Good Deal?

[diabloII]

Id suggest at least an Athlon 64 3000+, but the 3200+ would be great, its a really nice processor. A gig of RAM, and a 6600 GT

Case: ANTEC Performance Plus Case with 430W Power Supply, $120
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-129-115&depa=0

Total: 683

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Mobo: MSI "K8N Neo4-F" NVIDIA nForce4 Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 939 http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-130-491&depa=0
$90
CPU: AMD Athlon 3000+ Winchester Core
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-499&depa=0
$135
Memory: Corsair value 2x 512
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-145-480&depa=0
$100
Video Card: eVGA 6600G GT
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=14-130-214&depa=0
$180
Hard drive: Western Digital 80GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model WD800JD
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=22-135-106&depa=0
$58

Total: 683

Okay, a bit more expensive than what u wanted to spend, but also a helluva better system. I didnt include floppy drive, monitor, speakers, and keyboard/mous, cuz i assumed u already have those. However, this would be a very nice system that would definitly play CS: Source at highers settings. Much better than the PC you listed above.

yes, that's a very good budget setup

 

[stonerkid88]

Thanks DHW, but I don't think I can do that price :/

PizzatheHut06: I'm liking that price a lot and thanks for taking the time , but what do you classify as a good gaming experience? Will it take the newer games such as Counter Strike Source, Battlefield 2 in the future, etc.

 

[dhw200]

It might take BF2 and the future, but if u really want to play the future, I suggest you dont spend anything now. Just save the $$$ and spend it on something you REALLY want, instead of an incremental act.

 

[Lasrix]

i took the "incremental act". one part here and there (less then 2 months) and now BAM!! im living it up!

 

[diabloII]

if you try to save up to around $800-900 at the time of the release of Battlefield 2 you should have yourself a nice comp

 

[Dark_Sniper*]

hi i have a xp 2700 and it works good for gaming and i also have counter strike soucre it all works just fine.

 

[stonerkid88]

Nah, I can't do the whole 'saving' thing with my current situation and I just want a decent computer to get established with. Something that I will be able to upgrade in the future which is OK.

 

[stonerkid88]

hi i have a xp 2700 and it works good for gaming and i also have counter strike soucre it all works just fine.

hmmm INTERESTING! I thought it wouldn't be good for gaming.

 

[PizzatheHut06]

PizzatheHut06: I'm liking that price a lot and thanks for taking the time , but what do you classify as a good gaming experience? Will it take the newer games such as Counter Strike Source, Battlefield 2 in the future, etc

Yes, it would definitely give you a good gaming experience. Games are becoming more and more GPU dependent, which is why I spent the most money in your system on the video card. Here is my system:

CPU- AMD Athlon XP 2500+
RAM- 512 MB Corsair XMS PC3200
Motherboard- ASUS A7N8X-X
Hard Drive- same as the one I listed for you
Video Card- PNY GeForce Ti 4200 64 MB
Case- same as the one I listed for you
Optical Drive- Sony CD Burner

I enjoy gaming with it, and your video card is literally like 20 times better than mine. I'm able to play current games on medium settings just fine. The 6600GT should allow you to play games very well.

 

[diabloII]

Nah, I can't do the whole 'saving' thing with my current situation and I just want a decent computer to get established with. Something that I will be able to upgrade in the future which is OK.

that's my point

xp are just fine for gaming, but i was worried about the "5900" video card

and you'll need a sckt 939 mobo if you want to do any upgrading

so an xp with a decent video will be fine (if the 5900 is ok, then go for it; i have no idea if the 5900 is good or not)