Build list for the biggest bang per buck gaming computer - $731

george_ou@lanarchitect.net — Mon, 05 May 2008 07:38:00 GMT

A lot of gamers on a budget want to know how to build the cheapest biggest bang per buck gaming PC so here it is. This computer has surprisingly low power consumption with the latest generation NVIDIA 9600GT graphics adapter and Intel dual-core 45nm processor. In fact, I would go as far as saying that this is probably the most energy efficient gaming computer in its performance class with idle power consumption in the 60 watts range and peak power consumption in the low 100 watts range.

This system runs cool and quiet with very respectable frame rates on a 22" or smaller LCD with (1680x1050 resolution). The motherboard has 5 SATA ports with RAID 0, 1, 1+0, and 5 capability and it's perfect for storing all your videos. Just add a few more terabyte hard drives and this computer becomes the heart

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Build list for the biggest bang per buck gaming computer - $731