Build an $800 Gaming PC

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Build an $800 Gaming PC

Last year's $800 gaming PC was a bargain, but had significant
compromises. This year's model is a hot-rod rig that offers
impressive performance. What a difference a year makes!

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Good article but I think some of those component prices are a little
optimistic (except possibly from bottom feeder vendors). I imagine you
could still do it for under a grand from the more reputable vendors, but
shipping charges could quickly mount up when dealing with more than one.
 
Not bad, but I can do THAT box better, and for a lot less.
First: go with the Gigabyte K8NS Ultra 939
Antec SLK1650B with 350Watt Smart supply,
and that trade off gets you a much better mobo
and quieter fans.

also the ATI X800 is dropping in price rapidly, and it is a far better
card
than the ULTRA NOISY 6600GT . You will hate that fan noise !!!!!!!

Sony dvd combo everything is about $50 at Mwave.com, and
I warn you not to buy LG. They are not compatible with much
of anything ... pure junk.

johns
 
Not bad, but I can do THAT box better, and for a lot less.
First: go with the Gigabyte K8NS Ultra 939
Antec SLK1650B with 350Watt Smart supply,
and that trade off gets you a much better mobo
and quieter fans.
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350W Smartpower is marginal, asking for trouble on a good
gaming box, IMO. It might work ok due to lower power
requirements of the 6600GT though.

also the ATI X800 is dropping in price rapidly, and it is a far better
card
than the ULTRA NOISY 6600GT . You will hate that fan noise !!!!!!!
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Untrue.

Any particular card has the fan selected by the
manufacturer. It would be just as easy to buy a loud X800
or a quiet 6600GT. If one wants GOOD cooling and low noise
they must resolve to buy an aftermarket heatsink (or DIY
'sink) if they don't know the noise levels of a particular
card beforehand.

It's rather pointless to suggest a more expensive card is
"far better", as that has always been the case. The point
was building the box at the low price-point.

Sony dvd combo everything is about $50 at Mwave.com, and
I warn you not to buy LG. They are not compatible with much
of anything ... pure junk.
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I agree, if one spends $800 they ought to be a better
optical (burner), though many put the NEC 3520 at the top of
the bang for buck category these days. The Sony is just an
overpriced Liteon, IIRC.
 
johns said:
also the ATI X800 is dropping in price rapidly, and it is a far better
card than the ULTRA NOISY 6600GT . You will hate that fan
noise !!!!!!!
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I have a Leadtek 6600GT, which is approximately the same price, and it
certainly doesn't seem particularly loud. Since so many companies market a
6600GT nowadays, fan noise is probably a function of the brand. X800s are
also marketed under different brand names, with different fans, and they
probably require more cooling anyway.
 
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