New Computer Questions/Inquiry
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Father Xmas,
Posted on: 2009-05-22 10:27 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs
Well, yes and no.
Start with my $600 build in my sig.
Before rebates it is currently $528.
You don't mention a hard drive or an optical drive, I'll assume you are pulling them from your existing rig. I hope one or both are SATA because modern motherboards only have one PATA (ribbon cable) connector and putting the hard drive and optical drive on the same cable isn't recommended. Eliminating the two drives from my build drops the price to $450.
You can also drop the two extra fans since the extra air flow shouldn't really be needed, which saves $12.
Dropping the RAM down to 2GB will save you another $16.
The big ticket item is the video card. You could drop it down to a 9600GSO for $80 before rebate or a 9600GT for $100. And while this is less than the $130 GTS250, you should understand that the 9600GSO is about a 1/3rd and the 9600GT is roughly half as powerful as the GTS250.
The CPU is as low as I would go. The motherboard is pretty basic. The case/psu is pretty basic however at NewEgg the all black version is on sale for $10 less than the silver.
Father Xmas - Level 50 Ice/Ice Tanker - Victory
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Can anyone reccomend a good processor, motherboard,case,ram, and possibly power supply combo
I could build for $450 or less?
Thx