Comments on: Best Bang for The Buck Gaming Computer of 2008? http://www.pcmech.com/article/best-bang-for-the-buck-gaming-computer-of-2008/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:17:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Dyno http://www.pcmech.com/article/best-bang-for-the-buck-gaming-computer-of-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-34755 Dyno Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:44:38 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/best-bang-for-the-buck-gaming-computer-of-2008/#comment-34755 The 70 dollar mouse is a load of bs, I have a logitech mouse with 4 extra buttons not counting the scroll wheel 40 bucks The 70 dollar mouse is a load of bs, I have a logitech mouse with 4 extra buttons not counting the scroll wheel 40 bucks

]]> By: Ryan http://www.pcmech.com/article/best-bang-for-the-buck-gaming-computer-of-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-29203 Ryan Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:42:06 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/best-bang-for-the-buck-gaming-computer-of-2008/#comment-29203 COMPUTER BUILD: NEW GENERATION CASE:AZZA Solano 1000 Black/Black Japanese SECC Steel/Metal mesh in front ATX Full Tower Computer Case -$79.99 after mail in rebate MOBO:Foxconn BloodRage LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - $249.99 CPU:Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor - $279.99 MEMORY:OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory - $114.99 PSU:KINGWIN Mach 1 ABT-1000MA1S 1000W ATX / BTX SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - $183.99 GPUs:ASUS EAH4890/HTDI/1GD5 Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card X2 - $189.99 X 2 after mail in rebate HARD DRIVES:SAMSUNG F1 RAID Class HE103UJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive X2 - $149.99 X 2 CPU COOLER:ZALMAN CNPS9900LED 120mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - $59.98 CD/DVD READER/WRITER:LG Black 8X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 40X CD-ROM SATA Internal Combo LG Blu-ray Reader & 16X LightScribe DVD±R DVD Burner - $129.99 SOUND CARD:Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - $81.99 MEMORY CARD READER:AFT XM-35U BLACK USB 2.0 Kiosk Card Reader (3.5") - $34.99 TOTAL:$1895.86 + tax and shipping and handling. Thats a very powerful computer for under 2K. Memory Card readers optional, and if you arent going to Overclock, the CPU cooler isnt really necessary but helpful. YOu can get much cheaper CD/DVD drives so it is possible to drop this down in price a little bit. Keep in mind that this is just the machine though. Monitor, Speakers, Keyboard, and Mouse not included. And thats pretty up to date ;) COMPUTER BUILD: NEW GENERATION
CASE:AZZA Solano 1000 Black/Black Japanese SECC Steel/Metal mesh in front ATX Full Tower Computer Case -$79.99 after mail in rebate
MOBO:Foxconn BloodRage LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard – $249.99
CPU:Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor – $279.99
MEMORY:OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory – $114.99
PSU:KINGWIN Mach 1 ABT-1000MA1S 1000W ATX / BTX SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply – $183.99
GPUs:ASUS EAH4890/HTDI/1GD5 Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card X2 – $189.99 X 2 after mail in rebate
HARD DRIVES:SAMSUNG F1 RAID Class HE103UJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5″ Hard Drive X2 – $149.99 X 2
CPU COOLER:ZALMAN CNPS9900LED 120mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler – $59.98
CD/DVD READER/WRITER:LG Black 8X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 40X CD-ROM SATA Internal Combo LG Blu-ray Reader & 16X LightScribe DVD±R DVD Burner – $129.99
SOUND CARD:Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card – $81.99
MEMORY CARD READER:AFT XM-35U BLACK USB 2.0 Kiosk Card Reader (3.5″) – $34.99

TOTAL:$1895.86 + tax and shipping and handling.

Thats a very powerful computer for under 2K.

Memory Card readers optional, and if you arent going to Overclock, the CPU cooler isnt really necessary but helpful. YOu can get much cheaper CD/DVD drives so it is possible to drop this down in price a little bit. Keep in mind that this is just the machine though. Monitor, Speakers, Keyboard, and Mouse not included.

And thats pretty up to date ;)

]]> By: Robert Bennett http://www.pcmech.com/article/best-bang-for-the-buck-gaming-computer-of-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-27471 Robert Bennett Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:10:44 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/best-bang-for-the-buck-gaming-computer-of-2008/#comment-27471 What have you got for 2009 year half over? What have you got for 2009 year half over?

]]> By: Stephan http://www.pcmech.com/article/best-bang-for-the-buck-gaming-computer-of-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-25269 Stephan Thu, 28 May 2009 21:52:11 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/best-bang-for-the-buck-gaming-computer-of-2008/#comment-25269 vista basic has less features and is good for basic pc use I like vista premium and ultimate vista basic has less features and is good for basic pc use I like vista premium and ultimate

]]> By: Cristi http://www.pcmech.com/article/best-bang-for-the-buck-gaming-computer-of-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-25232 Cristi Thu, 28 May 2009 05:11:02 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/best-bang-for-the-buck-gaming-computer-of-2008/#comment-25232 Hi, can you do a new one of these for 2009 with the i7 cpu and whatever else is updated please? Thanks. Hi, can you do a new one of these for 2009 with the i7 cpu and whatever else is updated please? Thanks.

