PC That Provides 2 Years of Quality Gaming
April 16, 2009 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Desktops, Gaming
The folks over at Tom’s Hardware’s Forums apparently know their stuff, having come up with a configuration that supposedly provides great gaming for the first year, “decent” gaming for the second—working with a $1000 budget. Here what they have so far:
- Casing: Antec Three Hundred Black Computer Case
($60)
- Power Supply: CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
($100)
- Motherboard: MSI X58 Pro ATX Intel Motherboard
($200)
- CPU: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor
($289)
- Memory: Kingston 3GB (3 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory
($52)
- Video Card: EVGA GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512-P3-N873-AR Video Card
($135)
- Hard Disk: Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB 3.5″ SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
($75)
- Optical Drive: LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH22NS30
($25)
Take note though! This setup obviously does not include a display or a pair of speakers. There’s nothing wrong with using your current ones though.
$1k for two years of decent gaming? This is why I like consoles. $400 for three years of decent gaming… don’t get me wrong, I like PC games to, but I’m afraid to buy them these days because I never know if they’re going to be compatible with my setup, and the return policies on software is nothing short of a cruel joke.
I don’t know… I do like console games, but I’d rather spend $1000 on a multi-purpose machine, rather than $400 for a dedicated one.
What do you mean “cruel” return policies? Do you have an unfortunate experience in this area?