Alternative to the $500 gaming build? Coming in at $350

[hllo_wrld]

Hey guys,

I'm interested in building something similar to the 500 dollar gaming build. What do you guys think about this:


Qty Product Description Price
1
Antec VP-450 450W ATX 12V v2.3 Power Supply
Item #: N82E16817371045
Standard Return Policy
$37.99
1
Western Digital AV-GP WD3200AUDX 320GB IntelliPower SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #: N82E16822236079
Standard Return Policy
$69.99
1
EVGA 01G-P3-1464-KR GeForce GTX 560 SE (Fermi) 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
Item #: N82E16814130770
VGA Standard Return Policy
$119.99
1
Intel Celeron G530 Sandy Bridge 2.4GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80623G530
Item #: N82E16819116409
CPU Replacement Only Return Policy
$49.99
1
Open Box: ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
Item #: N82E16813131793R
Open Box Refund Only Return Policy
$47.99
1
G.SKILL NS 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-4GBNS
Item #: N82E16820231396
Memory Standard Return Policy
$23.99

Subtotal $349.94
Tax $24.28
Shipping $10.64
Promo Code -$15.00
Order Total $369.86

The prices are from Newegg.com

Any thoughts? Not really looking for hardcore gaming here.

 

[hllo_wrld]

Two things I should mention/point out regarding the low price:
1. There is no case (I plan to pick up a cheap one at Fry's).
2. The motherboard is refurbished.
3. There is a $15 promo being used for the hard drive.

 

[Outlander_04]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026&Tpk=cx%20430
for your psu , and saves you a few dollars .
I havent heard of the 560 se graphics card b4 though so you will have to check the minimum psu spec for that

I would spend more on the processor . At least a Pentium

 

[cstiles96]

What are looking to do with it?

 

[cstiles96]

dual core can run it but you wont be able to do much else while your gaming,id go with at least i3 or an AMD quad core

 

[hllo_wrld]

This is a temporary setup. I'm actually away for a year with this setup. After I return this computer will probably be relegated to a HTPC or a media server of some sort.