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Advice on a barebone System

Red*PandaRed*Panda Registered User regular
edited June 2007 in Help / Advice Forum
So I am looking at a new gaming rig, I have not built a computer for 2-3 years. Currently I am looking at a barebones from tigerdirect and adding my own Drives, What do you guys think about it as a gaming rig? I want to be able to play EQ2 and some other graphic intense games and have it last awhile.

is this barebones any good?

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2410569&Sku=V133-7110

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    MegalodonMegalodon Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    That package sure does include a lot for something claiming to be "barebones." In any case, it meets the recommended system requirements for EQ2, but you're gonna want to buy a video card (of course). I wish I knew more about the RAM. Your board supports up to DDR2 800, which might be nice to have.

    What operating system are you planning on running?

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    tsmvengytsmvengy Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Not sure how comfortable you are with building, but...

    Athlon64 X2 3800+ $80
    Asus M2NPV-VM Motherboard $90
    Antec NSK4400 Case $80
    Cheap Corsair RAM - 2gigs $60

    That's $310 for the same processor but a better case and a non-crappy PSU.

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