low budget bang

[wiouxev]

this is what I have so far. what do you guys think?

processor $105.99 (2.0GHz, easy overclocker)
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2000MHz HT Socket 939 Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103535

vid card $149.99 (7600GT 256mb)
eVGA Geforce 7600GT 256-P2-N553-AX Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130283

hd $101.99 (10krpm, 37gb)
Western Digital Raptor 36.7GB 3.5" Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144200

ram $150 (2gb)
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Dual Channel Platinum System Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820227210

 

[GageMW]

ditch the raptor. you can get two of these in raid http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144415 for almost the same price and a faster speed (3 gb/s) if your not OCing just get cheapo ram, if you are consider this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820220082 for $10 more get this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103533
vid card is good though.

for a motherboard id reccomend http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813188006 (allows for SLI upgradeability)
for a case get http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811129155 (cheap professional looking, comes with PSU, if you want window + better PSU get a Thermaltake tsunami and an antec truepower 2)
if you need a CD drive get a lite on lightscribe dvd burner (<$40)

 

[Trifid]

Get rid of the raptor. Waste of money in this price range. Spend the money on a 7900GT or the likes.

 

[PZEROFGH]

this is what I have so far. what do you guys think?

processor $105.99 (2.0GHz, easy overclocker)
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2000MHz HT Socket 939 Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103535

vid card $149.99 (7600GT 256mb)
eVGA Geforce 7600GT 256-P2-N553-AX Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130283

hd $101.99 (10krpm, 37gb)
Western Digital Raptor 36.7GB 3.5" Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144200

ram $150 (2gb)
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Dual Channel Platinum System Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820227210

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813136152

This motherboard for overclocking, and you can mod it to an SLI-D

Yeah drop the raptor...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130281

 

[wiouxev]

Thanks for the tips

However the vid card is way out of budget. Trying to keep the main pieces below 600-700

 

[Jam3s-Zer0]

any need for 2gb ram ? get 1gb and 7900 or such.

 

[PZEROFGH]

any need for 2gb ram ? get 1gb and 7900 or such.

Yes 2GB's all the way!!

 

[Trifid]

any need for 2gb ram ? get 1gb and 7900 or such.

There is every need to go for 2GB's of RAM (Vista and games now.)

 

[wiouxev]

Yeah, I know 2gb of ram is about the smartest ~$150 spent for the system, so that really isnt an option to change.

 

[Mk97]

Why not AM2? It's about the same price... Then hook up w/ the 2 gigs and if you have enough then nab a 7900, otherwise get a 7600.