500-$640 Budget Gaming Build. APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Mid-to-late December. BUDGET RANGE: $500-$640, before rebates and shipping. SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming and web browsing. PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, mouse, monitor,...

Budget gaming build. APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Within the next 2 weeks BUDGET RANGE: Under 700 SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming Internet Movies PARTS NOT REQUIRED: OS Monitor Mouse Keyboard PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com PARTS...

Budget Gaming Build $500-800. I'm planning to build my first computer for use in gaming, and graphics work (I.E. 3D solid modeling). I'm a college student and thus have a limited budget. My current plan for a build is as follows. Case RAIDMAX SMILODON ATX-612WBP...

New Budget Gaming Build (AMD/Crossfire) - Open to Alternatives. Hello! I'm attempting to build a cheap PC for gaming only, and I was wondering if anyone could have a quick look at what I've put together and offer any input regarding pitfalls, advice, and/...

Budget gaming build -- $500 - $700. Hello all. Been a longtime lurker / stumbling upon TH for quite some time & I can't believe I'm making my first post :P Anyways, my last rig I built was ~2004 for HL:2. It has recently took a turn for the worse & I don't...

First Time Budget Gaming Build i7 or i5. APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Next week. BUDGET RANGE: $800 SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, surfing the internet, word processing, etc.. PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Monitor, have a Dell SP2309W (23 inch,...

Need opinion on "budget" gaming build. CPU: AMD Phenom II X3 720 BE 2.8GHz VGA: Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 MB: GIGABYTE GA-MA785GT-UD3H AM3 ATX RAM: 4x2GB DDR3 Corsair PC10600 9CL HD: INTEL X25-M G2 34nm 80GB My instinct tells me the CPU will be the...

Budget gaming build. Hello all, I was hoping some could help me with a tight budget build. I want the cheapest that can run Counter-Strike Source, WoW, and Starctaft2 when it's out. I also want to look for upgrade ability so I can dump more money into...

£400 budget gaming build. I am building a computer for a friend who is on a pretty tight budget. I have already picked out some parts but it has been a while since I put a computer together so any advice or suggestions on parts would be very welcome. Failing...

I5 Budget gaming build (Approx $1100 CDN). Hey all, this will be a first time complete build for me, any suggestions on the proposed build are appreciated. I started with some basics that I wanted and scavenged the rest from some ofter builds on this board....