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what are the best gaming pc parts on the market designed for high intense gaming?
This includes:
Mobo,CPU,PSU,GPU,HDDs,RAM,Keyboard,Mouse,Monitor,Sound card,ethernet card,cooling,speakers,head set,wiring,UPS,connection...ect..ect.. you get the point... :P
"Best" is a relative term in a sense because we do not live in a dynamic world after all.
At the present time though & depending on how much you plan on spending (without being unreasonably excessive) - you have the option to go with something from say ~$750 (AMD build) all the way to ~$1500 (Conroe package).
So how much do you have set aside?
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enough for both and more. I wouldnt post how much i have here, people would rob me. >_>
ok well i dont have a TUN of money but enough for a nice b!tchin comp
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Oops!
"Best" is a relative term in a sense because we do live in a dynamic world after all ;-)
Let's say you have $2000 to spend and mind you the laws of diminishing return has a much higher effect at this budget parameters, but that isn't for anybody to enforce, so I'll compile a short list and post back, in the mean time - you can think about it. I'm sure others might come up with related variables too.
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Let's see how my list compares to Sabertooth's. Here's a semi-generic list for the 'big 5':
CPU - Core 2 Duo Extreme X6800 = $950
Board - based on Intel 975X chipset = $250
RAM - 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2-1066 = $375
Video- Radeon X1950XTX = $400
PSU - 650W-700W w/3 or 4 +12v rails = $150There's $2125 right there & you'll probably wanna add a pair of 150GB 10k RPM Raptors at about $200 a pop. Now you're up to $2525 +/-
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Don't forget Crossfire/SLI dual video cards...
And an X-Fi Fatal1ty sound card...
And some Klipsch or Logitech surround speaker set...
And especially a KillerNIC!
"How many squirrels had to die to make you look fly?!"
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I forgot one of these...
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/...
To the max!
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"How many squirrels had to die to make you look fly?!"
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And processor that expensive isn't?! ;-)
Honestly, he'd be better off with a $330 processor and crossfire/SLI video cards as far as gaming performance goes...
"How many squirrels had to die to make you look fly?!"
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I was being sarcastic ;-)
This is fantasy system anyway so I guess I should have gone all out with the SLi/Crossfire setup.
I'm still waiting for Sabertooth's response.
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Wow.........a lot of responses you got already - I actually got tied up with some other stuff and I never got around to drawing up that list just yet, and I'm not even sure I still want to do it.
I am now thinking shouldn't you should just hold off for the quad cores since they should be coming out very soon anyhow.
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$1,100 Max. Its how much im willing to spend, its not how much i have.
But this really isnt how much Im going to spend its about what are the best parts out there today. But if you dont mind compling a list for my price range that would be nice too.
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Well for $2000 - Knock ya self out ;-)
CPU - E6600 (1.86 GHz) Retail - $313.00
CPU Cooler - $0.00
MOBO - Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 - $116.00
RAM - 2 x 512MB Corsair DDR2-800 - $131.00
HDD - WD Raptor 74GB 10,000 RPM 16MB SATA - $150.00
DVD - Nec DL 18X DVD±RW / CD-RW OEM - $30.00
GPU - Asus EAX1900XT 256MB - $270.00
CASE - Lian Li V600B Black - $135.00
PSU - FSP FX600-GLN ATX12V/EPS12V - $130.00
SOUND - $0.00
MONITOR - Samsung 204B-BK - $360.00
SPEAKERS - Logitech Z-5450 - $275.00
Remaining ~$90 will cover things like Mouse, Keyboard and other accesories ± Shipping. The above can also be fairly trimmed to fit your moderate gaming budget.
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"CPU - E6600 (1.86 GHz) Retail - $313.00"
I belive the E6600 run at 2.4ghz and the E6300 run at 1.83ghz...
TMP-Man
Asus P5P800-SE
P4 506 @ 4009Mhz 1.3625v
Thermaltake CLP0024 w/ 1700RPM 92MM AS5
2GB OCZ 2-3-2-5 DDR400 PAT
120GB/300GB 7200RPM HD
Leadtek 7600GT AGP 590/1600 VF700 ALCU AS5
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"I belive the E6600 run at 2.4ghz and the E6300 run at 1.83ghz..."
You are partially correct, the E6600 does run @ 2.4GHz. However, the E6300 is factory clocked @ 1.86GHz.
I somehow got the clockspeed for the 6300 mixed up with the 6600.
Thanks for spotting that!
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you should see my list of parts in my rig in my thread, but its worth a lot though around $4300
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