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I am on a very tight budget of $800 and i needed a computer for gaming, games like unreal 2004, cs, call of duty and games like that. so i went to ibuypower.com and i configured this, would this be good for gaming on my budget or should i shop around some more, suggestions would be helpful

AMD Athlon-64 DDR400 $789.00 $789.00
Case ( Standard ATX Mid-Tower Case w/350W Power Supply [no side window] Black )
Power Supply ( Standard Case Power Supply )
Processor ( AMD® Athlon-64 3000+ CPU w/ Hyper Transport Technology )
Processor Cooling ( Certified CPU Fan and Heatsink + 2 Extra Case Fans )
Motherboard ( Foxconn 755A01-6EKRS SIS-755 Chipset w/5.1 Sound, LAN, IEEE-1394, USB 2.0 8x AGP Motherboard )
Memory ( 512MB DDR-400 PC3200 Memory Module Major Brand )
Video Card ( Nvidia Geforce-FX 5700 256MB w/DVI + TV Out 8x AGP Video )
Hard Drive ( 80 GB HARD DRIVE 80 GB 7200 RPM Ultra ATA-100 Hard Drive )
2nd Hard Drive ( None )
Raid Controller ( None )
Raid Configuration ( None )
CD/DVD Drive ( None )
CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( 16x DVD-ROM + 52x32x52 CD-RW Combo Drive Black )
Sound Card ( 3D Wave Stereo Sound Onboard )
Speaker System ( 600W PMPO 3 PCS Super Bass Subwoofer Speaker System )
Fax Modem ( None )
Network Card ( 10/100 Network Onboard )
Floppy Drive ( None )
Zip Drive ( None )
Monitor ( None )
Keyboard ( None )
Mouse ( Microsoft IntelliMouse 1.1A USB Internet Mouse Beige )
Meter Display ( Thermal Temperature LCD Display Blue )
Flash Media Reader/Writer ( 6-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer Beige )
Case Lighting ( None )
Case Round Cable ( None )
USB Port ( Build-in USB 2.0 Ports )
IEEE-1394 Fire Wire Card ( None )
TV Tuner ( None )
Video Camera ( None )
Scanner ( None )
Headset ( None )
Printer ( None )
Printer Cable ( None )
Operation System ( MS Windows XP Home Edition )
Warranty ( Warranty Service Standard 3-Year Limited Warranty )
Rush Service ( Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee) No Rush, Ship Out in 5~10 Business Days )
Sub Total: $789.00
Current Coupon: None or you entered an invalid coupon.
(Optional) Est Tax by Enter Ship to ZIP TBD
Select Shipment: $65.00
post #2 of 4
That will be great for gaming. I can play all the games you listed on my wifes computer perfectly. It's a P4 2.4c Ghz, 512mb, 40gb, 9800Pro.
post #3 of 4
Please look for a better videocard. the 5700 is crap afaik, if you want your system for gaming. I suggest at least a 9800pro or fx5900.

And dont forget to look at your PSU (at least 20amps on +12v rail for AMD64, look in other threads below).

I think a lot of $$ went into your speakers but you did not buy a soundcard? It might be overkill (I am biased cuz I really cannot hear the difference )

Same might go for a temperature LCD. Imo it's not necessary (6-1 card reader? )

this suggestion might not be appropriate for this forum but if you already have a copy of windows.........

Perhaps with less other extras go for a better vid card and 1 gig of ram. You'll be able to run doom3 easily too then

Your mobo: http://www.overclockersclub.com/revi...otherboard.php

I guess for you price should be a good pro

I bought my MSI K8T Neo-FSR motherboard in thailand for about 100 USD, Could be cheaper in the states...
post #4 of 4
I would try www.kaospcs.com they have very cheap computers sytems
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