$300 budget gaming machine while utlizing XCLIO A380 silver case

[udaman]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: ~2 weeks BUDGET RANGE: $300ish Cheaper the better

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, Coding, Movies, Internet usage

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Case, RAM, Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Speakers, OS

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: www.newegg.com or www.tigerdirect.com

PARTS PREFERENCES: Most likely AMD processor and ATI graphics

OVERCLOCKING: Maybe (not for the initial build, but I would like the capability there if it doesn't add to the cost)

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe (not for the initial build, but I would like the capability there if it doesn't add to the cost)

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1280x1024 (for now, monitor will be upgraded in the future)

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

I purchased a XCLIO A380 Silver Full Tower Computer Case with P5NSLI mobo and 500W PSU from ebay a couple of years ago. I was going to put intel quad core CPU, but the rapid change of tech made the barebone sytem old and made me look into a new build. Basically, I don't want to spend more time working on the old mobo and want to build a AMD gaming system. I read other thread about building $300 budget PC and got some idea on the part that I want to put to this build.

1. CPU & MOBO combo $140 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.237632

AMD Phenom II X2 545 Callisto 3.0GHz Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Processor Model HDX545WFGIBOX

GIGABYTE GA-MA785GM-US2H AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

2. LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model GH22NP20 - OEM $25

3. SAPPHIRE 100254HDMI Radeon HD 4650 1GB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express - $55 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102843

4. Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136074 - $50

The estimate price is $278.98 including shipping.

I need your advice whether this direction is worth to throw the old P5NSLI mobo away and build a fresh build with the case.

Thanks!

 

[obsidian86]

well i'd say the p5nsli board seen its day from what i've seen the p5n boards dont have a pci 2.0 slot an for your choice of graphics card you could add a 4670 in it would perform a bit better andcould you post the power supplies make and spacifications

 

[udaman]

I will go and check the PSU spec. Meanwhile, would there be a no problem putting the Micro ATX AMD Motherboard to my full case?

 

[obsidian86]

no problem at all only problem would be vice versa

 

[udaman]

The PSU installed in the barebone is Logisys PS575XBK. It says that the total power is 450W and the max output is 575W. Is this a decent one that I can keep or not?

 

[udaman]

bump. I guess the PSU isn't good one at all.