friend wants to build a budget gaming pc

**clocker** · 08-09-2005, 03:22 PM

Originally Posted by Peerzy

...but he won't get the quality he wants for his budget.

That's because he can't get the quality he wants on his budget.

Either one of two scenarios has to occur:

A) Budget>Gaming

or...watch it coming....

B) Gaming>Budget

This very specific "either/or" calculation is part of Einstein's Unified Theory of the Universe.

You can look it up.

**silent h3ro** · 08-11-2005, 09:54 PM

Tell him to get a job then buy a good computer, thats what I did and I'm greatful I did.

**clocker** · 08-11-2005, 10:23 PM

As are oui all.

**ApacNTS** · 08-12-2005, 12:42 PM

forget it, i tried to come up with a cheap way out, was gonna go with an intel celeron d 3.02 cpu, followed by a gig of ram, foxcon mobo, foxcon case, 80gb drive, dvdrw, have to buy an OS, followed witha new sound card, and mother of all game powers, the video card. adds up over 500 real quick. only to find that a celeron d wont do shit for games but piss me off. glad i caught that for i starting buying.

**Virtualbody1234** · 08-12-2005, 01:19 PM

Originally Posted by ApacNTS

forget it, i tried to come up with a cheap way out, was gonna go with an intel celeron d 3.02 cpu, followed by a gig of ram, foxcon mobo, foxcon case, 80gb drive, dvdrw, have to buy an OS, followed witha new sound card, , and mother of all game powers, the video card. adds up over 500 real quick. only to find that a celeron d wont do shit for games but piss me off. glad i caught that for i starting buying.

If you have to buy an OS then that will bust the budget.

Doesn't the motherboard have sound onboard?

**ApacNTS** · 08-12-2005, 06:34 PM

yes, but mobo sound cards arent exactly so great. they'll do for the time being. in my mind the sound card was more of an accesory, but for a gaming console sound is key.

i know, OS are expesnive, i only have a windows 95 disc that i accidently forgot to give back to someone. was trying to build a pc for the new game F.E.A.R. and counter strike source mostly.