Case: Xion Solaris $39 (Not high quality, but i like it and it's in my price range, but is it a piece of crap?)
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811208009
Motherboard: Asus A8N5X nforce 4 $86 (Reviews seem good, but what do ya'll think?)
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813131569
CPU: AMD Athlon X2 3800 $296
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819103562
GPU: eVGA 7800GT $250 after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814130256
PSU: Antec Truepower II 550W $89
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817103931
Optical Drive: Lite-On DVD-RW $38
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16827106014
HDD: Hitachi 80GB SATA 3.0GB/s $53 (I'll buy a 200GB external when i run out of space. Good idea?)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822145082
RAM: 512MB PNY Optima (I already have 2x512MB, so this will give me 1.5 GB. Is this a good idea?)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820236111
Mouse: Logitech MX518 $33
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16826104178
Windows XP Home w/SP2 $93
What do you think out of /10? In total it comes out to $982, $18 under budget. Do you think it will play most games on medium/high settings for a year and a half? Then I'll upgrade, but it needs to last that long without one (other than an external hdd and another 512MB stick of RAM). Also, I dont want to go SLI.
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811208009
Motherboard: Asus A8N5X nforce 4 $86 (Reviews seem good, but what do ya'll think?)
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813131569
CPU: AMD Athlon X2 3800 $296
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819103562
GPU: eVGA 7800GT $250 after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814130256
PSU: Antec Truepower II 550W $89
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817103931
Optical Drive: Lite-On DVD-RW $38
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16827106014
HDD: Hitachi 80GB SATA 3.0GB/s $53 (I'll buy a 200GB external when i run out of space. Good idea?)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822145082
RAM: 512MB PNY Optima (I already have 2x512MB, so this will give me 1.5 GB. Is this a good idea?)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820236111
Mouse: Logitech MX518 $33
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16826104178
Windows XP Home w/SP2 $93
What do you think out of /10? In total it comes out to $982, $18 under budget. Do you think it will play most games on medium/high settings for a year and a half? Then I'll upgrade, but it needs to last that long without one (other than an external hdd and another 512MB stick of RAM). Also, I dont want to go SLI.