What parts should i use to make a cheap, mid-level gaming pc?

Question

i have about 500-550 bones to spend on a gaming computer and i would like to know what others reccomend for parts. I decided to build one myself so any piece of hardware from case to mobo would help.

Thanks

Answer 1

Rocket power on a budget…
I built this one a while a go so some of the deal have expired, some things are less... but check places like...

http://www.techbargains.com/index.cfm

http://www.slickdeals.net/

and you'll find the current deals

(BTW, you'll want a better video card for gaming)

Asus p5n-e sli (referb) 75.00
E6400 (one day sale, micro center) 159.99
2g Ocz dd2/800 (-50 MIR)72.00
Cobra case (-99 MIR)free
500w power supply (-65 MIR)free
7600gt oc (-100 MIR)49.95
Zalen 9500 (2x20 MIR)5.00

Still using old 20.1 LCD (225 @ office depot -70MIR and -20 off 150 = 135pd)
Recycled 4x hard drives from old pc’s and an external for a total of 1.2T

Total: 361.49 + @30 shipping = best PC for under 400.00 know to man!

420fsb@3.36Ghz rock solid, running 24/7

Answer 2

For the case, just about any ATX case should work, so you should consider price and what you want your system to look like on the outside. As far as hardware, the important thing is to make sure all the hardware you purchase is compatible with each other. Personally, I really like the website, http://www.newegg.com/, for building systems because you can see whether or not things are compatible by looking at the statistics. Considering how much money you're looking to spend, you should be able to build a pretty good system.

Answer 3

yikes 500-550 isn't that big of a budget, but i recommend you visit newegg.com. They have great deals and packages to help the Build it Yourself person.