Cheap AMD Gaming Rig

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February 13th 2008
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Key Features:
AMD CPU NVIDIA Graphics
System Specs:
  • Amd Athlon X2 5000+ Black Edition @ 3.0 Ghz
  • Gigabyte GA-M61P-S3 AM2 Motherboard
  • Leadtek Nvidia 8600gt - Bios Modded 660/1512/800
  • 4 GB of G. Skill DDR2 800 (4 x1 GB)
  • Seagate 250 GB Sata II HDD w/ 16mb Cache
  • Pioneer 112d DVD-Burner
  • Thermaltake TR2 430 Watt PSU
  • Generic Black Rosewill case
  • ViewSonic 19" Widescreen LCD
  • Arctic Freezer 64 Pro Cpu Cooler
  • Arctic Accelero S2 VGA Cooler
  • Windows XP Pro SP2
Performed Mods:
Third party CPU & VGA cooling, Cut out fan grills, OCed CPu and Video card.
This is just a temporary Build for now. Plan on getting a new video card, case, and psu this summer. Not bad for below $500 though. 3dMark06: 5150
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5 Comments on Cheap AMD Gaming Rig

#1
NeoCrisis
7/10
Clean and simple, nothing fancy... nice work on your cables.
If anything id paint the inside/back of your case to give it a more elegant look.

you should take that vga cooler and put it on a 8800GT or GTS(G92) and it'll double your 3dmark score
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#2
AphexDreamer
7 out of 10 from me to.

I say you replace that Nvidia Card with an ATI to call it a true AMD rig, but thats just me.
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#3
BrooksyX
Thanks for the input. Im defenantly planning on getting a new video card soon, either an 8800gt or HD3850. Just need the money first :(
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#4
tkpenalty
*Tkpenalty is freaked out how similar that build is to his secondary*

Nicely done, very clean build that looks rather nice. See that hole next to the PSU? route your spare wires behind the mobo tray; its neater.
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#5
Silverel
Very clean and good cable work. The case is not particularly great, and pics are fuzzy. Offsetting between aesthetics and attention to detail along with build quality. I dub thee 6/10.
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