New GAME PC BUILD Advice

buzzdevil · 09-17-2006, 04:26 PM

I am building a cheap $500 to $600 budget computer. I am basing it off of Toms Hardware's $500 game pc build. this is what I have so far

Motherboard - 1ASRock 939Dual-VSTA Socket 939 ULi M1695 ATX AMD
Processors - AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 1.8GHz Socket 939 Processor
Memory - 2 sticks of Patriot 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200)
Hard Drives - Western Digital Caviar SE WD800JB 80GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100
Power Supplie - SeaSonic S12-330 ATX12V 330W
DVD - LITE-ON Black ATAPI/E-IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model SHD-16P1S

I am looking for a 256 Video card like they suggest but the one they have doesn't fit my needs. They say to use (eVGA 256-A8-N340-TX Geforce 6600 256 MB) I need one like this but that I can hook up to my TV as well. I want to use this system on my tv like a console system. Next I'm looking for a way to hook up the Audio to the Tv as well (Not sure if I need a sound card or just a plug). Finally I am still looking for a cool looking case for this whole thing. I already have the mouse keyboard and operating system and don't need the monitor like I said before I want to use the TV.

Any and all advice is welcome.

Iluvpenguins · 09-17-2006, 04:28 PM

I think you can do a little better for 500-600 dollars unless thats canadian.

Maddhatter · 09-17-2006, 05:30 PM

i would have to agree....my setup was $600...minus a dvd drive and harddrive

Iluvpenguins · 09-17-2006, 05:59 PM

you might be copying the 500 dollar build from toms hardware that was configured like a year ago.

09-17-2006, 04:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
buzzdevil New Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1	New GAME PC BUILD Advice I am building a cheap $500 to $600 budget computer. I am basing it off of Toms Hardware's $500 game pc build. this is what I have so far Motherboard - 1ASRock 939Dual-VSTA Socket 939 ULi M1695 ATX AMD Processors - AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 1.8GHz Socket 939 Processor Memory - 2 sticks of Patriot 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Hard Drives - Western Digital Caviar SE WD800JB 80GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 Power Supplie - SeaSonic S12-330 ATX12V 330W DVD - LITE-ON Black ATAPI/E-IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model SHD-16P1S I am looking for a 256 Video card like they suggest but the one they have doesn't fit my needs. They say to use (eVGA 256-A8-N340-TX Geforce 6600 256 MB) I need one like this but that I can hook up to my TV as well. I want to use this system on my tv like a console system. Next I'm looking for a way to hook up the Audio to the Tv as well (Not sure if I need a sound card or just a plug). Finally I am still looking for a cool looking case for this whole thing. I already have the mouse keyboard and operating system and don't need the monitor like I said before I want to use the TV. Any and all advice is welcome.

09-17-2006, 04:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
Iluvpenguins Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kitchener Ontario Posts: 1,293	I think you can do a little better for 500-600 dollars unless thats canadian. __________________ My computer: Intel Core2Duo E6550 @ 3.01ghz Gigabyte P31-DS3L Patriot 2x1GB DDR2-800 @ 1032mhz EVGA GeForce 8800GTX Antec 500W w/32A on 12v rail WD 80GB HDD,WD 500GB HDD Ultra Aluminus Full Tower Case (Black Finish)

09-17-2006, 05:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
Maddhatter Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indiana Age: 26 Posts: 781	i would have to agree....my setup was $600...minus a dvd drive and harddrive __________________ Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 Conroe 1.86GHz PSU: Rosewill 400W Ram: G.Skill 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit GPU: Ati Radeon x1800xt 256 mb OS: Windows XP Professional 64 bit

09-17-2006, 05:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
Iluvpenguins Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kitchener Ontario Posts: 1,293	you might be copying the 500 dollar build from toms hardware that was configured like a year ago. __________________ My computer: Intel Core2Duo E6550 @ 3.01ghz Gigabyte P31-DS3L Patriot 2x1GB DDR2-800 @ 1032mhz EVGA GeForce 8800GTX Antec 500W w/32A on 12v rail WD 80GB HDD,WD 500GB HDD Ultra Aluminus Full Tower Case (Black Finish)

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