$600 build for a friend - Overclock.net

Halo2Vista · 05-10-08

i'm getting all the parts for my friend and building it for him, he wants to use AMD and ATI, he's kind of a casual gamer, he want's to build this with as little money as possible, but his maximum budget is $600, so some help would be great. this machine will of course use vista (which he already has) and he wanted atleast a raid 0, but if i can't get that to fit in to the budget then i'll get him one of these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136218. all comments appreciated, rep+ for anyone who can find a good deal on stuff. thanks.

ImmortalKenny · 05-10-08

Halo2Vista · 05-10-08

sorry kenny, but he just wants to go with AMD/ATI although i did take a look at that RAM and i messaged him about it...

ImmortalKenny · 05-10-08

I'm not very familiar with AMD/ATI hardware. Do you know why he wants to go that route versus Intel/Nvidia?

Not to be a fanboy or anything

, but the 8800gt usually gets 10-20 more fps in games than the 3870, which are around the same price. And you can ask anyone how much of a monster the e2180 is.

Modki · 05-10-08

http://www.overclock.net/amd-general...imulus-pc.html

That's funny I made the above thread for a $600 AMD Build, maybe it has some ideas in it.

Halo2Vista · 05-10-08

^^ kenny, can we kind of cut the fanboy crap? i just need some recommendations on some hardware, and if you don't that much about AMD cpus or ATI cards then just dont post anything, because i'll just ask some one else on their own experiences, etc.

EDIT: thanks Modki, but i think he wants the 7XX series mobos. also he said he wanted this case:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119152

**Chozart** · 05-10-08

The guy wants AMD. Live with it. Thanks.

I am a little over budget (all items from Newegg)

Rosewill R604-P SL 120mm Fan ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $23.99
BIOSTAR TA770 A2+ AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard $79.99
SAPPHIRE 100225L Radeon HD 3870 512MB 256-bit GDDR4 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card $154.99
Rosewill RP550V2-S-SL 550W SLI Ready-ATX12V V2.01 Power Supply $59.99
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Brisbane 2.3GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor Model ADO4400DOBOX $58.99
A-DATA 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model ADQVE1B16K $77.99
2X (RAID0) Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500AAKS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive $119.98
LG 20X DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH20NS10 $24.99

Total: $600.91

ImmortalKenny · 05-10-08

Sorry if I snapped a little bit, but I wanted to show him that you can get a better performance/price ratio with going Intel/Nvidia.

NrGx · 05-10-08

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Originally Posted by ImmortalKenny

Sorry if I snapped a little bit, but I wanted to show him that you can get a better performance/price ratio with going Intel/Nvidia.

The difference in performance is minimal in my opinion. Yes, the E2180 is good but you need to be able to overclock for that. Can his friend overclock? That is the question I'd be asking first and foremost.