build computer for 600-700 $$$

[golfer07]

is it possible to make a computer for under 600-700 that is capable of running new games out there like COD2 BF2 on high graphics ??

 

[Half Evil]

 

[The_Necromancer1]

What are you Insane, If you have a monitor and a Mouse and KB then you can buy a tight PC for $700... Unless you buy an Intel

CPU: 3500+ AMD 64 @ 2.2Ghz = $201.00
Mobo: ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 ULi M1695 = $70.00
GPU: XFX P Geforce 6800GS 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 = $215.00
Ram: OCZ Value Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) 2.5-4-4-8 = $66.00 (After $15 Mail-in)
HDD: HITACHI 80GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive = $54.00
Optical Drive: CD/ROM/RW, DVD/+RW/-RW/ROM = $40.00
Case: XION Black XION II Computer Case 450W PSU = $44 (After $20 mail-in)

Total: 725 - $35 (Mail-in) = $690, now man thats one nice PC!

 

[AOD]

^_^ mmmm nice rig cheapo mobo tho

 

[MeTzenAs1]

yea I wouldn't get an asrock board, and the amd 3700 w/ sandiego core is only like $233 and has double the l2 cache. like the FX series but with out the FX price.

 

[xtremecomputers]

You can build this

Motherboard: ASUS K8N nVIDIA nFORCE3 250 CHIPSET $62.00

Processor: AMD SEMPRON 3000+ W/128KB CACHE 90NM (PALERMO) 64-BIT SOCKET
754 RETAIL BOXED $84.00

Hard Drive: MAXTOR 120GB 6Y120L0 UATA-133 7200RPM 2MB 9MS $69.90

Memory: CORSAIR VALUE SELECT VS512MB400 512MB PC3200 400MHZ $90.00

DVD+RW: NEC ND-3540A BLACK 16X/16 DVD DUAL DOUBLE LAYER DVD+RW $39.90

Video Card: ATI RADEON 9600 PRO 256MB AGP 8X DDR W/TV & DVI $ 79.90

Sound: You can use the Onboard Integrated Sound

Ethernet: Onboard Ethernet

Case: Desktop Style case, Front usb, Lots to Choose from at $40.00

Keyboard: Keyboard Mouse Combo & Speakers $12.00

Total Price $489.00

 

[The_Necromancer1]

^_^ mmmm nice rig cheapo mobo tho

No its not have a lookie...Ohh yeahhhh this mobo sucks

Almost everyone likes a story where the little guy wins - David beats Goliath. The little guy comes up with a unique and useful product or tops the Performance charts with a new chipset. Certainly, the ULi M1695/M1567 is just such a success story.

Many buyers were begging for a PCIe board that would also support AGP, without compromise. Lots of companies tried and the market ended up with a lot of compromised solutions that didn't catch on. It took ULi to finally build the chipset that made top-performing AGP on a PCIe board a reality.

More than that, the ULi M1695/M1567 chipset does not need to apologize to any other chipset in its performance. The ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 shows a retail product that is as good, or even better, than the ULi Reference Boards that excited those sites that actually bothered to look at the ULi chipset with an open mind.

The ASRock is clearly a value board, designed to sell for a low price, but even so, it provides all the features, including SATA2 with NCQ, that you would expect on an up-to-date A64 motherboard. The ASRock is by no means perfect. The layout will be a pain for some, the cold boot issues are annoying, LAN is 10/100 and not Gigabit, and there are no Firewire ports. But the ASRock does so much, so well that it is easy to forgive the warts when you consider the selling price. We sincerely hope that ASRock will invest a bit more time in refining the 939Dual-SATA2. With a refined BIOS and expanded memory voltage adjustments, this board could be a monster hit for ASRock. It will likely sell very well regardless, as many will also notice the slot for a future M2 expansion board.

UPDATE: ASRock has released BIOS 1.20 dated 9/02/05 which can be downloaded from their web site. Version 1.20 fixed the cold boot problems we experienced.

 

[BigLu]

extremecomputers, that is weak, too weak, he said up to $700, and wants to play new games. That system couldn't play new games very well.

 

[xtremecomputers]

Big Lu PowerCOlor And Chaintech? LOL

 

[thebigdintx]

don't forget to add the cost of an operating system into the total.......