]]> By: Dan http://www.pcmech.com/article/best-bang-for-the-buck-gaming-computer-of-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-19575 Dan Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:37:30 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/best-bang-for-the-buck-gaming-computer-of-2008/#comment-19575 i can get that still nice but without about half the price because you honestly dont need a 22 inch you can get nice dell for 119 19 inch beaut, and not as aexpensive keyboard( they all do the same job) i can get that still nice but without about half the price because you honestly dont need a 22 inch you can get nice dell for 119 19 inch beaut, and not as aexpensive keyboard( they all do the same job)

]]> By: Justin http://www.pcmech.com/article/best-bang-for-the-buck-gaming-computer-of-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-18684 Justin Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:01:22 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/best-bang-for-the-buck-gaming-computer-of-2008/#comment-18684 Anybody figured out yet how you get 300 gb of storage out of two 150 Gb raptors in Raid 0, or am I the only one who sees a few things wrong with this article. Besides the fact that it is outdated by now anyway and irrelevant, it does provide some insight to how perspective drives the decision for a best-bang-for-your-buck system. My idea of best bang for your buck...P6T, i7 920, Corsair XMS3 3x2048 TWINX DHX 1600C7D, 1 x (one only) WD 300Gb Velociraptor, Radeon 4870x2, Vista Ultimate 64 bit and powered by your choice of 1000W and cooled by a TR Ultra-120. And NO I didn't just buy it, just specced it out. Enjoy. Anybody figured out yet how you get 300 gb of storage out of two 150 Gb raptors in Raid 0, or am I the only one who sees a few things wrong with this article. Besides the fact that it is outdated by now anyway and irrelevant, it does provide some insight to how perspective drives the decision for a best-bang-for-your-buck system. My idea of best bang for your buck…P6T, i7 920, Corsair XMS3 3×2048 TWINX DHX 1600C7D, 1 x (one only) WD 300Gb Velociraptor, Radeon 4870×2, Vista Ultimate 64 bit and powered by your choice of 1000W and cooled by a TR Ultra-120. And NO I didn’t just buy it, just specced it out. Enjoy.

]]> By: Tim http://www.pcmech.com/article/best-bang-for-the-buck-gaming-computer-of-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-17256 Tim Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:35:43 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/best-bang-for-the-buck-gaming-computer-of-2008/#comment-17256 I am looking for a mid range gaming computer, not really good at building hardware. Could anyone here give me an opinion on if you think one of these 2 Gateway computers would be decent and which you might say is best. 1st FX540S or FX541S. Any replies appreciated. Tim I am looking for a mid range gaming computer, not really good at building hardware. Could anyone here give me an opinion on if you think one of these 2 Gateway computers would be decent and which you might say is best. 1st FX540S or FX541S. Any replies appreciated. Tim

]]> By: Daniel http://www.pcmech.com/article/best-bang-for-the-buck-gaming-computer-of-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-16229 Daniel Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:58:02 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/best-bang-for-the-buck-gaming-computer-of-2008/#comment-16229 If you would like to read more about 32 v.s. 64 bit operating systems, you can check out: http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/15737/9 The information about RAM amount and access is found under the "32-bit or 64-bit" title. If you would like to read more about 32 v.s. 64 bit operating systems, you can check out:
http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/15737/9

The information about RAM amount and access is found under the “32-bit or 64-bit” title.

]]> By: Daniel http://www.pcmech.com/article/best-bang-for-the-buck-gaming-computer-of-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-16228 Daniel Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:52:38 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/best-bang-for-the-buck-gaming-computer-of-2008/#comment-16228 Howdy, just did a search and found this. It was good reading the article as well as all the insight in the respones. I do have a few suggestions though. In my recent search for articles/websites on getting the best "bang for your buck" I came across "techreport.com". I'd highly recommend it. It has articles, similar to this one, which tell you how to build great computers anywhere from a $500 to $1200 price range. You can then click on a link, and it will automatically order the required parts from NewEgg--very helpful. Also, though it is a very minor issue, I couldn't help noticing the 4GB of RAM and perkster's warning up at the top about the necessity of getting a 64-bit OS to utilize it. In theory, a 32-bit version can access that much. However, in practice, it can't. In reality, your computer will only be able to make use of a little over 3GB. So, if you're wanting to make full use of all that RAM, go with a 64-bit OS. Howdy, just did a search and found this. It was good reading the article as well as all the insight in the respones.

I do have a few suggestions though. In my recent search for articles/websites on getting the best “bang for your buck” I came across “techreport.com”. I’d highly recommend it. It has articles, similar to this one, which tell you how to build great computers anywhere from a $500 to $1200 price range. You can then click on a link, and it will automatically order the required parts from NewEgg–very helpful.

Also, though it is a very minor issue, I couldn’t help noticing the 4GB of RAM and perkster’s warning up at the top about the necessity of getting a 64-bit OS to utilize it. In theory, a 32-bit version can access that much. However, in practice, it can’t. In reality, your computer will only be able to make use of a little over 3GB. So, if you’re wanting to make full use of all that RAM, go with a 64-bit OS.

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