A Area-51 Baseband Member Messages 60 Apr 11, 2008 #1 My friend needs a desktop that can play at least all the games in high settings with no lag.
b1gapl Mod Emeritus Messages 13,044 Location USA Apr 11, 2008 #2 First of all...budget? Second...for tower only? Or including monitor, mouse, etc?
OP OP A Area-51 Baseband Member Messages 60 Apr 11, 2008 #3 He wants to know how much will it cost then he will know how much he wants to spend. For everything he needs to play.
He wants to know how much will it cost then he will know how much he wants to spend. For everything he needs to play.
b1gapl Mod Emeritus Messages 13,044 Location USA Apr 11, 2008 #4 It's going to cost rough estimate of about $1000-1300. But really, he should give us a budget, so we can work around something.
It's going to cost rough estimate of about $1000-1300. But really, he should give us a budget, so we can work around something.
b1gapl Mod Emeritus Messages 13,044 Location USA Apr 11, 2008 #6 Case - Cooler Master 690 or his choice... Processor - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 OEM Motherboard - DFI Lanparty DK P35-T2RS Memory - 2 x 1GB Crucial Ballistix Tracers DDR2-800 Graphics cards - EVGA 8800GTS 512 Power supply - Corsair 550VX Hard drive - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 320GB Optical drive - Samsung 20X SATA DVD Burner Heatsink - Xigmatek HDT-S1283 w/ Arctic Cooling MX-2 Monitor - BenQ FP202W V3 20" 5ms OS - Vista Home Premium 32bit OEM That list comes to $1,321.88 before shipping. No keyboard, mouse, and speakers. Unless he needs those, I assumed he can use his current.
Case - Cooler Master 690 or his choice... Processor - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 OEM Motherboard - DFI Lanparty DK P35-T2RS Memory - 2 x 1GB Crucial Ballistix Tracers DDR2-800 Graphics cards - EVGA 8800GTS 512 Power supply - Corsair 550VX Hard drive - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 320GB Optical drive - Samsung 20X SATA DVD Burner Heatsink - Xigmatek HDT-S1283 w/ Arctic Cooling MX-2 Monitor - BenQ FP202W V3 20" 5ms OS - Vista Home Premium 32bit OEM That list comes to $1,321.88 before shipping. No keyboard, mouse, and speakers. Unless he needs those, I assumed he can use his current.
thirdshiftdj I feel funny... Messages 3,808 Location Lowell,Ma Apr 11, 2008 #7 what size monitor? edit: nvm
b1gapl Mod Emeritus Messages 13,044 Location USA Apr 11, 2008 #9 I don't know what he exactly wants. You should of mentioned before. I picked the Xigmatek because it's close to the TRUE's performance at half the price. And it already has a fan. He can pick the TRUE if he wants. If he wants SLI, then I would suggest the EVGA 750i FTW.
I don't know what he exactly wants. You should of mentioned before. I picked the Xigmatek because it's close to the TRUE's performance at half the price. And it already has a fan. He can pick the TRUE if he wants. If he wants SLI, then I would suggest the EVGA 750i FTW.
Peter.Cort TF's First Dry Ice User! Messages 5,018 Location Boston, MA Apr 11, 2008 #10 also sli on a 20" doesn't make a lot of sense. if he wants sli and wants it to be useful then a budget increase would be in order and a larger monitor/more powerful cards would be in order as well.
also sli on a 20" doesn't make a lot of sense. if he wants sli and wants it to be useful then a budget increase would be in order and a larger monitor/more powerful cards would be in order as well.