hey guys,
I'm putting together a budget gaming build for a friend of mine, and, as I'm sure u all know, that is next to impossible to do with Intel. unfortunately this is where i encountered a problem. other than the fact that they are Intel's competitor, i know nothing about AMD. I'm looking for a processor and motherboard recommendation. it will probably be a single card set up. currently the most intensive game he plays is boarder lands, and he will probably get Guild Wars 2 when it comes out. the entire build needs to be $500 or less. i can handle the rest of the build by my self, but any recommendation for a part or a whole set up is still greatly appreciated.
thank you in advance.
EDIT: i don't need an HDD or a CD/DVD drive
Edited by eskamobob1 - 3/21/11 at 10:06pm
I'm putting together a budget gaming build for a friend of mine, and, as I'm sure u all know, that is next to impossible to do with Intel. unfortunately this is where i encountered a problem. other than the fact that they are Intel's competitor, i know nothing about AMD. I'm looking for a processor and motherboard recommendation. it will probably be a single card set up. currently the most intensive game he plays is boarder lands, and he will probably get Guild Wars 2 when it comes out. the entire build needs to be $500 or less. i can handle the rest of the build by my self, but any recommendation for a part or a whole set up is still greatly appreciated.
thank you in advance.
EDIT: i don't need an HDD or a CD/DVD drive
Edited by eskamobob1 - 3/21/11 at 10:06pm
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | Graphics |
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| Q6600 | EP45-UD3P | Sapphire 5870 | ASUS 5850-Top Direct CU |
| RAM | Hard Drive | Cooling | OS |
| DDR2 Dominators | 1x 80GB samsung | H70 | XP Pro |
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Big Bang Theory
(13 items) |
old meets new
(17 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | Graphics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q6600 | EP45-UD3P | Sapphire 5870 | ASUS 5850-Top Direct CU |
| RAM | Hard Drive | Cooling | OS |
| DDR2 Dominators | 1x 80GB samsung | H70 | XP Pro |
| Monitor | Monitor | Monitor | Keyboard |
| Dell 22" (1680x1050) | Sony 17" (800x900) | Auria 27" (2560x1440) | Wolf king |
| Power | Case | ||
| Ultra X4 1600W | CM HAF X | ||
| View all | |||
. Even without the undervolting, the likelihood is OP would never have any problems if he didn't try to get 3.6+ GHz.
