Best under $200(US) hardware

[Spongebob]

What is the best bang for the buck for under $200 for these 3 categories----CPU, mainboard, and a single video card. I'm talking $200 or under for each piece.

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Re: Best under $200(US) hardware

Right now, I prefer Intel, but there is nothing wrong with AMD.

E6750 - My E6600 can hit 3.6, so I'm sure this could hit 3.8+. You might want to consider an E6300 if you are overclocking.

Gigabyte has released some very nice boards lately - especially the Ultra Durable series. The P35 would be the board to get.

Being an Nvidia fan, I would have to say something from the 8 series would be nice. With the money you save from buying that motherboard, you might be able to squeeze in an 8800GTS 320mb. If not, the 8600GTS is not a bad choice.

[jeallen0]

Re: Best under $200(US) hardware

~~AMD SYSTEM~~
1. AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ @ newegg.com for $169.99
2. ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI @ newegg.com for $176.99
3. HIS Hightech H195PRQT512DDN-R-V2 Radeon X1950PRO 512MB @ newegg.com for $199.99 w/ $40.00 MIR.

~~ INTEL SYSTEM ~~
1. Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 @ newegg.com for $199.99
2. ASUS P5W DH DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 @ newegg.com for $188.99
3. HIS Hightech H195PRQT512DDN-R-V2 Radeon X1950PRO 512MB @ newegg.com for $199.99 w/ $40.00 MIR.

thats my 2 cents

[AsianBatman]

Re: Best under $200(US) hardware

I think the 1950pro is the best bang for the buck under 200. for under 300 i would say a nvidia 8800gts 320mb.

[xaglx]

Re: Best under $200(US) hardware

For graphics card I would say hit ebay for a 7900gtx.. with the 8800gt, gtx and new gts coming in, ppl for some reason don't care about the last generation's high-end..

You could probably find a 7900gtx which is at least as good as the x1950pro for about 150.

[Spongebob]

Re: Best under $200(US) hardware

I wrote this back in mid September and never bought my parts because I got too busy. Now its January 21st and I desperately need to upgrade, I'm wondering what has change for the best under $200 Main board, CPU, and GPU. I'm guessing alot has changed by now.........