Building Budget PC -- NEED HELP

[GamingDaemon]

Good Afternoon!

I've received excellent feedback from many people on these forums. At this point, I'm just about ready to order the parts for my 2nd gaming build. I just have a few questions left.

I am trying to build a budget gaming machine that will keep up with the latest PC games for the next two yeats. Here are my questions:

Which Lian Li case?
Lian Li PC-60USB B2 Silver Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Lian Li PC-7B plus II Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Which mobo?
Gigabyte GA-K8N Pro-SLI Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard
MSI K8N SLI-F Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard

Will this AMD processor be good enough?
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 2000MHz HT Socket 939 Processor Model

And how about this video card?
eVGA 256-P2-N553-AX Geforce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card

Thanks!

 

[secretanchitman]

i have a PC-75...lol though its big, i really like it. the case is up to you really. the 60USB is older generation, and the 7B plus II is newer generation. whichever you want really. only a 10 dollar difference.

mobo...how about an epox/asus? though those boards you listed arent bad by any means.

cpu wise...you can drop that cpu down to a 3200+/3000+. you will only lose 200mhz, which you can easily OC back up to. save aroud 60 bucks...

video card...excellent! i would pick that same one myself.

good choices! and dont hesitate to ask any questions to us!

 

[GamingDaemon]

Thanks secretanchitman!

You've given me a lot to think about, especially WRT to the CPU. If I save the $60 now, I can always upgrade to the 3700+ in a year or so and it might be as cheap as a 3200+ now. Good point!

And I will look into the epox/asus mobos.

 

[TecHNooB]

What's your budget?

 

[GamingDaemon]

Well, I'm using some parts from a previous build so it's not a full build (don't need to buy optical drives & hard drives).

Given that, I am looking to spend around $600 for the case, mobo, PSU, processor and video card.

Does that work?

 

[wolfman11]

Just did the same thing. Got these parts:

Opteron 146 boxed processor $155:
http://www.tankguys.biz/opteron-cache-p...sCsid=421a50c840db528601483623589b6878

ASUS A8N5X motherboard $79:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131569

eVGA 7600GT w/ 256 meg of ram $164 after rebate free copy of Ages of Empires III:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130283

Antec Super Lan Boy anonized aluminum case $79:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811129145

Fortron 450 watt PSU w/2 SATA and PCI express, 24 pin power connector $51:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104954

Leaves you with $72 to cover shipping and/or upgrade an individual component or two. Good luck.

 

[GamingDaemon]

Ok, here is my final parts list using NewEgg (not including rebates):

[*] Lian Li PC-7B plus II Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $89
[*] MSI K8N SLI-F Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard $98
[*] eVGA 256-P2-N553-AX Geforce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card $179
[*] AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 2000MHz HT Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3200BPBOX $154
[*] CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model Twinx2048-3200c2pt $189

Total: $710 - ($65 in rebates) ==> $645

And to reiterate, I am intending this to last me two years. I am using parts from a previous rig.

So what do you think?

 

[bamacre]

I'd go...

AMD 64 3000+
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80699-5

Same mobo, cheaper after shipping...
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=241190

 

[secretanchitman]

Originally posted by: GamingDaemon
Ok, here is my final parts list using NewEgg (not including rebates):

[*] Lian Li PC-7B plus II Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $89
[*] MSI K8N SLI-F Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard $98
[*] eVGA 256-P2-N553-AX Geforce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card $179
[*] AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 2000MHz HT Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3200BPBOX $154
[*] CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model Twinx2048-3200c2pt $189

Total: $710 - ($65 in rebates) ==> $645

And to reiterate, I am intending this to last me two years. I am using parts from a previous rig.

So what do you think?

thats good, and how about a PSU? get a nice quality fortron/antec/sparkle/seasonic 450W psu. that should do you fine.

 

[MechaSheeba]

Damn, that's a budget build?

 

[GamingDaemon]

LOL, I guess it's all about your perspective. There are some "budget builds" that exceed $2,000.

 

[GamingDaemon]

Can I put the 3200+ single core in the MSI dual core 939 socket?

Just want to make sure before I pull the trigger...

EDIT: Never mind...looked it up on the MSI site...it's all good...