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2008-09-24 21:08:06

|TG|VividSynergy: Banned; +22|5965|Bolingbrook, Illinois

His budget is $1300, and he wants to order from Newegg. Since I know almost nothing about hardware, maybe you guys can help him. Also, he wants a whole new system, including monitor, keyboard, mouse, and a microphone. No speakers or headset. He will be doing school stuff, and BF2. So, make the computer as best as it can be to a gamer's dream machine. Make sure you leave enough money for monitor, keyboard, mouse, and the microphone. Throw in an X-fi card in there so he can play on Ultra High sound. And that's it. Have fun.

Last edited by |TG|VividSynergy (2008-09-24 21:11:00)

2008-09-25 00:25:08

GodFather: Blademaster's bottom bitch; +387|6487|Phoenix, AZ

If you added my speakers, monitor, keyboard and mouse together it would be like $750 or something, it all depends on what hes buying for that

Specifically how much money is allowed to be spent?

2008-09-25 00:38:04

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6958|Devon, England

Well I had a go. Might wanna wait for one of the more smarter people to have a look over it before you recommend it to your friend, though:

SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223F - OEM $23.99
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail $129.99
Seagate ST3640323AS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $84.99
Acer X223Wbd Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail $199.99
SAPPHIRE 100245L Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail $169.99
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail $85.99
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W ATX12V / EPS12V Active PFC Power Supply - Retail $59.99
RAZER Lycosa RZ03-00180100 Black USB Standard Gaming Keyboard - Retail $79.99
RAZER RZ01-00150100 Black 5 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Optical DeathAdder High Precision Gaming Mouse - Retail $59.99
Logitech 980186-0403 Silver USB Connector USB Desktop Microphone $19.99
OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2N10662GK - Retail $50.99
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 - Retail $169.99
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail $19.99
GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $89.99

TOTAL: $1,245.86 (Not including Shipping)

If it's for BF2, that should run it amazingly and a lot of newer games. If it really is JUST for BF2, then it can be spec'd down alot. I just went for the best you could get for that price I also highly recommend the Razer Deathadder, and have heard good things about the keyboard. If you want it cheaper, take away the F7P if you don't wanna overclock and go for a cheaper mouse/keyboard and maybe a smaller Hard drive if it's un-needed.

But like I said, wait for someone to check what I've done over.

Last edited by FFLink13 (2008-09-25 00:42:39)

2008-09-25 00:40:56

Afroman.exe: Banned; +25|5962|Adelaide, Australia

Most of your money will probably be going into:
Graphics Card (i got an 8600 and runs BF2 perfectly)
Motherboard and CPU (probably $300 and up (aus price) )
PSU probably need 300w to 400w
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Ram is really cheap so 2Gb or 3Gb will be plenty
XP Pro 32 bit
22" LCD screen probably about $350 (aus price again)
Dont really need a fancy keyboard and mouse, maybe a G15?
maybe a 350Gb HDD (10Gb partition for the OS, rest for storage)
If its for school, then will probably need office.....could always download openoffice for a free alternative
You can get really cheap mics from plenty of places

Just a quick estimate, maybe some1 can edit/build on it?

*EDIT*

ok lol well disregard everything i said lol

go with the above post...he pwned me good

maybe go an nvidia card?

i dont personally like radeons...but thats just me

Last edited by Afroman.exe (2008-09-25 00:42:58)

2008-09-25 01:12:12

GodFather: Blademaster's bottom bitch; +387|6487|Phoenix, AZ

FFLink13 wrote:
Well I had a go. Might wanna wait for one of the more smarter people to have a look over it before you recommend it to your friend, though:

SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223F - OEM $23.99
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail $129.99
Seagate ST3640323AS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $84.99
Acer X223Wbd Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail $199.99
SAPPHIRE 100245L Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail $169.99
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail $85.99
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W ATX12V / EPS12V Active PFC Power Supply - Retail $59.99
RAZER Lycosa RZ03-00180100 Black USB Standard Gaming Keyboard - Retail $79.99
RAZER RZ01-00150100 Black 5 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Optical DeathAdder High Precision Gaming Mouse - Retail $59.99
Logitech 980186-0403 Silver USB Connector USB Desktop Microphone $19.99
OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2N10662GK - Retail $50.99
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 - Retail $169.99
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail $19.99
GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $89.99

TOTAL: $1,245.86 (Not including Shipping)

If it's for BF2, that should run it amazingly and a lot of newer games. If it really is JUST for BF2, then it can be spec'd down alot. I just went for the best you could get for that price I also highly recommend the Razer Deathadder, and have heard good things about the keyboard. If you want it cheaper, take away the F7P if you don't wanna overclock and go for a cheaper mouse/keyboard and maybe a smaller Hard drive if it's un-needed.

