I'm thinking about getting a new computer, just for playing some games.

So, what would the price range be for a computer that plays the latest games without lagg? like Crysis on medium.
(and which parts)

games I intend to play:
Orange box
Bioshock
(maybe) Crysis
and some games like the sims (for my sisters )

I don't need a display, new OS , sound-system, HD or DVD/CD writer

I'd be happy to buy some "lower" end chips/cards and the overclock them to a decent rate. (might save me some money)

If you're on a budget, there's a few options:

- CPU: Get an E6750, E6600 or Q6600 processor from Intel. Consider slamming in a better cooler, too.
- Memory: 2GB of DDR2 800MHz should do, it's becoming ridiculously cheap, too.
- Motherboard: If you can, get your hands on an MSI Neo2-FR, they're amazing for the price.
- Graphics card: if you want to play Crysis, get an ATI Radeon HD 3870 or an Nvidia GeForcew 8800 GT, both 512 MB. The 3870 is slightly cheaper, roughly 50 euros, but performs 15% less on average.
- Power supply: My 600W SilverStone Strider has served me really well, but it's a tad expensive. Can't really give a good advice on this.

Also note that both the graphics cards that I listed need good cooling, so a case with decent airflow is recommended.

I don't know your budget, though. A PC like this rounds up to about.. 800-900 euros depending on the parts.

All this and you're set.



If anyone wants to add input on the build go ahead.

574 pounds=800 Euro=1.2k USD

I assume it'll be around 1k in US since you don't have ridiculous VAT.

Thanks for the posts

I forgot to mention: I live in Europe (euros) and I don't need a HD or DVD/CD writer because I aleady have that from my old machine.

And Around €800 or lower would be nice

That board won't support a 1333mhz FSB processor unless its overclocked

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$119.99

Western Digital Caviar RE WD3200YS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$89.99

EVGA 512-P3-N802-A1 GeForce 8800GT Superclocked 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0
$289.99

COOLER MASTER Real Power RS-550-ACLY ATX12V / EPS12V 550W Power Supply
$98.99

Kingston HyperX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit
$89.99

MSI P35 Neo2-FR LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
$119.99

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80557E675
$189.99

ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler
$21.99

Subtotal: $1,020.92

712.357 EUR

Hmm that's what i would suggest anyway. The prices where all taken from newegg, obviously it would pay to shop around a little bit first its just an estimate.

I don't know where you're pulling your specs mate but P5K SE is a P35 mobo and it supports 1333FSB.

Get a non-superclocked version, they're cheaper and overclocking is something you can do for free yourself.