Need help building a Â£500 ($900) gaming system

Dex · 25-June-05, 09:16 AM

Ive been asked to build a gaming rig for a friend, his budget being Ã‚Â£500 or about $912 USD not including software.

I would normally spend about Ã‚Â£700 ($1200) on a budget gaming system for a client, so im slightly stuck. I told him that Ã‚Â£700 would get him a better system, but he was insistent on the Ã‚Â£500 figure.

Anyway, heres what im thinking at the moment:

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 939 Retail

MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum

512Mb GeIL Value PC3200 RAM

ATI Radeon X700 Pro 128MB Graphics Card

Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 80GB IDE HDD (8Meg cache)

Samsung 52x/32x/16x CD-RW/DVD Combo

Asus TA-212 Series Midi Tower (Silver) - 360W PSU

Hyundai ImageQuest 17" CRT Monitor

nTech 3-in-1 Desktop Suite - Black/Silver (KB, Mouse + Speakers)

Total = Ã‚Â£536 = $977

Or...

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice

Gigabyte K8NSC-939 nForce3 250GB

Samsung Original 512MB PC3200

HIS ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB DDR IceQ

Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 Plus 120GB 8Mb cache

Samsung 52x/32x/16x CD-RW/DVD Combo

Arctic Cooling T2 Silentium Silent Midi Tower Case - 350W Seasonic Silent PSU

Hyundai ImageQuest 17" CRT Monitor

nTech 3-in-1 Desktop Suite - Black/Silver (KB, Mouse + Speakers)

Total = Ã‚Â£495 = $903

They're both pretty good systems, but id like to cut the price down a little on the first system as id rather give him a PCI Express system.

So, hit me with any suggestions you have, all will be much appreciated

Sleepy_Sentry · 25-June-05, 04:58 PM

In case you haven't looked, Tigerdirect offers great deals on bundles. Right now you can get an Ultra 400 watt PSU and a case (forgot what it's called) for $60 after rebate. You can also get an Athlon 3000 w/ mobo for $250.

Since you live in England, I can't help you out much more. Places like Best Buy, CompUSA, and Circuit City do have $50 120 GB hard drives after rebate, but I don't think that's in England.

Dex · 25-June-05, 05:43 PM

No i hadn't looked as you rightly say in im the UK, so as always, will be using UK based shops. Thanks anyway though.

25-June-05, 09:16 AM		#1 (permalink)
Dex Retr-hoe Reviewer	Need help building a Ã‚Â£500 ($900) gaming system Ive been asked to build a gaming rig for a friend, his budget being Ã‚Â£500 or about $912 USD not including software. I would normally spend about Ã‚Â£700 ($1200) on a budget gaming system for a client, so im slightly stuck. I told him that Ã‚Â£700 would get him a better system, but he was insistent on the Ã‚Â£500 figure. Anyway, heres what im thinking at the moment: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 939 Retail MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum 512Mb GeIL Value PC3200 RAM ATI Radeon X700 Pro 128MB Graphics Card Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 80GB IDE HDD (8Meg cache) Samsung 52x/32x/16x CD-RW/DVD Combo Asus TA-212 Series Midi Tower (Silver) - 360W PSU Hyundai ImageQuest 17" CRT Monitor nTech 3-in-1 Desktop Suite - Black/Silver (KB, Mouse + Speakers) Total = Ã‚Â£536 = $977 Or... AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice Gigabyte K8NSC-939 nForce3 250GB Samsung Original 512MB PC3200 HIS ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB DDR IceQ Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 Plus 120GB 8Mb cache Samsung 52x/32x/16x CD-RW/DVD Combo Arctic Cooling T2 Silentium Silent Midi Tower Case - 350W Seasonic Silent PSU Hyundai ImageQuest 17" CRT Monitor nTech 3-in-1 Desktop Suite - Black/Silver (KB, Mouse + Speakers) Total = Ã‚Â£495 = $903 They're both pretty good systems, but id like to cut the price down a little on the first system as id rather give him a PCI Express system. So, hit me with any suggestions you have, all will be much appreciated

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25-June-05, 04:58 PM		#2 (permalink)
Sleepy_Sentry Apex Tech Maniac	In case you haven't looked, Tigerdirect offers great deals on bundles. Right now you can get an Ultra 400 watt PSU and a case (forgot what it's called) for $60 after rebate. You can also get an Athlon 3000 w/ mobo for $250. Since you live in England, I can't help you out much more. Places like Best Buy, CompUSA, and Circuit City do have $50 120 GB hard drives after rebate, but I don't think that's in England.

25-June-05, 05:43 PM		#3 (permalink)
Dex Retr-hoe Reviewer	No i hadn't looked as you rightly say in im the UK, so as always, will be using UK based shops. Thanks anyway though.