I'm looking at building my own pc, and im trying to find the cheapest way to build it while incorperating the new i7 from intel and ddr3 ram... Got any ideas?
Want to buy a monster gaming computer!
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Here's what I did, instead of buying a huge PC, I bought a laptop for about 800. HP, whatever. And come to find out I can play crisis on it 
Haven't built one in a while.
But Newegg is your friend. Some of the best prices usually and from a VERY reputable shop!
But Newegg is your friend. Some of the best prices usually and from a VERY reputable shop!
i appreciate the replies, but...
I can make a better desktop =)
Newegg doesnt have anything good... i checked
I can make a better desktop =)
Newegg doesnt have anything good... i checked
johnlarson66
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Years ago Tiger Direct had good stuff, but I am not sure now. I am sure you have checked them out. I will ask some guys I know, but custom built machines are not as popular as they used to be.
they have an uber great deal, but i kinda want it to be cheaper =p
http://www.tigerdirect.com/email/wem1859.asp?cm_re=Homepage-_-Spot 23-_-email_wem1859
http://www.tigerdirect.com/email/wem1859.asp?cm_re=Homepage-_-Spot 23-_-email_wem1859
good luck building a "monster gaming" computer for anything cheaper than that, unless you can get wholesale direct from the supplier...
If you want top quality stuff you have to pay for it... That processor and things associated with it are the hot item right now... therefor expensive. By the time the price comes down to your liking the next big monster will be out...
In my experience you don't NEED the biggest badboy on the block to play games on top settings with no slowdown. Here's the system spec's on what I'm typing this on right now:
AMD Athlon X2 3.2GHz Dual Core
4GB Dual Channel DDR2 RAM
320 GB 7200rpm HD
eVGA Geforce 9800 GTX+ SSC Edition (way overclocked right out of the box @~800MHz)
Soundblaster XFi Extreme Audio sound card
22" Westinghouse Widescreen Flatpanel Monitor
I run all my games on maximum graphics settings @ 1650x1050 resolution and I never get slowdown... ever. Just make sure you don't have tons of crap running in the backround while you play your games and a system similar to this will perform amazingly. This setup is far from top of the line, I bought all middle of the road stuff when I built it cause I waited for deals on Newegg. I built it about a year ago and spent maybe 700 bucks if I remember correctly.
The only upgrades I might want to do in the future is upgrading to a Raid 0 hard drive setup (which the only reason I haven't done it yet is because you need a floppy drive to set it up, and I refuse to buy one lol) and maybe an upgrade to 64bit windows with an upgrade to 8gb memory. I haven't done the windows upgrade yet because certain things I use aren't compatible with it, such as iTunes (which I need for my iPhone).
In my experience you don't NEED the biggest badboy on the block to play games on top settings with no slowdown. Here's the system spec's on what I'm typing this on right now:
AMD Athlon X2 3.2GHz Dual Core
4GB Dual Channel DDR2 RAM
320 GB 7200rpm HD
eVGA Geforce 9800 GTX+ SSC Edition (way overclocked right out of the box @~800MHz)
Soundblaster XFi Extreme Audio sound card
22" Westinghouse Widescreen Flatpanel Monitor
I run all my games on maximum graphics settings @ 1650x1050 resolution and I never get slowdown... ever. Just make sure you don't have tons of crap running in the backround while you play your games and a system similar to this will perform amazingly. This setup is far from top of the line, I bought all middle of the road stuff when I built it cause I waited for deals on Newegg. I built it about a year ago and spent maybe 700 bucks if I remember correctly.
The only upgrades I might want to do in the future is upgrading to a Raid 0 hard drive setup (which the only reason I haven't done it yet is because you need a floppy drive to set it up, and I refuse to buy one lol) and maybe an upgrade to 64bit windows with an upgrade to 8gb memory. I haven't done the windows upgrade yet because certain things I use aren't compatible with it, such as iTunes (which I need for my iPhone).
Gaming rig template for building:
CPU- Dual core or Quad best you can afford
Mobo- Supports your chip, 4 ram slots, and has PCI-express which it should.
power supply- 600watts or greater...i suggest greater.
Operating systems: these determine if you can take advantage of ram at its best
Vista 32 supports 3 gig and 64 bit i hear the limmit is how much you can cram in the mobo.
Now comes graphic card choices: Currently for Nvidia(brand I know best) the new cards are out the 260gtx factory OC by BFG or EVGA roughly priced around 270 bucks.
Too high price? 8800GT-OC is selling for 117.00 bucks now.
www.compucare.com is my local store but they do ship...build up your rig pricing from there to get a good idea.
Now i could get all crazy technical and build you the super rig..but thats not what im going for here. Im considering budget here.
CPU- Dual core or Quad best you can afford
Mobo- Supports your chip, 4 ram slots, and has PCI-express which it should.
power supply- 600watts or greater...i suggest greater.
Operating systems: these determine if you can take advantage of ram at its best
Vista 32 supports 3 gig and 64 bit i hear the limmit is how much you can cram in the mobo.
Now comes graphic card choices: Currently for Nvidia(brand I know best) the new cards are out the 260gtx factory OC by BFG or EVGA roughly priced around 270 bucks.
Too high price? 8800GT-OC is selling for 117.00 bucks now.
www.compucare.com is my local store but they do ship...build up your rig pricing from there to get a good idea.
Now i could get all crazy technical and build you the super rig..but thats not what im going for here. Im considering budget here.
Unless you're talking about building a desktop comparable to Alienware, you aren't going to build it for cheaper than you can buy a system UNLESS you have wholesale connections. Now, if you're building it to say you did it yourself that's a different thing altogether. I've been in the computer industry for 20+ years. Computers have gone the way of stereos, tvs, vcrs, etc. They are designed to be cheaper to replace than to repair or build yourself. Computer manufacturers who mass-produce computers now buy components (hard drives, video cards, RAM, etc.) for pennies on the dollar in comparison to what even wholesalers/distributors can sell them for. If you're looking to save money, buy a system.