Hello Folks - I am completely new to this forum.
I need advice on building a n extreme budget PC that would let me play games like THE WITCHER, HL episode 2, HELLGATE, COD4, OVERLORD, STALKER. Now I would like to hold on to my sound card , CD/DVD drives, casing, PSU if possible. Processor, MB, memory and video card are the things that I will be changing. Unfortunately, my max budget is AUD$ 500! (australian dollars). I am tolerant to the 1024*768 res and do not always want blazing graphics. I also don't overclock. I just want another year of gaming from my new rig.
My current PC is like this:
1) Athlon 2.5 Ghz XP+
2) ASUS A78NX motherboard
3) I GB generic RAM
4)75 GB HDD
5) ASUS 6600GT 256 MB AGP card
6) Audigy LS
7) A generic 500W power supply
8) WIN XP sp2
Its not much but has given me 2-3 years of sporadic and decent gaming. (U guys r laughing by now - right?)
I am confused as to the realm of c2d, quad core, Intel or AMD (though I am personally soft towards AMD). I will b getting my stuff from chinese run shops in Australia, so 500 aussie should about cover my dementia. So guys, PLZ ADVISE! What should it be? INTEL or ATHLON? AGP or PCIE? Suggest the power supply; the memory and motherboard also.
Here's an available price list
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PROCESSORS
-------------
E2140 / E2160
79 / 93
E4500 / E4600
148 / 169
E6550 / E6750 / E6850
205 / 228 / 325
AMD Athlon64 AM2 940pin CPU (Genuine Retail Box)
AM2 x2 4000+ / 4200+ / 4400+
80 / 90 / 104
AM2 x2 4800+ / 5000+
121 / 134
AM2 x2 5200+-2M /5600+-2M /6000+-2M
145/168/185
MEMORY
---------
512M-800 Generic-Retail
19
1G-800 Transcend-Retail /Apacer-Retail
30 / 30
1G-800 KINGMAX / A-DATA(Hynix) / Samsung
30/31/34
2G Kit-800 (2x1G) Apacer
78
2G Kit-800 (2x1G) A-DATA–Heat Spreader
83
1G DDR2 1066 PQA “HOT”“HOT”
45
512M-667 Generic/Kingston/Corsair/Samsung
27/30/30/30
1G-667 Generic/Transcend/Apacer/Samsung
30/30/30/34
1G-667 Kingston / Corsair
31 / 34
High Speed “A grade” Flash Memory
155
2G-667 A-DATA(Samsung) / Kingston
69 / 119
1G Kit-667(2x512M) Corsair /Kingston
60 / 60
2G Kit-667(2x1G) Kingston / Corsair
62 / 65
4G Kit-667 (2x2G) Kingston
245
AGP slot
--------
128M FX5200 Inno3D / Sparkle // 256M Sparkle 6200A
34 / 40 / 58
512M Inno3D 7300GT
89
256M 7600GS Inno3D // 512M 7600GS Inno3D
105 / 121
PCIE
-----
128MB 7200GS Generic / ASUS
33 / 45
256MB 7200GS ECS / 256MB 7300GS ECS
49 / 50
256MB ECS 7600GT // 512MB ECS 7600GS
109 // 75
256MB 8400GS ECS /Leadtek /Gigabyte /ASUS
49 / 58 / 58 / 58
256MB 8500GT Generic /ECS /G-B /Asus /Leadtek
92/92/92/92/99
512MB 8500GT Generic /Asus /Gigabyte /Leadtek
88 / 96 / 96 / 104
256MB 8600GT Gerneric /Gigabyte/Asus/Leadtek
122/135/135/135
512MB 8600GT Generic /Gigabyte /Asus /Leadtek
122/138/138/138
256M 8600GTS Generic /Leadtek /Asus /Gigabyte
194/202/202/202
320MB 8800GTS Generic /Gigabyte/Leadtek/ASUS
292/302/302/302
640M 8800GTS Generic/Leadtek /Gigabyte /ASUS
452/489/499/499
768MB 8800GTX Generic/Gigabyte/ASUS/Leadtek
649/687/687/702
768M 8800Ultra Generic /Leadtek /Gigabyte /ASUS
849/970/970/985
128M ASUS X1050
39
256M 2400XT Gecube / XpertVision
87 / 87
512M X2600Pro Generic / Gigabyte
93 / 128
512M X26600XT Generic
153
MOTHERBOARD
---------------
Gigabyte VM900M All-In-One
59
Gigabyte 945GCM-S2L/G31MX-S2 A-I-O
59 / 94
ASUS P5GC-MX/1333 (v3.02) All-In-One
61
ASUS P5KPL-VM All-In-One
94
Asus F3SV-136G T7500/2GB/200GB/15.4”/11G/VUltima
1999
ASUS P5KPL G31
99
ASUS P5K-SE
115
ASUS P5K 1394
145
ASUS P5K-E-WiFi
203
ASUS P5K Deluxe WIFI 1394
275
ASUS P5K Premium WiFi 1394
285
ASUS P5E-X38 / Striker Extreme
289 / 399
Gigabyte P31-S3L
99
G-B P35-S3L / P35-DS3L / P35-DS3
120/125/131
Gigabyte P35-DS3R / P35C-DS3R
157 / 165
Gigabyte P35-DS3P(Pro)
168
Gigabyte P35-DS4 / P35-DQ6
215 / 269
Gigabyte X38-DS5 / X38-DQ6
309 / 345
Ok people - I am in your able hands now. Laugh away and help me out!
