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RE: Building new low budget pc - jedikevin20 - 07-25-2009
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.
RE: Building new low budget pc - zurginator - 07-25-2009
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
RE: Building new low budget pc - rene mauricio - 07-25-2009
(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.
RE: Building new low budget pc - CacoFFF - 07-25-2009
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
RE: Building new low budget pc - rene mauricio - 07-25-2009
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.
RE: Building new low budget pc - cmccmc - 07-25-2009
(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
RE: Building new low budget pc - rene mauricio - 07-25-2009
DX10 on a PCI card is like having air bags on a bicycle.
RE: Building new low budget pc - DacoTaco - 07-25-2009
(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
RE: Building new low budget pc - cmccmc - 07-26-2009
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
RE: Building new low budget pc - sl1nk3 - 07-26-2009
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 €
MSI P31 S775 - 54€
2 x 1Go G.Skill DDR2 PC6400 - 40 €
ATI Radeon HD3850 - 90 €
Samsung F1 320Go - ~55€
Total : 298€
then i bought a 40€ case with a 300W power supply, and it's working just fine
I don't really know the prices in dollar though, but they must be around the same...