Building $500 gaming rig

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I don't want to comment on Hardware sales, and what to purchase and for how much
But you really should have Sata, if the Motheboard supports it (Sata is better)
 
Listen, you said you're going to upgrade the HD when you get more money. A little advise from someone who has wasted hundreds of dollars, maybe even more.

Save your money, by the parts you plan on keeping for a long time all at once.

Remember as soon as you get this thing build it will already be out dated.
 
Upgrading your IDE HDD to SATA is nearly worthless. Don't won't waste your money as long as you have enough IDE ports on your motherboard, unless you want to invest in something like a Raptor which is significantly faster.
 
faster hdds only speed up loadind times and windows start up, with the hdds i got now both are fast and i got an OLD system.
 
i spent alot of money on the hdds i got now and loading times are fine to me. im just really tight on money right now
 
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