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    A new...cheap gaming PC

    Yes, this is Gaming.
    So I'm going to get a new PC in October. The max. price is about 817 USD (converted from 600€).
    Here's what I've been thinking about:

    CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 3.2GHz (overclock to 3.7)[color=#00BF00] $149,70[/color]
    GPU: (ATI) Asus Radeon HD 6870 1GB[color=#00BF00] $238,50[/color]
    Motherboard: Asus M4A87TD[color=#00BF00] $117[/color]
    RAM: Kingston 4096MB 1066MHz CL7 X2[color=#BF0000] (2 * 4GB = 8GB)[/color] [color=#00BF00]$62,40[/color]
    HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB[color=#00BF00] $55,70[/color]
    PSU: OCZ StealthXstream 2 600W [color=#00BF00]$88,40[/color]
    Case: Gigabyte GZ-X2 [color=#00BF00]$56,30[/color]
    DVD-drive: Asus (insert product ID here) 24x DVD+/-RW[color=#00BF00] $31,20[/color]
    Total: [color=#40BF00]$802,50[/color] /[color=#40BF00] 550,20€[/color]
    And I take no comments of how the currency conversion is wrong.

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    Re: A new...cheap gaming PC

    whats the graphics card going to be?
    amd is not so good for a cpu go for an i5 or i7 if u want but amd is not ideal for gaming pc's

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    Re: A new...cheap gaming PC

    Wow, you never do use Google, do you?

    One: GPU = graphics card
    Two: AMD vs Intel is like PS3 vs xbox, personal preference
    Three: AMD Phenom II Quad-core is not "not so good". Do some research, silly! AMD IS good for gaming. PS: Black Edition and overclocked.

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    Re: A new...cheap gaming PC

    I say use Nvidia graphics card.

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    Re: A new...cheap gaming PC

    i cant quote people for some reason :P
    but no i didnt know that i was just wondering since
    amd isnt really used :P

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    Re: A new...cheap gaming PC

    Quote Originally Posted by jCuber
    Wow, you never do use Google, do you?

    One: GPU = graphics card
    Two: AMD vs Intel is like PS3 vs xbox, personal preference
    Three: AMD Phenom II Quad-core is not "not so good". Do some research, silly! AMD IS good for gaming. PS: Black Edition and overclocked.
    I prefer i7 extreme edition overclocked (even though mine is just i7 at 2.5 GHz, but if I have any lag I'll get it overclocked). But that's like $900, and overkill.

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    Re: A new...cheap gaming PC

    I'm on a tight budget here and I'd prefer not to search for a new motherboard that has the socket for i7, and the cheapest i7 you can find around here is for $380 so it rap*s the budget (and is more than twice the price of the quad core Phenom).
    As for Nvidia, the good ones start around $287 and I'm not going to have one shipped from the other side of the globe, etc

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    Re: A new...cheap gaming PC

    Quote Originally Posted by jCuber
    I'm on a tight budget here and I'd prefer not to search for a new motherboard that has the socket for i7, and the cheapest i7 you can find around here is for $380 so it rap*s the budget (and is more than twice the price of the quad core Phenom).
    As for Nvidia, the good ones start around $287 and I'm not going to have one shipped from the other side of the globe, etc
    can i have a link on were your ordering the parts?

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    Re: A new...cheap gaming PC

    Code:
    https://www.verkkokauppa.com/fi/cart/populate?products[48593]=1&products[26882]=1&products[34448]=1&products[10442]=1&products[37654]=1&products[3139]=2&products[36281]=1&products[24199]=1
    Finnish site.

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    Re: A new...cheap gaming PC

    link looks broken o.e

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