Building a $500 PC

[Kroze]

I need to build a new gaming pc for $500 (w/o monitor as I already have a 22" LCD)
Is this possible?
I'll be playing a lot of FPS:
- Call of duty series
- Fear
- Quake 4
- Counterstrike
I don't care about future upgradability of the pc (I've build several pc in the past and by the time to upgrade them, it's better to build a new pc)

This pc is to replace my current pc which I play counterstrike & surf the web on (amd 2.6 sempron, 80gb hd, 2gb ram, Nvidia geforce 4 ti4800).

Can someone recommend some best bang for my bucks part?
I dont' care if it's new or used as long it's readily available for the price you're giving me.

Feel free to recommend me something else but I need:
Case
Power supply
Ram ($65 for 2gb at newegg)
Mobo
CPU
Hard drive (200gb $65?)
Video card (Radeon HD2600xt $160?)
DVD Burner ($40 @ newegg)

 

[trmiv]

Ask this guy

 

[Alistar7]

Oh I don't know, use AT's very own FS/FT forum?

http://forums.anandtech.com/ca...tid=45&flcache=3910929


You can also sell off you older PC to recoup the cost.

 

[Kroze]

I want to keep my old pc too.

 

[Cerpin Taxt]

Originally posted by: Kroze
I need to build a new gaming pc for $500 (w/o monitor as I already have a 22" LCD)
Is this possible?
I'll be playing a lot of FPS:
- Call of duty series
- Fear
- Quake 4
- Counterstrike
I don't care about future upgradability of the pc (I've build several pc in the past and by the time to upgrade them, it's better to build a new pc)

This pc is to replace my current pc which I play counterstrike & surf the web on (amd 2.6 sempron, 80gb hd, 2gb ram, Nvidia geforce 4 ti4800).

Can someone recommend some best bang for my bucks part?
I dont' care if it's new or used as long it's readily available for the price you're giving me.

Feel free to recommend me something else but I need:
Case
Power supply
Ram ($65 for 2gb at newegg)
Mobo
CPU
Hard drive (200gb $65?)
Video card (Radeon HD2600xt $160?)
DVD Burner ($40 @ newegg)

1.) Wrong forum

2.) A lot of those things can be had off the FS/FT forum for less than retail.

 

[skulkingghost]

SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write, LightScribe Technology Black SATA Model SH-S183L
Item #: N82E16827151141
$29.99

COOLMAX CS-480-Black W/O PSU Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Item #: N82E16811212033
-$5.00 Instant
$10.00 Mail-in Rebate
$24.99


SAMSUNG SpinPoint P Series SP2004C 200GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
Item #: N82E16822152022
$54.99

BIOSTAR TFORCE TF520-A2 AM2 NVIDIA nForce 520 MCP ATX AMD Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813138082
$56.99

POWERCOLOR 26XT512M/D3HDMI Radeon HD 2600XT 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
Item #: N82E16814131066
$20.00 Mail-in Rebate
$129.99

Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC ATX 430W Power Supply
Item #: N82E16817153023
$10.00 Mail-in Rebate
$39.99


CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400
Item #: N82E16820145590
$30.00 Mail-in Rebate
$76.00

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADX6000CZBOX
Item #: N82E16819103773
$159.99

Subtotal: $572.93


That is what I came up with. If you went with the x2 4000+ you could knock off about 60 bucks.

Hope that helps.

 

[imported_LoKe]

Even with his budget in consideration, AMD is a waste of money.

 

[skulkingghost]

I don't know if I would necessarily agree with their current pricing I would have loved to throw in a core2 but I couldnt find one that quite fit his bill. Any suggestions?

 

[kyzen]

My suggestion: Hold off a month and pick up an 8800 GT when they are more frequently available.

 

[Kroze]

Whoa, you got a better system and better price than what i did last night on newegg.