Cheapest Build that Will Play Bioshock Well

[Whirlwind]

My buddy would like to build a pc for christmas that would play Bioshock really well....he only has $825....is this possible or not??

He needs the following
1. Case
2. Power Supply
3. CPU
4. Ram
5. Video card
6. Operating System
7. Mobo
8. Hard Drive
9. DVD Rom

I think he is SOL and should save more and forget about getting it for Christmas...what do you think?

I know you guys know the parts and price alot better than me right now.

 

[UA_Iron]

No, its possible. This one is 814 before shipping. But even less after rebate:

CD/DVD: Newegg.com - Sony NEC Optiarc Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X 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 SATA DVD Burner - OEM
CASE/PSU:
Newegg.com - RAIDMAX SMILODON ATX-612WBP Black SECC STEEL ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply - Retail
HD:
Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250310AS 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
GPU:
Newegg.com - EVGA 512-P3-N802-A1 GeForce 8800GT Superclocked 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
RAM:
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
MOBO:
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Processor:
Newegg.com - Intel Dual-Core E2180 Allendale 2.0GHz 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail
OS:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116049

 

[Whirlwind]

is XP Media Center 32bit?

 

[Iokewe]

ya i think Vista is the only 64bit OS

 

[ShaolinDreams]

has he got a screen?

 

[Whirlwind]

has he got a screen?

Yes, he has a monitor....if that is what you mean.

 

[zerodayATK]

ya i think Vista is the only 64bit OS

No, They have XP 64, But it wasn't Highly Supported. Vista is now...

 

[Invisible]

he could get a free case
Newegg.com - RAIDMAX NINJA ATX-918WB Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Newegg.com - RAIDMAX SAGITTA ATX-921WB Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

 

[Whirlwind]

he could get a free case
Newegg.com - RAIDMAX NINJA ATX-918WB Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Newegg.com - RAIDMAX SAGITTA ATX-921WB Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

Deal on the cases must be off....too bad, that really would have helped him stay in the budget.

At least it looks like for $825 he can get his wish.

$825 is not bad for a pc that will run Bioshock, at least I think that is a pretty good deal.

 

[veg1992]

No, its possible. This one is 814 before shipping. But even less after rebate:

CD/DVD: Newegg.com - Sony NEC Optiarc Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X 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 SATA DVD Burner - OEM
CASE/PSU:
Newegg.com - RAIDMAX SMILODON ATX-612WBP Black SECC STEEL ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply - Retail
HD:
Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250310AS 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
GPU:
Newegg.com - EVGA 512-P3-N802-A1 GeForce 8800GT Superclocked 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
RAM:
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
MOBO:
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Processor:
Newegg.com - Intel Dual-Core E2180 Allendale 2.0GHz 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail
OS:
Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 w/SP2B - OEM

ur telling him to use an Integrated Case PSU?