What's the Best computer that can be built for $700?

lazer said:

My computer finally died so it's time to build a new one. I have $700 to spend building a new one. Some of the specs I want it to have are at least a 2.0ghz quad core processor, at least 8gb ram, about 150gb of hard drive space and a good graphics card capable of playing 3d games.

I don't know if it's possible to have the quad core processor, 8gb of ram and good graphics card for $700. Just let me know what I can build for $700.

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2007Revolution said:

I bought my gaming PC this July for a bit less than $700. I have the Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 at 2.4Ghz (OC'ed to 3.1), 4GB DDR2 RAM, nVidia GeForce 9500 GT graphics card 1GB. I guess I am a bit short on RAM for what you wanted, but I got a 500GB hard drive and bluray drive, so if you eliminated those you could get another 4GB RAM instead. :evil:

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Doofus said:

/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130433]Newegg.com - EVGA 896-P3-1257-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Edition 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards[/url] 215 (10 MIR) gtx 260 SC edition

The video card listed is fantastic for the price, I've got the non-superclocked version and I run most everything on high.

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Doofus said:

best case for the money : Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases

I've probably built 50 or so pcs in this case, and I love it.

Great drive for the money : Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

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Doofus said:

Perhaps in your experience. I just have bad luck with the newer amd products. I used to stand by amd and their whole product line, but after they bought ati, all the cards I've gotten have burned out within 6 months of normal usage. Granted all the problems I had were with heat issues, I still won't recommend them until proven otherwise. A good friend even gets me massive deals on amd cards, but I can't in good faith support them at this time.

I generally order, test, and use about 20 video cards a year in different machines (not 20 cards total, 20 DIFFERENT cards) and so far the nvidia gtx n series has been the most reliable in terms of performance and heatsinking. Oh they're pretty quiet too, except for evga's version of the gtx260 (non OC'd), that card is really loud. Lately evga's been doing well for itself with the nvidia line. Oh, and I also tend to recommend intel lately on account of the core 2 quad and i7 lineups. considering amd and ati are the same company, I choose nvidia for intel setups.

In the end, all I can offer is personal experience, take it as you will. GL lazer. Oh, if you do get the 4890, there are some pretty nice aftermarket turbine setups you can replace the stock heatsink with. Just make sure you get it before it breaks, haha.

thanks for reminding me grix.

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lazer said:

Is that case big enough to hold that graphics card? Reading some of the reviews on it people say it is huge and you have to get a big case to put it in.

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