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08-02-2008, 11:10 PM
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<$500 Gaming rig
I only have ~$500 USD to spend on a new rig, the only reqs it has to meet are that it can play WoW, has a high-decent degree of possibility to play Diablo 3 and can still function well enough to run Microsoft/Open Office for school projects. Cost is the limiting factor here so I am willing to compromise on technology until I can afford upgrades (If possible I would rather work with windows XP rather than Vista).
The entire PC would be from scratch, though it may be possible to get a monitor for free from friends, and the mouse/keyboard are almost definitely free. Is there any way to build this for the money alloted? Thank you very much for your help. P.S. I have tried somewhat to find the parts myself, unfortunately I have gone over the budget. The pieces I have found are listed below along with their price. Abit I-45CV Socket 775 Barebone Kit - Intel Pentium Dual Core E2200 2.20GHz OEM, 1GB DDR2 PC4200, ATX Mid-Tower Case, 450 Watt Power Supply - $179.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...0748&CatId=333 Maxtor DiamondMax 21 500GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM - $69.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...3621&CatId=139 Lite-On 16X DVD-ROM ATAPI/E-IDE Drive - 16x DVD-ROM, 48x CD-ROM - $19.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...76381&CatId=88 Cooler Master X Dream 4 CPU Cooling Fan - Socket 775, Copper Core, Aluminum Fins - $14.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...537&CatId=1588 XFX GeForce 8800 GT Video Card - Alpha Dog Edition, 512MB DDR3, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, Video Card - $119.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&Sku=P450-8830 DCLCD by Sceptre DCL20A 20.1" Widescreen LCD Monitor - 5ms, 1000:1, WSXGA+ 1680x1050, DVI with HDCP, VGA(D-sub), Built-In Speakers, 16:10 Aspect Ratio - $179.99 Microsoft Windows XP Pro SP2 OEM Version - $139.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...0&Sku=M17-7503 total=$717.93 before shipping. |
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08-02-2008, 11:19 PM
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It's pretty impossible to build a semi-gaming rig for $500, especially when you spend $300 on an OS and monitor.
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08-02-2008, 11:30 PM
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1) I wouldn't reccommend tigerdirect. Lots of horror stories.
2) The tower you might be able to do for about $500, if you choose your parts right. Including the monitor and O/S for that amount...unless you go with an inexpensive dell, you won't be able to hit that target price. 3) What do you have now? (PC, monitor, O/S) Do you plan on keeping it in addition to this new rig?
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08-03-2008, 12:33 AM
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Current rig is:
Asus P5N-E SLI mobo Pentium D 3.00 GHz GeForce 8600 GT 2 gigs 533(?) RAM LG DVD/CD-RW Samsung DVD/CD-ROM 80 GB SAMSUNG eide HD 500 GB Western Digital eide HD Turtle Beach sound card SOYO 22" ws monitor WinXP pro As you can sort of tell, this is a Frankenstein's monster that has simply been upgraded whenever I had the cash. Unfortunately this rig needs to stay whole and intact at my house for various reasons, though I just remembered that I have a spare 400w power supply and 80 GB hd lying around somewhere. The new rig will be in a dorm room and eventually be a gift to one of my siblings (one of the reasons the current rig needs to stay at home). So I guess the next question is what would be the cheapest estimated price for a pc that meets the reqs in the op? Is ~$700 going to be it, or is there some way for me to cut costs? Obviously as a student I am trying to pinch pennies wherever I can. |
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08-03-2008, 12:37 AM
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I tried to hit your $500 mark but as stated above it's pretty impossible to do so. Here's a parts list from Newegg that I came up with.
MSI K9A2GM-F V3 AM2 AMD 740G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail - $63.96 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130188 AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Windsor 2.4GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail - $58.00 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103062 Kingston 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail - $30.98 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820134594 RAIDMAX Elite ATX-208BP Black 0.7mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450W Power Supply - Retail - $37.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811156201 HITACHI Deskstar P7K500 HDP725050GLA360 (0A35415) 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM - $69.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822145215 ASUS EN8800GT/HTDP/512M GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail - $139.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121263 Sony NEC Optiarc Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache IDE 20X DVD±R Burner - OEM - $21.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827118011 Acer X203Wbd Black 20" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 2500:1 ACM - Retail - $169.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824009126 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP3 English for System Builders 1 Pack CD - OEM - 89.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116511 The total including shipping came to $682.88 |
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08-03-2008, 02:28 AM
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Raidmax power supplies are of low quality, so building a computer with them would be risky. If you can reuse your old 80GB hard drive and buy an inexpensive CRT monitor, this list of part should get you to around $500 for the whole system:
LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model LH-20A1L-06 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106072 $29.99 COOLER MASTER Elite 330 RC-330-KKN1-GP Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119115 $44.99 ASUS M2N-MX SE Plus AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131249 $48.99 PALiT AE+38500+HD52 Radeon HD 3850 512MB 256-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814261020 $99.99 COOLER MASTER eXtreme RP-500-PCAR 500W ATX from factor 12V V2.01 Power Supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817171018 $39.99 mushkin 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 996527 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146118 $44.99 AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Windsor 2.4GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor Model ADO4600CSBOX http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103062 $58.00 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP3 English for System Builders 1 Pack CD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116511 $89.99 Subtotal: $456.93
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