Help a noob? Looking for a budget gaming PC....

I'm looking to get a budget gaming PC- already have a monitor that'll work fine- but I'm strapped for cash right now and can't spend more than $400... so- should I build my own? I was looking around on newegg.com and they had some fairly decent computers for this much... but nothing with anything more than a low end graphics card. Any advice would be great!!!!

Thanks :)

CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 250 Regor - $76
Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 - $65
RAM:Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 4GB DDR3 1333 - $84
HDD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 1TB - $80 (buy on Monday)
OD: HP Black 24X DVD+R Multiformat DVD Burner LightScribe - $34
PSU: OCZ Fatal1ty 550W Modular - $40
Case: NZXT Beta Series - $40
Total: $419

This is the best i could do. :cry:

You could probably get someone here to suck the fat out of this. :)

CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 250 Regor - $76
Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 - $65
RAM:Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 4GB DDR3 1333 - $84
HDD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 1TB - $80 (buy on Monday)
OD: HP Black 24X DVD+R Multiformat DVD Burner LightScribe - $34
PSU: OCZ Fatal1ty 550W Modular - $40
Case: NZXT Beta Series - $40
Total: $429

This is the best i could do. :cry:

You could probably get someone here to suck the fat out of this. :)

smc91352

[QUOTE="smc91352"]

CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 250 Regor - $76
Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 - $65
RAM:Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 4GB DDR3 1333 - $84
HDD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 1TB - $80 (buy on Monday)
OD: HP Black 24X DVD+R Multiformat DVD Burner LightScribe - $34
PSU: OCZ Fatal1ty 550W Modular - $40
Case: NZXT Beta Series - $40
Total: $429

This is the best i could do. :cry:

You could probably get someone here to suck the fat out of this. :)

Iantheone

yeah, i'll need an OS... : hmmm..

This is the best one I've found so far for my price... and oddly enough it comes with a monitor- which I don't need, but oh well...

CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 250 Regor - $76
Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 - $65
RAM:Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 4GB DDR3 1333 - $84
HDD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 1TB - $80 (buy on Monday)
OD: HP Black 24X DVD+R Multiformat DVD Burner LightScribe - $34
PSU: OCZ Fatal1ty 550W Modular - $40
Case: NZXT Beta Series - $40
Total: $419

This is the best i could do. :cry:

You could probably get someone here to suck the fat out of this. :)

smc91352

wow thanks :) maybe I can save the exta cash I would need for a GPU and extend my budget- any recommendations for a gpu?

Case+PSU--http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147117&cm_re=Rosewill_TU-155-_-11-147-117-_-Product --$79.99
Hard Drve--http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136098 --$47.99
MOBO+CPU--http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.290477-- $125.99
RAM--http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220279-- $46.99
GPU--http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102829-- $54.99
Optical Drive--http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151175--$30.99

This is assuming you already have an OS. Total before shipping= $386.94.

I;m sure someone will be able to build a better one though.

Case + PSU - Antec mATX case with 380w PSU

Motherboard + CPU - AMD Athlon II X2 240 w/Gigabyte US2H AM3/AM2+/AM2 mATX motherboard

RAM - Crucial Rendition DDR2-667 2GB

HDD - Caviar Blue 320GB

GPU - Sapphire HD 4670

Optical - Sony Optiarc SATA DVD Burner

Total W/S&H - $404.93

This list does NOT include any items that have Mail In Rebates unlike the other ones. So you do NOT have to worry about Mail In Rebates being calculated into the total(like the first list) or having to worry about whether or not the rebate will be mailed to you.

I had a MIR from Corsair that took over 3 MONTHS to get. I don't think you want to be waiting that long or not get anything at all. There are times when you won't get one.

This list also has almost every item as Free S&H. So at most you pay $6 in S&H fees with my list.

[QUOTE="Iantheone"]

[QUOTE="smc91352"]

CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 250 Regor - $76
Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 - $65
RAM:Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 4GB DDR3 1333 - $84
HDD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 1TB - $80 (buy on Monday)
OD: HP Black 24X DVD+R Multiformat DVD Burner LightScribe - $34
PSU: OCZ Fatal1ty 550W Modular - $40
Case: NZXT Beta Series - $40
Total: $429

This is the best i could do. :cry:

You could probably get someone here to suck the fat out of this. :)

Scoob64

yeah, i'll need an OS... : hmmm..

This is the best one I've found so far for my price... and oddly enough it comes with a monitor- which I don't need, but oh well...

Don't pay for an OS. It is useless.

CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 250 Regor - $76
Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 - $65
RAM:Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 4GB DDR3 1333 - $84
HDD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 1TB - $80 (buy on Monday)
OD: HP Black 24X DVD+R Multiformat DVD Burner LightScribe - $34
PSU: OCZ Fatal1ty 550W Modular - $40
Case: NZXT Beta Series - $40
Total: $419

This is the best i could do. :cry:

You could probably get someone here to suck the fat out of this. :)

smc91352

case/power supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156062

optical drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118030

Hard drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152096

CPU/motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.290473

RAM/GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.285426

Os: hmm not sure what you want for that ;)

sorry to ressurect an old post, but do i also need to buy a sound card - or is that built into the mobo?

sorry to ressurect an old post, but do i also need to buy a sound card - or is that built into the mobo?

Scoob64

This is kinda sexy!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.293807

Combo Price: $479.99

It has an onboard HD4200 which can play some games, not on the greatest of setting mind you but playable. Comes with a Blue Ray/DVD/CD combo drive, and AThlon IIx4 at 2.6ghz, 4gigs of DDR2 1066, 1TB HDD, 350PSU. You can always add a low profile card like the 4650-4670 and it will be a nice small home theatre setup.

EDIT: I know this is over budget but I just thought it was cool and wanted to share it with you all. :)

This is kinda sexy!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.293807

Combo Price: $479.99

It has an onboard HD4200 which can play some games, not on the greatest of setting mind you but playable. Comes with a Blue Ray/DVD/CD combo drive, and AThlon IIx4 at 2.6ghz, 4gigs of DDR2 1066, 1TB HDD, 350PSU. You can always add a low profile card like the 4650-4670 and it will be a nice small home theatre setup.

EDIT: I know this is over budget but I just thought it was cool and wanted to share it with you all. :)

Sparticus247

[QUOTE="Sparticus247"]

This is kinda sexy!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.293807

Combo Price: $479.99

It has an onboard HD4200 which can play some games, not on the greatest of setting mind you but playable. Comes with a Blue Ray/DVD/CD combo drive, and AThlon IIx4 at 2.6ghz, 4gigs of DDR2 1066, 1TB HDD, 350PSU. You can always add a low profile card like the 4650-4670 and it will be a nice small home theatre setup.

EDIT: I know this is over budget but I just thought it was cool and wanted to share it with you all. :)

UltimateGamer95

You know what I meant!:evil:

If you're a college student you can get Windows 7 for $30 straight from Microsoft.

[QUOTE="UltimateGamer95"][QUOTE="Sparticus247"]

This is kinda sexy!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.293807

Combo Price: $479.99

It has an onboard HD4200 which can play some games, not on the greatest of setting mind you but playable. Comes with a Blue Ray/DVD/CD combo drive, and AThlon IIx4 at 2.6ghz, 4gigs of DDR2 1066, 1TB HDD, 350PSU. You can always add a low profile card like the 4650-4670 and it will be a nice small home theatre setup.

EDIT: I know this is over budget but I just thought it was cool and wanted to share it with you all. :)

Sparticus247

You know what I meant!:evil:

If you're a college student you can get Windows 7 for $30 straight from Microsoft.

Toribor

[QUOTE="Sparticus247"]

[QUOTE="UltimateGamer95"] sexy? well I guess every man is entitled to his own opinion :lol:UltimateGamer95

You know what I meant!:evil:

It's ok, I can't stay mad at you forever :)

[QUOTE="UltimateGamer95"]

[QUOTE="Sparticus247"]

You know what I meant!:evil:

Sparticus247

It's ok, I can't stay mad at you forever :)

[QUOTE="Sparticus247"]

[QUOTE="UltimateGamer95"] whooaahh hey I was just kidding :( :(. That seriously was an awesome deal! :oops: :D

UltimateGamer95

It's ok, I can't stay mad at you forever :)

I should stop calling inatimate objects sexy....people may get the wrong impression:(

Heres a great Deal on Tigerdirect.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4485017&Sku=S445-10025-$650

Heres a great Deal on Tigerdirect.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4485017&Sku=S445-10025-$650

04dcarraher

Hey, that's not bad! :o

[QUOTE="04dcarraher"]

Heres a great Deal on Tigerdirect.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4485017&Sku=S445-10025-$650

Sparticus247

Hey, that's not bad! :o

[QUOTE="UltimateGamer95"]

[QUOTE="Sparticus247"]

It's ok, I can't stay mad at you forever :)

Sparticus247

I should stop calling inatimate objects sexy....people may get the wrong impression:(