Re: I'm a light gamer, so why can't I build something much cheaper?

Crackles McFarly wrote:
I've noticed motherboards from $60 to $250 and cannot understand if
this is needed if you're a light gamer and manly use apps.

I might play a game once a week at most frequent.

I'm wanting to know if it's possible to get a powerful number
crunching computer for a low cost with this gaming under
consideration?

I do a lot of photo editing [no animation or 3d modeling] and use
programs to encrypt, encode and compress a lot.

So, is it possible to upgrade to a modern system for cheap?

p.s. I've built systems in the past if that helps.
ALSO I won't need things I already have like the monitor, keyboard &
mouse, hard drive. I'm looking for motherboard + case + ram + cpu + video card basically.
thank you.

A $60 motherboard can do Photoshop. A $60 motherboard may not
be able to overclock the CPU to double its normal speed. A
$100 to $150 motherboard, may last a bit longer, perhaps
using a slightly better Vcore regulator design (more phases,
solid caps etc).

If you want to go dirt cheap, try this. Board is $67, uses an
Intel chipset (G31, built-in graphics). Only two RAM slots
(one reason why it is $67). Buy 2x1GB for $40, select a processor
for it, and you have a basic Photoshop box. Built-in graphics
can be used for Photoshop.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16813128078
http://c1.neweggimages.com/NeweggImage/productimage/13-128-078-05.jpg

But if you want to game, then "how high is high" ? Some people
want to be able to play, with antialiasing enabled, all detail set
on high. In other words, they want eye candy. Other people, in a
FPS (first person shooter), are only interested in spotting the
target and shooting it. In which case, a low detail setting and
antialiasing disabled is fine with them.

Check benchmarks and then price the items, to determine what to buy.

http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics_2007.html?modelx=33&model1=1061&model2=1057&chart=318

Paul
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