A cheap gaming PC.

[spazatack]

I just wanted to see if this build is decent for the price, also was just wondering if I should change anything (Ex: PSU)

I'm going to be using Windows 7 RC until I actually buy an OS or Windows 7 comes out.

SeaSonic SS-500ET 500W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151069

COOLER MASTER Elite 330 RC-330-KKN1-GP Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119115

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3L LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128372

XFX GX260XADJF GeForce GTX 260 Core Edition Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150361

Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 Wolfdale 2.8GHz 3MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115206

OCZ Blade Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227420

SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD Burner - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151171

or
LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH22NS30 - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136152
(Since the Samsung is out of stock...)

HITACHI Deskstar P7K500 HDP725050GLA360 (0A35415) 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145215

XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233003

Total: $667.91

Also, I was hoping to play Crysis on high settings, or something like that.

 

[r_manic]

What's your planned display? The 260 is decent for playing Crysis at 1680 x 1050 on relatively high (not max) settings.

I'd recommend CORSAIR as a brand for your PSU, but if there's nothing bad online about SeaSonic, why not?

Lastly, will you be using Windows 7 64-bit? That's the only way to maximize your 4GB of RAM.

 

[orangegator]

Looks like a very good build. Seasonic are very good psus. They actually make the internals for many Corsair psus.
I'd get this hard drive instead. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218
It's a faster drive and a little bigger.

 

[xthekidx]

Seasonic is the company that makes Corsair PSU's, they are excellent.

If you want to get the best gaming performance for your money, here is my suggestion: Change the MB to the Asus P5Q Pro and change the graphics cards to two HD 4770's in crossfire, it maybe a little more expensive than that GTX 260, but not much maybe $20 and will blow it away in gaming performance. Get two different brands that have a rebate so they are $90 each, like that one I linked above and this one. All 4770's are the reference design right now, so there is no difference between brands besides customer service and warranty stuff.

 

[xthekidx]

If you go that route however, you might want to change the PSU to a 550w-600w PSU just for efficiency and PSU lifespan's sake.

 

[cletus_slackjawd]

I suggest also looking at a quad core if you want this build to serve well into the future 2-3 years. GTA4, Supreme Commander, Mass Effect, Bioshock, I think MS FlightSim. Photo editing software and encoding software (copying movies) etc.

 

[theAnimal]

Seasonic is the company that makes Corsair PSU's

Except for the ones that CWT makes. 😉

 

[theAnimal]

If you go that route however, you might want to change the PSU to a 550w-600w PSU just for efficiency and PSU lifespan's sake.

2 HD4770s only use ~100W.

 

[xthekidx]

Hey animal did you see we got your thead stickied? 😛

Yeah you are right, I forgot how easy the 4770 really was on power, I was thinking of how its close in performance to the 4850...brain fart. That Seasonic would work fine.

 

[theAnimal]

Hey animal did you see we got your thead stickied? 😛

Yeah, about time!

 

[marco324]

CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX $99.99 ($69.99 after $30.00 Mail-In Rebate ) Free Shipping

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005

 

[spazatack]

Yeah, I kind of forgot to mention...this is a budget build lol, that's why I haven't chosen the best parts.
I'm really pushing it b/c when it all comes down with shipping and handling it's around $680.
xP.
Buying two video cards would be a little excessive for me...

I was thinking the resolution would be: 1280x1024, but I'm trying to get a bigger monitor.

 

[xthekidx]

If you want to play crysis on highest settings, your best option is going with 2x4770 if you will get a bigger monitor.

 

[spazatack]

Yeah, but that's almost another $50. High settings isn't too bad anyway...
But how about the rest of the parts?

 

[xthekidx]

The GPU's cost $12 more after rebate, the MB costs $5 more after a rebate, and you get +30% FPS in games.

The rest of the build looks fine, but I would prefer WD to Hitachi drives.

 

[spazatack]

Lol, okay I'll think about it...no offense, but I don't really trust rebates..hehe.

 

[xthekidx]

Yeah rebates are kinda hit and miss, its a $10 and $15 rebate...I have about a 50% successs rate with rebates, so maybe add $15 to that for a conservative estimate of how much more it will cost you. Still definitely worth it IMO.

 

[ponchato]

If possible, you should buy an E8400 instead of the E7200. The E8400 has a 200MHz higher clock speed and 2x the L2 cache, and (I know this from overclocking a few of my computers) is one of the easiest to overclock processor.

 

[spazatack]

Just for the record, will that power supply be enough for the GTX 260?
And I'm looking into the E8400 xP

 

[theAnimal]

Just for the record, will that power supply be enough for the GTX 260?
And I'm looking into the E8400 xP

GTX260 uses a bit over 100W.

 

[baskinghobo]

I read an article the other day about a $500 PC that can run crysis at 40 FPS. If your interested go here - http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/build_a_500_pc_play_crysis_40fps?page=0%2C0

 

[xthekidx]

I read an article the other day about a $500 PC that can run crysis at 40 FPS. If your interested go here - Any]http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/build_a_500_pc_play_crysis_40fps?page=0%2C0

Any article that suggests pairing a 4870 with a 500w Rosewill PSU is garbage.

 

[Helloworld_98]

Is his build mainly for gaming?

if it is then drop the E7400 and P45 motherboard for a Biostar 790GX AM2+ motherboard and a 7750 BE with a Titan fenrir or V8 etc.

It will do just as well in games and save you a bit of money, might get an extra two cores aswell if your lucky.

 

[xthekidx]

I don't think the 7750 BE has unlockable cores... I am pretty sure that is only available on the newer Phenom's by mistake in the ACC programming.

 

[Helloworld_98]

Well a few people managed to get the two cores unlocked.

the first one which hit the headlines came out with ACC and was 3ghz with 4 cores and in cpu-z said the phenom FX 7750, another one did the same thing but it was 2.7ghz with 4 cores and said amd engineering sample.