Core Upgrade $300 to $350 AMD 64 X2 or duo

With the prices of AMD processors going down my friend is I told my friend its time to upgrade his 3 year old box. He already has HD, DVD-rom, keyb/mouse, monitor, case but what i need:

motherboard, processor, 1gig memory and PCI-E gfx card.

Keep in mind that his previous set up was:

Pentium IV 2.8
256MB memory
on board graphics card
120 HD
250 power supply
w/ only PCI slot not even AGP

He is a converted CS Source addict and has been taking over my computer time since he started playing it. Main usage will be light gaming, and watching movies and such.

I know its a challenge to put together with price cap being under $350 and some of you are probably laughing at me right now but I know its possible.

Only thing I would change about that is getting this power supply instead:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817190011

It's a tad bit better than the previous and cheaper as well (after rebate).

Note: If he can afford to pay an extra 40-50 bucks, he can get 2 gigs of ram instead of 1, and that should help the build even further.

you need to save your money up!

lol - or read the $300 pc article from THG


psu $100 silverstone strider 600 modular $109 at east luna
cpu $100 x2 look for a mobo combo for $150-$180


ebay dude!