At a guess, that machine prebuilt would currently cost you aprox $1000 at the retail store. I'll try to break down the bits and pieces in more detail:
The hdd really shouldn't cost that much, you can get a cheapo 500gb internal for 40 bucks practically anywhere. If you can't dig up something cheaper on amazon (250-320 gb aught to be really, really cheap) I'd be shocked, and if you use that much storage up I'd be surprised. I recently got 2gb sticks of ddr2 ram for 30 bucks each, so that may end up adding up a little, but its still somewhat manageable. I'm not sure about the pricing of ddr3. The processor and graphics card will probably be the most expensive portions. I'd estimate $500-600 for both. Of course, you could probably get a pre-used machine somewhere, or wait until those specs drop in price. If you go the pre-used rout, all you'd really need to do is maybe grab another hdd and the extra ram. I'm no expert though, so I'd love to hear from anybody with more up-to-date knowledge. Luck. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
