hey fellers what would you recommend for a low budget yet half worthy computer. I hate this no job crap AHHH. trying to keep under a grand if i can.

Are you reusing any parts from your current system (monitor, keyboard, soundcard, headset, mouse, speakers)?

^What he said...

 

btw Psyrus I got kicked earlier on Muttrah sorry...

Edited July 6, 200915 yr by seo iphone

Pretty sure he uses a laptop atm

So what'll you be using this half worthy computer for?

 

Photoshop, word processing (lol - you don't need a new computer for that silly ), 3dsmax (I max'd on a <$1000 computer for about a year until I could gather enough courage to ask the boss for a better one), CAD?

Get yourself a copy of PC Powerplay.

 

They always have a good budget PC example in there I noticed.

 

A lot of the research for my recent purchase was from that and Atomic. I found it helpful.

 

 

 

Another option is those buy and sell papers.

 

 

I saw entire setups for a really good price in there which where still recent systems. I would imagine that if they still have their receipts you may even catch a bit of the warranty.

Edited July 6, 200915 yr by Snazzy

whirlpool wiki cant be beaten.

 

ill even go find a link for it...

 

http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/?tag=rmp_sg_whirlpoolpcs_boxes

This is my planned one but it dosent have a PSU,Screen,Spekers or hard drives re-using old ones.

GA-MA770T-UD3P-$126.00

AMD AM3 Phenom II x4 955-$323.00

Inno3D GTX 275-$314.00

DDR3 1333 TEAM-O5-TD3-1333-4GBK-$92.00

Pioneer 216BK-$37.00

Antec 900-$182.00

Total: $1,074.00

You should be able to pick up a decent screen for another $2-300 and remember if you want to find prices use staticice they help out alot

One day I will join the ranks of these previleged men and will make one of these threads because I am due for a new computer, maybe I need to first start a thread called help SmOOvDoGG fund his new computer then we can work from there lol.

Edited July 7, 200915 yr by soulnsurf

we should all give tonnie 50$ so he can buy one , Can be our way of thanking him for his awsome ADF Mod

One day I will join the ranks of these previleged men and will make one of these threads because I am due for a new computer, maybe I need to first start a thread called help SmOOvDoGG fund his new computer then we can work from there lol.

 

haha yeh one day mate one day wel all will :sweat:

Are you reusing any parts from your current system (monitor, keyboard, soundcard, headset, mouse, speakers)?

 

right so urrm yeah i use my lappy atm so it will be all new stuff bar maybe a mouse and headphones.

 

As for what it will be used for, well 3ds max, pr (at least will run MED graphics) urrm PS then general stuff from there.

Hey mate, i dont know how competitive these prices are but i think they darn reasonable. Australian Dollar.

 

this Pc imo will give you Great Peace of mind for i'd say the next 2 yrs.

 

Gigabyte EP45 - UD3L // 145.

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 // 225.

4GB GSKill PI 2x2 @ 1066 // 95.

DVD Pinoeer 22X // 19.

 

-VIDEO OPTIONS

 

Gigabyte GTX 275 - 896MB // 339.

Gigabyte GTX 285 - 1GB // 483.

 

\\I can Assemble this pc if need be to.

 

Monitor - from 160. 19 widescreen to 24" 339. Intrest will depend on updating Specs

K/B - Microsoft KB n Mouse from 22.

Spks - 2.1 from 12 bux lol

OS - Home preimium // 130

 

All Brand new with Receipts.

Edited July 7, 200915 yr by Ericazuoq

Psyrus will give you a list of the goods, and others may give you some bits, for such a worthy cause

Ebay.

OS - Home preimium // 130

All Brand new with Receipts.

 

As if you bring in an OS into your calculations

$$

 

Not to mention you've forgot to include solutions for casing and PSU

Edited July 7, 200915 yr by snowman777a

right so urrm yeah i use my lappy atm so it will be all new stuff bar maybe a mouse and headphones.

 

As for what it will be used for, well 3ds max, pr (at least will run MED graphics) urrm PS then general stuff from there.

 

Ok well if you're trying to keep it around $1k, then you're going to have to prioritize:

 

- 3dsMax

or

- Gaming graphics

 

3dsmax will primarily be CPU bound when rendering, and I can only assume you do a fair amount. To give you an example, on a 3ghz dual versus a 3ghz, the time difference to render Joan of Ark was about 45% quicker on my brothers computers (took just over half the time).

Tom's Hardware - Benchmark 3D Studio Max 9

 

Whereas if you'd like eye candy and don't mind rendering overnight or having it take about twice as long, you can go for the low(er)-cost dual core and spend it up on the graphics card. However this is more a short term fix as games like ARMA are heavily CPU bound, and this will probably the case with more and more games to come. That being said, having a great CPU without a graphics card to boot is pointless, as your GPU won't be able to churn out the frames anyway.

 

So therein lies the low-cost dilemma, especially since you're using it for multipurpose use. I would say for 3dsmax you'd want a quad minimum, even if you go the AMD route for cost savings. Graphics wise, will you play more graphically demanding games or will you be sticking to PR? If it'll just be PR in essence (with the odd GTA4 or whatever) then a HD4850 will suffice, however these days the 4890 or GTX275 are really the 'sweet spots' in price for your performance as far as I know.

 

So if you can come back with a holistic view of what's more important to you, we can look at speccing something up to suit your needs, rather than just the generic $1000 box.

I suspect stuff like 3DSmax will move to CUDA-enabled GPU's in the near future. You could do fine with an E8400 (Core 2 Duo 3ghz, *everyone* uses the E8400 nowadays) and a middle-of-the road GPU (GTX 250 - GTX 285).

Well how 3ds max runs atm on my lappy is fine thats not a prob, so i would be leaning towards graphics then cpu.

So, your time isn't worth spending money on?

 

Go a triple core AMD and a 4850 to 4870, depending on how much you want to save. 4850 runs PR at all high, just fine. Sure, it's not 100fps all the time, but it doesn't get laggy.

cmon guys you can do better than this, i built a PC for 640$ and it plays everygame on high, crysis included.

^ lies

As if you bring in an OS into your calculations

$$

 

Not to mention you've forgot to include solutions for casing and PSU

 

Mate case and PSU would be the least of the worries ! i was trying to establish what he needed inside.

 

and for the legitimate people in the world, YES you have to included an OS into the price

 

- sick of people having a go at people just trying to help others.... where is your input for the OP? rather than just scanning forums to pick !

 

your an online character mate.... dont change

Edited July 7, 200915 yr by Ericazuoq

If your budget conscious in a nutshell - dual core for gaming, quad core for video editing etc.

 

If you're not budget conscious then get a quad but I would wait till they come down in price. No point buying it if you don't need it.

 

You can go something like AM2+ dual core w/AM3 /DD2 board FOR $250-300 and a Phenom dual core 7850 AM2+ for around $150, or an X3 for a little more, so you can always upgrade in a year or so if you want... AM2+/AM3 are compatible.

Edited July 7, 200915 yr by seo iphone

cmon guys you can do better than this, i built a PC for 640$ and it plays everygame on high, crysis included.

 

lies it's not possiable to get a rig thats good for that price I dont thinks it can be done unless theft is involved...