Budget Gaming Build

[Technochicken]

I'm building a gaming rig for my friend's bro, and he's looking to spend about 500$, including the OS, and he already has a keyboard, monitor and speakers. He will be using it for mostly gaming, but he also uses high end beat making software a lot.

I was thinking something like this:

Cpu/Motherboard:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.211729

Video Card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102770

RAM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231226
really any 4 gig set would work. I'm not really sure which brands are the best though.

Hard Drive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152137

PSU

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152137
I'm not sure if this is enough, but I think I've seen Rage recommend this for a build with a 4850.

Case

I have no idea. Doesn't have to be flashy, just functional.


Thanks,
TC

 

[Rage_3K_Moiz]

I would recommend this build instead:

• Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2 AMD 740G uATX Motherboard - Retail - $52.99 + free shipping
• AMD Athlon X2 7850 Kuma 2.8GHz Black Edition CPU - Retail - $60.00 + free shipping
• G.SKILL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 800MHz Dual-Channel Kit - Retail - $46.99 + free shipping
• Sapphire Radeon HD 4830 512MB GDDR3 PCI-Express 2.0 x16 Graphics Card - Retail - $93.24 + free shipping
• Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM - $56.99 + free shipping
• Corsair CMPSU-400CX 400W PSU with Active PFC - Retail - $49.99 ($39.99 after $10 rebate) + free shipping
• Rosewill Wind Ryder RZLS142A-P BK Dual 120mm Cooling Fans and Mesh Design Front Panel Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail - $39.99 + free shipping
• Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit - OEM - $99.99 + free shipping

Grand Total = $500 approximately. Everything ships free.

If your friend can stretch their budget a bit, I recommend this card instead of the HD 4830.

Also, look at this page to see if and how your friend can get their copy of the Windows 7 equivalent of Vista Home Premium, for only the cost of S&H ($9.99). I'm not sure whether or not that particular version of Vista is eligible, but if it is, then your friend's in luck.

 

[Technochicken]

That doesn't include the OS in the 500. Getting Vista Home Basic x64 would add another 90$

 

[Rage_3K_Moiz]

Ah, right. I've edited the build accordingly.