Building a sub $1,000 gaming PC

**Silverfoot** · 15th January 2008, 02:45 PM

Found this interesting article. Post your thoughts.

Written by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ~ Gear for Geeks

Quote:

The other day I was challenged to put together a gaming PC for less than $1,000. As it turns out, not only is it quite easy to hit this figure, but you also get a lot of hardware for your money.

Whenever I approach building a system for a specific amount of cash I always look at getting the most bang for the buck out of every component I select. This means choosing wisely and not spending crazy money on things that don’t make a difference. For example, a fancy case might look cool but it doesn’t offer any additional frames per second when playing Crysis or Call of Duty 4. Equally, a fancy heatsink and cooler might be essential when overclocking, but if the system if going to be running at stock speeds, a bundled assembly will do just fine.

Another thing that you need to keep an eye on is future upgrades. The final system here offers plenty of scope for future upgrading.

Let’s go shopping!

Note: All prices quoted are from Newegg.com and a rounded to the dollar. Shipping not included. No rebates included. Monitor not included. Also, I have no affiliation with Newegg.com. I’ve chosen it because the site is easy to use, well stocked and prices are good. Feel free to shop around.

You can find the rest of the article here at ZDNET

Achilles · 15th January 2008, 04:22 PM

It cost too much too build a gaming PC thats the good thing about UO haha I use a HP a645w with a 54 mbps connection and only lag when near server lines or heavily (very heavily) crowded areas, Il stick to my 360 for Call of Duty 4

15th January 2008, 04:22 PM	#2
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