[Millenniumtiger]

So after years (yes years!) of waiting and hoping and money expectations falling short/being delayed (I won't go into the time that I bought a 42" Plasma TV when I finally had enough money) I finally have enough money for a budget build!

My Budget is $500 shipped to zip code 46845. I know it's not much, but right now, I'm gaming on an integrated graphics set on my laptop....or attempting to lol. I do not need a monitor, mouse, or keyboard....but I do need all the rest of the parts along with a flash drive and and cheap headset for gaming. I do plan to OC this sucker as well.

Here is what I'm thinking, but correct me if I am wrong:

LG DVD Burner: Newegg.com - LG Black 22X (CAV) DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X (CAV) DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD±R DVD Burner - CD / DVD Burners

Antec 300 Case: Newegg.com - Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases

WD 250 GB HDD: Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar RE WD2500YD 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives

ATI Radeon HD 4670: Newegg.com - MSI R4670-2D512 Radeon HD 4670 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Antec earthwatts 500W PSU: Newegg.com - Antec earthwatts EA500 500W ATX12V v2.0 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies

OCZ Platinum 2x1Gb DDR2 1066 Ram: Newegg.com - OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory

BioStar TForce P43 Mobo:Newegg.com - BIOSTAR TForce TP43D2A7 LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards

E5200 Wolfdale:Newegg.com - Intel Pentium E5200 Wolfdale 2.5GHz 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops

AData Flash Drive:Newegg.com - A-DATA 4GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model S701 2.0 4GB Black - USB Flash Drives

(2x) Rosewill 120mm Case Fans: Newegg.com - Rosewill RFA-120-WL 120mm 4 White LEDs LED Case Fan - Case Fans

Rosewill Headset: Newegg.com - Rosewill RH-001 3.5mm Circumaural Multimedia Stereo Headset

Right now is $514.27 shipped. Any way I can scrape off the $15? I know it seems petty, but already stretching the budget a little as a college student...

Should I get the extra case fans? or will the fans that come with the Antec 300 be enough (at least for now)?

Anything I forgot?

EDIT: Would this be better ram? Slower speeds, but tighter timings...
Newegg.com - OCZ SLI-Ready 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory

[1337_JohnN]

Get the saphhire 3850, or a 9600GSO <<< ON SALE!!

[Puddle Jumper]

It looks good. I would get the second set of ram you posted since the extra speed wouldn't make much of a difference.

To save money now you could try the 300 without the two extra fans and if you decide you need them, you can always order them later.

Also you could save a little money by getting this psu.

Newegg.com - Rosewill RP500-2 500W ATX12V v2.01 Power Supply - Power Supplies

[Millenniumtiger]

Originally Posted by Puddle Jumper

It looks good. I would get the second set of ram you posted since the extra speed wouldn't make much of a difference.

To save money now you could try the 300 without the two extra fans and if you decide you need them, you can always order them later.

Also you could save a little money by getting this psu.

Newegg.com - Rosewill RP500-2 500W ATX12V v2.01 Power Supply - Power Supplies

Changed the PSU that you selected, and changed ram...also put the Flash Drive to a 2Gb version since I am only using it to flash bios and a little bit of school stuff....

Have the price down to $500.60! Any other suggestions are still welcome.

[Hussein19891]

Originally Posted by 1337_johnn

get The Saphhire 3850, Or A 9600gso <<< On Sale!!

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[Millenniumtiger]

Originally Posted by Hussein19891

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Changed to the 3850....Didn't realize it and the 4670 had equal stream processing units and it is 256bit compared to 128...

So this is the one I picked:
Newegg.com - POWERCOLOR AX3850 512MD3 Radeon HD 3850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

And this HDD cuz the previous one changed prices...basically the same thing though.

Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250310AS 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives

[vernong1992]

The interface really doesn't matter in this case... the performance is pretty much equal either way

[maroon1]

9600GT is overall faster than HD4670

$69.99 after MIR
Newegg.com - KFA2 by Galaxy 96GFF6HUUEXV GeForce 9600 GT OC 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

[baron5]

Originally Posted by maroon1

9600GT is overall faster than HD4670

$69.99 after MIR
Newegg.com - KFA2 by Galaxy 96GFF6HUUEXV GeForce 9600 GT OC 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

agreed, for low end cards in general, i say its better to go nvidia because their cards are usually more optimized for games and u want the most out of ur cards.

[BongWizard]

the 9600GT and the HD 3850 should perform about the same in most situations (cept mainly Crysis), so i'd go with whichever you can get cheaper now

have you got a heatsink for that?? you're gonna need one if you wanna OC... have a look at this -> Newegg.com - Sunbeam CR-CCTF 120mm "Core Contact Freezer" CPU Cooler - CPU Fans & Heatsinks