Building a PC for £100 (Extreme Budget)

stulid said:
It dosnt work like that.

The console game is optimized for one set of specs (the PS3) it doesn't need to worry about all types of different pc hardware configurations.

The PS3 Cell chip is a bit brainier than a old pc cpu.
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Yeah I know, games made specifically for consoles etc etc but get a rig with sandy bridge and it blows the Cell to bits...
 
Xcellenye said:
Well there is a difference between just "play" and running it well, I have a pc with an AMD Athlon 64 single core (GeForce 6150 Le <<< LOL) piece of garbage to be exact however it still "plays" the latest games even though it maybe wont get 30fps+ :rolleyes:
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Have you seen the videos?
 
Reaper 392 said:
the cheapest PC i'd actually recommend for a gamer would be something like this:


YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 460 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - OEM £79.99
1 x Intel Pentium G620 2.60GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £53.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £45.98
1 x MSI H61M-P23 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** £44.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 370 Case - Black £32.99
1 x Corsair Value 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low Voltage Dual-Channel Kit £23.98
Total : £294.52 (includes shipping : £10.50).

way over your budget, but this will give you some decent graphics and plenty of upgrade choices
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thanks but when im playing a game all i really want is the textures maxed i dont care about anything else aslong as its 1176x664 the rest can be lowest but textures maxed or atleast high
 
Xcellenye said:
Well the RSX in the ps3 is around the same as a 7800GTX since a 9800GT is miles better i think not?
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If you where extremely lucky on e......b ay then yeah maybe but i doubt it.

second hand dual core 2 cpu's £25-30 2-6mb cache and they are expensive.

I am still trying to find a quad core q6600 8mb cache for £35-£40 including delivery lol :D

So i think you need a bigger budget possibly £250 maybe on second hand parts.
 
At 1176X664 (is that even a resolution?) you will want AA and AF or the jaggies are going to be right in your face.
 
mickyflinn said:
Build a "gaming" pc for around a hundred quid

Maybe if your gaming at resoloution of 800 x 600.
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Most PS3/360 games are sub-720p resolution, only a few are proper 720p or 1080p, most are well below that, 576p for e.g. - so 800x600 would be about right to compete with a console :p

However as somneone else has said, consoles are optimised for one thing, playing games. No need for anything else, the PS3 has a web browser but it's not very good, and developers can eek out every little bit of performance from the comsole without having to worry about different spec systems etc.
 
Reaper 392 said:
the cheapest PC i'd actually recommend for a gamer would be something like this:


YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 460 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - OEM £79.99
1 x Intel Pentium G620 2.60GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £53.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £45.98
1 x MSI H61M-P23 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** £44.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 370 Case - Black £32.99
1 x Corsair Value 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low Voltage Dual-Channel Kit £23.98
Total : £294.52 (includes shipping : £10.50).

way over your budget, but this will give you some decent graphics and plenty of upgrade choices
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My current rig is actually as follows:

AMD Athlon X2 4050e 2.1Ghz
2GB Ram
160GB Hitachi Deathstar
Geforce 8200 + GeForce 8400GS in Hybrid SLI
220w PSU

its an Acer, an SFF at that :p
 
TallPaul_S said:
Most PS3/360 games are sub-720p resolution, only a few are proper 720p or 1080p, most are well below that, 576p for e.g. - so 800x600 would be about right to compete with a console :p

However as somneone else has said, consoles are optimised for one thing, playing games. No need for anything else, the PS3 has a web browser but it's not very good, and developers can eek out every little bit of performance from the comsole without having to worry about different spec systems etc.
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*cough* Black Ops
 
Xcellenye said:
*cough* Black Ops
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what about black ops?
other than the horrid graphics that havent been updated since MW1, the terrible physics that also havent been updated since MW1, the repetitive gameplay thats barely changed since MW1, and the pathetic online community who think sitting in a corner aiming at a doorway for two hours is a fun time?
*flame shield on*
 
Reaper 392 said:
what about black ops?
other than the horrid graphics that havent been updated since MW1, the terrible physics that also havent been updated since MW1, the repetitive gameplay thats barely changed since MW1, and the pathetic online community who think sitting in a corner aiming at a doorway for two hours is a fun time?
*flame shield on*
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I hear you mate; and don't get me started on mw2 oma noobtubes :mad:

cod's online community is pretty much made of kids and people like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLAcaz0LRvw
^ not for the faint hearted i can assure you
 
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