Gaming PC for 1900$

[Alex]

Originally posted by: AlphaQ
Even with such a high budget, I wouldn't recommend AMD FX chips. Stick with a high end AMD 64 like a 4000+ or something. Get 2x1GB sticks of RAM PC328952374823749823 (as high as you can go). SLI motherboard with dual 6800GTs. There you go. WD 74 Raptors too while you're at it. Damn I wish I had your budget.

i'm not sure i'd go the SLI route even with that kinda budget... i think i'd wait and get a 512meg card and definitely go the FX route!

that's just me tho.... and yeah man i wish i had that budget!

 

[shortylickens]

1: Go to Alienware.com
2: Build a system for $3000
3: Write down the specs
4: Go to newegg and build it yourself for $1900
5: Profit

 

[ruffilb]

Yea, I mean I'm no n00b at this myself. I just put together a 6800GT SLI system for me, but quite frankly I've had some problems with it, and I'm frustrated that all the games aren't supported.

I think I'll recommend the x850 to my friend, with a DFI nForce 4 Ultra mobo.

 

[Ausm]

Originally posted by: iamskew
why 2 gigs of ram...i recall a thread that said 2 gigs might even lower system performance

Not on my machine

Ausm

 

[Ausm]

Originally posted by: ribbon13
Validate those comments with >DDR400 1024MB Modules within a reasonable price? You realize those will be able to clock even higher while maintaining CAS2.5 right? And where can you get 6800GTs for $227? In the majority of games SLI sucks dollar for dollar compared to ATi's highend.

Good Point. I still am not sold on SLI and please give me a link to where I can pick up a 6800GT for 227 because I will order a bunch of them

Ausm

 

[ruffilb]

Same here, but then again, my old machine was running 2 gigs of RDRAM! Whoah!

 

[ShadowBlade]

Originally posted by: Wadded Beef

wow, i never thought i'd see $1,900, budget, and pc in the same phrase lol

 

[Ike0069]

3800+ $376 ZZF
MSI Neo4 (non SLI) $139 ZZF
2x1 GB Corsair $300 ZZF
OCZ Pstream 420W $108 Newegg
ATI X850 XT $455 Newegg
NEC 3520A $61 Newegg
74 GB Raptor $177 Newegg
200 GB Seagate $119 ZZF
Case $100 Newegg
Audigy 2 Value $70 Newegg

Total $1905

 

[Loop2kil]

Originally posted by: Ike0069
3800+ $376 ZZF
MSI Neo4 (non SLI) $139 ZZF
2x1 GB Corsair $300 ZZF
OCZ Pstream 420W $108 Newegg
ATI X850 XT $455 Newegg
NEC 3520A $61 Newegg
74 GB Raptor $177 Newegg
200 GB Seagate $119 ZZF
Case $100 Newegg
Audigy 2 Value $70 Newegg

Total $1905

this looks like a very nice gaming rig to me...minus the A2 to keep it under 1900

 

[Camric]

I'm in the market for a gaming rig around the same budget. Here is what I've come up with.

AMD 3800+
Thermalright XP-90
MSI Neo4 SLI
1GB Corsair
2x WD 74GB Raptor 10k
ATi X850 XT or a BFG 6800GT OC
Lian Li PC-60
TTGI 550w Super Silent PS


Target game: World of Warcraft. Love playing at 1600 x 1200.

Any recommendations?

 

[Ike0069]

Originally posted by: Camric
I'm in the market for a gaming rig around the same budget. Here is what I've come up with.

AMD 3800+
Thermalright XP-90
MSI Neo4 SLI
1GB Corsair
2x WD 74GB Raptor 10k
ATi X850 XT or a BFG 6800GT OC
Lian Li PC-60
TTGI 550w Super Silent PS


Target game: World of Warcraft. Love playing at 1600 x 1200.

Any recommendations?

Don't get the SLI board if you get the x850xt. That would be dumb.
Actually I wouldn't go with SLI either way.
And you don't really need anything other than the stock HSF.

 

[imported_JohnC]

Originally posted by: Wadded Beef

wow, i never thought i'd see $1,900, budget, and pc in the same phrase lol

Yay grammar nit-picking!
"budget" doesn't just mean cheap, it can also mean "money put aside or reserved for some purpose". So $1900 budget means just that - $1900 to spend on his new pc.

 

[ruffilb]

How bout this:
http://www.baseballbros.com/cart.html

That look good?

