Rebuilding my computer for $350-$400

With that old of a PC you probably will need a new motherboard, new graphic card, new processor, new power supply unit, and probably more ram.

You might as well build a new one.

While it might be possible to buy all of that for under $400, you would be sacrificing a lot. The quality of parts you would have to buy to get under $400 would probably mean your new PC will break faster then your old one. I'm not saying you need to be spending $1000 but even just getting up to $600 will make a big difference. With that extra money your looking at a E8400 and a HD4870.

2.0GHz dual core + cheap MB + 2GB memory = $180

9800gt = $125

decent PSU + 250Gb Hard Drive = $100

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138112

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103255

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227289

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182030

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136033

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500077

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136153

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147074

This will play pretty much anything, all new games on low-medium settings.

$496.00

Have fun.

Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200AAJS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

SAPPHIRE 100265L Radeon HD 4830 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

Thermaltake Purepower W0100RU 500W ATX 12V 2.0 Power Supply - Retail

OCZ Gold 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2G8002GK - Retail

ASUS P5Q SE PLUS LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 Wolfdale 2.8GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80571E7400 - Retail

Subtotal: $435.94

Subtotal: $405.94 after mail in rebates

You could also skimp back a little on the processor if necessary

Here you go:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4400022&Sku=B69-0002 - Asus M3N78 PRO Barebone Kit - AMD Athlon X2 6000+ 3.0GHz OEM CPU, 2GB DDR2-800 Corsair, 250GB, GeForce 9600GSO, Mid-Tower Case, 600W PSU - $415 ($390 AR*)

And a cpu cooler. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3322946&CatId=493

Here you go:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4400022&Sku=B69-0002 - Asus M3N78 PRO Barebone Kit - AMD Athlon X2 6000+ 3.0GHz OEM CPU, 2GB DDR2-800 Corsair, 250GB, GeForce 9600GSO, Mid-Tower Case, 600W PSU - $415 ($390 AR*)

And a cpu cooler. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3322946&CatId=493

04dcarraher

Isn't the GSO weaker than a 9600gt? without overclocking... i know with overclocking they are fairly similar... Good build if you could just replace that 9600GSO with my HD4830

Ok maybe i need to be more discriptive:

CASE: have mid tower

MEMORY: have two gigs

HARD DRIVE: have a 150 GB Maxtor

CD/DVD Drives: have two

CPU: NEED

MO/BO: NEED

PSU: NEED

GPU: NEED

Maybe another Hard Drive I don't know. Ok so be more simple please too much info to read trough

Ok maybe i need to be more discriptive:

CASE: have mid tower

MEMORY: have two gigs

HARD DRIVE: have a 150 GB Maxtor

CD/DVD Drives: have two

CPU: NEED

MO/BO: NEED

PSU: NEED

GPU: NEED

Maybe another Hard Drive I don't know. Ok so be more simple please too much info to read trough

systemplayer

Is the 2gb memory ddr2 800mhz? Or is it DDR memory? Just look at either of our builds and take out the things you don't need... it's not hard

PS i don't know which is better but I kind of perfer AMDsystemplayer

Intel is much better clock for clock, there is a fairly large difference in gaming, although AMD make far from bad processors, intel have just been ahead of the game this time around. If you can get both for the same money go with a Intel system

So you only need a motherboard, PSU, CPU, and GPU, right? Try this:

Gigabyte GA-EP45

E7400

ATI Radeon 4830

$325+shipping and handling.

EDIT: I forgot about the PSU. This is one area where you don't want to go cheap, you're better off getting an E5200 and a high-quality PSU than an E7400 and a mediocre quality one. Here's a few decent ones:
Antec Earthwatts 380

Corsair 450w

Thermaltake 430w

PS i don't know which is better but I kind of perfer AMDsystemplayer

they only thing i would reccomend anyone from amd at this point would be the phenom II 940