Budget System Buying Guide

jmke · 7th September 2007, 09:57

For that very reason, we started writing these System Buying Guides a few years back. We have three categories of Buying Guides: Budget, Mainstream and Performance. Our Budget Guide has a spending limit of $650, the Mainstream limit is $1,200 and we allocate $2,000 for our Performance Guide.

http://www.ocia.net/articles/budget/page1.shtml

jmke · 7th September 2007, 09:58

I have a sub €500 system in for test, interesting to see if it can provide you with a good PC experience

7th September 2007, 10:10

that guide is screwed

they get a motherboard that isn't for overclocking with a CPU that isn't meant to be overclocked either and stay on onboard graphics, then add expensive PC6400 memory and a 650W PSU

To get the irony even higher the website is called overclocker intelligence agency =P.

Sidney · 7th September 2007, 19:17

AMD sponsors budget system ..... how about telling me on both sides.
No mention of Vista. I know some people don't like it. But, we are the high tech advance troopers, right? On one hand, we talk DX10, Quad Core, high FSB, three steps ahead of chip maker's memory speed requirement.

Any new system must include Vista; because 90% consumers buying OEM PCs and laptops are using Vista except the guru world people.

7th September 2007, 22:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rutar

that guide is screwed

they get a motherboard that isn't for overclocking with a CPU that isn't meant to be overclocked either and stay on onboard graphics, then add expensive PC6400 memory and a 650W PSU

To get the irony even higher the website is called overclocker intelligence agency =P.

Last I checked that "expensive" PC6400 RAM was cheaper than any other DDR2-533 and DDR2-667 RAM kit out there.

The PSU is a little on the overkill side, but if the person ever upgrades to G80 or G92 then it'll quickly become needed.

8th September 2007, 09:54

not here

It would be important to mention that the cheapest memory usually works just as good as more expensive one.

Sidney · 8th September 2007, 10:06

Just bought a pair TRANS TX800QLJ-2GK R - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$74.99)
Good review and will go ~1,000.

7th September 2007, 09:57	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,019	Budget System Buying Guide For that very reason, we started writing these System Buying Guides a few years back. We have three categories of Buying Guides: Budget, Mainstream and Performance. Our Budget Guide has a spending limit of $650, the Mainstream limit is $1,200 and we allocate $2,000 for our Performance Guide. http://www.ocia.net/articles/budget/page1.shtml __________________

7th September 2007, 09:58	#2
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,019	I have a sub €500 system in for test, interesting to see if it can provide you with a good PC experience __________________

7th September 2007, 19:17	#4
Sidney Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,738	AMD sponsors budget system ..... how about telling me on both sides. No mention of Vista. I know some people don't like it. But, we are the high tech advance troopers, right? On one hand, we talk DX10, Quad Core, high FSB, three steps ahead of chip maker's memory speed requirement. Any new system must include Vista; because 90% consumers buying OEM PCs and laptops are using Vista except the guru world people. __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

8th September 2007, 10:06	#7
Sidney Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,738	Just bought a pair TRANS TX800QLJ-2GK R - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$74.99) Good review and will go ~1,000. __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

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7th September 2007, 10:10	#3
Rutar Posts: n/a	that guide is screwed they get a motherboard that isn't for overclocking with a CPU that isn't meant to be overclocked either and stay on onboard graphics, then add expensive PC6400 memory and a 650W PSU To get the irony even higher the website is called overclocker intelligence agency =P.

8th September 2007, 09:54	#6
Rutar Posts: n/a	not here It would be important to mention that the cheapest memory usually works just as good as more expensive one.