Comp for 325$

[Quest_7F]

Ok I hate doing this...

My friend needs a gaming rig replacement, he has $350, no need to lol, I did enough of that.

He needs a cpu, motherboard, mem, gpu, and a psu, I was thinking about the pentium wolfdale at 2.5, and looking towards a 8600gt for gpu, can someone help me, I always get nervous with low budget builds.

[BrokenWall]

Well im in the same boat for my wife, she doesn't want anything crazy, just something to play wow at.

I picked this out so far:

ASUS M2N-MX (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131249) $47
2GB DDR2-800 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820161030) $32
Athlon X2 2.3Ghz (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103215) $40
Cooler Master HSF (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103050) $10
ASUS 8600GTS 256MB (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121069) $50
Hitachi 160GB 7200rpm SATA (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145162) $42
LG DVD-RW Drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136144) $22

That total comes to $243 after rebates, so you add a power supply and case you will have a alright computer to start with that can be upgraded later.

[TheScavenger]

No need to lol, I did enough of that.

:rofl:

[MikeB12]

$210 :D (after mir's) see below SS for cart price before mir's and including shipping

$40 Foxconn A74MX-K AM2+/AM2 AMD 740G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186151

$60 AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Brisbane 2.6GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103211

$20 OCZ Gold 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227124

$40 OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W ATX12V / EPS12V Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341012

$50 EVGA GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB 192-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130356

[JaYp146]

I second the 9600 GSO recommendation. A fantastic bargain! You also get a free version of Rainbox Six Vegas 2 ... Ebay that for about $15 and you have yourself a ~$30 after MIR card that plays any game, maxed settings with some AA/AF, at 1280x1024. :eek:

9600 GSO = 8800GS, btw.

[Nuggy]

with 350 i would recommend:

9600gso=$100 w/ 50MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130356

Corsair xms2 2gb=$58 w/ $40MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145175

ECS p35T=$65 w/ $10 MIR

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135059 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135059)

Intel 5200 Wolfdale=$85
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116072

OCZ StealthxStream=$80 w/ $30MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341010

Total=387.46 without shipping

After Rebate=$257.46

With the extra money, i suggest upgrading to an 8800gt or a better mobo.

Goodluck :]

[inCore]

How about an E2180 instead of an AMD cpu? Or is that a bad idea. :p:

[pcaddict]

get E2160 or E2180 and good cooling + extreme overclocking :up:

[Tonucci]

The 9600GSO is the lowest he should go. Its the cheapest card that is able to run games decently. Its ALOT faster than the 8600gts or 9500gt.

[B.E.E.F.]

Hd3850.

[clayton]

E2180 3ghz @ 55+ at load with stock cooler is good enough. But the cheap board might not overclock well so 5200 @ 2.5ghz stock clock is a better choice.

also there is

EVGA 8800GTS 512MB $99
http://www.evga.com/products/bstock.asp

[Asgard_thor]

I think whenever your going that cheap, I would buy used parts, and bargain buy.
forums is a good place to start

[B.E.E.F.]

EVGA 8800GTS 512MB $99
http://www.evga.com/products/bstock.asp

HD3850 is close in performance and far cheaper.

[little_scrapper]

Are you sure you need a PSU? The rig in my sig draws a max load of about 250Watts. Measured at the wall.

[Bobsama]

E5200 for $85 instead of an AMD processor. Faster, overclockable.

[DonInKansas]

I second the 2180 recommendation. They break 3.0 without breaking a sweat.

[grasskicker509]

20 bux for 2 gigs of OCZ ram...WOW...how the times have changed...makes DDR3 look sooo expensive