Suggestions for a budget gaming PC

uhyu

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Can someone suggest me the best gaming $400- $450?

I've made a PII 720 build on new egg, but now the combo deals are gone.

I appreciate any type of build( AMD or Intel). Thank you.
 

philipV

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What type of games do you plan on playing? Do you want to overclock? Does your case need to look awesome? Do you need a big hard drive? Does this include monitor, os, keyboard, mouse, etc? Anything special you'll want? Answer these questions and then I'll try and make you a system.
 

uhyu

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I want to play games like GTA4 and COD4 on decent settings.

If I can I want to overclock, but I've never tryed.

The case doesn't not have to look awsome, just good airflow.

I dont need a big HDD, monitor, os, keyboard, mouse, or etc.

I dont want a graphic card lower then a 4670.
 

philipV

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Since your on a tight budget, I'll get you good stuff for overclocking.

Graphics Card & CPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.178062
$150 ($15 mail-in-rebate)

RAM & MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.180968
$170 ($30 mail-in-rebate)

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

PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371015
$80

Hard Drive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136074
$55

<<$410>>

Things you might need (depends if you own them, and how far you want to push this rig, I still recommend you get all of the following as extra cooling can't hurt):

Fans (cheap, red and decent reviews):
2 x http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811998123
$7 x 2 = $15

Heatsink:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029
$40

Paste:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186020
$5

Final: <<$470>>

$45 mail-in-rebate
Final if you use rebates: <<$420>>