Going to make my own pc

[abstraktzor]

since my i just broke my laptop.. ive noticed that i would need a backup pc. (KO WITHDRAWAL SUCKS BALLS) ok so ive decided i want to make my own pc, save some money. what is the bare minimum i'd need to run games like DoD:souce and CS:S and ofc KO. I've been looking into barebones kits but im not sure which would be the best for me. can someone experienced put together a good list of computer components that would be right for me costing around 500$?

[Togashi]

Asus p5p800 se mainboard
pentium IV 2,8 GhZ
Radeon 9800 XL or PRO
1024 Mb RAM memory
some hard drive


And you'll have a pc for less than 300 $ running the above games without problems on highest details... The thing is that if you want to run something newer you might not be able to

[rik088]

omg u need 8800 gtx 8 gig ram 2 terabite and quad core shit!!!

[modchampion]

Here's a decent system you can order from parts via newegg.com (my favorite pc parts dealer)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811147006
45 + 16 = 61
case + power supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813130542
45 + 6 = 51
motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16819103751
amd athlon 64 X2 4600 dual core
72 + 0 = 72

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820161240
2gb ddr2 ram
38 + 5 = 43

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16822136109
320gb hard drive
75 + 0 = 75

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814161096
radeon x1550 512mb graphics card
50 + 5 = 55

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16832116056
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16832116196
90 + 0 = 90
windows xp home or windows vista home basic

Grand Total = $447*

*All prices are approximate rounded prices.

[abstraktzor]

Here's a decent system you can order from parts via newegg.com (my favorite pc parts dealer)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811147006
45 + 16 = 61
case + power supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813130542
45 + 6 = 51
motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16819103751
amd athlon 64 X2 4600 dual core
72 + 0 = 72

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820161240
2gb ddr2 ram
38 + 5 = 43

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16822136109
320gb hard drive
75 + 0 = 75

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814161096
radeon x1550 512mb graphics card
50 + 5 = 55

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16832116056
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16832116196
90 + 0 = 90
windows xp home or windows vista home basic

Grand Total = $447*

*All prices are approximate rounded prices.[/b]

thanks a lot

everyone else feel free to make more suggestions

[modchampion]

Oops forgot to say:

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx...N82E16827106229
DVD Writer with Lightscribe
It'd be another $30

[SaNCTe]

just spend $300 more and not have to upgrade ur PC for another 5 years....your PC will be outdated in 2 at the most.

[Seekor]

Processor: AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+, MMX, 3DNow (2 CPUs), ~2.0GHz

Memory: 1024MB RAM

Hard Drive: 160GB Western Digital

Video Card: WinFast 7950 GT(NVIDIA)

Motherboard: abit nvidia nforce 570 ultra

Currently what im using atm it works very well and it should cost you around 500$ and you will be able to play almost any game.

[VictoryAkara]

My thing is, Why sit here and buy a shit computer [under 1000$] When it will be outdated and not able to play any new game's - Why not put 1000$ More into it, And get a totally kickass computer - that will still play thing's coming out 7 years from now? One of my computers are nearly... hm 6-7 year's old - And still play's COD4 on medium graphics, Only thing I bought new was a AGP video card for it - Work's still like a charm.