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- Oct 13, 2004
Hey guys,
My friend wants to build a custom computer, and he has a $400-450 spending limit.
Obviously this rules out C2D because if I went that route, the graphics card would be cheap and so its not worth it.
He will not be doing any major overclocking(he doesnt even know how to build a computer so im doing it for him, i'll teach him though)
He pretty much wants the best gaming performance he can get with the money.
I was thinking along these lines:
Anyway I could make things cheaper? Other suggestions?
I'm sure the 350w PSU will be fine. Using the calculator:
http://extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine
It comes out to be like 238w computer. Obviously give or take a bit, but its under.
My friend wants to build a custom computer, and he has a $400-450 spending limit.
Obviously this rules out C2D because if I went that route, the graphics card would be cheap and so its not worth it.
He will not be doing any major overclocking(he doesnt even know how to build a computer so im doing it for him, i'll teach him though)
He pretty much wants the best gaming performance he can get with the money.
I was thinking along these lines:
Rosewill R6423 BK ATX Mid Tower Computer Case+350W Power Supply - Retail
$29.99 -$7.00 Instant $22.99
ECS NFORCE4M-A (V3.0) Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce4 4X ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Model #: NFORCE4M-A (V3.0)
$55.99
CHAINTECH VGA256C-SE76GS GeForce 7600GS 256MB GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
$105.99
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Windsor 2.0GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADO3800IAA5CU - OEM
$135.00
WINTEC AMPO 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Desktop Memory Model 3AMD2667-1G2-R - Retail
$87.99
Western Digital Caviar WD800BB 80GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - OEM
$41.99
SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write, LightScribe Technology Black IDE Model SH-S182M/BEBN - OEM
$31.99
Subtotal: $481.94
Anyway I could make things cheaper? Other suggestions?
I'm sure the 350w PSU will be fine. Using the calculator:
http://extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine
It comes out to be like 238w computer. Obviously give or take a bit, but its under.