For most people, price is the biggest factor to consider when building a new PC. People are looking to have high quality computers but are scared of the high prices. We’ve done a little research on the web and realised there isn’t much information (eg. tips and ideas) on how to build a fast, cheap computer that will play the latest games. How much your able to spend determines what brands and parts are used in the construction of the PC. And for some, personal opinion and brand loyalty play a huge part in the decision. Here we will show you how to build a Gaming PC for the cost of a PlayStation 3.
Intel System:
- Generic ATX Case, most provide adequate cooling, and power supply. ($49.00)
- Intel Core 2 duo E4500 2.2Ghz 2mb Cache, will overclock well with after market cooler. ($145.00)
- Palit Nvidia 9600GT 512mb, good choice for price. ($249.00)
- 80 gb SATA Hard drive, adequate disk space. ($55.00)
- 2gb ddr2 800mhz generic ram, good ram for good price. ($50.00)
- Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L, quality all round motherboard. ($115.00)
- 20x SATA DVD Burner, best choice for price. ($37.00)
- Total cost of $700.00 (price may vary from place of purchase).
AMD System:
- Generic ATX case, most provide adequate cooling, and power supply. ($49.00)
- AMD Athlon64 X2 Dual-Core 5000 2.6ghz 2×640 Socket, quality item. ($139.00)
- Palit Nvidia 9600GT 512mb, good choice for price. ($249.00)
- 80 gb SATA Hard drive, adequate disk space. ($55.00)
- 2gb ddr2 800mhz generic ram, good ram for good price. ($50.00)
- Gigabyte GA-M52S-S3P, perfect choice motherboard. ($105.00)
- 20x SATA DVD Burner, best choice for price. ($37.00)
- Total cost of $684.00 (price may vary from place of purchase).
These PC set ups will cost you no more than a PlayStation 3, and will out perform the game console by far. Price doesn’t include assembly of the unit and we advise professional installation if you are not capable of doing it yourself. Note; Price doesn’t include a Operating system, and if you don’t have a valid copy of windows XP/Vista you may need to purchase one. (Prices sourced from ZIP Computers)
May 5th, 2008 at 8:03 am
I’m surprised you can build system this cheap, i guess you need to add on the cost of a monitor, mouse, keyboard etc.
May 5th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
Most PC users already have a monitor, keyboard and mouse… 😉
May 5th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
many people will already have an old monitor, keybored and mouse they can make do with till they save some money
May 5th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
thats the way i did it.
May 5th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
if i had a digital camera id send in a pic of my setup