Building a new rig

[cired02]

i've decided that its time to build a new gaming pc.. although i have no idea on how to exactly..
as of now i have bought a new ASUS HD6770.. a 600watt psu.. how about the other components? i only have a budget of 150 usd price range.. i want the mother build to atleast be capable of the i3 core and more compatible ddr3 rams..

community please help happy holidays guys

 

[someguynamedmatt]

A budget of $150 isn't going to get you enough to build an entire setup. If you don't have a copy of Windows yet, that alone will cost $100, leaving you with $50 for a case, processor, motherboard, storage, memory, and optical drive if you want one. I don't even think you could pull together a Pentium IV system for that much, let alone a Core i3.

 

[rolli59]

Motherboard/CPU/Ram/HDD/optical drive for $150? You can not be picky.

 

[cired02]

errrr.. what i meant was 150 on motherboard alone.. 200 maybe if needed

 

[rolli59]

Asrock extreme 3 Z68 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271
If you are planning to use an I3 you can go cheaper.

 

[cired02]

this is... effin cheap thanks.. gonna look if this is available in singapore.. what else do i need? gpu,mobo, psu, ram, processor..

 

[rolli59]

hard drive, optical drive, case!

 

[cired02]

do i have the option to use my old optical drive? my old hdd? and my old case? the case is hp pavillion p6000 series and 320gb hdd and dvd optical drive?

 

[rolli59]

SATA or IDE interface? All new hardware is based on SATA.

 

[cired02]

I have a SATA HDD here

 

[Mousemonkey]

This topic has been moved from the section CPU & Components to section Systems by Mousemonkey

 

[cired02]

hello?

 

[rvl456]

you can reuse your old hdd since it uses sata, but if your optical drive uses ide then you need a new one. as for the case, it should be fine to reuse it.

 

[rvl456]

also by the way if you are looking for a gaming pc then i recommend this mobo because of its chipset that is more gaming based. it has a p67 chipset and is an lga 1155. after the mail in rebate its only $115 so i think it fits your budget nicely.

 

[rvl456]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135283