NEED HELP! badly!!!!!

Wait, so your budget is $300?76ers

are you serious? I didnt know WoW was such a demanding game....six_shot

You'll realize quickly how demanding the game is once you hit Shattrath.......

Whats the specs on the computer your using now

God I hope your not at the library right now

da1on2

If anyone wants to try to get this build any cheaper, here's what I got so far:

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

GIGABYTE GA-M61P-S3 AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

EVGA 256-P2-N541-T2 GeForce 7600GS 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

Rosewill RE501-BLK ATX12V v2.03 500W Aluminum Power Supply - Retail

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ Brisbane 2.1GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADO4000DDBOX - Retail

G.SKILL 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model F2-6400PHU1-1GBNR - Retail

Western Digital Caviar SE WD400JD 40GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM

SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-203B - OEM

Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2B 1 Pack - OEM

Funny how the Windows XP software is the most expensive part on this list. I don't think it will get much cheaper... It won't get lower than $450 for sure.

Hmm... if you have some old computers, you think you could salvage the case?? Just take everything out and give it a really good cleaning so its free from dust.

If you think that you need a better computer, I think you should save up, because once you hit the $1000 mark on your budget, you can get some pretty good parts...

76ers was right,you can't really get it below $450. I was able to put together a slightly better system (dual-channel RAM, better vid, bundle deal on HD and save a bit on Enermax case with PSU) all for about $455 including Windows. If you don`t need Windows, that drops to $365.

$60 GIGABYTE GA-MA69VM-S2 AM2 AMD 690V Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

* $66 AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ Brisbane 2.1GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor - Retail
* $70 Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Use link below to add to cart with combo price:
$120 CPU and Hard Drive Combo (second deal from bottom)

$47 Patriot eXtreme Performance 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

$60 ENERMAX PANDORA 185 ECA3070 Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 400W Power Supply - Retail

$50 (after $20 MIR) HIS Hightech H165PRF256N-R Radeon X1650PRO 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

$28 LG Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 10X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache E-IDE/ATAPIDVD Burner - OEM

$90 Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2B 1 Pack - OEM

aye, i got another question, if i upgraded the ram and vid card, would this processor be able to handle Bioshock? or maybe crisis on low settings? Idk how this CPU is compared to core 2 duos.six_shot

i thought you gonna built a super computer later?

and don't go with that psu because case+psu combo pretty much sucks

aye, i got another question, if i upgraded the ram and vid card, would this processor be able to handle Bioshock? or maybe crisis on low settings? Idk how this CPU is compared to core 2 duos.six_shot

It is pretty close to a E4300 in most games, so the CPU would let you play Bioshock or Crisis... But if you put in a higher end video card, you will probably need a better PSU too.

and don't go with that psu because case+psu combo pretty much sucks

quocthai

If he sticks with the x1650 or even goes up to a X1950Pro, that PSU will be good. It is better than most generic "500Watt" PSUs. Its anEnermax and has 27A on the 12V rails.

Now if you want to go with the 8800GTS or higher, I would definitely go with something a little stronger.