1200$ to build

now please dont get me wrong, i dont want to build a PC from the roots, maybe buy a complete tower, and upgrade a video card, sound card, and thats about it.

but i was thinking of getting this right here

http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/productDetail.do?oid=192789

and adding a vid/sound card

all the perephials will be taken care of,but if anyone knows a gaming mouse or keyboard around 50$ or less, please, shootaway

im going to buy a 26 inch samsung tv to double as a monitor/tv, so that is taken care of

please tell me what video and sound cards i can get for about 200$ combined

i dont want immaculate graphics and sound,i just want to be able to buy a game confidently, knowing it will work on my PC and run smoothly.

thanks in advance

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i would say stick with onboard audio, it is 7.1, and then put the 200 for a vid card, is DX10 important to you? if not grab an 1950 pro if you can find one, if it is i would jump on a 8600gts

cheers.

ORDERED PRODUCT(S) UNIT PRICE QTY TOTAL

CUSTOM COMPUTER, AthlonTM 64 AM2 DDR2-800 SLITM Performance Series System $1120.05 $1120.05

SUNBEAMTECH, Tuniq Symmetry 1 Black Mid-Tower Case w/ Window, ATX, 450W PSU, Aluminum

APEX, AL-B500E 500W Power Supply, 20+4 pin ATX12V, 2x Tri-color LED fans

ASUS, M2N-SLI Deluxe, nForce 570 SLI, DDR2-800 8GB/4, PCIe x16 SLI, 6x SATA II RAID 5, Audio, 2x Gb LAN, 2x FW, ATX, Retail

AMD, SempronTM 3600+ 2.0GHz, AM2, HT 1600MHz, 256KB L2 cache, 62W, 90nm, Retail

ASETEK, LCLC CPU Liquid Cooling System, Socket LGA775/AM2, OEM

OCZ, 4GB (4 x 1GB) Special Ops Edition PC2-6400 DDR2 800MHz CL 5-5-5-12 SDRAM DIMM, Non-ECC

ASUS, EN8500GT SILENT/HTD/512M, GeForceTM 8500GT 459MHz, 512MB GDDR2 800MHz, PCIe x16 SLI, VGA+DVI, HDTV-Out, Retail

SEAGATE, 250GB Barracuda 7200.10, SATA II 300MB/s, 7200-RPM, 16MB cache

SONY, CRX320EE Beige 52x32x52x16 DVD-ROM/CD-RW Combo Drive

D-LINK, DFE-530TX+, 10/100 Network Card, PCI

CREATIVE, Sound Blaster® X-FiTM Xtreme Audio, 7.1 channels, 24-bit 96KHz, PCI

CYBER ACOUSTICS, CA-2016WB Black Compact Multimedia Stereo Speakers, USB

MICROSOFT, Wireless Optical Desktop 1000, Keyboard & Mouse, Black, USB

NONE, No Operating System (Choose or subject to Limited Support)

SYMANTEC, Norton AntiVirusTM 2007, 1 User, Retail

WARRANTY, Gold Warranty Package (3 year limited parts & lifetime labor warranty, priority service)

alright thanks for the save, i decided on getting this http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/productDetail.do?oid=175102 but i am not sure about the monitor, i dont want to spend over 200 on it. what resolution should i look for?

alright thanks for the save, i decided on getting this http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/productDetail.do?oid=175102 but i am not sure about the monitor, i dont want to spend over 200 on it. what resolution should i look for?

legacy72

I have this card in the 640MB version. Works perfectly for those on a budget. :) Swap the 8500 for this and you should be ready to go, but you should get a new power supply. 550W I'm thinking. (450W in your current build?)

You can also ditch the 4GB of RAM for 2GB, as it should be just fine for gaming. Unless you are using a 64bit OS, you won't get all 4GB out of it anyways.

The Sempron proc might also be too little. A dual core with help alot with gaming both now and in the future.

Am I thinking too powerful for you maybe? I'm not sure.:?

RAM requirements go up every two years, i want this computer to last me until college. I was thinking of getting an HP from circuitcity that had a2.8ghz quad core, 3 gb ram,a640gbHD, and a video card, it wasnt an 8600, but it would work until i got more money tobuythe8600GTS.