Building from scratch.

[bwilliy]

Hi....Im building a desktop from scratch...and my budget is only 800.....but there are a couple of things i need to get first.

3 things i need to get includeing the comp.

headset.
webcam
20 dollars worth of xbl points.


So.....i dont really need a hi end gameing computer....just....need it to run and play some good games....not necessarily hi end games...just like be able to play warcraft 3 halo 2 all and what not.

So....all i need help is with what i should get and what what pricerange or what exactly i need to get

Pricerange:800

computer plus the 3 things up there.


thanks

 

[bobbknight]

Antec 300 case $50 to 60
PCPOWER PSU $80 to 175
DFI motherboard $80 to 150
Arctic Freezer 7/64 Pro for great cooling good price $28
Xigmatek HDT-S1284EE for exceptional cooling more costly $55
CD/DVD whatever you want. $30
SamSung 19inch widescreen monitor $175
CPU Intel/AMD $150 or less
Video Card PCIe get the best you can for $100.
Seagate 7200.11 series hard drive with 32BM cache and 5 year warranty
$ 80 to 100.
OS XP $80
Vista $100
Linux $0

 

[BeakerUK]

This will probably get moved to the homebuilt systems section. However do you need mouse, keyboard and monitor as well?

Also, is that $800, or £800.

 

[icyicy]

Motherboard: Gigabyte's AM2+ socket DDR2 motherboard, PCIe 2.0 and everything. $78
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128081

CPU: Athlon 64 2.6ghz dual core (you can upgrade this if you feel like spending more) $59
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103211

PSU: Thermaltake Purepower 500W (great savings for this one). $60, $35 after MIR.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153052

RAM: Corsair 4gb (2x2gb) DDR2 800 4-4-4-12. $78, $43 after MIR (if you don't want to wait for the rebate, there are cheaper models out there).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145194

GPU: Palit's HD4850 with good heatsink, $169.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814261027

HD: Western Digital 250GB $45.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136010

Case: Antec three hundred. $55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042

So far $545 without counting the rebates.
That leaves you with $255 to pick your monitor, headset, webcam and anything else you want. You can get an Acer monitor for $170.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009145

Now I have no idea about webcams and headphones, but I'm fairly sure you can figure that out. You got $85 left and $60 MIR extra.
Notice if you already have a monitor (I assumed you didn't) then you can get a Phenom 9950 instead (or even scratch the whole thing and go for intel instead) and a better/larger Hard Drive.

 

[chookman]

GPU 9600GT $94.99 (74.99 after rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127382

Case & PSU Sonata III $129
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129024

CPU e5200 $83
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116072

Motherboard ASUS P5Q SE $99 ($84 after rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131347

Hard Drive WD Black 500gb $74
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136320

Monitor 22" LCD Acer $169
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009149

Headphones Sennheiser HD555's $99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826106392

WebCam Logitech $30
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104226

=$780 , 20 bux left for what ever xbl points are...

 

[The_Blood_Raven]

Graphics card: 4870, great performance for a great price! http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121276

Processor: E5200 overclocks like mad for a great price (atleast hit 3.6 Ghz, 4.0 Ghz is pretty easy: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116072

CPU cooler: Great cooler for cheap http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134

Motherboard: ECS P43 Great overclocker http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135092

Memory: Good RAM for a great price http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122

Hard drive: 500GB for a good price http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145215

Case: CM 590, better cooling than Antec 300 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119152

Disk drive: Great quality for a good price http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135168

Power Supply: Antec Earthwatt 650w, a great and very cost effective PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371015

Headset: Good headset, and not overpriced http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826158052

Webcam: I use one, it does its job http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826606006

$760 before shipping, and great performance!

 

[chookman]

Hmm seems i left out RAM