Recommendations requested for a new (gaming) Computer.

Brain_Caster · Post by **Brain_Caster** » 2006-10-28 06:18pm

The old thing I'm currently using just doesn't cut it any longer. I don't game all that much these days, but I still want to have a machine which can at least run most recent titles more or less fluently.

Unfortunately I'm a little out off touch with the current status. Didn't really bother to keep myself informed for the last 1 1/2 year.

So what would be considered a good gaming computer at the moment, and where's the best place to buy one? Money's available, but I don't want to part with too much of it, so a good cost/performance ratio would be appreciated.

Arthur_Tuxedo · Post by **Arthur_Tuxedo** » 2006-10-28 06:36pm

If you don't game much, then you can get a good one for very little money. What (if anything) will you be re-using from your previous system, and what resolution do you plan on playing at?

Post by **Beowulf** » 2006-10-28 06:38pm

Also, are you willing to build your own computer, or do you want to buy one ready made?

Brain_Caster · Post by **Brain_Caster** » 2006-10-28 07:02pm

Arthur_Tuxedo wrote:What (if anything) will you be re-using from your previous system, and what resolution do you plan on playing at?

My current system:

AMD Athlon XP 2600+ (2.08GHz)
512 MB RAM
GeForce4 Ti 4200
Some old hard drive, whose designation I forgot and whose life expectancy seems to be nearing its end, judging by the noises it occasionally makes

Apart from the RAM I can't think of anything that could be of any use in a new system

Beowulf wrote: Also, are you willing to build your own computer, or do you want to buy one ready made??

Ready made prefered for simplicity, but unless things have changed since I bought the last one, ready mades usually aren't designed very well. So whatever brings the best results, I guess.

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2006-10-28 07:30pm

The RAM would actually not be of use in a new system either.

Arthur_Tuxedo · Post by **Arthur_Tuxedo** » 2006-10-28 07:31pm

I was asking mostly about keyboard, mouse, and monitor.

Anyway, this is my suggestion, which I made into a Newegg wish list but apparently those don't get posted publicly right away when you share them:

Case: COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW, $45

Motherboard: ASUS P5NSLI Socket T (LGA 775) NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI, $108

Video card: SAPPHIRE 100176L Radeon X1950PRO 256MB, $200

PSU: FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX400-PN, RoHS, 12cm FAN, version 2.0, 2 SATA, 20+ 4 pin, PCI Express, 400W Power Supply, $42

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe 2.13GHz, $220

Memory: CORSAIR ValueSelect 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667, $210

Hard drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s, $95

DVD recorder: SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM, $32

Total including shipping and California tax: $1,054.13. Not bad for a high performance system that should last 2 years easily.

Brain_Caster · Post by **Brain_Caster** » 2006-10-29 05:36pm

That's quite helpful. Thanks.