JustADummy Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 Hello, my PC is pretty fucked while I'm gaming and sometimes it gives me BSoD's out of nowhere with innocent Windows files. So I'm thinking on upgrade and I wanted to know what are the cheapest but good specs out there. Help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLlamaLlama Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 This is damn cheap, but still quite nice... AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400 (cpu) Abit A-N68SV (mobo) Corsair xms2 2x1gb (ram) Nvidia 8400GS (gfx) Samsung 250gb HDD Any DVD drive Any case That's come out to under 200GBP, but obviously you might want more power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustADummy Posted August 4, 2008 Author Share Posted August 4, 2008 Yes, a bit more power that that, lolz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLlamaLlama Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 That's not actually too bad, i suppose you could go for an 8600, or 9600. The processors are still an ok price coming up to the 48's and 50's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustADummy Posted August 4, 2008 Author Share Posted August 4, 2008 Oh alright, thanks for your suggestion. More suggestions from other members? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Pie Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 Here's mine (although you may choose to have an AMD cpu/board combo): ASUS P5S-MX SE Board Intel Core2Duo E4500 2.2Ghz Kingston ValueRAM 2x1GB Western Digital 160GB Serial ATA Any DVD drive Any more and you might turn out to have a configuration similar to mine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRX22B1998 Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 (edited) this will get you some decent gaming performance. i included prices for case / psu as well. i left out monitor, i assume u already have one the first one is slightly higher spec, the second is a little cheaper INTEL asus p5n sli = $55 intel core 2 e7200 (2.53ghz 3mb L2) = $132 western digital 500gb sata = $84 2gb ddr2 800 kingston = $48 512mb MSI 9600gt = $119 pioneer sata dvd-rw = $29 thermaltake tr2 470W = $69 logitech desktop 20 (keyboard+mouse) = $15 thermaltake wing rs100 = $59 total = $610 (£288 or €363 or $566 USD) if you had your own dvd drive, keyboard/mouse, case then it'd be $505 AUD (£238, €300, $468 USD) AMD - this ones a little cheaper asus m2n mx se plus = $54 amd am2 6000+ = $126 2gb ddr2 800 kingston = $48 512mb 8600gt leadtek = $63 thermaltake wing rs100 with 430w psu = $98 250gb wd sata = $57 pioneer sata dvd-rw = $29 logitech desktop 20 (keyboard+mouse) = $15 total = $490 (£231 or €291 or $454 USD) with own dvd drive, keyboard/mouse, case/suitable PSU it'd be $348 AUD (£164 €207 $322 USD) Edited August 5, 2008 by WRX22B1998 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA Don Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Coolermaster RC-330 V2 Elite case AMD Athlon 64 X2 4850e @ 2.5 Ghz Sapphire Radeon HD 3650 512MB Western Digital 250GB Saitek PK 02AV Eclipse II keyboard Wolf King MSWK-TR-SIL mouse 2GB Corsair DDR2 RAM, 800 Mhz Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2 mobo ASUS DRW-2014S1 20x DVD drive 550W EZcool Silent pPFC PSU Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Extreme Audio sound card Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (to get the best out of your DX10 card) That should be around £371.11 from scan.co.uk. It's quite cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRX22B1998 Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 (edited) Coolermaster RC-330 V2 Elite caseAMD Athlon 64 X2 4850e @ 2.5 Ghz Sapphire Radeon HD 3650 512MB Western Digital 250GB Saitek PK 02AV Eclipse II keyboard Wolf King MSWK-TR-SIL mouse 2GB Corsair DDR2 RAM, 800 Mhz Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2 mobo ASUS DRW-2014S1 20x DVD drive 550W EZcool Silent pPFC PSU Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Extreme Audio sound card Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (to get the best out of your DX10 card) That should be around £371.11 from scan.co.uk. It's quite cheap. but will it beat this asus p5n sli = $55intel core 2 e7200 (2.53ghz 3mb L2) = $132 western digital 500gb sata = $84 2gb ddr2 800 kingston = $48 512mb MSI 9600gt = $119 pioneer sata dvd-rw = $29 thermaltake tr2 470W = $69 logitech desktop 20 (keyboard+mouse) = $15 thermaltake wing rs100 = $59 total = $610 (£288 or €363 or $566 USD) i suppose yours includes a good sound card and an OS if i add the soundcard to this its like the same price as your one Edited August 5, 2008 by WRX22B1998 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustADummy Posted August 5, 2008 Author Share Posted August 5, 2008 Here's mine (although you may choose to have an AMD cpu/board combo):ASUS P5S-MX SE Board Intel Core2Duo E4500 2.2Ghz Kingston ValueRAM 2x1GB Western Digital 160GB Serial ATA Any DVD drive Any more and you might turn out to have a configuration similar to mine... Hmm... Is it cheap? All of them are good, I'll just have to think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRX22B1998 Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 (edited) that one is pretty good value, but you'l wanna add at least a 8600gt or equivalent ati card if u want decent gaming. cant find p5s , but p5n-mx = $58 core2 e4500..cant find that either, 4600 2.4ghz = $127 2gb kingston ram ddr800 = $48 wd 160gb sata = $49 20x IDE Samsung DVD-RW = 25 = $307 AUD / £143 / €181 with a 8600gt its $370 AUD / £172 / €218 what power supply do you have currently? depending on what you get, you might need to upgrade. Edited August 5, 2008 by WRX22B1998 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA Don Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Why not try OC'ing your current PC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRX22B1998 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 yeah s-v what are your current specs?? although unless he has a aftermarket cpu cooler he wouldnt be able to overclock much