Cheers!
I need advice on building a n extreme budget PC that would let me play games like THE WITCHER, HL episode 2, HELLGATE, COD4, OVERLORD, STALKER. Now I would like to hold on to my sound card , CD/DVD drives, casing, PSU if possible. Processor, MB, memory and video card are the things that I will be changing. Unfortunately, my max budget is AUD$ 500! (australian dollars). I am tolerant to the 1024*768 res and do not always want blazing graphics. I also don't overclock. I just want another year of gaming from my new rig.
My current PC is like this:
1) Athlon 2.5 Ghz XP+
2) ASUS A78NX motherboard
3) I GB generic RAM
4)75 GB HDD
5) ASUS 6600GT 256 MB AGP card
6) Audigy LS
7) A generic 500W power supply
8) WIN XP sp2
Its not much but has given me 2-3 years of sporadic and decent gaming. (U guys r laughing by now - right?)
I am confused as to the realm of c2d, quad core, Intel or AMD (though I am personally soft towards AMD). I will b getting my stuff from chinese run shops in Australia, so 500 aussie should about cover my dementia. So guys, PLZ ADVISE! What should it be? INTEL or ATHLON? AGP or PCIE? Suggest the power supply; the memory and motherboard also.
Here's an available price list
=====================
PROCESSORS
-------------
E2140 / E2160
79 / 93
E4500 / E4600
148 / 169
E6550 / E6750 / E6850
205 / 228 / 325
AMD Athlon64 AM2 940pin CPU (Genuine Retail Box)
AM2 x2 4000+ / 4200+ / 4400+
80 / 90 / 104
AM2 x2 4800+ / 5000+
121 / 134
AM2 x2 5200+-2M /5600+-2M /6000+-2M
145/168/185
MEMORY
---------
512M-800 Generic-Retail
19
1G-800 Transcend-Retail /Apacer-Retail
30 / 30
1G-800 KINGMAX / A-DATA(Hynix) / Samsung
30/31/34
2G Kit-800 (2x1G) Apacer
78
2G Kit-800 (2x1G) A-DATA–Heat Spreader
83
1G DDR2 1066 PQA “HOT”“HOT”
45
512M-667 Generic/Kingston/Corsair/Samsung
27/30/30/30
1G-667 Generic/Transcend/Apacer/Samsung
30/30/30/34
1G-667 Kingston / Corsair
31 / 34
High Speed “A grade” Flash Memory
155
2G-667 A-DATA(Samsung) / Kingston
69 / 119
1G Kit-667(2x512M) Corsair /Kingston
60 / 60
2G Kit-667(2x1G) Kingston / Corsair
62 / 65
4G Kit-667 (2x2G) Kingston
245
AGP slot
--------
128M FX5200 Inno3D / Sparkle // 256M Sparkle 6200A
34 / 40 / 58
512M Inno3D 7300GT
89
256M 7600GS Inno3D // 512M 7600GS Inno3D
105 / 121
PCIE
-----
128MB 7200GS Generic / ASUS
33 / 45
256MB 7200GS ECS / 256MB 7300GS ECS
49 / 50
256MB ECS 7600GT // 512MB ECS 7600GS
109 // 75
256MB 8400GS ECS /Leadtek /Gigabyte /ASUS
49 / 58 / 58 / 58
256MB 8500GT Generic /ECS /G-B /Asus /Leadtek
92/92/92/92/99
512MB 8500GT Generic /Asus /Gigabyte /Leadtek
88 / 96 / 96 / 104
256MB 8600GT Gerneric /Gigabyte/Asus/Leadtek
122/135/135/135
512MB 8600GT Generic /Gigabyte /Asus /Leadtek
122/138/138/138
256M 8600GTS Generic /Leadtek /Asus /Gigabyte
194/202/202/202
320MB 8800GTS Generic /Gigabyte/Leadtek/ASUS
292/302/302/302
640M 8800GTS Generic/Leadtek /Gigabyte /ASUS
452/489/499/499
768MB 8800GTX Generic/Gigabyte/ASUS/Leadtek
649/687/687/702
768M 8800Ultra Generic /Leadtek /Gigabyte /ASUS
849/970/970/985
128M ASUS X1050
39
256M 2400XT Gecube / XpertVision
87 / 87
512M X2600Pro Generic / Gigabyte
93 / 128
512M X26600XT Generic
153
MOTHERBOARD
---------------
Gigabyte VM900M All-In-One
59
Gigabyte 945GCM-S2L/G31MX-S2 A-I-O
59 / 94
ASUS P5GC-MX/1333 (v3.02) All-In-One
61
ASUS P5KPL-VM All-In-One
94
Asus F3SV-136G T7500/2GB/200GB/15.4”/11G/VUltima
1999
ASUS P5KPL G31
99
ASUS P5K-SE
115
ASUS P5K 1394
145
ASUS P5K-E-WiFi
203
ASUS P5K Deluxe WIFI 1394
275
ASUS P5K Premium WiFi 1394
285
ASUS P5E-X38 / Striker Extreme
289 / 399
Gigabyte P31-S3L
99
G-B P35-S3L / P35-DS3L / P35-DS3
120/125/131
Gigabyte P35-DS3R / P35C-DS3R
157 / 165
Gigabyte P35-DS3P(Pro)
168
Gigabyte P35-DS4 / P35-DQ6
215 / 269
Gigabyte X38-DS5 / X38-DQ6
309 / 345
Ok people - I am in your able hands now. Laugh away and help me out!
Cheers!