500$ budget build for my friend

ShadowFold · Mar 21, 2008

This build is for my friend. He plays WoW and a few other games. He also uses the internets alot. Pretty much it. If you can find stuff for cheaper or something in the same range thats better post some links

JrRacinFan · Mar 21, 2008

Everything looks ok to me, but I would down the hard drive capacity a little and up the processor a tad, unless you plan on overclocking. Oh and go the extra $4 for the A-data's if you plan on overclocking too. May be able to push that ram more than those Kingstons.

DaMulta · Mar 21, 2008

This is what I would do on a budget build.
2 gigs of the cheapest ram, doesn't matter what speed it is.
cheapest motherboard I could find
An ok PSU
cheapest CPU money can buy.

Then blow the rest on a better video card.

ShadowFold · Mar 21, 2008

DaMulta said:
This is what I would do on a budget build.
2 gigs of the cheapest ram, doesn't matter what speed it is.
cheapest motherboard I could find
An ok PSU
cheapest CPU money can buy.

Then blow the rest on a better video card.

Hmm I like that idea but he already has the cheapest CPU pretty much. The cheapest ram is some no namers that are only 4$ less.

DaMulta · Mar 21, 2008

In a game machine the video card is the number one thing.

Yes, 4 dollars is noting.

Silverel · Mar 21, 2008

Single core Sempron for 34$ somewhere's, lol... Check dumpsters for old computers to save cash on the case. Might be able to find a workable PSU as well.

Nice build, doesn't get much cheaper than that

ShadowFold · Mar 21, 2008

Well he has a Athlon single core 3800+ right now so a semperon would be a downgrade

I have 300w but I dont think thats enough for what hes gonna be using.

DaMulta · Mar 21, 2008

Hell if he has that CPU anyway what socket is it?

939?

Does he have PCI-E on his board?

If so just upgrade his video card to something kick ass.

Silverel · Mar 21, 2008

Or even better, buy that cheap case, pull out all his old stuff, and install it in the new case with a GFX upgrade.

Keep the 300$ leftover for being so damn clever~!

ShadowFold · Mar 21, 2008

Its a HP board anyway.. Idk if he has AGP or PCi-E he lives a little far away and for some reason isnt getting on xfire so I cant get the CPU-Z... I think hes at work tho but like I said he just plays Warcraft and isnt much of a gamer. I know I maxed it with 2x AA with my 7600GS so I think a HD 2600XT/HD 3650 would suffice. Also should I get a HD 3650 512mb DDR3 or HD 2600XT 256mb GDDR4?

OOOH I might get this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127331

And not tell him it comes with the witcher

newtekie1 · Mar 21, 2008

http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/wishlist/PublicWishDetail.asp?WishListNumber=7191227

That is what I would do with $500.

DaMulta · Mar 21, 2008

Well if it's an HP it might not have a agp or PCI-E slot in it.

My cos has a pre built hp or something.

I have givin him a FX-62, and HD2900XT to put in it. It screams now LOL

I would have him open it and take a pic of the motherboard then you could see.

He could just need a ram/psu/video card update. I wouldn't buy anything under a hd3850/9600GT card.

ShadowFold · Mar 21, 2008

newtekie1 said:
http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/wishlist/PublicWishDetail.asp?WishListNumber=7191227

That is what I would do with $500.

I dont think a E2000 would go very well because hes not gonna be overclocking at all.

DaMulta · Mar 21, 2008

Shadow my friends PC

939 3200 single core, 2 gigs of DDR400, x1800XT 512

He was playing frontlines maxed out at 20FPS 1280x1024 with no AA.
That's a new game!!!

Also his CPU is stocked clocked, I admit I did oc his video card 100Mhz.

King Wookie · Mar 21, 2008

Well, for WOW that gfx card is more than adequate, but for other games it may be a little restricting.

And based on this:

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Powercolor/HD_3650/1.html

I personally might consider a factory overclocked HD3650.
Performance wise, there's not much in it, but I believe a newer design might be a better bet.

It all depends on what res he will be running.

ShadowFold · Mar 21, 2008

Oh well ok he has a X2 3800+... he said it was single core but he sent me a cpuz and its a 90nm 3800+ X2.... just shows how much he knows

it also has a PCi-E slot and 2gb of ram so im gonna get that silverstone and a 8800GTS for him.

King Wookie · Mar 21, 2008

ShadowFold said:
OOOH I might get this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127331

And not tell him it comes with the witcher

Good call.

DaMulta · Mar 21, 2008

ShadowFold said:
Oh well ok he has a X2 3800+... he said it was single core but he sent me a cpuz and its a 90nm 3800+ X2.... just shows how much he knows it also has a PCi-E slot and 2gb of ram so im gonna get that silverstone and a 8800GTS for him.

Yep, that's all he needs.

ShadowFold · Mar 21, 2008

Well he just plays wow tho.. should I get him a HD 3870 and have him keep the rest since he doesnt really need to get a 8800GTS?

DaMulta · Mar 21, 2008

He could play other games down the road, just get him the good video card.

Who knows what wow 2 will take to run.

Maybe just the 8800Gt which is also a very fast card.

