new comp budget 1200

[Mek^bvser]

My nephew is getting a new comp.. he has 1200 to play with... I know enough to make sure his dad doest go to comp usa.. but I dont know enough to even begin to suggest what he can and should get....
So I ask for help...
He wants a gaming. rig.. hes into WOW .. and I want him to play BF2.. NO monitor.. hes got one.. lol
ANy replies would be greATLY appreciated...
also .. what is a reasonable price for a local comp guy to put everything together
TY
~S~

[^nUbl4z0r(!)]

Re: new comp budget 1200

Ill get on it..

What kind of Performance do you want from BF2? All high? Or medium? Or something else...

Okay:

Motherboard:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131022

Processor:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103631

Graphics Card:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130016

Power Supply:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103932

RAM:
2x http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231085

Case:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811129154

Sound Card:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102188

Total = 1020...You could get another gig of Ram for about 1100 but i think that would be a little bit overkill at the moment..Or you could ditch the sound card and change the mobo and you could get SLi 7900GT

Does anyone wanna challenge my 1337 skills?

[firezip]

Re: new comp budget 1200

Nice Setup, that's a pretty 1337 rig. Maybe buy a ATI x1900xt. Better than nvidia.(NO FANBOYS!)

[^nUbl4z0r(!)]

Re: new comp budget 1200

yea..I admit x1900xtx's are better even tho I prefer NVIDIA

[abtomat74]

Re: new comp budget 1200

Looks good, but I'd change the GPU to an x1900xt that is $326 after rebates right now at NewEgg.

Also, this list is useless until AFTER Conroe comes out, in which the prices linked will no longer be the same, but in fact much lower :)

[Andre2142]

Re: new comp budget 1200

thats a nice set up, but dont forget that the shipping may eat like 60$ from the budget.

[^nUbl4z0r(!)]

Re: new comp budget 1200

Looks good, but I'd change the GPU to an x1900xt that is $326 after rebates right now at NewEgg.

Also, this list is useless until AFTER Conroe comes out, in which the prices linked will no longer be the same, but in fact much lower :)

That doesnt make them useless...He should just expect a price drop

[abtomat74]

Re: new comp budget 1200

That doesnt make them useless...He should just expect a price drop

The links may no longer be active at that point is what I meant...

[StevenNevets]

Re: new comp budget 1200

Ill get on it..

What kind of Performance do you want from BF2? All high? Or medium? Or something else...

Okay:

Motherboard:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131022

Processor:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103631

Graphics Card:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130016

Power Supply:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103932

RAM:
2x http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231085

Case:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811129154

Sound Card:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102188

Total = 1020...You could get another gig of Ram for about 1100 but i think that would be a little bit overkill at the moment..Or you could ditch the sound card and change the mobo and you could get SLi 7900GT

Does anyone wanna challenge my 1337 skills?

psst...

you forgot:
keyboard
dvd drive
mouse
speakers
operating system

unless he doesn't want those either?

[firezip]

Re: new comp budget 1200


AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Orleans 2000MHz HT 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor - Retail

$145.99


Price is already dropped, can it go lower?

[^nUbl4z0r(!)]

Re: new comp budget 1200

Noo..its not dropped yet...its Been like that for the past month

[megawhompertoo]

Re: new comp budget 1200

Save your self a hundred bucks (fill out the rebate), and get this processor (not quite as good--but that hundred bucks will go farther on a gpu, or outright BUY a nice sound card with external outputs):

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=698446&Sku=CP2-A64-3400%20C&SRCCODE=LINKSHARE&CMP=AFC-LINKSHARE&AffiliateID=pnkDUx_cu3o-s_BgAHbq5y9sgYQ2RbmQ2w

[StevenNevets]

Re: new comp budget 1200

Save your self a hundred bucks (fill out the rebate), and get this processor (not quite as good--but that hundred bucks will go farther on a gpu, or outright BUY a nice sound card with external outputs):

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...5y9sgYQ2RbmQ2w

I'd have to agree... no where near the best CPU, nowadays that may even be considerd low-end for gaming

But still its good enough

[^nUbl4z0r(!)]

Re: new comp budget 1200

its a 7900GT!?!? The only thing better is the X1900XTX ( Not a hundred dollars range ) and the 7900GTX ( Also not in Hundred Dollars Range ) And also the 7950x2 or whatever...But thats not even worth it because there are a limited number of mobos for it + there are numerous problems with it..

[GeoffRowley]

Re: new comp budget 1200

Or just buy the 3700+ instead of the 3800+, still very good, and a bit more inexpensive, and you can put your savings into an OS.