(Another) Budget spec for gaming... ok ?

BoB3rt · 10 Dec 2007 at 13:07

well this is a third attempt to keep the gaming up and the budget down (for a friend) the limit is £338 MAX on the rig (was 360 but i have bought the case)

so what ya fink should i change anything? (i dout he'll overclock it)

syke · 10 Dec 2007 at 13:20

The motherboard you selected is AGP, your gfx is PCI-E.

syke · 10 Dec 2007 at 13:24

How about this?

HIS ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail
Samsung SpinPoint S 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD161HJ)
Abit IL9 Pro (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Antec Basic 500W PSU

£325.35inc.

If AMD:

HIS ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC)
Abit AN52 nForce 520 (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Samsung SpinPoint S 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD161HJ)
Antec Basic 500W PSU
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4800+ 2.50GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail

£330.05inc.

Left out the Optical Drive, you can probably get one second hand..or just get a bit extra.

BoB3rt · 10 Dec 2007 at 13:33

haha i never even noticed the APG slot cheers..... al proberly go for the second setup AMD and drop it to 2.3ghz and get a optical drive.

sound ok?

tres · 10 Dec 2007 at 14:24

dont go amd
go intel
overclock that chip is incredibly easy and you get amazing results

syke · 10 Dec 2007 at 16:07

trescodrucey said:
dont go amd
go intel
overclock that chip is incredibly easy and you get amazing results

Read his post, he said he probably isnt overclocking it (his friend).

You sure your friend cant get a bit more cash?

Would be beneficial the second amd spec, as that is a good core speed.