Please take a look at my ultra low cost gaming rig!!!

naughty_mahedi · Mar 19, 2009

Hi,After years of stashing my pocket money I could finally be able to make a build all by myself!!! :slap:

My new build doesn't have those sparks..but I guarantee it is very amusing to study it.
As to myself,a ultra low cost gaming rig is always a true challenge to build.
I state my build below:-
Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 @2.4 GHz 800FSB 2MB L2 cache
Asus P5K-VM DG33FB Intel Chipset
3*1GB Transcend DDR 2 RAM 800 FSB
Xfx nvidia 8800 GS Alpha Dog XXX Edition 384 MB GDDR3 @680MHz
Hitachi 160 GB Deskstar 160GB 7200rpm
Thermaltake TR2 420W P.S.U
Space Gamerz Casing
Asus DVD+RW 20x
Asus V 60 CPU Cooler
Asus VW193T 19" LCD Monitor @1440x900
I am using a modded Vista Ultimate Edition
My whole rig including the monitor cost me only $ 400!!! :rockout:

I have having some problems for OC'ing in my system... :confused:

Would please help me out as I am a newbie...

Athlon2K15 · Mar 19, 2009

go for 4gb of ram no reason to run 3

niko084 · Mar 19, 2009

Not too bad, but same, either run 2gb or get 4gb because the loss of dual channel will hurt you more than only having 2gb of ram.

Binge · Mar 19, 2009

AthlonX2 said:
go for 4gb of ram no reason to run 3

niko084 said:
Not too bad, but same, either run 2gb or get 4gb because the loss of dual channel will hurt you more than only having 2gb of ram.

There's no reason dual flex wouldn't work. It is better to go 2x2gb, but it would work and it would not be a bottleneck to go 3x1 in dual channel.

niko084 · Mar 19, 2009

Binge said:
There's no reason dual flex wouldn't work. It is better to go 2x2gb, but it would work and it would not be a bottleneck to go 3x1 in dual channel.

Eh, ya but some boards don't like that, they either don't do it, or they perform like crap anyways... Not saying that board is one of them, but that could be an issue.

phanbuey · Mar 19, 2009

Yeah Flex will work fine... he probably got the 3GB because he has a 32 bit OS?

Other than that, that is an awesome system for $400... :toast:

I would have went with a cheaper E4300 and a 8800GT/9600GT but the difference is moot.

As far as OC'ing goes, what problems specifically - It doesnt OC at all, or you jsut cant seem to get it stable at your target clock

Processor	Intel Core i9 11900K
Motherboard	MSI Z590 Carbon EK X
Cooling	Custom Water
Memory	Team DDR4 4000MHz
Video Card(s)	ASUS TUF RTX 3080 OC
Storage	WD WN850 1TB
Display(s)	43" LG NanoCell 4K 120Hz
Power Supply	Asus Thor 1200w
Mouse	Asus Strix Evolve
Keyboard	Asus Strix Claymore

System Name	Back to Blue
Processor	i9 14900k
Motherboard	Asrock Z790 Nova
Cooling	Corsair H150i Elite
Memory	64GB Corsair Dominator DDR5-6400 @ 6600
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 3090 Ultra FTW3
Storage	4TB WD 850x NVME, 4TB WD Black, 10TB Seagate Barracuda Pro
Display(s)	1x Samsung Odyssey G7 Neo and 1x Dell u2518d
Case	Lian Li o11 DXL w/custom vented front panel
Audio Device(s)	Focusrite Saffire PRO 14 -> DBX DriveRack PA+ -> Mackie MR8 and MR10 / Senn PX38X -> SB AE-5 Plus
Power Supply	Corsair RM1000i
Mouse	Logitech G502x
Keyboard	Corsair K95 Platinum
Software	Windows 11 x64 Pro
Benchmark Scores	31k multicore Cinebench - CPU limited 125w

System Name	Molly
Processor	i5 3570K
Motherboard	Z77 ASRock
Cooling	CooliT Eco
Memory	2x4GB Mushkin Redline Ridgebacks
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX 680
Case	Coolermaster CM690 II Advanced
Power Supply	Corsair HX-1000

System Name	Back to Blue
Processor	i9 14900k
Motherboard	Asrock Z790 Nova
Cooling	Corsair H150i Elite
Memory	64GB Corsair Dominator DDR5-6400 @ 6600
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 3090 Ultra FTW3
Storage	4TB WD 850x NVME, 4TB WD Black, 10TB Seagate Barracuda Pro
Display(s)	1x Samsung Odyssey G7 Neo and 1x Dell u2518d
Case	Lian Li o11 DXL w/custom vented front panel
Audio Device(s)	Focusrite Saffire PRO 14 -> DBX DriveRack PA+ -> Mackie MR8 and MR10 / Senn PX38X -> SB AE-5 Plus
Power Supply	Corsair RM1000i
Mouse	Logitech G502x
Keyboard	Corsair K95 Platinum
Software	Windows 11 x64 Pro
Benchmark Scores	31k multicore Cinebench - CPU limited 125w

Processor	13700KF Undervolted @ 5.6/ 5.5, 4.8Ghz Ring 200W PL1
Motherboard	MSI 690-I PRO
Cooling	Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 w/ Arctic P12 Fans
Memory	48 GB DDR5 7600 MHZ CL36
Video Card(s)	RTX 4090 FE
Storage	2x 2TB WDC SN850, 1TB Samsung 960 prr
Display(s)	Alienware 32" 4k 240hz OLED
Case	SLIGER S620
Audio Device(s)	Yes
Power Supply	Corsair SF750
Mouse	Xlite V2
Keyboard	RoyalAxe
Software	Windows 11
Benchmark Scores	They're pretty good, nothing crazy.

Please take a look at my ultra low cost gaming rig!!!

naughty_mahedi

New Member

Athlon2K15

HyperVtX™

niko084

Binge

Overclocking Surrealism

niko084

phanbuey