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kevin_watters
May 24, 2008 8:19 PM
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Or you could just buy an Xbox360 for $388 and it will kick that PCs butt 10 times over for frame-rate in Crysis and all other games.
Comment made about the PC Authority article: Building a $1500 gaming PC? So you want to make yourself a new gaming rig, one that’s capable of playing Crysis at more than two frames per second, but won’t blow the budget?
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kevin_watters
May 24, 2008 8:24 PM
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Oh... forgot.... and with the $1000 you saved... you can buy a new 42" plasma HD tv to go with it. |
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yasbad
Jun 2, 2008 3:12 PM
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and how are you gonna surf the net, IM, email, stream internet radio/youtube, p2p etc, not to mention the wider variety of games available on PC. |
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piers
Jun 7, 2008 4:01 PM
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I actually just got a computer for just over 1500 without extras though:
MB - G-B DS3R CPU - Q6600 Quad Ram - 2 x 2GB kingston GPU - 8800GT HD - 2 x 640 WD Case - Antec P182 PSU - HX-520 Mon - LG 22 Random DVD
The PSU and case I spend more on for quietness sake. All together $1550.
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.:Cyb3rGlitch:.
Jun 7, 2008 5:00 PM
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I just did a build for $1500:
CPU: E8400 - $187 RAM: 4GB 800MHz RAM - $132 GPU: 8800GT - $231 Mobo: EVGA 750i FTW - $253 PSU: Corsair HX-620 - $149 Case: CoolerMaster COSMOS S RC-1100 (no PSU) - $297 Optical Drive: Pioneer DVR-215D - $39 HDD: W.D. SATA 640GB - $105 OS: Vista Home Premium 64-bit OEM - $132
Total: $1525
The guy didn't want peripherals, but it's easy to change it around to cater for them.
Edited by .:Cyb3rGlitch:.: 7/6/2008 05:01:47 PM |
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Lupetto
Jul 2, 2008 5:58 PM
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Seeing that I work for an IT distributor I’m always setting up gaming rigs for customer’s clients for under $1500. It’s that easy, though with today’s computer technology advancing as fast as it is, you could almost treat nearly all the components as consumables. They get outdated that fast. Also my computer cost me under the $1500 AMD 6000 series Thermaltake MATRIX case M2N SLI DELUXE Mother board Kingston 667 4GB ram 600W PSU View sonic monitor G15 Keyboard & G5 Mouse Gigabyte 9600GT
And I bought these before I was working for a Distributor. So there’s no Reason why anyone should go out and fork more than $2000 On a gaming system that’s just going to get outdated in the next 6 months or as soon as the next power hungry game comes out.
BUT HEY!!!! If you got the cash... don’t let me stop you chances are I’m the one who is going to get a phone call to get custom parts for a gaming rig “HORRAY FOR BONUS+COMMISIONS”
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islip
Jul 17, 2008 8:07 PM
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This guide helped me make a good bang for buck machine to replace my old one. Since I'm keeping the I/O peripherals I set my budget at $1000. Heres the parts:
cpu - AMD Phenom 9500 QuadCore 2.2Ghz - $210 case - CoolerMaster Elite 331 with no PSU - $52 psu - 620W "Corsair" HX-620 ATX - $136 motherboard - Gigabyte GA-MA790X-DS4 AMD - $141 memory - 4x Genesis 1G 800mhz PC6400 - $96 optical drive - liteon DVDRW20X - $35 hard disk - Samsung 500Gb SATA Hard Disk HDD 500G - $95 graphics card - Palit Radeon 4850 - $212
All up I'll be slightly over budget including postage. |
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DaFiz
Jul 18, 2008 5:36 PM
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I myself can not see the point in spending more than $800 on a gaming PC, so without going into specific products here is my budget gaming PC breakdown.
CPU - $70 Case - $60 (including PSU) Mainboard - $70 RAM - $100 DVDRW - $45 HDD - $100 Video - $355
that puts me at about $800, without peripherals and monitor.
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Jim.Dude
Jul 19, 2008 4:14 PM
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Well, without a keyboard and monitor it's going to be hard to use... :-P
Computer > XBOX... why?
