Budget machine - Page 2

**Capper** · June 24th, 2008

The video card is fine.....stick with known brands and you'll be fine....eVGA, BFG, XFX are typically going to be your best bets. always look at the warranty before buying.

Yellowhello · June 24th, 2008

Ya know, if you want to get REALLY cheap, the E1200 is a great choice... I've been using one in my main rig until my E8400 RMA gets sorted out, and it's fine for web browsing.

NoctisReitop · June 25th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yellowhello

Ya know, if you want to get REALLY cheap, the E1200 is a great choice... I've been using one in my main rig until my E8400 RMA gets sorted out, and it's fine for web browsing.

Hmm, I think I'd like to keep it above Celeron. Thanks anyway.

Any other complaints, advice, or alterations?

screwballl · June 25th, 2008

I have played CS:S at 200 fps on a similar system so it should play BF2 quite easily. The system is the wifes now and it has the E2140 and a Gigabyte P965 board with 1GB DDR2-800. I think I went with the Biostar 7300GT to save a few dollars and the video card would rarely be strained.

NoctisReitop · June 25th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by screwballl

I have played CS:S at 200 fps on a similar system so it should play BF2 quite easily. The system is the wifes now and it has the E2140 and a Gigabyte P965 board with 1GB DDR2-800. I think I went with the Biostar 7300GT to save a few dollars and the video card would rarely be strained.

Cool. Sounds great to me.

NoctisReitop · June 27th, 2008

Hmmm. Recent turn of events.

I'm going to get:
GeForce 8600 GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3
Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (together for $39.99 AR instead of $53.98 AR as aforementioned)

I was wondering if a 2.0Ghz Allendale would then be a problem in slowing the potential of the system down? I hadn't intended to get a graphics card of that stature (being a budget machine).

screwballl · June 27th, 2008

nope
If my E2140 can handle CS:S with a 7300GT at 200fps, the only time you may see a bottleneck is with media encoding and Crysis... otherwise it should work well.

NoctisReitop · June 27th, 2008

How big of a difference in potential do you think there is between the 7300GT and the 8600GT?

screwballl · June 27th, 2008

There is a MAJOR difference when it comes to newer games between 8600GT and 7300GT.
The 8600GTS is about the same level as the ATI X1950GT, and the 8600GT is a step lower in terms of benchmark scores. The 7300GT will see half the benchmark scores of the 8600GT.
The only way to really get that extra step up is to get a 8800GT if you plan on playing any newer games. Otherwise the 8600GT should work fine for your usage.

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**simple_inhibition** · June 27th, 2008

and just so you know, that ballistix has a $40 MIR now, so its $19.99 after MIR

:shock:

June 24th, 2008	#11
Capper We take both criticism and positive comments very positively Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 6,037 Blog Entries: 6	Re: Budget machine The video card is fine.....stick with known brands and you'll be fine....eVGA, BFG, XFX are typically going to be your best bets. always look at the warranty before buying. INTEL E8400 // Gigabyte EP45 Extreme // 4GB DDR3-1600 // Palit HD 4870 // Antec 1200 // Seagate 750GB HDD // Zalman CNPS9700 // BFG ES 800W PSU

June 24th, 2008	#12
Yellowhello Foto Lord Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pacific Grove, CA Posts: 4,387	Re: Budget machine Ya know, if you want to get REALLY cheap, the E1200 is a great choice... I've been using one in my main rig until my E8400 RMA gets sorted out, and it's fine for web browsing. E8400 DFI Blood Iron P35-T2RL 4GB G.Skill 800MHz Sapphire Radeon HD3870 512MB Silverstone DA650W WD 250GB + Seagate 320GB

June 25th, 2008	#14
screwballl Colonel Calamity Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sandy South Posts: 6,278 Blog Entries: 6	Re: Budget machine I have played CS:S at 200 fps on a similar system so it should play BF2 quite easily. The system is the wifes now and it has the E2140 and a Gigabyte P965 board with 1GB DDR2-800. I think I went with the Biostar 7300GT to save a few dollars and the video card would rarely be strained. Thanks HL and Corsair! My opinions are my own and not representative of this site or its members. Last edited by screwballl; June 25th, 2008 at 07:25.

June 27th, 2008	#16
NoctisReitop lvl 63 Bargain Hunter Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 477	Re: Budget machine Hmmm. Recent turn of events. I'm going to get: GeForce 8600 GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (together for $39.99 AR instead of $53.98 AR as aforementioned) I was wondering if a 2.0Ghz Allendale would then be a problem in slowing the potential of the system down? I hadn't intended to get a graphics card of that stature (being a budget machine).

June 27th, 2008	#17
screwballl Colonel Calamity Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sandy South Posts: 6,278 Blog Entries: 6	Re: Budget machine nope If my E2140 can handle CS:S with a 7300GT at 200fps, the only time you may see a bottleneck is with media encoding and Crysis... otherwise it should work well. Thanks HL and Corsair! My opinions are my own and not representative of this site or its members.

June 27th, 2008	#18
NoctisReitop lvl 63 Bargain Hunter Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 477	Re: Budget machine How big of a difference in potential do you think there is between the 7300GT and the 8600GT?

June 27th, 2008	#19
screwballl Colonel Calamity Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sandy South Posts: 6,278 Blog Entries: 6	Re: Budget machine There is a MAJOR difference when it comes to newer games between 8600GT and 7300GT. The 8600GTS is about the same level as the ATI X1950GT, and the 8600GT is a step lower in terms of benchmark scores. The 7300GT will see half the benchmark scores of the 8600GT. The only way to really get that extra step up is to get a 8800GT if you plan on playing any newer games. Otherwise the 8600GT should work fine for your usage. Desktop VGA Charts - Tom's Hardware Thanks HL and Corsair! My opinions are my own and not representative of this site or its members. Last edited by screwballl; June 27th, 2008 at 09:00.

June 27th, 2008	#20
simple_inhibition socket 939 junkie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In front of my pc in Ft Bragg XD Posts: 1,473 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Budget machine and just so you know, that ballistix has a $40 MIR now, so its $19.99 after MIR :shock:

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