 

[ribbon13]

Consider this RAM

Why the OCZ PSU? for that price you could get a Seasonic S12-500. Quieter and more efficient.

NEC floppy > Sony floppy. .50c cheaper too.

also... there are better places to get stuff than newegg.

 

[ruffilb]

I think i'll go with your suggestions...
and as for "also... there are better places to get stuff than newegg. ", yea, I'm just picking out the parts, my friend can shop around... his computer in any case...

 

[ProUser]

I would highly recommend some Raptors (or some form of 10k rpm drive) - it will make a world of difference.

Personally, I have an X850 XT and I game at 1900x1200 and it's amazing. I'd highly recommend it. As for SLI, realistically if it ever does "take off" it's going to be quite a while before that happens so I wouldn't recommend it now. Dual core procs will be affordable probably in a year so I'd get a 3200+ or 3500+ now and save some money for a CPU upgrade then. (At least, that's what I'm planning).

 

[ruffilb]

That's my plan too, but I have heard many people say that you should get a 4000+ or not go AMD at all, which is rubbish imo...

Also, any less powerful processor would end up way under budget... unless you stick in two raptors in RAID, but is that worth it?

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: ruffilb
That's my plan too, but I have heard many people say that you should get a 4000+ or not go AMD at all, which is rubbish imo...

Also, any less powerful processor would end up way under budget... unless you stick in two raptors in RAID, but is that worth it?

Don't RAID raptors, you'll get almost no performance gain for what you spend. One raptor is fine if you want one.

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: ribbon13
Validate those comments with >DDR400 1024MB Modules within a reasonable price? You realize those will be able to clock even higher while maintaining CAS2.5 right? And where can you get 6800GTs for $227? In the majority of games SLI sucks dollar for dollar compared to ATi's highend.

When you have a $1900 budget, "dollar for dollar" is a retarded way to configure a machine.

 

[Nocturnal]

You can get this:

AMD Athlon 64 3400+ Winchester
Thermalright 120
120mm Panaflo fan
ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe
eVGA Geforce 6800GT
1GB PC3200 Crucial Ballistix
Antec TruePower 550W PSU
Antec P160 case
Plextor 716SA

^^ Exactly what I got except for CPU for $1700.00 shipped.

 

[ribbon13]

No, raptors in RAID is an esoteric toy.

 

[ribbon13]

Originally posted by: Acanthus

Originally posted by: ribbon13
Validate those comments with >DDR400 1024MB Modules within a reasonable price? You realize those will be able to clock even higher while maintaining CAS2.5 right? And where can you get 6800GTs for $227? In the majority of games SLI sucks dollar for dollar compared to ATi's highend.

When you have a $1900 budget, "dollar for dollar" is a retarded way to configure a machine.

So you're saying that spending $400 for -15 - +30fps (when you're already well above 75fps where even the peripheral vision can't tell anymore) isn't retarded?

What if the OP's friend has an LCD? Clearly SLI would be bad choice then.

 

[Acanthus]

Since you are not OCing i would go with some cheap 512MB valueram modules, CAS latency is not a big deal for A64s so just go with the cheapest brand you are comfortable with.

As for SLI, its the fastest option right now, period. Not all games are supported but support will be coming very soon.

My reccomendation:

AMD 64 "Venice" (coming extremely soon and worth the wait) 3500+ $300

DFI SLI $215

PQI Power series 512MB (2 of these) CAS2.5 PC3200 $86

Evga 6800GT (2 of these) $800

200GB WD SATA Hard drive $123

Antec Truecontrol PSU 550w $111

Onboard Audio and LAN $0

DVD-Rom of choice ~$40

"Case budget" mentioned above ~$100

That leaves you around $100 to play with, you could upgrade to better CPU cooling, a more expensive case, a DVD-RW, or a number of other things.

Whatever you decide, this config would be a great performer.

 

[Ike0069]

Originally posted by: Nocturnal
You can get this:

AMD Athlon 64 3400+ Winchester
Thermalright 120
120mm Panaflo fan
ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe
eVGA Geforce 6800GT
1GB PC3200 Crucial Ballistix
Antec TruePower 550W PSU
Antec P160 case
Plextor 716SA

^^ Exactly what I got except for CPU for $1700.00 shipped.

Where did you get a S939 3400+?

 

[Waylay00]

It was probably a typo.