$380 Extreme budget for gaming.

[not moose]

I'm making a temporary rig to replace my dell 1100. I'm going to re-use my hard drive, optical (IDE) and case.

This will just be running on a 1152x864 resolution monitor so I won't need an extremely overkill video card. The most graphics intense game I will be playing is probably TF2/L4D.

Only parts required are the psu, cpu, mobo, ram and video card. I'm having alot of trouble with these and I need some help..

I also forgot, this is in canadian dollars.

 

[mindless728]

PSU: Corsair 400w
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200
MOBO: Foxconn A7GM-S 2.0
RAM: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
GPU: BFG Tech BFGEGTS2501024E GeForce GTS 250 1GB

379.34 before shipping from newegg.ca

 

[Mr_Bojangles]

From my understanding, the dell case is proprietary, and only fits dell motherboards, which is also proprietary. A normal ATX motherboard won't fit into the dell case. sorry =/

 

[Mikey12]

Yeah Dell uses special mobo's and cases. I learned that the hard way as I thought I could save a few bucks but my ATX mobo didnt fit.

 

[Mr_Bojangles]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.203014 187$
ASUS M4A78 Plus AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD Athlon II X2 250 Regor 3.0GHz Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core
OCZ SLI-Ready Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.197377 85$
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
Antec Basiq BP500U 500W Continuous Power ATX12V

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125238 115$
GIGABYTE GV-R485ZL-512H Radeon HD 4850 512MB

Flex those combo's

Totaled its 388$ without shipping, but it has 40$'s worth of rebate. The CPU is definitely discount, but it should do just fine for you. The motherboard allows for future upgrades, and the combo lets you save enough to upgrade the GPU.
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You also say temporary rig, how long are you planning on this lasting?

 

[not moose]

I already understand about the dell cases, which is why I have a drill with bits and many other tools, worst comes to worst.. If I cant salvage it, I'll make a wood tech bench and use that.

Temporary will be about 3-5 months.

mr_bojangles, I like that idea but what I don't like is the antec 300. It doesn't come with the two front fans which causes me to lose some airflow.

Thanks everyone, and if you want to try an intel build for me that would be great. I was trying but I couldn't make ends meet with the psu.

 

[Mr_Bojangles]

alright then! Ill move that money from the case over to a better CPU, what are you planning on doing with this computer after the 5 months? fully replace or upgrade it?

 

[AKM880]

No the Dell B1100 is a MicroATX case, I have one. And have replaced the motherboard too.

 

[not moose]

alright then! Ill move that money from the case over to a better CPU, what are you planning on doing with this computer after the 5 months? fully replace or upgrade it?

Sell and replace. Along the way I will probably buy a cheap case locally just so I can sell it easier.

 

[not moose]

Bump.