Maximum PC and Game Central have built two very competent and cost effective machines.
The machines have the ability to play most popular games, and the benchmark that is Crysis, at a respectable 40fps.
Maximum PC’s Build :
| Component: |
Make and Model: |
| Motherboard | MSI P43 Neo3-F LGA 775 |
| CPU | Intel Pentium E5200 |
| Videocard | Powercolor AX4870 512MB |
| RAM | Crucial 2GB DDR2/800 |
| Hard Drive | Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200AAJS |
| Optical Drive | Samsung SH-S223F |
| Case + Power Supply | Rosewill TU-155 II 500 Black |
Game Centrals build :
| Component: |
Make and Model: |
| Motherboard | Foxconn A7GM-S |
| CPU | AMD Phenom X4 9600 |
| Videocard | MSI Radeon HD 4850 512MB – R4850-512M OC |
| RAM | OCZ 4GB DDR2-1066(2 x 2GB) Model OCZ2G10664GK |
| Hard Drive | Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS |
| Optical Drive | Samsung 22X DVD±R Burner w/ LightScribe Model SH-S223Q |
| Case + Power Supply | CoolerMaster Elite 332 ATX Mid tower RC-332-KKN1-GP + Corsair CMPSU-550VX 550 Watts |
Take a look at the comments on the original articles for more ideas on low cost builds.
Links to the original articles:
Maximum PC
Game Central
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