osme02 Posted February 8, 2006 Posted February 8, 2006 Hey Im not new to overclocking or to building computer but I havent been "in the loop" for about about 6 months now. Can you guy help me built a overclocking machine for $750? I realize thats not a lot but thats all I can afford and I need a computer now. The computer would be used for mostly gaming. Thanks in advance! Ok, it looks like i have to list the items I am interested in and then ask if you guys thing it looks good. case: i figure $50 for a crap case, $50 for a okay PSU, $50 opticals mobo: used lanparty ultra-d ~$100 (pretty sure) cpu: used venice 3200 ~$125 (pretty sure) ram: need help deciding on a 1gig kit ~$150 vid card: 7800 gt - (to expensive need something closer to $200) hdd: used 80gb - $45 (sure) xp-90: $30 panaflo 92mm: $10 Total ~$800 Sorry, the sig belong is my brothers computer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbeaver Posted February 8, 2006 Posted February 8, 2006 is your current computer the one on ur sig?? then its good enough! be patient and wait for M2 if ur budget's only $750 for now.... its not worth upgrading to somethin else on top of that Venice, when M2 is gonna come out in a few months and it will lower the prices of other AMDs. you dont "need" a computer right now. what you do is a good video card. if i were you, i'll wait a couple of weeks till 7900 comes out, 7800GT drops thier price, get that one. spend the rest on 2x1Gb kit memory, and if anythings left (im sure there is), get 2x Hitachi 80gb or 2x Seagate 80Gb and put them on RAID. if ur sig is actually what ur gonna spend $750 on, than thats crap dude. get an Infinity SLI, get a 7800GT, keep the CPU, get more RAM. in the next 6-8months, get another 7800GT. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooztuncer Posted February 8, 2006 Posted February 8, 2006 Dont flame me for writing those here (just my $0.02 if I was gonna build a new one today): first take a look at this: you can get a beautiful Lian-li pc-65 case, 2 optical drives, and tt 480 watt for ??? (depends on communication b/w u and him) - lets say $185. mobo: used lanparty ultra-d $100 cpu: used venice 3200 - $120 ram: gskill 2gb HZ - $200 vid card: 7800 gt - $270 hdd: used 80gb - $45 xp-90: $30 panaflo 92mm: $10 total: $960 - very good system though. You can cut $100 by selecting 1gb ram and another $100 if you go with used 6800 or x800gto2/x850 vid card. Hope it helps... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooztuncer Posted February 8, 2006 Posted February 8, 2006 case: i figure $50 for a crap case, $50 for a okay PSU, $50 opticalsmobo: used lanparty ultra-d ~$100 (pretty sure) cpu: used venice 3200 ~$125 (pretty sure) ram: need help deciding on a 1gig kit ~$150 vid card: 7800 gt - (to expensive need something closer to $200) hdd: used 80gb - $45 (sure) xp-90: $30 panaflo 92mm: $10 Total ~$800 ok to be more specific then (as far as I can help): case: something in this line - http://www.dealsonic.com/skmssialatxm.html ($55) psu: http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec.hmx?scriteria=BA21190 ($70) ram: http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=41159 (YMMV) vidcard: reconsider that $70 difference otherwise, not for advertisement but fyi, here is mine or go with 6800 series. to be honest another seller is asking for around $20 less than my price - just search... Take a look at ebay / anandtech forums / and of course here - You can find everything - just be little bit patient. Good luck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooztuncer Posted February 9, 2006 Posted February 9, 2006 here is the lanparty ultra-d (modded also plus sli bridge) for $90: http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread...55&page=1&pp=15 morning robbey, imo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cd520 Posted February 9, 2006 Posted February 9, 2006 IMO the best vid card for $200 would be a 6800GS. I went with the Leadtek version for $199 at newegg because Ive always had good luck with Leadtek. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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