Complete system upgrade

[CodyA20]

Dpends what you have now. What are you using?

What do you mean? My power supply is only 300w, and no idea what to look for in fans.

 

[CodyA20]

omg.. can you spend $500?

I can spend how much I want, its just the fact that I'm still in high school, and only work a minimum wage job.

I still gotta pay for my phone bill and car insurance though :S

Will take a little over 1 paycheck to have that much free cash, but yes, why?

 

[CodyA20]

Okay, I've spent a good amount of time looking around newegg for quality pieces that aren't super expensive, and I've found these:

Newegg.com - AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200 Brisbane 2.7GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops

Newegg.com - Foxconn A7VMX-K AM2+/AM2 AMD 780V Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards

Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100265L Radeon HD 4830 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Newegg.com - CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory

Those all should go together, and run most games quite well, yes?

 

[Hussein19891]

Get this chip instead.

Newegg.com - AMD Athlon 64 X2 7750 Kuma 2.7GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache 2MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 95W Dual-Core black edition Processor - Processors - Desktops

Its the best performer AMD Dual Core out there. It even outperforms the X2 6400+.

 

[Puddle Jumper]

I would still go with the E5200, especially if you plan on overcloking. You can save a lot of money on the motherboard compared to what was suggested before.

Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards

Also if you can wait a few weeks the e5200 is supposed to drop to $70.

4gb of ram isn't really necessary, 2gb is fine for gaming.

Newegg.com - G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory

 

[harnar123]

yeah, get the e5200, much better then the amd's suggested and can overclock really good.

 

[CodyA20]

Well, I don't really plan on overclocking, seeing as I've never really even put a computer together before..

so,
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards
and
Newegg.com - e5200

would be a better combo?

 

[PuRpLeSmUrF]

OCing a piece of equipment can be a good way to safe money. Plus, there are guides far and wide out there to walk you through it.

 

[CodyA20]

Then learn to overclock, like you did to build a computer!

I haven't really learned to build a computer yet, I'm still going to have to do a lot of research on how take out cpu and replace ect ect, and if I was to OC, I'm sure I'd have to get new fans too ><

 

[CodyA20]

would I NEED a cpu cooler, or just a suggestion?

Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-WW Black/Silver Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases

would be fine?