetway JNF9G-QM77 \| 2x2gig DDR3-1333 \| WIP "I Love To Camp!" "Commensing Shock Therapy!" I'm jonnyGURU of jonnyGURU.com and we don't overload PSU's - JonnyGURU HeatWare
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04-13-09, 12:14 AM	Thread Starter #6
gibz117 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: gary, in	dont care about cpu, i would prefer one that is easy to overclock. im pretty new to gaming machines and i dont want to kill any parts before i start gaming.
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04-13-09, 12:35 AM	#7
Evilsizer Senior Fourm Spammer Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Austin,Texas	well depending on your background with ocing you may find amd easier then intel. though from most posts i have seen, amd'ers have said intel core 2 was pretty easy. mainly because of the fact there is no HTT buss to worry about. you might look at say E8400 E0 revision Gigabyte EP45-UD3P (just a bit over your $100 by $30 but well worth it) or GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3LR ($102.99 at newegg) DDR2-1066 cas5 ram, either a 2x1gig or 2x2gig kit, $25 difference on newegg for 2gig vs 4gig's. if you go the amd route look at say a PII X3 either 710 or 720.. for motherboards im not to sure but from what i keep reading. you want one with a amd southbridge 700/750, for ram you could use the same DDR2 suggestion i gave above... __________________ i7 920@3.6ghz \| Asus R2G \| GK F3-12800CL7D-4GBRH \| Galaxy GTX660 GC \| C650TX \| OCZ VERTEX EX 120GB, VERTEX 250GB i3 330m \| Jetway NF98 \| 2x2gig DDR3-1066 \| pico 120WI i5 2450 \| Jetway JNF9G-QM77 \| 2x2gig DDR3-1333 \| WIP "I Love To Camp!" "Commensing Shock Therapy!" I'm jonnyGURU of jonnyGURU.com and we don't overload PSU's - JonnyGURU HeatWare
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04-13-09, 12:38 AM	Thread Starter #8
gibz117 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: gary, in	thanks for the info, ill look into it.
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04-13-09, 07:09 AM	#9
BG-0 Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: F@F, Folding @(in, but who cares about grammar?) Finland	For AMD option: Either of these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...enom%20II%20X3 decisions, decisions. Quite a leap in price for 0.2 GHz and nothing else, maybe a bit higher OC cap, but might be just the other way round. It's a game of luck Mobo; go Gigabyte.. 780G or 790X are pretty affordable options with the mentioned SB700/750: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128382 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128387 Don't think about adding another vid card to the 780G, not even a small PhysX card. The second PCI-E 16x slot only runs at 4x and disables two PCI-E 1x slots. Sorry if I break any rules by just simply linking parts from newegg, I'm just too used to it from another forum. Note me somehow if I am.
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