Budget build

[matts4456]

I have a budget of about $500-$550. I want to be able to play css with a good fps and im pretty sure this could be done with this amount of money. I pretty much need everything but a graphics card.

 

[veg1992]

Graphics card pretty much tells if you can play a game with decent settings... mind telling what you have? and what interface it uses? (AGP or PCI-e)

 

[matts4456]

lol yah that would probably help you out...I have a xfx geforce 8800gs...I also dont need monitor, keyboard, mouse, and os

 

[veg1992]

Ahh very nice choice... you'll crazy max it out.. too bad for the 125 FPS Cap..

e7200/e5200
Core Contact Freezer
2gb DDR2 RAM
Biostar TP45HP
Corsair 450vx/550vx
Case of your Choice/ HD/Optical Drive

 

[nderscore]

Newegg.com - SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 22X DVD-R 16X DVD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe - CD / DVD Burners
Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Centurion 534 RC-534-KKN2-GP Black Aluminum & Mesh bezel / SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory
Newegg.com - Antec earthwatts EA500 500W ATX12V v2.0 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies
Newegg.com - ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards
Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops

Comes to $552 before shipping and note to vernong, CSS caps at 299.

 

[Ethan_Kaizer]

Comes to $552 before shipping and note to vernong, CSS caps at 299.

Wow, nice build.

And yes, CS:S can go up to 299 fps.

In console, type fps_max 301

 

[Hussein19891]

Newegg.com - SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 22X DVD-R 16X DVD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe - CD / DVD Burners
Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Centurion 534 RC-534-KKN2-GP Black Aluminum & Mesh bezel / SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory
Newegg.com - Antec earthwatts EA500 500W ATX12V v2.0 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies
Newegg.com - ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards
Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops

Comes to $552 before shipping and note to vernong, CSS caps at 299.

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You Yanks and your cheap hard ware. I feel so jealous.

 

[veg1992]

Seriously? I thought it was 125... too much COD4 for me lately..

Wow.. nice build btw... changes I'd recommend is the RAM, kind of weak 5-5-5-15 for DDR2 800

and the Antec 300 is cheaper after shipping:
Newegg.com - Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases 300

 

[Ethan_Kaizer]

Seriously? I thought it was 125... too much COD4 for me lately..

Wow.. nice build btw... changes I'd recommend is the RAM, kind of weak 5-5-5-15 for DDR2 800

Yes, but the RAM is of good quality, and for 50 bucks, I think it's justified.

 

[nderscore]

Wow.. nice build btw... changes I'd recommend is the RAM, kind of weak 5-5-5-15 for DDR2 800

I personally find the benefit of performance RAM to be negligible. Tighter timings and faster speeds is not worth the extra investment in RAM as that money can be spent on upgrading the other parts.