at all. at least i wouldnt, too risky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustADummy Posted August 6, 2008 Author Share Posted August 6, 2008 The specs are horrible: It's a 2.4Ghz Celeron, nVidia GeForce 6200 256MB, 1GB memory... By the way, I go by Llama's choice, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA Don Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Wait, don't get a 8400 or 8500 GT, they're not gaming cards. Get a 8600 GT or better if you want to run GTA IV on high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustADummy Posted August 6, 2008 Author Share Posted August 6, 2008 Who said I was going to get the GFX card that he recommended? xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRX22B1998 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 lol if i were you i'd get a 8800gt/s + if your mobo supports it, u can get another later, like 1 year later , make sure you get a motherboard with sli support! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLlamaLlama Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 There really is no point in getting dual 8800gts'. That card could probably run IV at 1680x1050 (22") on full anyway. By the time next year rolls around, lots will have changed. Intel has announced the architecture for it's larabee chips not too long ago, so i have a feeling Nvidia will be putting out some mean cards to try and stifle them, likelihood is that the competition will lower prices, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRX22B1998 Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 orly...thats cool i suppose. well never really experienced with this sort of thing, all i can go on is benchmarks and word of mouth / internet reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandora Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 This is damn cheap, but still quite nice...AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400 (cpu) Abit A-N68SV (mobo) Corsair xms2 2x1gb (ram) Nvidia 8400GS (gfx) Samsung 250gb HDD Any DVD drive Any case That's come out to under 200GBP, but obviously you might want more power. That'd be like as crap as you can get I mean, really, a 8400 GS There isn't a weaker card on the market that I know of. I'd take some Asus mobo with a E8400. Stock cooler should be enough for you. Add a HD4850, 600 Watt PSU from a good brand (like coolermaster), normal ATX case and go for some 800 MHz mem, 4 gig, 4 modules. Remember, you won't be upgrading the CPU. Nehalem will be coming end of this year, so quite some LGA 775 CPU's will go EOL. Now that's just a quick idea. If you wish, I could come up with a list of all the stuff you need with links to all of them and full specs ect. But that's only on demand, cause I don't want to just waste my time on something you aren't ever going to read. Why not try OC'ing your current PC He's having problems.... Wait, don't get a 8400 or 8500 GT, they're not gaming cards. Get a 8600 GT or better if you want to run GTA IV on high. 8600 GT is a 1,5 year old midrange card that wasn't even all that great. I wouldn't advise him to get that, he'd be much better off getting a 9600 GT or one of the new 48xx cards from ATi. @Llama: I actually don't think Intel will be able to pull off Larabee (first gen at least) right. They'll have difficulty entering the market. But who knows... ATi has struck gold though. Thought the R700 would flopp too, but it turns out to be great. I mean, 150 EUR for better then 8800 ULTRA performance, that's great. Though on the other hand.. G80 seems so far away... yet peformance is still pretty close to it's level. Shame nVidia couldn't succeed in making the GT200 like the G80 was. Oh, and OP, make up your mind which party you want to support. I support nVidia, obviously, and I really regret not taking a mobo that could do SLI. I love the mobo I have, really. But then I wanted to buy an extra card and then it hit me. I can't effin do it. Anyway, saves me a PCI slot though. Wouldn't have place for my soundcard if I'd add another card (dual slot). Oh, and do not get a X-fi soundcard! It's great, when it works... But mine just gives me problems, so don't take the risk and just go for something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLlamaLlama Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Think about it Jace, he's going cheap. An X-fi is unnecessary expense if you're wanting cheap. Most decent mobo's now have a good quality 7.1 support built in. I know the 8400 is a balls cad, but i was just trying to se a platform to work with, start off low, then he can add shit according to his budget, not going uber than having to 'shave' parts off. On a lighter note, my DVD drive appears to be completely fucked. Takes about 30 minutes to recognize COD4 now, and that's after i've rebooted the computer, and had to put the disc in beforehand (oh yeah, it's that bad) As well as needing that, I'd like another 2g of ram. Planning to double up on GFX cards in the not too distant future too. Christmas probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustADummy Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 Well, my old DVD drive started to do that too. I just bought one with lightscribe technology, cheap as fuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandora Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 For 650 EUR (which is very cheap) you can actually get a pretty powerful computer these days. P45 mobo's are availible for just 100 EUR. Then get a HD4850 for 135 EUR and a E7200 for 95EUR and 4GB of mem at 800 MHz for just 80 EUR. There. All you need to add is a PSU and you've got a powerful computer for a budget price. That's just 500 EUR for all of that. And and a case if you want one.. Just tell me how much you're willing to spend and I'll see what the best is you can get for that money. If you've got 600 EUR (that'd be 650 USD effectively) availible to spend, this is about the best you can get and you can do some serious gaming on this too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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