Building budget gaming rig

[klc614]

Hi,

I am planning on building a $400-$500 budget gaming pc and wanted people's input on my list. Preferably decrease cost without much lost of power.

Case:
APEX TX-381-C Black Steel Micro ATX Tower Computer Case

HD:
Western Digital WD1600AAJS 160GB Caviar SATA II 7200 Rpm 8MB 3.5-Inch 300MB/S Drive

Mobo:
GIGABYTE GA-MA785GM-US2H AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

CPU:
AMD Athlon II X2 250 Regor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Processor

Ram:
PNY 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model MD4096KD2-800

GPU:
EVGA 512-P3-N884-AR 512MB GeForce 9800 GTX + Superclocked DDR3 PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card

WiFi card:
ENCORE ENLWI-G(2) IEEE 802.11b/g TPCI Standard Universal Add-in card Compliant with PCI 2.0 Wireless Adapter Up to 54Mbps Wireless Data Rates Supports wireless data encryption with 64/128-bit WEP standard for security, Supports WPA, WPA-PSK

I 4got to post the psu so heres an update:
PSU:
OCZ Fatal1ty OCZ550FTY 550W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Active PFC Power Supply

 

[ganzey]

ur gonna need a power supply too, and i would reccomend getting just a 9800gt or a radeon 4850

 

[klc614]

the reason for the 9800gtx was becuz i found used one thats really good price($100)

 

[ganzey]

ok, then DEFINITELY get it, that's a really good price.

 

[ganzey]

ok i put this build together, i didnt know if that price included the gfx card or not but here is one for $423 without the graphics card. your build looks pretty good, but heres one with a triple core and bigger hdd

case-http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066

hdd-only $10 more than a 160gb for a 500gb-http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152112

motherboard-http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131381

wireless-http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320022

power supply-http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817702010

ram-http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820178219

cpu-http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103649

 

[klc614]

ur suggestion looks good, but i think i would just use the apex case cuz is only $30. Thx.

 

[StrangleHold]

Is this the case your talking about, are you getting it from newegg?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811154094

If so you can get this NZXT cheaper with the rebate and free shipping. Just add a 120 back fan and its a nice little case.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146055

 

[klc614]

that case looks great, thx

 

[daisymtc]

the reason for the 9800gtx was becuz i found used one thats really good price($100)

New 4850 512MB slightly faster than 9800GTX +
Free shipping $100 with MIR $10
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102824

 

[Homenet]

Looks like a great setup and a great price!