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How to Build a $500 Gaming Machine

Posted by Zonk on from the cutting-edge-just-isn't-necessary dept.

bacterial_pus writes "Tom's Hardware has a very interesting article on how to build a $500 gaming rig. 'Instead of the newest killer rig from Alienware, Falcon Northwest, Voodoo, etc... how about a system for the rest of us with a realistic budget starting from scratch? We set out to build a reasonable gaming system that will get you through today's game titles without breaking the bank for around $500.'"

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  1. A Few Omissions by Chasuk · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Most of us find a keyboard and a mouse useful on our gaming rigs, and a pair of speakers, and oh, I don't know, an OS, a case, and possibly even a monitor.

    A $500 gaming rig? Not quite!

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  2. And then there's how to game for $500 by Nom+du+Keyboard · · Score: 4, Insightful
    And then there's how to acquire a gaming machine for less than $500.

    PS2
    XBox
    Nintendo GC

    And coming soon:

    PS3
    XBox 360

    Remember that they were building a machine only for gaming too in that article.

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