Boyah build me a cheap, good gaming PC

[NOA_Haunted]

I have two older PC's which I can scrap some parts from but I want to build a nice gaming PC. But I have little knowledge on good parts to buy and so on.

So I am asking someone to post everything I will need to build a nice gaming computer for cheap!

Thanks to anyone that helps.

[Classic]

..."cheap, good gaming PC"...


LOL

[NOA_Haunted]

..."cheap, good gaming PC"...


LOL

Means less than $1000 dollars

[snorkel]

ASUS LGA 775 mobo - about $100-150
core 2 quad CPU - $100-150
6gb ddr2 ram - $60-70
nVidia GT 250 gpu - $70-100
500gb sata drive - $80
sata disc drive - $30
power supply - $60-100
wireless card - $20

so that's $500-600 without a case

[NOA_Haunted]

ASUS LGA 775 mobo - about $100-150
core 2 quad CPU - $100-150
6gb ddr2 ram - $60-70
nVidia GT 250 gpu - $70-100
500gb sata drive - $80
sata disc drive - $30
power supply - $60-100
wireless card - $20

so that's $500-600 without a case

Can I just scavenge the disc drive from my older PC?

[NOA_Haunted]

Good case? http://www.atxcases.com/item.asp?id=498

[snorkel]

Can I just scavenge the disc drive from my older PC?

sure, if it does everything you want

I personally think that's a shitty case

[Blaze-Senpai]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341022
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227269
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131347
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115206
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.236160

I think that's around 600 or something, but those specs are about equal the laptop I have. You could easily up some of the parts for better performance (notably the graphics card).

[Nate]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341022
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227269
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131347
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115206
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.236160

I think that's around 600 or something, but those specs are about equal the laptop I have. You could easily up some of the parts for better performance (notably the graphics card).

I find nothing wrong with a 9800GT, I can play all my games on max fine.

[Blaze-Senpai]

Newer games require better cards. It's probably better to get a more up to date card now that can be used for a few more years.


Then again, I only play Half Life 2 Deathmatch on a 9600m

[The artist formally known]

only game you need is dialbo 3 and starcrp2

[Nate]

Newer games require better cards. It's probably better to get a more up to date card now that can be used for a few more years.


Then again, I only play Half Life 2 Deathmatch on a 9600m

I play GTAIV with Medium to High settings with no lag at all. Runs like 40-50FPS. Which isn't bad at all. Fallout 3 runs at a solid 60-70 FPS.

The problem is, when you get a rather shitty CPU it just bottlenecks the GPU and such.

[Blaze-Senpai]

I play GTAIV with Medium to High settings with no lag at all. Runs like 40-50FPS. Which isn't bad at all. Fallout 3 runs at a solid 60-70 FPS.

The problem is, when you get a rather shitty CPU it just bottlenecks the GPU and such.

Is the P8700 a shitty Core 2 Duo? ;-;

[NOA_Haunted]

only game you need is dialbo 3 and starcrp2

Is diablo 3 going to be Mac compatible?