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I have a little over $500 now for a basic PC. Here's what I've picked out at Newegg:
https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/WishList/TemporaryWishList.asp?BundleExist=N
For those who don't want to click the link (or it doesn't work right):
SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model SH-S203N - OEM - $33.99
COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail - $44.99 ($25 mail in rebate)
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM - $104.99
CORSAIR CMPSU-450VX ATX12V V2.2 450W Power Supply - Retail - $79.99 ($10 mail in rebate)
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ - Retail - $46.99
ECS 945GCT-M (V1.0) LGA 775 Intel 945GC Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail - $49.99
Intel Pentium E2180 Allendale 2.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80557E2180 - Retail - $84.99
Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM - $111.49
Which comes to $583.05 shipped.
I know I'm not going to play games right away but will this system work fine if I add a nVidia Geforce 8800GTS 512Mb later on and be able to play Crysis (only using this as a benchmark) or other games like UT3, Gears Of War, etc on higher settings? I do plan on overclocking the E2180, I hear they can hit at least 3ghz pretty easy. So how will this budget build do?
BTW my current PC is a Dell Pentium 4 1.8ghz (Willamette 180nm with the 400 FSB), 512Mb of RAM, 80 gig hard drive, and a nVidia GeForce 3 Ti 200 64Mb of RAM running Windows XP Home edition. Yeah it's ancient, I bought it in May 2002...
So right now just about anything is better.
I already have a Logitech MX700 mouse, keyboard, and a ViewSonic VX2025wm LCD.
Thanks in advance!
https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/WishList/TemporaryWishList.asp?BundleExist=N
For those who don't want to click the link (or it doesn't work right):
SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model SH-S203N - OEM - $33.99
COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail - $44.99 ($25 mail in rebate)
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM - $104.99
CORSAIR CMPSU-450VX ATX12V V2.2 450W Power Supply - Retail - $79.99 ($10 mail in rebate)
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ - Retail - $46.99
ECS 945GCT-M (V1.0) LGA 775 Intel 945GC Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail - $49.99
Intel Pentium E2180 Allendale 2.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80557E2180 - Retail - $84.99
Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM - $111.49
Which comes to $583.05 shipped.
I know I'm not going to play games right away but will this system work fine if I add a nVidia Geforce 8800GTS 512Mb later on and be able to play Crysis (only using this as a benchmark) or other games like UT3, Gears Of War, etc on higher settings? I do plan on overclocking the E2180, I hear they can hit at least 3ghz pretty easy. So how will this budget build do?
BTW my current PC is a Dell Pentium 4 1.8ghz (Willamette 180nm with the 400 FSB), 512Mb of RAM, 80 gig hard drive, and a nVidia GeForce 3 Ti 200 64Mb of RAM running Windows XP Home edition. Yeah it's ancient, I bought it in May 2002...
So right now just about anything is better.I already have a Logitech MX700 mouse, keyboard, and a ViewSonic VX2025wm LCD.
Thanks in advance!
