[Excessum]

I need a new gaming PC but im on a budget of 600$, It can go over to 650$, That's fine.

I don't need a monitor or graphics card (I have those 2 things already)

I was looking for the best gaming PC build for the price, But I fail at this stuff, I thought I might get some help here

[Muffin Man]

do you also need an OS? what graphics card do you already have?

[Excessum]

Yeah, I need to buy an OS, my choice for that is windows vista 64 bit (Comes with free windows 7 upgrade from newegg)

My video card is a geforce 9500GT

I asked another forum to suggest a build on this budget and, Heres what I currently have :

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I like that build ^ It's what I'm getting, Unless you can make a better one? :o!

[Muffin Man]

is there supposed to be an image? regardless, if youre looking for a gaming rig, a 9500gt is kinda weak. ill see what can be worked out.

[Excessum]

Originally Posted by Muffin Man

is there supposed to be an image? regardless, if youre looking for a gaming rig, a 9500gt is kinda weak. ill see what can be worked out.

the 9500GT worked just fine on my old PC (Pentium 4 3.0 GHz CPU 512mb 444Mhz 1GB 667 MHz mixed RAM) So I'm pretty sure it will work just fine for the build im trying to do =P!

I just don't want to get a crappy CPU in order to get a new gfx card. So it'll have to do =P And yes that was an SS. Here's what was on it :

CPU :
Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops

HDD :
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives

Mobo :
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards

Case :
Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases

RAM :
Newegg.com - Kingston HyperX T1 Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model KHX8500D2T1K2/4G - Desktop Memory

CD/DVD Drive :
Newegg.com - Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD/CD Rewritable Drive - CD / DVD Burners

PSU :
Newegg.com - Rosewill Green Series RG530-2 530W Continuous @40°C, 80 PLUS Certified,ATX12V v2.3 & EPS12V v2.91, SLI Ready CrossFire Ready,Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies

OS :
Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders w/ Tech Guarantee - Operating Systems

And the extra things I'm getting for that ^

Fans :
Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER TLF-S82-EB 80mm Blue LED Case Fan - Case Fans
Newegg.com - LOGISYS Computer CF120BL 120mm BLUE 4 LED LED Case Fan - Case Fans

Thermal Paste :
Newegg.com - ZEROtherm ZT100 thermal grease - Thermal Compound / Grease

Cables :
Newegg.com - Nippon Labs Premium 36" (3 ft.) SATA II Cable with locking latch for SATA I and SATA II Hard Drive Model SATA-L1-R - Cables
Newegg.com - Rosewill 12" PWM Splitter Model RCW-FPS-401 - Cables

[Muffin Man]

why do you need the extra cables? the mobo will come with sata cables.

well you asked for the best gaming rig for your money, and this would be a much better gaming rig. this totals $658.

Newegg.com - Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, Digital Cameras and more!
Newegg.com - Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, Digital Cameras and more!
Newegg.com - Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, Digital Cameras and more!
Newegg.com - OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2RPR800C44GK - Desktop Memory
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives
Newegg.com - Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD/CD Rewritable Drive - CD / DVD Burners

and sell the 9500 gt, or keep if you want. i didnt get you a crappy cpu to fit in a good graphics card. if youre unsure, ill post some reviews to show.

[Excessum]

The mobos only come with 1 SATA cable, Which is for the HDD, I'd need an extra one for the CD/DVD Drive which is OEM, That's why o.o

[Muffin Man]

it will come with atleast 2 sata cables, well the mobo i listed will, idk about the intel.

[Slaymate]

You can always use some of your old cables.

[Excessum]

Ahh, Thanks for your help.

I've never used AMD so I don't know much about that, I stuck with the previous build (I removed all the cables)

Also, I changed the PSU to another one that was suggested by someone at another forum.

Instead of the Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33 GHz, I purchased the Intel Core 2 Quad 8400 2.66Ghz for 20$ more in hopes of more speed.