BTW here is the "El cheapo Cole special" for ya, this is the cheapest gaming computer I would build, anything less would be inferior parts that you are paying 70% of the price, for 1/2 the performance.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813128337
GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
$90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820231145
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
$85
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822136200
Western Digital Caviar RE2 WD1601ABYS 160GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive (re2 = enterprise class drive)
$60
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6827106070
20x dvd burner
$26
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811129031
Antec NSK4480 Black/ Silver 0.8mm cold-rolled steel construction ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 380W Power Supply (its actually a decent power supply too, used many of them)
$80
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819117165
E8400/Xeon E3110 (3.0ghz dual core 45nm)
$206
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814133216
PNY VCG96512GXPB GeForce 9600 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
$145
Total: $700
Pretty much the same as my work computer, but my work pc does not have a good vid card like that, and I am running my work PC on that same chip (e8400) with the stock intel cooler @ 3.6ghz with the same mobo.
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-- .:Splak|StackableNut --Cornholio wrote:
blah thats nothing, i built houses for pirates, then do pirating myself. Then I shoot my self and perform bullet removal surgery on myself. After that I go to boot camps to train kids to kill. Then i go and fight on the Iraq war for both sides. After all i go later and drink some 7up cause ill be thirsty as shit.