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lboftheyear · 12-12-07

Okay i am an avid sony psp hacker(like every other psp owner) but I need help. I am 15 so i am in limited supply of money(NO ALLOWANCE) the money i get is from little things i do for people like clean their yard or whatever. This christmas i want a new computer, but my parents nor myself simply cant afford one. I am wanting to build a gaming pc or at least one i can play a couple NEWER games. Simply put my computer is horrible. its COMPAQ presario. one it is slow, even when set for maximum performance.(Though I cant reformat because i have neither my boot cd nor a operating system disk.) two it is horribly outdated. Pentium 4 CPU @ 1500 MHz (usually at 100% capacity when internet explorer is running) 512mb of RAM... 16 mb NVIDIA Vanta graphics card...yeah, that terrible.... Okay money wise i have about 400 dollars,my beloved psp,a CRAZY panasonic cd HOME stereo system,two pioneer 10" subs already installed in a box, and a 250watt orion amp(extremely rare and prized) Help me my fellow technologicly inclined bretheren, make a computer out of my outdated computer and my resources.

itslogz · 12-12-07

This part of the forums is just for introducing yourself, but welcome to OCN none the less.

Wanting to go Intel or AMD? Post this in AMD general or Intel general, and someone will help you very fast.

Marin · 12-12-07

$400 will get you nothing if your interested in newer games and building it from scratch. (which you will need to do since none of those computer parts can be reused, maybe the case)

But welcome to OCN, post here if your interested in AMD: http://www.overclock.net/amd-build-logs/

Post here if your interested in Intel: http://www.overclock.net/intel-build-logs/

Most likely someone will be able to find a ton of hardware thats on sale or relatively cheap in price and stay under your $400 budget.

version2 · 12-12-07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marin

$400 will get you nothing if your interested in newer games and building it from scratch. (which you will need to do since none of those computer parts can be reused, maybe the case)

But welcome to OCN, post here if your interested in AMD: http://www.overclock.net/amd-build-logs/

Post here if your interested in Intel: http://www.overclock.net/intel-build-logs/

Most likely someone will be able to find a ton of hardware thats on sale or relatively cheap in price and stay under your $400 budget.

Says you. I should show you what I helped a friend get for ~$320 a few months ago:
AMD 3600+ x2 Brisbane Core
Biostar Tforce 550 Motherboard
1GB DDR6400
200GB SATA HDD
7600GT KO
Freezer 64 Pro
500Watt PSU (Free, from friend)
Case (Free, from friend)
CD Drive (Already had)

Moral: Beg friends if can. Find someone who has a dead computer and would just recycle it and grab parts from it, even the case.

Marin · 12-12-07

Quote:

Originally Posted by version2

Says you. I should show you what I helped a friend get for ~$320 a few months ago:
AMD 3600+ x2 Brisbane Core
Biostar Tforce 550 Motherboard
1GB DDR6400
200GB SATA HDD
7600GT KO
Freezer 64 Pro
500Watt PSU (Free, from friend)
Case (Free, from friend)
CD Drive (Already had)

Moral: Beg friends if can. Find someone who has a dead computer and would just recycle it and grab parts from it, even the case.

What games can it run?

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