need help building low budget gaming comp

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Sarand

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hey guys, i need some help building a low budget gaming computer (or buying one already made/refurbished if theres any good ones out there). im trying to stay under 500, but right now im coming to about 550 after tax and shipping. i plan on playing warhammer online. i just need a comp to run that game good but dont need it for any future games since this will probably be my last game i play for a while. Also i just need the tower... i already have an operating system, keyboard, mouse, and a 19" monitor.

here is what i got so far from my research

Intel Pentium E5200 Wolfdale 2.5GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80571E5200 - Retail - $83.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116072

GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail - $86.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128347

PNY VCG98512GXEB GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail - $109.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133242

WINTEC AMPX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 3AXT6400SE5-2048K - Retail - $30.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820161229

Antec Sonata III 500 Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply - Retail - $79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129024

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD322HJ 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM - $54.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152096

LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model iHAS120-04 - OEM - $21.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106263

let me know what you guys think... anything to be swapped? leave as is? any different approaches to take? trash it all together? any advice is great and well appreciated! thanks!
 
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If you are willing to go with an Advanced Micro Devices Dual-Core Processor you could get the price lower (you will also need to select a new motherboard if you decide to go this route).

The AMD Athlon 5000+ Brisbane (2.6 gigahertz) is currently $60 at NewEgg.
 
so right now im looking about as low as i can really go? i mean i dont wanna start droping performace any more then i have to to lower price. shoot, if i can increase it with staying the same or dropping it that would be great.

And then theres the entire AMD vs Intel debate. Everyone agrees about intel being better at high end but i hear mixed about intel being better for medium end computers like mine and amd being better for medium end.
 
Intel processors are better than AMD processors, but AMD are less expensive. Looking at the specifications of the Warhammer Online game you want to play I doubt that going to have bottlenecks with an Athlon 5000+ processor (from my limited educated guess). If you really want to stay with an Intel processor just wait and save more money.

I was looking over your choice of parts and also I wouldn't buy your selected hard drive. Take a look at this:

Seagate Barracuda Model ST3250310AS 250GB Serial ATA Hard Drive - $55

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148261
 
sounds good. so i should get an AMD over intel for my price range, or if i want to go intel, i would need to invest more money. about how much more are you thinking for the intel? what would be the one you would recommend, not going to the most top of the line, but the cheapest you would spend on a processor. cause i know that the CPU is very important, especially for war. Developers are saying that the CPU is more important then your video card atm. who knows, so depending on how much extra it is i may do it. im thinking if its only like 50 bucks more i should go for it. it would be better in the long run. what would you recommend?


thanks for all your help by the way. you really are sending me in the right direction i feel... really helping me finish all my last minute questions. i think im just about ready to order, i just need a little more tweaking to do.


any and all criticism is appreciated :)
 
Sarand said:
sounds good. so i should get an AMD over intel for my price range, or if i want to go intel, i would need to invest more money. about how much more are you thinking for the intel? what would be the one you would recommend, not going to the most top of the line, but the cheapest you would spend on a processor. cause i know that the CPU is very important, especially for war. Developers are saying that the CPU is more important then your video card atm. who knows, so depending on how much extra it is i may do it. im thinking if its only like 50 bucks more i should go for it. it would be better in the long run. what would you recommend?


thanks for all your help by the way. you really are sending me in the right direction i feel... really helping me finish all my last minute questions. i think im just about ready to order, i just need a little more tweaking to do.


any and all criticism is appreciated :)
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I would go Intel for obvious performance reasons. Intel chips arent really that much more expensive then AMD. You can get a great one for $120 that will in no way bottleneck the system.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115052
OC that to 3.0GHZ and you have a solid CPU.
 
great :) thanks guys! ill get that better processor and throw it into my system. im ganna be ordering it here real soon
 
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