$500 Computer

shortymet55 · 07-30-2007, 04:06 AM

Can you guys help me pick out a decent $500 PC. So now, i guess i tell you waht I need and what im gonna do with it and you all with do most of the rest (I know very little about building computers, but i will try my best to help).

What I have:
Monitor
Speakers
Keyboard
Mouse
DVD drive
CD burner

This is what i plan on using it for:
Games (Nothing intense, Stronghold 2 is prolly the most demanding that i have, but i rarly play it. Dont recommend a a graphics card that costs $100 more just because i said I play this game.)
Web Surfing (with alot of tabs and windows)
Movies (I want good sound and picture quality, but nothing that special. I mean I have a few year old Dell flat screen monitor, which means i dont care that that much.)
Videos (I usually have around 60, 5 min. videos on my computer, plus a few full length movies, and maybe 100 songs. So I dont need a huge HD.)

I think thats about it. The majority of my time on my computer is spent surfing the web and playing a lot of short videos. One more thing. I dont really care about AMD or Intel. I mean i doubt ill notice the difference.

Thanks

Edit: One more minor thing. The case cant have the USB ports and headphone jack on the side. I have a computer desk, that wont have enough room to allow that. I just noticed quite a few have them near the fron, but on the side.

ThatGuy16 · 07-30-2007, 05:05 AM

This is the best for a $500 i could figure, this is from Newegg.com

What do you guys think?

Froboy7391_99 · 07-30-2007, 05:35 AM

No hardrive and case PSUs aren't very good.

ThatGuy16 · 07-30-2007, 05:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Froboy7391_99

No hardrive and case PSUs aren't very good.

Whoops i forgot the hdd, but for $500 that case psu would probably due fine

Edit: you can get a hard drive for $50

Kilauea · 07-30-2007, 05:48 AM

Not too sure, but why not go with a 7600GT video card, it is somewhat cheaper, but I think (I said I think) it is a better performer than the 8500... Sure enough it doesn't have DX10, but I doubt 8500 could do anything with something that would require it.

here's a link to a card: 7600GT

As for the HDD, he could go with a 250gb from Western Digital and be a little over budget, but he'd have something to suit his needs.

Of course, I am not so sure about that PSU, but well...

ThatGuy16 · 07-30-2007, 05:53 AM

Yeah, the 7600GT would be fine also

Froboy7391_99 · 07-30-2007, 05:56 AM

Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$48.99

MSI NX8500GT-TD256EH GeForce 8500GT 256MB GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Silent Heatsink Video Card - Retail
$72.99

Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC ATX 430W Power Supply - Retail
$15.00 Mail-in Rebate
$39.99

CORSAIR ValueSelect 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Desktop Memory Model VS2GBKIT667D2 - Retail
$75.99

GIGABYTE GA-P35-S3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
$89.99

Intel Dual-Core E2140 Allendale 1.6GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E2140 - Retail
$81.00

Vista Home Basic
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116195
94.99

Rosewill Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811147050
$25

Subtotal: $528.95

8500GT is about the same as a 7600GT

hermeslyre · 07-30-2007, 06:01 AM

Rosewill PSU's are icky.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811173017

Edit: choose your own case.

ThatGuy16 · 07-30-2007, 06:05 AM

you forgot the OS. OS= $115 Case ~$50
Your grand Total $573

My suggested build would be ~$540

Both builds would be good, and very close in performance

ThatGuy16 · 07-30-2007, 06:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hermeslyre

Rosewill PSU's are icky.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811173017

Edit: choose your own case.

yeah i would go with that over the Rosewill too

07-30-2007, 04:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
shortymet55 Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Age: 17 Posts: 206	$500 Computer Can you guys help me pick out a decent $500 PC. So now, i guess i tell you waht I need and what im gonna do with it and you all with do most of the rest (I know very little about building computers, but i will try my best to help). What I have: Monitor Speakers Keyboard Mouse DVD drive CD burner This is what i plan on using it for: Games (Nothing intense, Stronghold 2 is prolly the most demanding that i have, but i rarly play it. Dont recommend a a graphics card that costs $100 more just because i said I play this game.) Web Surfing (with alot of tabs and windows) Movies (I want good sound and picture quality, but nothing that special. I mean I have a few year old Dell flat screen monitor, which means i dont care that that much.) Videos (I usually have around 60, 5 min. videos on my computer, plus a few full length movies, and maybe 100 songs. So I dont need a huge HD.) I think thats about it. The majority of my time on my computer is spent surfing the web and playing a lot of short videos. One more thing. I dont really care about AMD or Intel. I mean i doubt ill notice the difference. Thanks Edit: One more minor thing. The case cant have the USB ports and headphone jack on the side. I have a computer desk, that wont have enough room to allow that. I just noticed quite a few have them near the fron, but on the side. Last edited by shortymet55; 07-30-2007 at 04:11 AM.

