Eliteguild has posted an article about building a budget gaming computer

Unfortunately as a student I didn't just have $1000 lying around to buy a whole new top-of-the-line system. This is when I started looking at building a budget gaming computer. Gone are the days (thankfully) when you needed to spend $3000 to build a good gaming system. This guide is to prove that gone are the days of even having to spend $1000 a good system. I set out to build a solid system that would meet and exceed all practical needs one may have. While you won't be winning any benchmark drag races, you will still see blazingly fast frame rates and great system response.

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