$500 casual gaming system

[tanyawongz]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: June 2009

BUDGET RANGE: $500

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming (World of Warcraft, Warcraft III), surfing the net, school work

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, mouse, monitor

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg

PARTS PREFERENCES: I prefer Intel CPUs

OVERCLOCKING: No

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Its an option (Might get a 4770, and add another one later)

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1440 x 900

 

[chefjw]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118030
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129060
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211188
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136098
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.190816
Use Win7 and add whatever video card you want seems like all the 4770s are sold out on the egg atm.

comes out to about 350 plus the video card

 

[tanyawongz]

What does Micro ATX mean?

 

[paranoidmage]

It's just a smaller motherboard with four expansion slots instead of seven. That board also has 2 DIMM memory slots instead of the usually 4, and 4 SATA connectors for HDDs instead of the usual 6. Unless you are usind the extra slots and connectors, it's best so save money and get the boards that don't have them.