Building new low budget pc

jedikevin20 · 07-25-2009, 01:55 PM **#21**

8800 will run you 300 dollars? Maybe like 2 years ago lol. A 9800 gtx will run you 100 dollars which is a slimmer 8800. Here is one on sale right now.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8813901&st=Over_50_off&lp=9&type=product&cp=1&id=1206749395825

you need a pci express slot to run a 8800 and prob want a pci express 2.0 slot for something like this card above.

zurginator · (This post was last modified: 07-25-2009, 02:39 PM by zurginator.)

The 8800 is still more expensive than the 200 series, yes. Why? It's got the name. EVERYONE knows about it. Plus 90% of games are developed on rigs running them, therefore they run a lot of stuff really well.

$365:
http://www.xpcgear.com/pvt88gydd4.html

~$330:
http://www.tamayatech.com/parts.php?i=MB137ZA

I would post from Newegg or Tiger, but their last stock dried up about 3 months ago... I'll check again though.

Tiger DOES have one for ~$100, but it's not a G92, GTX, or Ultra, which are the ones you want to get (G92's are almost impossible to find, nobody wants to get rid of them)
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4786531&CatId=3670

rene mauricio · 07-25-2009, 03:22 PM **#23**

(07-25-2009, 05:51 AM)cmccmc Wrote: yeah that why it's so damn expensive.
Also if u think i really shouldn't get a 9400 then should i get a Geforce 8600 or 8800?

For web surfing? The Intel 950 that is built in is pretty good. It can even play 720p/1080i videos with a few key codecs. As it stands, it is a nice little combo that is perfect for web surfing and the such. Nothing needs to be added.

CacoFFF · 07-25-2009, 03:27 PM **#24**

Atom, it's ok and everything, I am not going to unrecommend you it's purchase, even though I personally think those processors are shit on a stick.

oh ze irony

rene mauricio · 07-25-2009, 03:46 PM **#25**

How powerful does a processor need to be in order to web surf? The best way to look at this is to see what you are getting for ~$60 USD. A CPU, a Motherboard, Soundcard, Video card and a Ethernet card. On a $300 USD budget for a machine that cmccmc said would be for web surfing, that leaves you to spend $240 USD on other things like a Case, Drives, RAM and a power supply.

Even a cheap little AMD LE-1640 build would have you spending more, and for what? O_o.

07-25-2009, 04:01 PM **#26**

(07-25-2009, 03:22 PM)rene mauricio Wrote:
(07-25-2009, 05:51 AM)cmccmc Wrote: yeah that why it's so damn expensive.
Also if u think i really shouldn't get a 9400 then should i get a Geforce 8600 or 8800?

For web surfing? The Intel 950 that is built in is pretty good. It can even play 720p/1080i videos with a few key codecs. As it stands, it is a nice little combo that is perfect for web surfing and the such. Nothing needs to be added.

Really!!! thats kinda hard to believe

I wanted a newer graphics card just for dx10 support. I just wanna be able to say I have it Tongue

rene mauricio · 07-25-2009, 06:06 PM **#27**

DX10 on a PCI card is like having air bags on a bicycle. Tongue

**DacoTaco** · 07-25-2009, 07:14 PM **#28**

(07-25-2009, 06:06 PM)rene mauricio Wrote: DX10 on a PCI card is like having air bags on a bicycle.

then im happy to say i have airbags on my bicycle Smile

07-26-2009, 03:21 AM **#29**

I just wanna have it in case For Some Bizarre Reason I need it. Don't know how I would use it for web browsing but what ever

**sl1nk3** · 07-26-2009, 06:05 AM **#30**

hmm, just so you can know, here are the part of a "low-cost" computer i bought myself a few months ago :

Intel E5200 @ 2.5Ghz - 59 â‚¬
MSI P31 S775 - 54â‚¬
2 x 1Go G.Skill DDR2 PC6400 - 40 â‚¬
ATI Radeon HD3850 - 90 â‚¬
Samsung F1 320Go - ~55â‚¬

Total : 298â‚¬

then i bought a 40â‚¬ case with a 300W power supply, and it's working just fine Smile

I don't really know the prices in dollar though, but they must be around the same...