friend needs a gaming rig parts list

[andyroo89]

well my friend wants to make a custom gaming rig for world of warcraft, counter strike source, call of duty 2, battlefield 2 and maybe battlefield 2142 in medium to high video settings or graphic settings

 

[Ste]

Budget?
Does he need everything? (Moniter, keyboard, mouse speakers. etc)

E4300
ASUS P5B E
8800GTS (Or GTX)
2 GB G Skill HZ (2 x 1 GB)
Fortron 450 Watt

Main parts anyways.
Harddrives and Optical drives are of a trivial matter.

But id want to know how much he has to spend and exactly what he needs before more reccomendations.

 

[andyroo89]

no he doesnt need keyboard mouse or monitor he didn't tell me the budget

 

[sammybaines]

well with no budget no one can really suggest a set list of parts but the listed parts above would be a good start

 

[andyroo89]

do you know how much it will be for those games to be in medium to high setting by any chance?

 

[Sora]

what resolution is his monitor?

If he plays at 1024x764 when I could put together a PC that will max out those games just about for 450 bucks if not let.

If he's playing at 1280x1000 or similar however it will cost about 550-600.

Tell me his monitor size or res.

 

[Ethereal_Dragon]

If he has a limited budget, the gamaing rig in my signature plays every game you mentioned at HIGHEST settings, 1280x1024 on my 19" SONY LCD. It would probably go for under $1000 new right now.. I bought everything new for just under $1500 shipped about 2 years ago... (cept the x1950XT, that was added after x-mas).

If he has the budget, have him go the Core2 route

 

[andyroo89]

what resolution is his monitor?

If he plays at 1024x764 when I could put together a PC that will max out those games just about for 450 bucks if not let.

If he's playing at 1280x1000 or similar however it will cost about 550-600.

Tell me his monitor size or res.

yea he has 1024x764

 

[Jumping_Bean514]

yea he has 1024x764

I just posted this in another topic, $560 total. If you want a core 2 duo setup just replace the motherboard with a Gigabyte ds3, the cpu with an E6300, and get a 2GB g.skill memory kit. It will then cost you $850.

Coolermaster CAC-T05-UW Centurion 5 - $49.99
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FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX400-PN - $43.99
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BIOSTAR TFORCE 550 Socket AM2 - $78.99
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AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Windsor - $105.90
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G.SKILL 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 667 - $60.99
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EVGA GeForce 7600GT 256MB - $109.99
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Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB - $79.99
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SAMSUNG Black 16X - $31.99
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[andyroo89]

i think you forgot the RAM