[Tyr]

My budget is $300 and it has to include the following parts,

CPU
RAM
Motherboard
80GB HDD
DVD/CD Burner
PSU
Video Card

^The total of all those parts above has to be no more than $300.

I have already picked out a case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811156018
And is this a good monitor? - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824002217

I don't care if it's AMD or Intel, whatever is the better value.

I just want to use this computer for email, internet, downloads, and playing some old games.

[Adam123]

lol, 300 isn't going to get you alot...You may even be better going with *shudder* a Dell...

[Tyr]

I don't need much. Just enough for web surfing, burning cds/dvds and playing some old games. Could you at least post a build so I can see what I can get for $300 and compare it to a Dell?

I might be able to stretch to $400 if it would make a difference....

[Adam123]

Well. possibly 400 would do somthing, but with that monitor and case, thats almost 160 off your 300. thats only 140 for parts. and theres some pretty pricey parts you need...

Sorry im not much help, dont have a lot of experience in THAT cheap of parts.

[Tyr]

No! the monitor and case are NOT included in the 300-400 budget.

[Powerslave]

do you need a monitor, speakers, mouse, keyboard, or OS? because thats about 300 bucks.

[Tyr]

Originally posted by p0werslave
do you need a monitor, speakers, mouse, keyboard, or OS? because thats about 300 bucks.

Nope, only the internal components listed above.

[Tyr]

Let me clear up the confusion. I want to spend no more than 300-400 and I need all the following parts and nothing else,

CPU
RAM
Motherboard
80GB HDD
DVD/CD Burner
PSU
Video Card

[Amd64Boy]

Ill put you together a budget spec sheet and tell you what parts do get but you know how to build a computer right? (sorry lol)

[Tyr]

I've never built one but I'm confident I can do it.