Build Guide: $500 & $400 Gaming Rigs

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anthony — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:21:35 GMT

nice build but old update?

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Nicomater — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:23:21 GMT

nice setup, but today you must go for ddr3 ;)

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Jason Parfitt — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:56:31 GMT

Alternatively you can grab the Intel Pentium E5300 2.6GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor for $69.99 from newegg.

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Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:56:51 GMT

Don't go with intel mb go with asus msi gigabyte or any other mb which has the capability to overclock because E5200 really shine after overclocking

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Jay Tee — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:27:21 GMT

Go for a Intel ATX Desktop Motherboard. It's a little more spendy, but it backs 1333MHz bus, 4 800 DDR2 slots, 12 USBs, 1 PCI 16x, 3 PCI 1x, and 3 vanilla PCIs. The price tag is higher, but the 775 socket will work with the rig and it has plenty of room for future upgrading.

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Matt K — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:00:43 GMT

Both motherboards are "Deactivated" on Newegg. What else should I use as I have already bought all the other parts.

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Nick D — Thu, 14 May 2009 01:20:25 GMT

if you have extra money to spare, i recommend getting this video card instead. it has much more memory for higher resolutions and etc

pcreviewer.org/new-radeon-hd-4890-video-cards

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bumbumcloth — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:43:24 GMT

Gee, Thanks for posting this. Big help!

Okay, I'm going along with these specs but I was wondering if the sapphire 4850 would be able to handle a 22" LCD running the latest games on highest resolution?

another thing. This was written in January, would it be possible to update some of the specs?

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jackbravo — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 06:25:05 GMT

That is perrty sweet - 500$.

So hypotehtically, if i were to take this rig and make it an i7/gtx260 rig - it'd be about 1K$?

Conversely, what do you think of this rig?

configure.us.dell.com/.../config.aspx

although...graphics card isn't up to par..wonder if you could sell the screen and get a gtx260 instead.

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ebakrevs — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:31:15 GMT

i got crossover games for linux free for ubuntu. add 5 minutes for install and thats about it. give it a shot. anything you can do I can do free...er?

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Mystech — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:40:06 GMT

Oh, right, Linux. Forget my comment about $90-$200 operating system and put down 2-4 hours of additional labor costs... monthly. :-)

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ebakrevs — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:30:31 GMT

the OS price is what i call free.... Linux. and anything you can get off steam can run on it. lovely world we live in today

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Mystech — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:21:19 GMT

Excellent hardware guide, but a "fully functioning gaming rig" really should include the obligatory OS tax. Say, $90 to $200 depending on your poison? :_

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peti1212 — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:13:48 GMT

This is actually a very well put together article for those that just do not have enough money to play games on hardcore systems. I mean even this setup could easily play all the latest games, not to mention Call of Duty 4 or World at War, or Need For Speed Undercover. Crysis would work but wouldn't be the best experience, but still would be playable at decent High settings on lower resolutions without a problem. Thanks for the information.