Hey there I plan on building a new computer to replace my current one
Current specs are:
AMD 2500+ (1.8GHz)
ASrock K7S8X
1 GB ram (256+256+512)
80GB HDD
no name cd burner
ATI Radeon 9550
westinghouse 19" widescreen
I am looking for a cheap (about 500) build for mainly web browsing, apps, maybe some image editing nothing to big, and some gaming, im not looking to get amazing gfx i just dont wanna lag anymore ^.^ i currently play BF2, CSS, TF2, COD2
but i don't plan to play Crysis or anything like that
i am not looking to overclock and this build needs to last me a while
i have taken a look at the 500 dollar gaming pc build and most of the parts im planning on getting are about the same price
anyway heres what i have so far
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ ($66)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103211
Thermaltake TMG A3 ($14)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106084
GIGABYTE GA-MA770-DS3 ($90)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128081
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) ($45)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231098
XFX Geforce 8600GT XXX 256MB ($90)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150229
Seagate 250GB ($65)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148300
Samsung DVD burner ($27)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151154
Questions:
1. Is AMD the right choice, my 2500+ has been pretty reliable and it seems like you get more bang for your buck with the 5000+ over the pentium D (1.8), im not overclocking
2. Well i havent decided on a case yet, the Antec case with the earthwatts PSU included is at 100 bucks now on newegg instead of 66 stated in the "$500 Gaming PC" article, so any advice here??
I don't care about having a fancy case, just a cheap one with a good PSU would be nice
3. I honestly have no idea about what CPU cooler to get, any ideas?? the one that i put looks ok, but are there any good ones i havent seen yet? some thing cheap would be nice
4. Is the motherboard i chose a good one?
5. Any other ideas to help me save some cash on this build??
Thanks in advance for any help you can give me
-Zack
Current specs are:
AMD 2500+ (1.8GHz)
ASrock K7S8X
1 GB ram (256+256+512)
80GB HDD
no name cd burner
ATI Radeon 9550
westinghouse 19" widescreen
I am looking for a cheap (about 500) build for mainly web browsing, apps, maybe some image editing nothing to big, and some gaming, im not looking to get amazing gfx i just dont wanna lag anymore ^.^ i currently play BF2, CSS, TF2, COD2
but i don't plan to play Crysis or anything like that
i am not looking to overclock and this build needs to last me a while
i have taken a look at the 500 dollar gaming pc build and most of the parts im planning on getting are about the same price
anyway heres what i have so far
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ ($66)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103211
Thermaltake TMG A3 ($14)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106084
GIGABYTE GA-MA770-DS3 ($90)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128081
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) ($45)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231098
XFX Geforce 8600GT XXX 256MB ($90)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150229
Seagate 250GB ($65)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148300
Samsung DVD burner ($27)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151154
Questions:
1. Is AMD the right choice, my 2500+ has been pretty reliable and it seems like you get more bang for your buck with the 5000+ over the pentium D (1.8), im not overclocking
2. Well i havent decided on a case yet, the Antec case with the earthwatts PSU included is at 100 bucks now on newegg instead of 66 stated in the "$500 Gaming PC" article, so any advice here??
I don't care about having a fancy case, just a cheap one with a good PSU would be nice
3. I honestly have no idea about what CPU cooler to get, any ideas?? the one that i put looks ok, but are there any good ones i havent seen yet? some thing cheap would be nice
4. Is the motherboard i chose a good one?
5. Any other ideas to help me save some cash on this build??
Thanks in advance for any help you can give me
-Zack