07-30-2007, 05:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
ThatGuy16 Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Posts: 5,136	This is the best for a $500 i could figure, this is from Newegg.com What do you guys think? __________________ CPU: C2D E8400 @ 4Ghz 1.23v HSF: Apogee GTX MB: Gigabyte X38-DS4 Ram: 2x2GB G. Skill DDR2-1068 HDD: 320GB Seagate PSU: OCZ GameXStream 700w OS: Vista Home Premium 64bit GFX: HD3870 @ 837/1152 LCD: LG 22" L226WTQ My Old 3DMark06: 20008 =(

07-30-2007, 05:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
Froboy7391_99 Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NB, Canada Age: 17 Posts: 944	No hardrive and case PSUs aren't very good. __________________ Dell Inspiron 1520 Core 2 Duo T5450 1.66Ghz 2 Gb DDR2-667 Nvidia 8600m GT 250Gb HDD 15.4" 1280x800//DVD Burner//Vista Home Premium//Expresso Brown

07-30-2007, 05:48 AM	#5 (permalink)
Kilauea Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Canada Age: 24 Posts: 414	Not too sure, but why not go with a 7600GT video card, it is somewhat cheaper, but I think (I said I think) it is a better performer than the 8500... Sure enough it doesn't have DX10, but I doubt 8500 could do anything with something that would require it. here's a link to a card: 7600GT As for the HDD, he could go with a 250gb from Western Digital and be a little over budget, but he'd have something to suit his needs. Of course, I am not so sure about that PSU, but well... __________________ 5½ years old rig ? P4 1.7Ghz MSI MS-6547E 768mb RAM ATI Radeon 7200 40Gb Seagate HDD w/ Xp 7Gb Maxtor HDD w/ Linux TigerPlus 300 Watt PSU (never heard of such company) Broken LG CD-rom drive that seems to work sometimes

07-30-2007, 05:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
ThatGuy16 Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Posts: 5,136	Yeah, the 7600GT would be fine also __________________ CPU: C2D E8400 @ 4Ghz 1.23v HSF: Apogee GTX MB: Gigabyte X38-DS4 Ram: 2x2GB G. Skill DDR2-1068 HDD: 320GB Seagate PSU: OCZ GameXStream 700w OS: Vista Home Premium 64bit GFX: HD3870 @ 837/1152 LCD: LG 22" L226WTQ My Old 3DMark06: 20008 =(

07-30-2007, 05:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
Froboy7391_99 Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NB, Canada Age: 17 Posts: 944	Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $48.99 MSI NX8500GT-TD256EH GeForce 8500GT 256MB GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Silent Heatsink Video Card - Retail $72.99 Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC ATX 430W Power Supply - Retail $15.00 Mail-in Rebate $39.99 CORSAIR ValueSelect 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Desktop Memory Model VS2GBKIT667D2 - Retail $75.99 GIGABYTE GA-P35-S3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $89.99 Intel Dual-Core E2140 Allendale 1.6GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E2140 - Retail $81.00 Vista Home Basic http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116195 94.99 Rosewill Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811147050 $25 Subtotal: $528.95 8500GT is about the same as a 7600GT __________________ Dell Inspiron 1520 Core 2 Duo T5450 1.66Ghz 2 Gb DDR2-667 Nvidia 8600m GT 250Gb HDD 15.4" 1280x800//DVD Burner//Vista Home Premium//Expresso Brown Last edited by Froboy7391_99; 07-30-2007 at 06:06 AM.

07-30-2007, 06:01 AM	#8 (permalink)
hermeslyre VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 18 Posts: 4,973	Rosewill PSU's are icky. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811173017 Edit: choose your own case.

07-30-2007, 06:05 AM	#9 (permalink)
ThatGuy16 Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Posts: 5,136	you forgot the OS. OS= $115 Case ~$50 Your grand Total $573 My suggested build would be ~$540 Both builds would be good, and very close in performance __________________ CPU: C2D E8400 @ 4Ghz 1.23v HSF: Apogee GTX MB: Gigabyte X38-DS4 Ram: 2x2GB G. Skill DDR2-1068 HDD: 320GB Seagate PSU: OCZ GameXStream 700w OS: Vista Home Premium 64bit GFX: HD3870 @ 837/1152 LCD: LG 22" L226WTQ My Old 3DMark06: 20008 =(

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