$500 budget

[CAAA]

I have a $500 dollar budget and i was wondering if what i have right now is good

Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 840 3.2GHz Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor HDX840WFGMBOX

Motherboard: ASUS M4A87TD/USB3 - AM3 - AMD 870 - DDR3 - USB 3.0 SATA 6 Gb/s- ATX Motherboard

RAM:G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model

Graphics Card: XFX ATI Radeon HD 4850 1 GB DDR3 VGA/DVI/HD MI PCI-Express Video Card HD485XZNFC

Hard Drive: Western Digital 500 GB Sata 6.0 Gb-s 16 MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare-oem Drives WD5000AAKX

Case: NZXT Alpha CS-NT-ALP-WOW Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Open Window (Black)

Power Supply: Corsair Builder Series CX V2 430-Watt 80 Plus Certified Power Supply Compatible with Intel and AMD Platforms ATX 500 CMPSU-430CXV2

Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler, RR-B10-212P-G1

Total-$489.43 after rebate

so is this a good gaming computer? what can i run with it?

 

[daChRISGUY]

I would go with this:

CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103886
Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157198&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=1wejevnd4jun4
Ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820313072
Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148701
Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371035
Dvd
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146061
Graphics
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102941

This would be your best bang-for-buck system. Totals around $498, and you would be able to run quite a bit of games on high, including Dirt 3, Call of Duty Black Ops, and maybe even Crysis on medium-low at a high fps.

 

[nd_hunter]

Try this on for size. It's a little better balanced and gets you a current-generation CPU and GPU.

CPU: Intel Core i3-2100
Mobo:Gigabyte GA-H67M-D2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.686634
$194.98, $4.99 shipping

RAM: G.Skill 4GB (2x2GB) 1333 CL9
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231253
$29.99, free shipping

GPU: EVGA GTX 550 Ti
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130625
$134.99 ($20 MIR available), free shipping

HDD: Seagate Barracuda ST3500413AS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148701
$39.99, $3.99 shipping

Optical: LG 22x DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136238
$18.99, free shipping

PSU: Antec High Current Gamer 400w
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371046
$54.99 ($15 MIR available), free shipping

Case: Rosewill Blackbone
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147023
$44.99, free shipping

Total: $527.90 shipped, $492.90 after rebates