Need a budget build

[ClayKann]

I really miss gaming and would love to build another rig. Its been so long though i dont know whats good and whats bad anymore. Really would like to spend about $400 bucks i need everything besides monitor, keyboard, and mouse. I wanna be able to play the games at a decent setting. Just need something where i can play gta iv, arma 2, cod4, and a few flight sims.

I will be playing on a 15 inch crt monitor at a whopping 1024x768 res. So i dont need anything crazy as far as graphics.

 

[Muffin Man]

have you thought about maybe squeezing in a new monitor in your budget for a little more money? also, do you have any parts you could salvage from an older computer like a disk drive or hdd?

 

[ClayKann]

Yes i do have a HDD i forgot to mention that. Im going to keep my monitor for a while works great still.

 

[philbar71]

Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-MA785GMT-UD2H AM3 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards

Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X4 945 Deneb 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops

Newegg.com - Crucial Ballistix Tracer 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory with LEDs Model BL2KIT25664TA1336 - Desktop Memory

Newegg.com - XFX HD-485X-YDFC Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Newegg.com - OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ500MXSP 500W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply compatible with core i7 - Power Supplies

Newegg.com - SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 22X DVD-R 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner LightScribe Support - CD / DVD Burners

total is $511, i know overbudget but well worth it. it will last you along time.

Edit: i made a whoops, fixed it

 

[ClayKann]

Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-MA785GMT-UD2H AM3 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards

Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X4 945 Deneb 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops

Newegg.com - Crucial Ballistix Tracer 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory with LEDs Model BL2KIT25664TA1336 - Desktop Memory

Newegg.com - XFX HD-485X-YDFC Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Newegg.com - OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ500MXSP 500W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply compatible with core i7 - Power Supplies

Newegg.com - SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 22X DVD-R 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner LightScribe Support - CD / DVD Burners

total is $511, i know overbudget but well worth it. it will last you along time.

Edit: i made a whoops, fixed it

Still need a case and op, so that will be way higher. Would like to keep it around $400......

 

[philbar71]

well for the OS you can use the windows 7 RC for free till about march of next year.

Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC): Instructions for Free Download

and here is a good case,

Newegg.com - Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases

it's extremely hard to build a good gaming rig for $400. but to cut costs you can replace the gfx card and CPU with these parts,

Newegg.com - ASUS EAH4770 FORMULA/DI/512MD5 Radeon HD 4770 512MB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards that will save you $10

Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X3 710 2.6GHz 3 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops not a quad, but almost as good and will save you $65

 

[ClayKann]

I just need a decent rig like i said i just wanna play the games decently. Thanks for the help.

Which card is better the 4850 or 4770? They are the same in price.....

 

[Muffin Man]

$384 + shipping (you can reuse your hdd)

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Newegg.com - LITE-ON Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD Burner with LightScribe LightScribe Support - CD / DVD Burners

 

[ClayKann]

$384 + shipping (you can reuse your hdd)

Newegg.com - Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, Digital Cameras and more!
Newegg.com - Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, Digital Cameras and more!
Newegg.com - Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, Digital Cameras and more!
Newegg.com - LITE-ON Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD Burner with LightScribe LightScribe Support - CD / DVD Burners

Awesome Thats perfect! So im guessing amd and ati are beating intel and nvidia now?

Also how will this setup do on my 15" 1024x768 monitor?

 

[philbar71]

^ not so much. intel currently pwns (yes i said it) amd with thier i7's just amd is better for people on a budget. and nvidia is currently holding the number 1 spot in the gfx wars with the GTX 295 beating the 4870x2.