Due to my 3-3.5 year old mobo finally kicking the can I'm in the market for a power supply (old one is 350w), new ram, a new vid card, a new cpu and (obviously) a new mobo. The problem is I only have 500 bucks to spend on these said parts. What are the best options available, if there are any, for decent gaming?

AMD Phenom 9850 BLACK EDITION 2.5GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HD985ZXAGHBOX - Retail

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL6D-4GBMQ - Retail

CORSAIR CMPSU-450VX 450W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail

XFX HD-485X-YDFC Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

ASUS M3N78-EM AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 8300 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

Subtotal: $522.95
After rebates: $512.95

And it'll play pretty much every game out there

mm another possibility is a 9800gt ut thats if u prefer nivida over ati.aura_enchanted

Yup

Motherboard

CPU

RAM

GPU

PSU

Total: 532.95

512.95 After MIB

mm another possibility is a 9800gt ut thats if u prefer nivida over ati.aura_enchanted

[QUOTE="aura_enchanted"]mm another possibility is a 9800gt ut thats if u prefer nivida over ati.Auraknight1

ASUS EAH4850 TOP/HTDI/512M Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
Free World of Warcraft game w/ purchase, limited offer

$134.99 after $30.00 Mail-In
Rebate

is that mobo better then P45 : ASUS P5Q PRO ? i doubt so ;-/
beside i heard The AMD PHENOM II 920 2.8ghz Is better then Q8300
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103472
because i heard the Q8300 Actuatly underperfor Against Q6600 G0 Stepping 3.6ghz Overclock even if you overlcock Q8300
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2009/01/08/amd-phenom-ii-x4-940-and-920-review/6
and that Q6700 is Better by a Small margin tough if you overlcock Phenom II 920 2.8ghz to 3.2ghz / 3.4Ghz i heard it stable and offer quite a boost
It maybe one of the fist Build I recommend An amd Build tough : Better Phenom II come out soon : Phenom II 950 / 960 / 970 / 980 / 990
marcthpro

he has a 500$ budget, man.

AMD Phenom 9850 BLACK EDITION 2.5GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HD985ZXAGHBOX - Retail

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL6D-4GBMQ - Retail

CORSAIR CMPSU-450VX 450W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail

XFX HD-485X-YDFC Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

ASUS M3N78-EM AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 8300 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

Subtotal: $522.95
After rebates: $512.95

And it'll play pretty much every game out there

True but it Around same price ;D For Both Phenom II / Q8300 are at 180$ Range
Phenom II 920 is
Original Price: $229.00You Save: $40.00 $189.00 Free Shipping*

If he GO intel The P5Q IS 81$ : (1$) Extra over ur Extremely Low Performances motherboard
the North Bridge document.write(neg_specification_newline('NVIDIA GeForce 7150 / nForce 630i'));NVIDIA GeForce 7150 / nForce 630i suck Even more then G35 I heard (^^)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131347 P45 : 81$ ASUS P5Q SE PLUS (special edition plus) 81$ VS 79.99$
And Great P45 That As Great Overlcock abiltioy for Extra 1$ OF RFOMownage when I select Part I calculate you'r predecestor part I'm not idiot ;)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813141013 way Weaker MOTHERBOARD SELECTION $79.99
North Bridge document.write(neg_specification_newline('NVIDIA GeForce 7150 / nForce 630i'));NVIDIA GeForce 7150 / nForce 630i
marcthpro

Wouldn't you be much better off with the black edition?

Thanks a lot Matchpro (and everyone else as well). I have a question though..If I overclock the core 2 duo you reccomended with the cheap intel mobo you also reccomended, would it provide more power than overclocking a Phenom II 920 with the asus micro atx mobo that was reccomended earlier?

EDIT: Are you sure the video card you reccomended will run ok? MANY reviewers are complaining about overheating and bad drivers...

Yes in most of the game overall fps YES example 920 3.0ghz : Vs : E8400 3.6Ghz
tough i don't know if E8400 3.6ghz will be catch up nicely by 920 at 3.4ghz If it possible to reach that temp i know not much about overclocking
I'm just Reading what other read : and i'm pleased that my information where clear enough to you or some how
I try to be as Well Giving information and my poitn of view to everyone in order to increase my knowledge.
if i say so-meting that so wrong contradict me ?! il learn from my error You will all too. nothing is perfect Specialty Benchmark

for me a Benchmark that fit the Average Knowledge Level Should have over : 30 CPU PRESET :
example : E8400 from Stock to : 3.6ghz : VS Phenom II 920 From stock to Overcock : And Phenom 940 Stock to Overclock Vs Older Processor
as Q6600 Overclocked / and Stock / and Q8300 overclocked and stock but giving all those information would take time and money
but in the end help the Society to Assimilate the information and to then spread it to other people

give a man a fish he will have food for one-day : learn him to fish he will have fish all is life : if there are fish in the sea : the Quote is just a metaphors of logic
They are such for information and benchmark they could be the same who know. i'm not knowing everything so far i just know i use benchmark
and other people who know more then me and then spread what i know if it to help someone. Forum are made for this goal


How Ever Reading Dozen of benchmark will increase Benchmark if you are able to storage and interpret them right it not easy as 2+2 = 4 unfortunately
Else They Would be NO more pre-build pc And Forum would be almost meaningless and no serious discussion would exist what boring it would be.

all people would make How there own just like how you learn to make ur own house after educating the art of the architecture and woodCraft
the end of HP / DELL / ACER Could become why ? cause people like me who help made over : 90 pc on gamespot .DID that : multiplication it by Thousand ? (profit Lose even if it by 0.2% then 0.7% then 5%. then 20%
It stack because all Action as Consequence no matter what they are :D

and to think that if HP / DELL / ACER AS Lowered healvy they sold of pc is cause of forum like here is showing that It help the user not the business ;)
Business don't care about you'r money they give you overpriced and bad airflow case : Second Quality hardware for money
Vs you'r self making ur own as alway being the best option

even tough if some Stubborn people say : NO I Got 7000$! And that PC On ALienware WAS THE BEST I EVER boughhh (when you could ad same result at 2500-3500$:shock: ... I'm not kidding tough about the 7000$ : I'm really Disgusted and numb by there price :(
and when peopel ike i want to buy this dell pc for 2500$ and as only the value of a 750$Build us on newegg.com it make me sick but it life