Most for money 400-450

[madrox68]

this system will prolly be purchased by 11/16/10

system usage= gaming, downloading, video,

os = vista/7 64bit

things i wont need in it atm = keyboard/mouse, dvd rw, hard drive, wireless connection, pci-e video card, 2 gigs of ddr2 ram, speakers,

note i want ddr2 : cost effectiveness and lack of need for more than ddr2 can provide me for a while

preffered sites= newegg, tigerdirect, anywhere where i can order more than one part.

location = zip 28748, usa

want to be able to overclock

preffer equipment that will last a while, with upgrade ability

price range - 400-450 counting shipping, before rebates,

things i want- sunbeam acrylic cube or 9bay (blue), tri or quad core,

 

[batuchka]

things i wont need in it atm = keyboard/mouse, dvd rw, hard drive, wireless connection, pci-e video card, 2 gigs of ddr2 ram, speakers,

Since u have DVDRW/HDD/GPU and just 2GB DDR2, in the interest of

preffer equipment that will last a while, with upgrade ability

price range - 400-450 counting shipping, before rebates,

Just sell those DDR2 sticks and your budget with reused h/w is more than adequate for a solid DDR3 platform ^^ The sun has gone down on DDR2 platforms and all current/incoming ones would be DDR3 based

$344AR before any after market cooling/fans

 

[madrox68]

true got the same thought, for different reasons.

339 before shipping + 96 for the case i want which is out of stock, (9 bay sunbeam blue acrylic) for a total of 439

and suggestions on what i might need or could improve to finish out my budget?

 

[HansVonOhain]

Definitely get more RAM. 4gb of ram is minimum nowadays for gaming and other usage.

 

[Guest]

i would suggest 4gb of ram instead of 1. Batuchka's build looks good.

 

[madrox68]

there is 3 gigs of ram there jtcool, lol, never forget to look at quantity. and yes its either more ram or a second dvd player, for video and game at same time which i do alot

 

[Dougie Fresh]

For the same price as the 3 x 1GB RAM you can get 2 x 2GB and your system will run better.

 

[General M00n]

Just sell those DDR2 sticks and your budget with reused h/w is more than adequate for a solid DDR3 platform ^^ The sun has gone down on DDR2 platforms and all current/incoming ones would be DDR3 based

$344AR before any after market cooling/fans
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q205/batuchka/Untitled-2061.jpg

Came here to post the exact same build, you won't get a better deal for what you need than this.

 

[Dougie Fresh]

I think the only thing missing is a PSU, right?

This one would work if using just the IGP.

CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139008
$49.99 before $20 MIR