Need a Budget Gaming Rig

[BaconTheory]

My budget would be around $800, but I could go a little over.

 

[LordDarik]

timings are looser though.

like i said. not as preformance oriented. more stability oriented.

Actually timings are the exact same, or we're thinking of two completely different memories. Platinum , Titanium.

Hit the budget right on, I think you should get that ASRock motherboard so you'll have money to spend elsewhere. But remember, you still would have the option to upgrade to PCIe and M2 later. That board is future proof.

 

[Xtreme Barton]

so are you gonna sell some of your old stuff or keep it ?

800 bones is a nice price to play with.

tell us what you can re-use ..

case ?? ram ?? etc..

 

[-maddog-]

You can do if for $300. Tom's did a pretty good job on a cheap one $516 plus case, monitor, mouse, keyboard, and speakers. Though I would go with Celeron D. here: http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/20051014/index.html . Also add a sb live 24 bit ($30).