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Building a $2000 gamer PC
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slewicide
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31. May 2008 @ 01:34 |
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I'm looking to buy a $2000 gamer PC, and would really appreciate any feedback. So far, I've got this set up in my NewEgg account:
Case
Hard-Drive
Graphics Card
Sound Card
Power Supply
RAM
Mother Board
Processor
OS
Fan
First: I already have a Dual Layer Light Scribe burner, and a mouse and keyboard, so those aren't added, and with the 9800 card comes an HDMI cable and plug-in, so I'll just hook it up to my tv.
Anyway, I'm more of an nvidia fan than an ATI, and I chose a Mother Board that would let me SLI when I want to. My only questions are with the graphics card and the mother board. The mother board supports DDR3 ram, and looks to be designed to support those bulky nvidia cards, but is it too extravagant? Perhaps it's price comes from the company behind it's creation. Also, is it easier to SLI two 8800 cards right now, or just go with the 9800? Has anyone used this case or heard anything about it? I've heard the 9800 cards can get fairly hot, so I want to make sure the case has a lot of air flow. Any feedback would be great.
Oh, click on the names to open up the newegg page...
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31. May 2008 @ 02:51 |
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GAMING COMPUTER - Intel q9550 @ 3.4ghz | EVGA GTX 260 core 216 | Gigabyte ds3l | 6gb Gskill DDR2 800 ram | Silverstone 700 watt psu | WD 640gb hdd | Seagate 300gb hdd | LG dvd burner | Samsung dvd burner | Antec p182 case | logitech 2.1 speakers | logitech g11 keyboard | Samsung 25.5in 1900x1200 monitor | 19in 1440x900 secondary monitor | Windows 7 64bit | SERVER - Gigabyte 785g motherboard | AMD Phenom 9650 | 6gb ram | three 1.5tb hdd | Seagate 1tb hdd | WD 750gb hdd | two 300gb hdd | Maxtor 200gb hdd | Ark rackmount case | CentOS 5.5
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slewicide
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31. May 2008 @ 03:14 |
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Thanks for the advice! Saved me about $100!
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F4HAD
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31. May 2008 @ 13:54 |
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Yep, I agree, stay away from sli, that is the worst route you can go down.
I recommend, a nvidia 8800gts, and try to get a blu-ray drive, most pc's in the future will have them
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31. May 2008 @ 14:25 |
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Indeed, there are a lot of not so nice choices in the original list. The P182 is a nice case, but up to a point case is mostly down to personal preference. I'd stay away from either the 9800GX2 or the pair of 8800s. A single 8800 will be a much more reliable performer.
Krj's recommendations will serve you far better.
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slewicide
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31. May 2008 @ 17:52 |
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How is a 9800gx2 card unreliable?
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31. May 2008 @ 17:54 |
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It isn't especially, not that I've heard anyway, but it relies on SLI to work - it isn't a magically faster single card, it's just a pair of 8800s in SLI, but using only one PCB, therefore it has the same performance and compatibility issues of SLI.
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slewicide
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31. May 2008 @ 18:02 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
It isn't especially, not that I've heard anyway, but it relies on SLI to work - it isn't a magically faster single card, it's just a pair of 8800s in SLI, but using only one PCB, therefore it has the same performance and compatibility issues of SLI.
Oh, so it's not a spectacular difference from a single 8800 card? Is there a specific company that makes great nvidia cards? Krj was saying nvidia had some manufacturing problems or something?
Also, F4HAD suggested a Blu-Ray drive. Is that going to make a huge difference? If I don't buy a 9800 card, I'll probably take the money from that and buy an 8800 and this thing:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136137
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31. May 2008 @ 18:04 |
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That depends. Bluray drives are cheaper now than they used to be, but later down the line they'll be cheaper still, and unless you're using your PC as a media center, there's no reason to own one yet - games don't come on them for the PC.
As for the graphics cards, use either BFG or XFX avoid EVGA, they've had quality control problems lately.
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31. May 2008 @ 18:06 |
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31. May 2008 @ 18:07 |
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That will do nicely - it's probably the exact card I'd recommend.
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31. May 2008 @ 18:10 |
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Great! Thanks for all the help!
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1. June 2008 @ 01:43 |
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Don't be silly. You don't need a $500 flagship Graphics card even if you have the money allocated. That thing will loose its vaule in 5 months. I have always always told people never to go for flagship cards, but $300 cards. This way you can buy a new one in a year and still be only $50 over what use to be flagship.
And no need for that ram. overkill. you are spending that kind of money on ram, and only $200 on the processor? You have got you priorities backwards boy.
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2. June 2008 @ 07:20 |
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Q9450 PROCESESOR for £200 I think thats a bargain!!
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2. June 2008 @ 10:30 |
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Not going to tell us where you found it? In fact, don't bother - because that belongs in the PC building thread, not in a highjack of some guy's build advice thread.
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slewicide
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2. June 2008 @ 23:07 |
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I've changed the video card from the 9800gx2 to the 8800gts, and also changed the ram from ddr3 to ddr2 w/ 4 gigs, and the Q9450 processor. Maybe read the entire topic before commenting next time.
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3. June 2008 @ 00:27 |
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Wise choices. Good luck with the build. :)
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3. June 2008 @ 00:29 |
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3. June 2008 @ 01:03 |
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GAMING COMPUTER - Intel q9550 @ 3.4ghz | EVGA GTX 260 core 216 | Gigabyte ds3l | 6gb Gskill DDR2 800 ram | Silverstone 700 watt psu | WD 640gb hdd | Seagate 300gb hdd | LG dvd burner | Samsung dvd burner | Antec p182 case | logitech 2.1 speakers | logitech g11 keyboard | Samsung 25.5in 1900x1200 monitor | 19in 1440x900 secondary monitor | Windows 7 64bit | SERVER - Gigabyte 785g motherboard | AMD Phenom 9650 | 6gb ram | three 1.5tb hdd | Seagate 1tb hdd | WD 750gb hdd | two 300gb hdd | Maxtor 200gb hdd | Ark rackmount case | CentOS 5.5
Steam name = "krj15489" alias = Jordan-k
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3. June 2008 @ 11:05 |
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3. June 2008 @ 19:39 |
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I'm going to go with the Cooler Master case, it looks great, and people seem to like it on newegg. Thanks for the help again!
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3. June 2008 @ 19:56 |
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No problem, I've seen one in the 'flesh' as it were, they're nice cases.
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12. June 2008 @ 15:05 |
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chee you guys sure have lot of money to spend...
yes the specs for the pc is great
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Now Ive got your attention please read my post above
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12. June 2008 @ 15:39 |
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Not always, it's quite rare to see budgets this high.
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13. June 2008 @ 07:50 |
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a budget pc would be around $1000, but man, getting an awesome gaming pc would cost less than few years ago
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