wooducoodu said:
ok, i have some family members who want me to build them a "gaming rig" but
scoffed when i said $600 minimum for the tower. any suggestions for a system
under $600 that include case, psu, mb, cpu, ram, video, hdd, cd? i figure
i'll have accept onboard sound but i'd prefer to stick with a P4C rather
than AMD, other than that i'm open to suggestions. video card is what i'm
least certain of. they mentioned ut2004 and counterstrike.
OK, that was TOUGH. But check out the following from newegg. Note the
nvidia 5900XT and Creative brand sound card and P4 2.53 (roughly the same as
2.4C). Should be a kick-butt gamer. With more money, I would get a
high-quality, quiet power supply and a DVD burner. I'd also bump up to 1Gig
of RAM. But the following came in at under 600. -Dave
Qty Product Item #
Unit Price
Qty x Price
Linkworld Black/Silver ATX Mid-Tower Case with 400W power supply, Model
"A319-C2628-P4" -RETAIL
Specifications:
Case Type: ATX Mid-Tower Case
Color: Silver/Black
Drive Bays: External 4 x 5.25" - 2 x 3.5" Internal 6 x 3.5"
Expansion Slots: 7
Front Ports: USB 2.0, audio, IEEE1394
Power Supply: 400W P4 Power Supply
Cooling System: 1 Side fan and 1 Rear fan 80MM
Dimensions: 18.75"x10"x20.75" inches more info-> N82E16811164006
$37.00 $37.00
Shuttle "AV49VN" P4X400 Chipset Motherboard for Intel Socket 478
CPU -RETAIL
Specifications:
Supported CPU: Socket 478 Intel Pentium 4/Celeron Processors
Chipset: VIA P4X400 + VIA VT8235
FSB: 400/533MHz
RAM: 3x DIMM for DDR400/333/266/200 Max 3GB(1 DIMM to support DDR400)
IDE: 2x ATA 133 up to 4 Devices
Slots: 1x AGP 8X, 5x PCI
Ports: 2xPS2,1xCOM,1xLPT,6xUSB2.0(Rear 2),1xLAN,1xGAME,Audio Ports
Onboard Audio: 2-Channel AC97 Audio
Onboard LAN: VIA VT6103 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet
Form Factor: ATX more info-> N82E16813150051 $49.00 $49.00
APOLLO nVIDIA GeForce FX5900XT Video Card, 128MB DDR, 256-bit,
DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP, Model "BLOODY MONSTER 3 GEFORCE FX 5900XT" -RETAIL
Specifications:
Chipset/Core Speed: nVIDIA GeForce FX5900XT/390MHz
Memory/Effective Speed: 128MB DDR/700MHz
BUS: AGP 8X
Ports: VGA Out(15 Pin D-Sub)+TV-Out(S-Video)+DVI connector
Support 3D API: DirectX®9, OpenGL®1.4
Cable/Accessories: 2 Cables, 1 CD, Manual
Max Resolution@32bit Color: 2048X1536@85Hz
Retail Box (See pics for details) more info-> N82E16814140034 $174.00
$174.00
Intel Pentium 4/ 2.53 GHz 533MHz FSB, 512K L2 Cache Processor -
OEM
Specifications:
Model: Intel Pentium 4
Core: Northwood
Operating Frequency: 2.53GHz
FSB: 533MHz
Cache: L1/12K+8K; L2/512K
Voltage: 1.525V
Process: 0.13Micron
Socket: Socket 478
Multimedia Instruction: MMX, SSE, SSE2
Packaging: OEM (Processor only) more info-> N82E16819116143 $142.00
$142.00
Mushkin Basic Green 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-2700 - Retail
Specifications:
Manufacturer: Mushkin
Speed: DDR333(PC2700)
Type: 184 Pin DDR SDRAM
Error Checking: Non-ECC
Registered/Unbuffered: Unbuffered
Cas Latency: 2.5-4-4
Support Voltage: 2.5V
Bandwidth: 2.7GB/s
Organization: 64M x 64 -Bit
Warranty: Lifetime more info-> N82E16820146217 $77.00 $77.00
Western Digital Special Edition 80GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model
WD800JB, OEM Drive Only
Specifications:
Capacity: 80GB
Average Seek Time: 8.9 ms
Buffer: 8MB
Rotational Speed: 7200 RPM
Interface: IDE ULTRA ATA100
Features: High-performance with 8MB Buffer
Manufacturer Warranty: 3 years
Packaging: OEM Drive Only more info-> N82E16822144122 $63.00 $63.00
SONY Black 16X DVD-ROM Drive, Model DDU1612, OEM
Specifications:
Read Speed: 40X CD-ROM, 16X DVD-ROM
Interface: E-IDE/ATAPI
Buffer: 512KB
Access Time: 80-220ms DVD, 165ms CD
Data Transfer Rate: 1,800~3,600 kB/s (CD), 8,788~21,632 kB/s Single
Layer, 5,586~13,520 kB/s Dual Layer
Features: Compatible with all CD formats
Packaging: OEM Pack Drive only (see pictures for details) more info->
N82E16827131003 $29.00 $29.00
Creative Labs Sound Blaster 128 PCI Sound Card, Model
"CT4750" -OEM
Specifications:
Channels: 4
Max Sampling Rate: 48KHz
Signal-Noise Ratio: 94dB(SNR)
Digital Audio: 16-bit
Music Depth: 128 Voices
PC Interface: PCI
Connectors: AUX, Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in, GAME/MIDI(See Details)
Volume Control: Software Control
Package Contents: See pics
Special Features: Full Duplex Hardware and Software, Plug & Play more
info-> N82E16829102134 $21.00 $21.00
Subtotal »
$ 592.00
let them see how well ut2004 runs on a sub $600 dell.