Help a CAG find a good game PC for cheap.

[Dragonsbane]

Hi all.

I am currently writing this from my eMachine laptop, nuff said. It can play starcraft and other low end titles but I would like to move on up. I am looking for a good gaming comp setup (need a monitor, if it is cheaper to buy seperate then never mind). I only have like $800.00 to spend. Mind you I only want to play RTS titles and little else. So can any one help me out?

Thanks for any help I get.

 

[Zer0X1999]

Do you plan on building it yourself or buying a pre-made machine?

 

[psiufoxx2]

[quote name='Zer0X1999']Do you plan on building it yourself or buying a pre-made machine?[/QUOTE]

Indeed. Because I can recommend a nice stock HP computer and suggest a video card upgrade -

HP a1130e series PC - $619.00

Operating System Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Home Edition with SP2 edit
Processor AMD Athlon(TM) 64 3200+ operating at 2.0GHz edit
Memory 512MB DDR-400MHz SDRAM (1x512) edit
Hard Drive SAVE $30! 160GB 7200 rpm SATA Hard Drive edit
Primary CD/DVD Drive SAVE $30! Double Layer 16X DVD +/-R/RW drive edit
Front Productivity Ports 2 USB 2.0, 1 FireWire ports edit
Monitors HP mx705 17" Flat-Screen CRT Monitor edit rebate form TV & Entertainment Experience None edit
Graphics Card Integrated ATI Radeon Xpress HyperMemory edit
Sound Card Integrated 5.1 Capable Sound w/ front audio ports edit
Keyboard and Mouse HP Keyboard, HP Scroller Mouse edit
Productivity Software Microsoft(R) Works 8.0/Money/MSN Encarta Plus edit

(I chose customize from the main screen and added the above options)

Add on a Leadtek Winfast GeForce 6600GT (for about $140) and you got yourself a winner!

 

[comapro]

Which RTS? You should get a comp with specs that exceed the "recommended system requirements."

 

[Swift900]

$500 gaming rig

How to build your $500 gaming rig

Dell UltraSharp 1905FP 19" LCD Monitor with Stand + $21 Worth of Goods for $299

Note: The moniter deal is a one day thing so buy it ASAP.

 

[psiufoxx2]

[quote name='Swift900']$500 gaming rig

How to build your $500 gaming rig

Dell UltraSharp 1905FP 19" LCD Monitor with Stand + $21 Worth of Goods for $299

Note: The moniter deal is a one day thing so buy it ASAP.[/QUOTE]'

Not bad not bad:
[font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica][/font][font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]Processor[/font] [font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]AMD Athlon 64 3000+[/font] [font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]$146[/font] [font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]
Motherboard[/font] [font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]ASRock 939Dual-SATA2[/font] [font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]$69[/font] [font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]
Memory[/font] [font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]Corsair Value Select 512 MB (2x 256 MB)[/font] [font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]$52[/font] [font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]
VGA[/font] [font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]eVGA 256-A8-N340-TX Geforce 6600 256 MB[/font] [font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]$113[/font] [font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]
Hard Drive[/font] [font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]Western Digital Caviar SE WD800JD 80 GB[/font] [font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]$57.50[/font] [font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]
Optical Drive[/font] [font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]LITE-ON Black 16X DVD-ROM[/font] [font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]$19.99[/font] [font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]
Power Supply[/font] [font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]SeaSonic S12-330 ATX12V 330W[/font] [font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]$59.00[/font]

[font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]Total[/font] [font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]$516.49[/font]

 

[Admiral Ackbar]

Get the Sapphire GTO2. The best price is at Newegg but it isn't in stock. Maybe auto notify or call because they may not get more in.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102595

It can be software hacked to a Radeon x850 with 16 pipes. Which was the high end of the last generation of cards.

 

[Dragonsbane]

I have local computer place that can build one for 850.00. I wanted to knock some money off,they want to sell me a 17'' monitor for 145.00 its a AOC. I was looking for a cheaper monitor, so fellow cags help a brother out.