MtnPictures Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 (edited) Alright. I'm in the process of building a new computer. I plan on using it for everyday tasks and alittle gaming everynow and then. (Example: Age of Empire 3, Call of Duty 2, and Half-Life 2). I don't need to play them at max settings, but I don't want it looking choppy. Now here is the thing that gets me. I'm wanting the best bang for the buck pretty much spend as little money as possible, but making it worthwhile. Here are the parts that I've picked out. (I plan on using my old hard drives to save alittle money).CPU (I plan on overclocking alittle)MotherboardMemory Optical Drive Video Card Case I have a tight budget of only $500. Also here is something that I'm fighting with. I might be able to fork out alittle more money (maybe) to possible get either a AMD Athlon 64 3200+ or go ahead and buy 1GB of memory now as opposed to later on. Would it maybe worth it? Thank you for reading all of this and I'm open to any suggestions. Edited May 23, 2006 by MtnPictures Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xxkbxx Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 Get a real motherboard, not a Biostar. Also, don't waste your time overclocking, cause if you can afford to buy a new CPU one you've burned it up by gambling with a low-rate board and stock heatsink, you could have purchased a much better processor in the first place Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubba Bob Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 I agree, don't bother over clocking. I question, however, Biostar not being a "real" motherboard. What makes you say that about Biostar, Kb? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shanenin Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 (edited) I am a fan of ASUS boards, they come with a three year warrenty. This one seems decenthttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16813131569edit added later//The board above is a full atx, it probably will not fit in the case you want. None the less, i would still find a similar asus. Edited May 24, 2006 by shanenin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xxkbxx Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 I am a fan of ASUS boards, they come with a three year warrenty. This one seems decenthttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16813131569edit added later//The board above is a full atx, it probably will not fit in the case you want. None the less, i would still find a similar asus. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dBTelos Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 Best bang for the buck system right now:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16813123236http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814130281http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16819103562http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16820220040http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16811119068http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16817104954http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16827101010Anything less than that isn't worth the money, this system with duel channel LL 2x 1GB, a duel core 3800+ x2, a great value for a video card, quality motherboard and a real good PSU makes a great system.Will play new games flawlessly on pretty high settings for a while. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MtnPictures Posted June 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 That shows how much you actually read the orginal post. What's with the "Anything less than that isn't worth the money". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xxkbxx Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 Budget system?... with a dual core CPU? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
murtu52 Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Since you are already going to recycle your harddrives, how about recycling your memory? I'm not sure what's the speed/size of ur current RAM, but perhaps it could help to look? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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