AMD Game Computer for $342 AR $55

Claymore said: How does a 4830 compare to say, a 3850 ?

You are compared a Tiger vs Cat.

updownstock said: Claymore said: How does a 4830 compare to say, a 3850 ?

You are compared a Tiger vs Cat.

lol, green because u made me laugh

Just a piece of advice:
I wouldn't personally build a machine with a GREEN drive as the OS drive, especially for a gaming machine. It's not the end of the world, but I wouldn't personally recommend it as a system builder.

Don't forget to factor in your labor. Unless it for love. Then you have to provide tech support if you building it for someone else. The Poster forget to add "DIY" and "YMMV" to the Title.

I dont think this is a gaming computer unless you are still playing 3 year old games

Rahil said: I dont think this is a gaming computer unless you are still playing 3 year old games

What you think is what you dont know.

Not a bad deal if you just drop the graphics card and just go with the rest of the setup. Great little thing for just everday use then.

infernobutterfly said: I am in the market for a new computer and am hoping to get a shot at making one myself. You guys think this is a good system or should I just wait for a july 4th sales and buy one complete system (price for a certain speed is more important to me).

In other words:
How is the processor speed (decent?)
I am looking to get an Nvidea card later, instead of this card, (good idea?)
should I hold out for a DDR3 RAM (MB that uses DDR3)

Depends on what purpose you is going to use this computer for and your budgets as well.

Though you can play games on this it is not a rig that can handle the latest games at any decent resolution and fps. One of the best things about building your own rig is that the better components you put in the more you save over retail. Also there is the fact that when you build your own you have many components warrantied at 3 years and often life which is more than you will get from any company like Dell unless you are willing to pay fistfulls of green for those extra couple of years.

As far as a real gaming rig I wouldn't use 800mhz ram with a CAS 5, instead try the reaperX series, I have them running OC to 900mhz and 4-4-3-12 timings and not one hiccup. (this was not a trial and error setting trying to get it in the zone it was a set it and forget it and I have duplicated those timings with other builds the ram is great) Also why not try for a quad core processor there are more and more games being made that take advantage of quads. (kinda like paying $5 for 5 apples when it only costs $7 for 10 of them if you can use the extra boost which most gamers will then it is obviosly the way to go) There are other upgrades to be done as well (GPU, HD, and MOBO) but the point being if your using todays games you might want to spend a little more (I build decent gaming rigs for under 700 with decent 20"+ monitor all the time; though I put nearly 3k into my own when I built it :the water, GPU, kandalf case, custom rampage formula SE, q9450, and 42" screen cost me a little more If however you are just playing kids games or those little java games or even if you just want this for a homework/internet computer this is a fine build unless you need a monitor.

Wow I am EXACTLY in the same boat as you infernobutterfly. I want the same exact thing, maxmum product minimum price... and I want it to run starcraft II, diablo 3 very well.

AMD? You've got to be kidding me...
You can build a supercomputer for about $650 including 5.1 speakers and 24" LCD now.

please delete

updownstock said: mantalcore said: AMD? You've got to be kidding me...
You can build a supercomputer for about $650 including 5.1 speakers and 24" LCD now.

Typing is cheap.

Huh?

wildbottom said: Don't forget to factor in your labor. Unless it for love. Then you have to provide tech support if you building it for someone else. The Poster forget to add "DIY" and "YMMV" to the Title.

I understand the "DIY" but why "YMMV"?

g0dMAn said: Just a piece of advice:
I wouldn't personally build a machine with a GREEN drive as the OS drive, especially for a gaming machine. It's not the end of the world, but I wouldn't personally recommend it as a system builder.For a budget gaming system, a green hd will do just fine.

Not a bad deal for HT system Green

The combo is $159 BEFORE rebates so you're looking at $139 AR for the combo

I'm guessing the other items are priced the same in the OP

Jahx said: Honestly, these days just by a Dell (can be had for less than 400, and then throw in a 100 dollar video card. its just flat out cheaper than building it yourself.

Buying Dell, you have to upgrade Power Supply(maybe Comp Case as well) if you want to add Video Card on cheap computer.

jigz85 said: So let's work with this and see if we can make a budget gaming PC for under 400..Lets keep the casing, the hard drive and the dvd drive.. So that's roughly 119.97 after a $25 rebate (10+15).

Now let's beef up the processor, mobo and graphics card

Here's something I found on fatwallet Quad Core Set Up

1. BIOSTAR TA790GX XE AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
2. AMD Phenom 9950 Agena 2.6GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition Processor Model HD995ZXAGHBOX
3. OCZ SLI-Ready Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2N800SR4GK

Cost AR and CashBack - 194.39 (add 119.97 = 314.36)

Now you just need to plop in a graphics card..We're going to look for something that is crossfire ready since the mobo has a decent graphics card on it and can capitalize on the crossfire hybrid it has available.

I really like this one because you can throw out that case and turn it into a media center Graphics Card but umm it's ya'lls preference. This would bring the total cost to roughly $375. Btw im no computer techie, I just look at reviews and see what people say So feel free to bash me about on this.

Thanks

The low profile card with option to install in a smaller media center case is a nice option. However if the idea is to make a budget gaming PC under $400, just keep the OP's original video card recommendation (which is a much better gaming card) and you come in right at $400.