Spec my bro cheap gaming rig

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So my brother isn't happy with how Black Ops is running on his C2D with an 8800GT so I said I'd price him up a new system.

He requires

*Motherboard
*CPU
*4GB RAM
*Graphics Card

The rest we have.

It needs to be as cheap as possible and we're trying for at least a constant 60fps on Black Ops. (He currently gets anywhere between 30-60)

Any thoughts?

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

What processor does he have ATM??

What motherboard does he have??

What PSU does he have??

How much RAM has he got in the system??

Edit!!

What resolution will the game be run at??

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

This article will be of use to you:

http://www.techspot.com/review/336-c...nce/page8.html

[Legthigh]

Can't recall from the top of my head what he currently has, I know its a C2D around 2.6GHz, a 512MB 8800GT with 4GB standard DDR2 RAM, not sure on the motherboard, some generic rubbish.

He will be playing at 1680x1050

Thanks for the link I'll check it out

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

I would check what the model of the motherboard is and whether it is compatible with quad core processors. If you can get a used Q6600,Q6700,Q8300 or Q8400 and a GTX460 768MB or 1GB it should do the job IMHO.

You may need to get a new PSU as the GTX460 needs a pair of PCI-E power conectors.

This Antec modular unit is made by Seasonic:

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/159920

[Legthigh]

Thanks mate, first things first I'll check his motherboard out and see what it can take.