Post by Nauren on Jun 25, 2009 6:22:48 GMT -5
In light of FFXIV...and well...many other games. Many of us have thought about spending $400 for a PS3...some a 2nd PS3. Well for about the same amount...maybe a little more, you can build a top end gaming PC. So here it is...US, Europe and Canadian versions!
Now there are 2 small problems. These do not come with monitors and monitors can be kinda pricy. So if you have a decent monitor...then I'd suggest using that.
Also these do not come with an OS...and OS's are expensive. You have 3 options.
1. Buy the full price OS for several hundreds of dollars
2. Buy the OEM versions of OS for cheap, but you can only use that disk on one PC ever! It attaches itself to the motherboard and can only be used there. It also does not come with instructions.
3. Windows 7 is free for the next 9 months.
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USA
[Motherboard (Gigabyte UD3 770)]: Link
Processor (Phenom ii X2 550 3.1ghz black edition)]: Link
[GPU (HIS HD 4890 1GB)]: Link
HDD (WD Black 640GB 32MB Cache)]: Link
DVDRW (LG 22X)]: Link
Case/PSU (Antec Basiq 500w and Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX case)]: Link
[RAM (OCZ SLI 4GB DDR2 800)]: Link
Total $600-ish
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Canadian
[Motherboard (Gigabyte UD3 770)]: Link
[CPU (Phenom ii X2 550)]: Link
[RAM (G.Skill 4GB 1066mhz)]: Link
[GPU (Saphire HD 4850 512MB)]: Link
[HDD (WD Caviar Black 640GB)]: Link
[DVD (Samsung 22x DVDRW)]: Link
[CASE ( Coolermaster 330 Elite)]: Link
[PSU (PC Power & Cooling Silencer 80+ 420W)]:
Link
Total $644-ish
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Europe
[Motherboard (ASUS M4A78 770)]: Link
[CPU (Phenom ii X2 550)]: Link
[RAM (OCZ Gold 4GB DDR2 800)]: Link
[GPU (XFX HD 4850 512MB)]: Link
[DVD (22X Samsung DVDRW)]: Link
[Case/PSU (Coolermaster 330 Elite and Coolermaster eXtreme Power Plus 460w PSU)]: Link
[HDD (WD 640GB)]: Link
Total £375.91 delivered
Now there are 2 small problems. These do not come with monitors and monitors can be kinda pricy. So if you have a decent monitor...then I'd suggest using that.
Also these do not come with an OS...and OS's are expensive. You have 3 options.
1. Buy the full price OS for several hundreds of dollars
2. Buy the OEM versions of OS for cheap, but you can only use that disk on one PC ever! It attaches itself to the motherboard and can only be used there. It also does not come with instructions.
3. Windows 7 is free for the next 9 months.
--------------------------------------------------------
USA
[Motherboard (Gigabyte UD3 770)]: Link
Processor (Phenom ii X2 550 3.1ghz black edition)]: Link
[GPU (HIS HD 4890 1GB)]: Link
HDD (WD Black 640GB 32MB Cache)]: Link
DVDRW (LG 22X)]: Link
Case/PSU (Antec Basiq 500w and Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX case)]: Link
[RAM (OCZ SLI 4GB DDR2 800)]: Link
Total $600-ish
----------------------------------------------------------
Canadian
[Motherboard (Gigabyte UD3 770)]: Link
[CPU (Phenom ii X2 550)]: Link
[RAM (G.Skill 4GB 1066mhz)]: Link
[GPU (Saphire HD 4850 512MB)]: Link
[HDD (WD Caviar Black 640GB)]: Link
[DVD (Samsung 22x DVDRW)]: Link
[CASE ( Coolermaster 330 Elite)]: Link
[PSU (PC Power & Cooling Silencer 80+ 420W)]:
Link
Total $644-ish
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Europe
[Motherboard (ASUS M4A78 770)]: Link
[CPU (Phenom ii X2 550)]: Link
[RAM (OCZ Gold 4GB DDR2 800)]: Link
[GPU (XFX HD 4850 512MB)]: Link
[DVD (22X Samsung DVDRW)]: Link
[Case/PSU (Coolermaster 330 Elite and Coolermaster eXtreme Power Plus 460w PSU)]: Link
[HDD (WD 640GB)]: Link
Total £375.91 delivered
