Can you build me a comp for 500$?

[titdoctor]

All thats going to be done on it is looking at pictures and scanning the internet. ty

 

[evongugg]

Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 Wolfdale 2.8GHz 3MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115206&Tpk=e7400 $119.99

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128359&Tpk=ga-ep45-ud3r $119.99 - $15.00 MIR

G.SKILL PI Black 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231209 $49.99

SAPPHIRE 100265L Radeon HD 4830 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102803 $99.99 - $10.00 MIR

Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319 $79.99

SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223F - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151171 $25.99

Total - $495.94 - $25 MIR's = $470.94

 

[evongugg]

Add a case to the above, like

Antec 300 $59.95
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042&Tpk=antec%20300

and PSU:
$65 BFG 550W
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817702010


You could downgrade the video card to:

GIGABYTE GV-R455D3-512I Radeon HD 4550 512MB 64-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125250 $57.99

 

[evongugg]

Here's a budget AMD build.

Rosewill R222-P-BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Model #:R222-P-BK
Item #:N82E16811147095

$29.99 -$3.00 Instant $26.99

Acer X223Wbd Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
Model #:ET.EX3WP.001
Item #:N82E16824009145

$199.99 -$50.00 Instant $149.99

LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model iHAS120-08 - Retail
Model #:iHAS120-08
Item #:N82E16827106264

$25.99 $25.99

GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Model #:GA-MA790GP-DS4H
Item #:N82E16813128352

$138.99 $138.99

Antec Basiq BP500UB 500W ATX12V Version 2.01 Active PFC Power Supply - OEM
Model #:BP500UB
Item #:N82E16817371019

$39.99 -$10.00 Instant $29.99

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Brisbane 2.6GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor Model ADO5000DOBOX - Retail
Model #:ADO5000DOBOX
Item #:N82E16819103211

$59.99 -$10.00 Instant $49.99

A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model ADQVE1A16K - Retail
Model #:ADQVE1A16K
Item #:N82E16820211066

$27.99 $27.99

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Model #:ST3250410AS
Item #:N82E16822148262

$54.99 $54.99

Subtotal: $504.92

 

[WR2]

$500 system with LCD monitor, keyboard and Windows Vista with free shipping

 

[Why_Me]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119115 $39.99
COOLER MASTER Elite 330 RC-330-KKN1-GP Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171028 $39.99
COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power Plus RS-460-PMSR-A3 460W ATX12V V2.3 Power Supply - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128380 $84.99
GIGABYTE GA-EP43-UD3L LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116072 $72.99 Free Shipping
Intel Pentium E5200 Wolfdale 2.5GHz 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150319 $59.99
XFX PVT95GYALG GeForce 9500 GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231209 $43.99 Free Shipping*
G.SKILL PI Black 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073 $64.99 Free Shipping*
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106287 $22.99 Free Shipping*
LITE-ON Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM SATA 22X DVD Burner - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488 $99.99 Free Shipping*
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders - OEM

Total: $529.91

 

[Why_Me]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883113078 <---- maybe this

 

[evongugg]

You might want to take a look at these several different configurations:

http://www.anandtech.com/guides/showdoc.aspx?i=3528&p=2

 

[MykC]

Do you need keyboard, speakers, os?

 

[MykC]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811124118 Case/PSU $50 - $30 MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827129032 LG DVD Drive $22
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218 WD 640GD HD $75
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145590 4GB DDR2 800 $45 - $20 MIR

$142 after MIRs for these basic components.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131330 Asus 780v motherboard $75

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103300 64X2 7750 $60
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103244 Phenom 9600 $95
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.165025 720BE with BioStar 790GX motherboard $212

Intel Platform
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131348 Asus 9300 motherboard $120

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116072 E5200 CPU $73
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115206 E7400 CPU $120

Its about $125 - $215 for a motherboard CPU combo. The more you pay, the more power you get. The motherboards all have onboard sound and video (both which can decode HD 1080p stuff).