- Waaaay more games. - Waaaay better games!
- More uses, can an XBOX send e-mails and word process while burning a DVD? I didn't think so. - A more intuitive interface, keyboard and mouse ftw.
And besides, everyone knows the Xbox is for dope smoking loners - if you HAVE to have a console, long live the WII!
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.:Cyb3rGlitch:.
Jul 19, 2008 4:18 PM
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Jim.Dude wrote:Well, without a keyboard and monitor it's going to be hard to use... :-P
Computer > XBOX... why?
- Waaaay more games. - Waaaay better games!
- More uses, can an XBOX send e-mails and word process while burning a DVD? I didn't think so. - A more intuitive interface, keyboard and mouse ftw.
And besides, everyone knows the Xbox is for dope smoking loners - if you HAVE to have a console, long live the WII!
I beg to differ.
Consoles are better for people who want to play games on a small budget. Some people don't want to worry about performance issues and compatibility, and some might not want the games that Nintendo offer. Think without the blinkers. |
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Jim.Dude
Jul 19, 2008 5:39 PM
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That's like saying that a Toyota is the same as Ferrari, because some people like cheap cars.
Yes, a $1500 computer is a whole lot more expensive than an XBOX, but it can do a whole lot more.
So if you want a fair comparison, compare the XBOX with a similar priced console, such as the Wii.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/games/wii-breaks-xbox-sales-record/2006/12/14/1165685799546.html
Proof that the Wii console pwns the XBOX.
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bbjai
Jul 19, 2008 6:12 PM
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thats not a very smart statement in my opinion. Although my personal opinion is that the Xbox is not a better entertainment device for myself compared to say a PC, I wouldn't say the same for alot of other people.
First of all your assuming that everyone can build a $1500 PC. Thats not true, any PC around the $1500 mark (with Monitor and KB/Mouse) won't actually be as good as the ones above. A standard Dell one for example at that price doesn't come up to being up to scratch with many of the latest games, hence cutting your heaps of games theory in half. Even if they could play the games it would be in lesser graphical quality where as most people would be playing high quality looking games on the XBox. Lets not mention that a $1500 Box wouldn't be able to play on a large HDMI equipped TV unless you built it specifically. Which I'm sure 80% of the population can't.
Second of all, its more expensive and its not really like a console but if the stated purpose of the purchase is playing games I think the XBox is a much more cash efficient buy. It can still stream and stuff as well through its media centre streaming abilities. Sure it won't do half of what a PC will do but then you won't have to set it up either.
The Xbox, Wii and PS3. Everyone buys those not everyone buys a PC for games. I think if you say just plain having a PC for games the consoles will win everytime. Just less hassle. |
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.:Cyb3rGlitch:.
Jul 19, 2008 6:34 PM
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It's orange and apples. They're different markets. |
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Jim.Dude
Jul 19, 2008 10:11 PM
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I'm not assuming anything, the name of the thread was literally $1500 PC and you can get a very good machine for that price. Just because DELL doesn't make one doesn't mean they don't exist! http://www.zipcomputers.com.au/store/view_product.php?product=SYS-INTEL-PERF The PC in the link is only $1300, as an example and it comes ready to go - no 'setting up' required.
Realistically though it's a facetious argument; you buy an XBOX to play games but you buy a PC for numerous other reasons. I mean, you could buy a $1500 workstation that wouldn't do the first dent in a game.
No, really the question is what's the best gaming platform...and according to the figures on sales, that is a Nintendo Wii. :-)
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Jim.Dude
Jul 19, 2008 10:15 PM
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.:Cyb3rGlitch:. wrote:It's orange and apples. They're different markets.
Well, since you don't have anything to back that claim up beyond your own words, the best I can offer is the following link:
http://news.vgchartz.com/news.php?id=508
Which states that both the XBOX & WII DO share the same market and that the WII is in fact the market leader.
So, it appears if you wanna play games, buy a wii. If you wanna play games, surf the net, burn DVD's and video conference, buy a PC. |