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JoonasTo:
Finnish computer magasine build a completely passively cooled computer five or six years back and it was made from the top of the line parts too. The case ended up being compared to a sauna oven but it did work. Considering modern energy technology improvements from that time. It shouldn't be too hard.
AnimeJanai:
--- Quote from: Tatsujin ---Let's move on. I want to see who can build a working computer for personal use for 300 dollars or less, and one for gaming for 400 dollars or less.
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See http://www.frys-electronics-ads.com/
Currently being sold at Fry's retail store is a WORKING dual-core windows7 laptop well under $300. Perhaps it is too-low priced, but it shows how low a new laptop can be at an actual retail store. It's working because there is an officially licensed windows operating system with it. Without an O/S, it is non-working computer.
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It's too bad that 256GB SSD drives push the PC past your budget limit as this is currently on sale at Fry's and no rebate form needed. That's the price you pay at the retail store.
Saras:
I got interested in some low end AMD solutions. Something you'd give to a kid gamer or use as an HTPC.
AMD A8-3850 90$
ASRock A55M-HVS 55$
XION HTPC Series XON-810PCB-RD Micro-ATX w/ 450W Power Supply 50$
Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1333 45$
HGST 500GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" 70$
This'd total to about 310$. Seems like a doable setup.
Additionaly, you could chuck in a HD 6670 for another 70$ and do a hybrid crossfire to go from entry level gaming to mid level. That'd total to 380$
Something like this looks mostly functional, considering it's price.
kitamesume:
HD6570 OCed to 800mhz is roughly as fast as the HD6670 at stock, since they have the same core count and all. and that saves you a few more bucks =P
i wonder tho if you can flash the bios into HD6670.
in contrast this should work better, being more energy efficient while at it.
(click to show/hide)CPU : [$119.99] Intel Core i3-2100 Sandy Bridge
MOBO : [$49.99] Foxconn H61S LGA 1155 Intel H61 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
RAM : [$109.99] SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7750 1GB 128-bit GDDR5
RAM : [$19.99] Patriot Signature 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory
HDD : [$69.99] Western Digital Caviar Blue WD2500AAKX 250GB
PSU : [$29.99] Antec Basiq BP350 350W ATX12V v2.01 Power Supply
CASE : [$21.99] APEX SK-393-C Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
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TOTAL : $421.93
Saras:
--- Quote from: kitamesume on May 31, 2012, 10:34:58 AM ---HD6570 OCed to 800mhz is roughly as fast as the HD6670 at stock, since they have the same core count and all. and that saves you a few more bucks =P
i wonder tho if you can flash the bios into HD6670.
in contrast this should work better, being more energy efficient while at it.
(click to show/hide)CPU : [$119.99] Intel Core i3-2100 Sandy Bridge
MOBO : [$49.99] Foxconn H61S LGA 1155 Intel H61 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
RAM : [$109.99] SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7750 1GB 128-bit GDDR5
RAM : [$19.99] Patriot Signature 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory
HDD : [$69.99] Western Digital Caviar Blue WD2500AAKX 250GB
PSU : [$29.99] Antec Basiq BP350 350W ATX12V v2.01 Power Supply
CASE : [$21.99] APEX SK-393-C Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
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TOTAL : $421.93
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However, without the discrete card the general A8 seems to be decent enough for light gaming at 310$. And I've no idea how to beat that with an intel setup. Considering that intel's HD4000, while a lot better than the 3000, is still far behind the APU's... just wish their CPU's were up to the competition.
And if we're going that route, why go i3 instead of pentium? Drop down the processor to a g620 and put the 50$ to a HD6870 or the GTX560 as you can get those for 160 or so $. After all, the difference between a G620 and an i3 is far lower than between 7750 and 6870/560
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