My nice 400$ rig.Good cheap build.

For anyone looking for a cheap,decent rig:

1)Evga730a $90.00-Great features,great design..Downside=Only one PCIE slot

2)AMD Dual Core 6000 3.10 GHZ $78.00-Are you kdding me?Best deal on planet.

3)Evga 9800GT $100.00-Best price-performance out there.great card.

4)Patriot 2GB DDR2 800Mhz $20.00-Perfect for gaming needs,great price.Adding one more gig next week.

5)Thermaltake Wing RS CAse $48.00-2 120mm fan(comes with one)plenty of space,nice look,no screws.Another great deal.

6)TR1/2 AMD2 Fan Termaltake $20.00-Great fan,over 200 reviews 5 star.Keeps CPU cool.

7)Seagate 160GB Sata HD $50.00-Plain'ol HD.Does whats expected.

I know this isnt setting any benchmark records,but thats a heck of a PC for 400$.This does NOT include my 25.00 mail in rebate.I hope this helps someone on a budget,like myself,building a decent gaming rig,without breaking the bank.All shopping was done on TigerDirect and everything was here in 3 days.Shipping was $22.00.

8)LG DvD burner $30.00-Has all the needs,comes with Nero7,5 starred.

9)Ultra 550W Lifetime warranty PSU $68.00-Awesome PSU,best possible warranty,6-pin,8-pin Mobo,2x6 pin PCIE,ton of SATA and Molexes,VERY quite.

not bad...

Yes,i was kinda stuck on the 9800GT.I bought it when it dropped to a 100$,and i cant go and spend another 180$ on a card,unless i can sell that one at work.I was thinkn a 4870,right now i think its 170-180$...Im just in a really tight spot...Thanks guys,appreciate the comments.

Ill take dual core AMD for 78$ over an Intel 3.0GHZ dual core for 178$,any day of the week.Only a couple of FPS difference.

Ill take dual core AMD for 78$ over an Intel 3.0GHZ dual core for 178$,any day of the week.Only a couple of FPS difference.

Mlazaro

Agree 100% with this. I just built my brother a new pc for 700$ and It's just as fast, If not faster than my X6800 EE OC'd proc. I was really Impressed with the new Phenom II 720 chip, for 140 It's a barn burner and less than half the price of Intels overpriced garbadge. I mean the new Intel i7 920 Is good, but when you look at the "real world" bench marks It's not worth even 270 or whatever It's going for, especially when an older Intel chip still beats the i7 In allot of tests. I'd have gotten the Kuma 7850 over the 6000 though, and It's only 69.00$.

How about the Intel Pentium E5200 Wolfdale or the AMD Phenom 9600 Agena? The E5200 may not be a Core 2 Duo, but the processor can easily be oc'ed to 4GHz with air cooling. And you can't beat the AMD's quad core for $90.

I'm looking to build a $300-$400 computer when I get a job, but I'd love for it to be supremely cheap. I use mainly laptops for now because of college but the desktop will be used during breaks and vacations.