Comes to NZ$1040.63 I can afford it, but would like to cut down on cost to less than $1000. I don’t think my parents are willing to chip in :-P. As long as this can run the Quake 3 engine (which my current machine does just fine), then that is all the gaming I need. Perhaps watching movies uses a lot of processing power?
Can somebody help me cut a few extra corners? As it stands, the RAM is the second most expensive component ($240!), coming second by $7 to the mother board! That’s crazy.
Budget PC
Comes to NZ$1040.63 I can afford it, but would like to cut down on cost to less than $1000. I don’t think my parents are willing to chip in :-P. As long as this can run the Quake 3 engine (which my current machine does just fine), then that is all the gaming I need. Perhaps watching movies uses a lot of processing power?
Can somebody help me cut a few extra corners? As it stands, the RAM is the second most expensive component ($240!), coming second by $7 to the mother board! That’s crazy.