500$ budget

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TheeTrout

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Hey im attempting to buy/make a computer that for regular use and gaming. I like to play some games and atm im facing 1-3 fps on my shitty laptop. Ive got 500 bux to spend so im on a tight budget. From talking with some people, I think ill be able to get buy ok with a 2.7 dual core processor and 4gb ram. I then decided ill buy a new v-card for whatever computer i get because most computers in my price range come with a really bad one for gaming. Then I found out that I need to get a new power supply in order to support my new video card. After looking around this is what i plan on getting: a new desktop, a video card, and a power supply... I would like your thoughts and opinions please.. heres the links of the itesm:

Computer:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883114084

V-card:
http://http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127469

Power supply
http://http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817339012

... note the minimum requirement for the v-card is 350w and the power supplier is 585w so it should be alrite.. p.s.. would these two parts be hard to install?

All responses are greatly appreciated
 
500 dollar budget.. i dont think its possible.. besides im not the biggest techie if you know what i mean

p.s. if you want to help me pick parts with this budget off of newegg.. id appereciate it greatly
 
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Stoic Sentinel said:
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=17892808

It's a bit over budget, about $30 not incl shipping.
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Good, but it could use some optimization. Try this:

CPU- Athlon II 240 (same): $58
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103688

Mobo- ECS Black Series A785GM-M(better, cheaper): $75, $55 after rebate (Great board for the price. All solid caps, good features. May need a BIOS update though.)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135241

GPU- HIS 4670(same)- $84
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161287

RAM- Kingston 2x2GB DDR3 1333 (faster): $57
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134788

PSU- OCZ Fatal1ty 550W(much better): $76 shipped, $56 after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341022

Hard Drive- Seagate Barracuda 7200.12(bigger, same price): $45
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148451

DVD drive- Lite-On iHAS124-04(cheaper, same performance): $26
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289

Case- NZXT Gamma(better, cheaper): $56, $36 after rebate
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10011785

OS- Windows 7 64 bit OEM (same thing, but cheaper): $100
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10011180

Total: $577 shipped, $517 after rebates
 
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Thanx for the help guys... researched how to build.. doesn't seem to bad.. Will i be able to rely on people in this forum to help me with questions i have... another note.... the 2gbram is kind of on the slacking side.... if you were to make a buildup with ddr2 instead of ddr3 with lest say 4gb ram.. how would you do it.. also are all the parts you have listed compatible with each other? so far with the mix of your two builds i have come up with http://https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=17913928
 
ok im really trusting with what you say here however I think that 4gb ddr2 would be better off than 2gb ddr3 but the hell if i know.. what are your thoughts about this?
 
Stoic Sentinel said:
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=17913928

FTFY

Yes, all the parts are compatible.
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That'll do, pig. That'll do. :good:

I do think my RAM would be a better choice though...It's 1333 vs 1066 for $1 more.


TheeTrout said:
ok im really trusting with what you say here however I think that 4gb ddr2 would be better off than 2gb ddr3 but the hell if i know.. what are your thoughts about this?
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2GB DDR3 will be plenty. It'll also be a bit faster, and allow for better upgrades in the future. Plus, newer systems don't support DDR2...trying to find a motherboard/cpu to go with it would have made the whole system slower. AM3 boards with DDR2 do exist, but Newegg's out of them and they'll likely be either crappy or expensive...or both.
 
Just get 2GB of DDR3 now, you can always get another 2GB later and run them in dual channel. just make sure they are the same timings and speed.
 
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