Ultra low budget gaming rig.. Right?

[Fr3@k3r]

Ultra Budget Gaming System

So tryin to get a perspective on this for someone I know.

What do you guys think? Add a decent 20 inch crt from craigslist for $20-$50 (no need for lcd) and a cheap keyboard and mouse wireless combo (somewhere local) and it should be a decent damn machine.

Total Price: $501 no including tax and or MIR and or Shipping..

So.. i say thats damn good for a low range gaming rig dont you? I could suggest a 19" lcd for around $150 more.

$64
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227060
OCZ Value Series 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

$40
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145082
HITACHI Deskstar 7K80 HDS728080PLA380 (0A30356) 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

$64
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103046AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Brisbane 1.9GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor - Retail

$29
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136119
LG Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 10X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache E-IDE/ATAPIDVD Burner - OEM

$60
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813127016
ABIT NF-M2S Socket AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

$55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171014
COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power RP-650-PCAR ATX from factor 12V V2.01 650W Power Supply 115/230 V Safety Nemko, TUV, cUL, CE, BSMI, FCC, CCC - Retail

$60
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811144162
APEVIA X-QPACK-NW-BK/420 Black Aluminum 1.0 w/ ABS plastic front panel MicroATX Desktop Computer Case 420W Power Supply - Retail

$130
EVGA 256-P2-N624-AR GeForce 7900GS 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 KO Video Card -Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130056

 

[asusradeon]

that looks good to me, its certainly loads better than my rigs and my xp rig plays CSS fine so i should play most things well....

 

[LilBuddy]

It looks good. One thing though is that case wouldn't have very good airflow. I would go with the OEM chip and spend $20 on a HSF and OC it a little bit. I would go with a good Antec case that includes a PSU for around $60 instead of spending that much on the little case and PSU.

 

[Neuromancer]

Spend a little more on the Video card I would say.

For 20 more (After MIR) you can have a 8600GT

For a little more then that (real gaming power) an x1950.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102067 (150 after MIR) Im closing in on 7 thousand 3d06 marks with the exact card stock cooling (6 thousand on my old x2 4600)

 

[ps2cho]

Why get the 3600+ Windsor and not the Brisbane? Will this rig be overclocked? If so the Brisbane will do much much better and run cooler as well.

Also, I'd switch that microatx Motherboard with the Biostar TForce7050. Much better motherboard...but if the $20 difference is substantial, then the Abit will be ok.

Also, the 7900GS is significantly faster than the 7600GS and is ~$30 more.

 

[Fr3@k3r]

Ahh didnt realized I had chosen the Windsor 3600+. Kinda was paying attention when I threw this thing together.

The mATX case is because of lanparty's, cramped space at his place and so on.

No overclocking will be done so as long as its running smooth and stable it shouldnt matter which board is used.

I also didnt realize how cheap the 79's were getting so I updated the list with a 7900GS KO from eVGA for $130 after rebate.