Re: I'm a light gamer, so why can't I build something much cheaper?
- From: jaster <jaster@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:24:41 GMT
On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:45:42 -0500, Crackles McFarly thoughfully 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.
Well, most games play well with 2.0ghz cpus so start there, but if you're
into the high end 3d games like Crysis you'll need closer to 3.0Ghz cpu.
Dual core is still popular I think and very little software use 2 cpus
yet.
Video is #2 so video card should be pixel shader model 3.0 or better,
DirectX 9.0c or better, and faster is better. Like nVidia 8600, ATI 2600
or better.
More memory is better. Case should be roomy enough for ease of expansion
once the motherboard is installed, PSU 350watts or better depending on
video card and peripherals. Onboard 5.1 or bettersound is good enough
for me.
Above all if you're running Vista make sure the components are Vista
compatible, ie, vendor supplied drivers work with Vista.
.
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