Gaming system on 450 dollars

[HansVonOhain]

Hello Tom's community!

I am in a need, or rather my friend is in need of a new computer. His budget is 400 dollars.(SORRY IT IS 400 DOLLARS) He is gaming on a 17 inch CRT at res of 1280*1024. He does not need Keyboard, mouse, speakers, or any form on input device. He does not need an OS. Just the box with transistors in it.

What would be the best gaming system build for the money?

Thanks for the help!

 

[mosox]

Can he use some of his old parts (case, DVD-RW, HDD, etc)?

GIGABYTE GA-770T-USB3 + AMD Athlon II X3 445
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.524272
G.SKILL NS 2GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231393
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB + OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ500MXSP 500W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.514455
LG DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA + Rosewill Blackbone
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.514368
SAPPHIRE 100287VGAL Radeon HD 5670
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102871

$396.92

 

[gkay09]

CPU + RAM -
X3 445 + Mushkin 4GB DDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.514578

Biostar 785G + DVD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.522568

Antec 300 + Antec EA 380
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.514532

Samsung F3 500Gb
http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=HD-HD502HJ&title=Samsung-SpinPoint-F3-HD502HJ-500GB-SATA2-7200rpm-16MB-Hard-Drive

Video card - HD 4850 - This can play nearly all the current games at High-Very high settings at that resolution...
Save $10 w/ promo code VGA485W, limited offer
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131365

Total - ~$417 | ~$372 After rebates...

 

[gkay09]

^^ Dint refresh...
Nice build there...maybe you could mix match and get a very good build...

 

[batuchka]

$442AR

 

[HansVonOhain]

Thank you so much! I will show the posts to my friend, and let him decide which is best for him-- expand the budget a little bit to take the Batuchka's build, or stay strictly with 400 dollars.

Thank you so much!

 

[reaper2794]

A 400 dollar budget is a joke, harsh but it's the truth

Adding 200 or even 100 will give you much better options

and if you do decide to go with one of the builds above, DO NOT get the 2GB RAM build... please...

 

[HansVonOhain]

Trust me, I adviced him not to go with little ram and skimping on a weak card. Batuchka's build gets my and my friend's vote. Thank you batuchka!

 

[HansVonOhain]

Best answer selected by HansVonOhain.

 

[batuchka]

Yep happy shopping/building and u are welcomed ^^