ShadowFold · Mar 21, 2008

Ok im ordering these in a few mins, anything else he might need?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127315

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256032

King Wookie · Mar 21, 2008

ShadowFold said:
Well he just plays wow tho.. should I get him a HD 3870 and have him keep the rest since he doesnt really need to get a 8800GTS?

Let him keep the rest for a future upgrade.

I'm on a 3850 at 1680x1050, and my framerate in WOW is almost permanently stuck at the 60fps cap. I used to play it maxed on the same res with my old 7950GT.

DaMulta · Mar 21, 2008

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814261012

spend the difference on the GT

There is no way to put it on the performance difference.

ShadowFold · Mar 21, 2008

Does he really need 1gb at 1024x768

King Wookie · Mar 21, 2008

I seem to be permanently behind in this conversation. :eek:

System Name	The ShadowFold Draconis (Ordering soon)
Processor	AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 2.8ghz
Motherboard	ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870
Cooling	Stock
Memory	Kingston ValueRAM 4GB DDR3-1333
Video Card(s)	XFX ATi Radeon HD 5850 1gb
Storage	Western Digital 640gb
Display(s)	Acer 21.5" 5ms Full HD 1920x1080P
Case	Antec Nine-Hundred
Audio Device(s)	Onboard + Creative "Fatal1ty" Headset
Power Supply	Antec Earthwatts 650w
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Benchmark Scores	-❶-❸-❸-❼-

System Name	Dual Build Streamer
Processor	Ryzen 7900x3d : Ryzen 4600G
Motherboard	AsRock B650E Steel Legend : Giga B450i Aorus
Cooling	Custom Water 1x420 : Stock
Memory	32GB T-Force Deltas : 16GB Dominator Platinums
Video Card(s)	PowerColor 7900 XTX Liquid Devil: iGPU
Storage	20+ TB
Display(s)	Sammy 49" 5k Ultrawide
Case	Custom White Painted Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2
Audio Device(s)	Onboard : Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA 1200W P2
Mouse	Corsair M65 RGB Elite White
Keyboard	Hyperx Origins 65
Software	Windows 10

System Name	Work in progress
Processor	AMD 955---4Ghz
Motherboard	MSi GD70
Cooling	OcZ Phase/water
Memory	Crucial2GB kit (1GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR3 PC3-16000
Video Card(s)	CrossfireX 2 X HD 4890 1GB OCed to 1000Mhz
Storage	SSD 64GB
Display(s)	Envision 24'' 1920x1200
Case	Using the desk ATM
Audio Device(s)	Sucky onboard for now :(
Power Supply	1000W TruePower Quattro

System Name	The ShadowFold Draconis (Ordering soon)
Processor	AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 2.8ghz
Motherboard	ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870
Cooling	Stock
Memory	Kingston ValueRAM 4GB DDR3-1333
Video Card(s)	XFX ATi Radeon HD 5850 1gb
Storage	Western Digital 640gb
Display(s)	Acer 21.5" 5ms Full HD 1920x1080P
Case	Antec Nine-Hundred
Audio Device(s)	Onboard + Creative "Fatal1ty" Headset
Power Supply	Antec Earthwatts 650w
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Benchmark Scores	-❶-❸-❸-❼-

System Name	Work in progress
Processor	AMD 955---4Ghz
Motherboard	MSi GD70
Cooling	OcZ Phase/water
Memory	Crucial2GB kit (1GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR3 PC3-16000
Video Card(s)	CrossfireX 2 X HD 4890 1GB OCed to 1000Mhz
Storage	SSD 64GB
Display(s)	Envision 24'' 1920x1200
Case	Using the desk ATM
Audio Device(s)	Sucky onboard for now :(
Power Supply	1000W TruePower Quattro

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS TUF Gaming X570-Pro Wifi II
Cooling	Hyper 212 EVO v2
Memory	2x16GB G.Skill DDR4-4000
Video Card(s)	AMD RX 6750 XT
Storage	WD Black SN850 2TB, various other SSD's from ages past
Display(s)	LG 27GL850 1440@144, AG Neovo EM2701QC 1440@75
Case	Zophos EVO Silent by Raijintek
Audio Device(s)	HyperX Cloud II Wireless headphones
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x
Mouse	ProtoArc EM01
Keyboard	Razer Blackwidow X Chroma Mercury
Software	Windows 11 Pro

Processor	Intel Core i7 10850K@5.2GHz
Motherboard	AsRock Z470 Taichi
Cooling	Corsair H115i Pro w/ Noctua NF-A14 Fans
Memory	32GB DDR4-3600
Video Card(s)	RTX 2070 Super
Storage	500GB SX8200 Pro + 8TB with 1TB SSD Cache
Display(s)	Acer Nitro VG280K 4K 28"
Case	Fractal Design Define S
Audio Device(s)	Onboard is good enough for me
Power Supply	eVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G3
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

System Name	Blackbox
Processor	Intel i5 750 @ stock for now
Motherboard	EVGA P55 LE
Cooling	Corsair H50 with 2 x Zalman ZM-F3 push/pull
Memory	2 x 2g team extreem DDR3 2000
Video Card(s)	Asus GTX 460 Top
Storage	Seagate 500.12, Seagate 320.11
Display(s)	BenQ FP222W - 22 inches
Case	CM 590 with 5x various fans (Thermalright/Noctua)
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair HX620
Software	XP home SP3

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