Any cheaper?- Budget gaming rig

burnitdown

burnitdown

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I just decided that im not gonna be lazy and possibly build my own rig. I got all the prices from newegg and this is what i have so far.

Samsung spinpoint 160gb $60
http://www.newegg.com/Product/CustratingReview.asp?Item=N82E16822152020#

MSI Bare bones kit- mobo, 400w psu, case $107 MSI MBOX K8NGM2-L AMD Socket 939 Barebone - Retail at Newegg.com

Athlon 3500+ venice core $110
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2000MHz HT Socket 939 Processor - Retail at Newegg.com

Lite on Combo burner $25
LITE-ON Combo Drive Black IDE Model SOHC-5236V BK RTL - Retail at Newegg.com

2x Buffalo 1gb stick $85
http://www.newegg.com/Product/CustratingReview.asp?Item=N82E16820150007#

XP Home SP2 $90
No need for link

Leadtek Geforce 7300gt 256mb $85
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814122005

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$565

Can anyone find compatibility issues i might have?
 
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I would definitely get a card better than the 7300GS if this is going to be a gaming computer. Possibly if you knocked your hard drive down you would have enough for a better one...add in the fact prices will be lower when you do buy.

A great budget gaming card would be the Nvidia Geforce 7600GS. As of right now it can be bought for around $110-$115 or so...and a few have rebates as well.
 
id REALLY suggest not getting the 7300GS, if i were you id get a 6600GT or even a 6600 over it, it really does suck monkey balls

also get 2x512MB sticks for dual channel
 
Whats wrong with ebay? IMO you can get way better deals I got my 7900gt for $190 shipped brand new it's a bit over kill for my pc but it was the best card I could get vs the money at the time.
 
aight ill go with a 6600gt but, im going with 1gb to start then getting another stick a few weeks after i get it

been cheated by ebay b4, i dont buy expensive neccesary items from ebay, i get warrantys
 
burnitdown said:
aight ill go with a 6600gt but, im going with 1gb to start then getting another stick a few weeks after i get it

been cheated by ebay b4, i dont buy expensive neccesary items from ebay, i get warrantys
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You realy need to look at peoples feed back before you bid on something. I know things can happen though but someone with 100% positive feed back with 5000 sells is not going to want to ruin that.

I think a 6600gt will work good with what you are building :D
 
the most demanding game im going to be playing will be guild wars maybe the new one coming out, but def factions, would a 6600gt be able to run it flawlessly? I still think the 7300gs will be good enough if not overkill and cheaper, but since this is the computer forum im probaly gonna listen to the input from this thread.
 
Here's the super budget gaming rig i came up with a few weeks ago...

• TwinMOS 512MB 184-Pin DDR 400 (PC 3200) System Memory X2 ($76)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820218060
• TUL AX480A-GF Socket 939 ATI Radeon XPRESS 200 ATX AMD Motherboard ($50)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813190003
• AMD Athlon 3000+ 1.8Ghz Venice ($100)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103537
• RAIDMAX xB ATX-528B Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ($23)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811156053
• HITACHI 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive ($60)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822145088
• CoolMax 18” SATA150 Cable ($2.50)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16812104659
• Rosewill 400W 27 amps on dual 12v+ rail Power Supply ($30)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817182021
• BenQ Black CD/DVD rewriter ($35)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827101002
• eVGA Geforce 7600GS 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card ($110)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130020


$512 Grand total including shipping
 
burnitdown said:
i still like mine better, improved performance for slightly more
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Yeah, basically the only difference is you have the 3500+ while i have the 3000+. But i have the 7600GS against your 7300GS, which is alot better.
 
i edited b4 you got to it lol i just looked over it real quick and didnt see it. and you need an os unless your going with linux, but i like the xp system, other than all the viruses lol
 
burnitdown said:
the most demanding game im going to be playing will be guild wars maybe the new one coming out, but def factions, would a 6600gt be able to run it flawlessly? I still think the 7300gs will be good enough if not overkill and cheaper, but since this is the computer forum im probaly gonna listen to the input from this thread.
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The 7300GS is quite a poor card, you can pick up a vanilla 6600 at the same price, which is considerably better.

A 6600GT would be better, but only get it if you can find it dirt cheap. The solidly superior 7600GS can be found at $89.99, and would be your best choice, IMO.
 
alright, i completely forgot to ask, are there any compatibility issues i might have with any of the hardware listed in the first post?
 
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