But like I said, wait for someone to check what I've done over.

You forgot an O/S

Not sure if that was purposeful

Looks solid though, if your going Vista (which you probably are) your going to need more than 2GB RAM

2008-09-25 01:13:34

Afroman.exe: Banned; +25|5962|Adelaide, Australia

Doesnt BF2 have running issues with Vista? or all fixed now?

2008-09-25 06:00:12

Markooo*Est: Previously known as CC-Marley; +334|6415|Estonia

Afroman.exe wrote:
Doesnt BF2 have running issues with Vista? or all fixed now?

im running bf2 on vista home 32 bit and it runs smoothly.

2008-09-25 13:23:30

Havok: Nymphomaniac Treatment Specialist; +302|6942|Florida, United States

Markooo*Est wrote:
Afroman.exe wrote:
Doesnt BF2 have running issues with Vista? or all fixed now?
im running bf2 on vista home 32 bit and it runs smoothly.

I use Vista 64 and I have no problems either.

2008-09-25 14:16:38

|TG|VividSynergy: Banned; +22|5965|Bolingbrook, Illinois

He doesn't need any software such as Office, besides an Operating System.

2008-09-25 16:15:28

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6958|Devon, England

|TG|VividSynergy wrote:
He doesn't need any software such as Office, besides an Operating System.

Downgrade the video card to an 8800GT then, maybe take away the F7P, add another 2GB of RAM and add an OS.

There are better ways of getting an OS, though...

2008-09-25 17:28:26

|TG|VividSynergy: Banned; +22|5965|Bolingbrook, Illinois

Yes, I know, I'll ask him if he already has a disc, or if he wants the special method.

2008-09-25 18:20:34

GodFather: Blademaster's bottom bitch; +387|6487|Phoenix, AZ

FFLink13 wrote:
|TG|VividSynergy wrote:
He doesn't need any software such as Office, besides an Operating System.
Downgrade the video card to an 8800GT then, maybe take away the F7P, add another 2GB of RAM and add an OS.

There are better ways of getting an OS, though...

/Agree, I dont know much about the Radeons

I run Crysis med/high with solid FPS on a 8800 GT 512MB

He shouldnt need much more than that, maybe the Radeon is cheaper better, but idk (and no im not a fanboy I just never used a Radeon)

2008-09-25 18:26:06

GodFather: Blademaster's bottom bitch; +387|6487|Phoenix, AZ

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6811133021 - Thermaltake Armor Series VA8003BWS Black Full Tower Case w/ 25CM Fan - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6811999153 - Thermaltake A2387 80mm Blue LED Case Fan - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6813131325 - ASUS M3A78 Pro AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6817341002 - OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI 700W ATX12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6819103280 - AMD Phenom 9850 2.5GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HD9850XAJ4BGH - OEM

OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6820227289

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6822136218 - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6835106102 - Thermaltake CL-P0401 110mm Full-Range Fan CPU Cooler - Retail

(Needs O/S and Graphics card, the one that was in my wishlist is sold out, and thermal paste)

2008-09-25 18:27:35

Cheez: Herman is a warmaphrodite; +1,027|6706|King Of The Islands

9600gt > 8800gt.

My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.

2008-09-25 18:52:46

bugz: Fission Mailed; +3,311|6579

https://stashbox.org/236545/neweggcart.png

$1130.90

Tell your friend to go to a store and test out the keyboards and mice. When he finds the ones that he's comfortable with, then buy it on Newegg.

Edit...and you get a free 4GB Flash drive with the PSU while supplies last.

Last edited by ebug9 (2008-09-25 18:53:47)

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