New pc for dad

[Demalii]

My dad wanted to upgrade his pc again with like a new mobo but he's running an amd 3200xp which is old school, I told him it's time to build a new pc..

Can I do a decent new pc for like 600 bucks?

I just want opinions on the best hardware right now for this price range, thanks again~!

He's plays like flight sim from microsoft but that's pretty much, so he does need at least decent graphics but definatly not a computer for crysis.

Thanks for the help!

 

[saltynay]

E7200
Onboard graphics
onboard sound
any psu
anything really
vista 2gb or xp 1gb ram

 

[Fat.Clown]

OCZ Fatal1ty Edition 4GB (2x2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
43
POWERCOLOR AX4830 512MD3-H Radeon HD 4830 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
120
Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 Wolfdale 2.66GHz 3MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Dual-Core Processor
ASUS P5Q SE PLUS LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
197
Sunbeam CR-CCTF 120mm "Core Contact Freezer" CPU Cooler
40
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
55
PC Power & Cooling Silencer PPCS420X 420W ATX12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
60
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD322HJ 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
55
LG Black 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD±R DVD Burner
24

603

get set, discuss

 

[saltynay]

looks fine to me bit too much graphics power for an old fogey imo

 

[wait321]

I built one for my dad for $200-$300.

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Windsor 2.0GHz $35.99
ASUS M2N-MX SE Plus AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard $46.99
Antec earthwatts EA500 500W PSU - $49.99
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - $14.99 after rebate
ARCTIC COOLING ALPINE64 92mm CPU Cooler - $15.29
Any sata dvd drive - about $25
Any sata hd - about $40
Any case - about $50

Total - about $260

The PSU is probably way more powerful than you need, but it's on sale.