A $800 Budget Gamer?

[qwervz]

I haven't had a new PC or any upgrades since '04, and I've decided it is time for some new hardware. I couldn't find any super good deals that I was satisfied with, so I 'built' my own PC on newegg. $800 isn't that much, especially when I need a new monitor. Here's what I made on newegg: any recommendations or links to cheaper-but-equivalent pre-built deals would be very appreciated. Right now, the price is ~$820 (after rebate). It's a tiny bit over budget.
EDIT: I've reduced the CPU and upgraded the GPU. The price is now just below budget. Also, SLI compatibility would be nice. Is there any good, cheap power supply that you would recommend?


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LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model DH-20A4P-04 - OEM
$22.99

COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
$49.99

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$79.99

KDS K-2237MDWB Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor w/ HDCP support - Retail
$219.99

Open Box: ECS N9600GT-512MX EDM GeForce 9600 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
$103.50

XCLIO STABLEPOWER 460W ATX V2.2 460W Power Supply - Retail
$49.99

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail
$79.99

GIGABYTE GA-G31M-S2L LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
$59.99

Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 Wolfdale 2.53GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80571E7200 - Retail
$129.99

Total: $796.42

[RickyTick]

Let me take a stab at this. Tell me what you think

For the case and psu take a look at the Antec Sonata III. Its $110 at Mwave.com

Intel E7200 processor for $126 at zipzoomfly.com http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10008491

This motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128337 for $90

4gb of DDR2 800 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122 for $80

Put your money into a better video card like the 9600GT for $105

The hard drive and optical drive you listed for $80 and $23

Call me crazy, but its hard to beat a Dell Monitor. The E207WFP is $219 at Dell. I know its only a 20 inch, but its a really nice LCD. I saw one on the Dell Outlet for $199.

You didn't list an Operating System, so I'll recommend Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit for $110

My total is $943 but includes the OS that you ommited. This system is solid. What do you think?

[qwervz]

Thanks for the reply. :)


For the case and psu take a look at the Antec Sonata III. Its $110 at Mwave.com

Intel E7200 processor for $126 at zipzoomfly.com http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...tCode=10008491 - Is there any benefit over this CPU and my current one? Should I get a better GPU and reduce money spent on my CPU?

This motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128337 for $90 - Again, is there any benefits over using this mobo over my current one?

4gb of DDR2 800 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231122 for $80 - The same one I listed. :p

Put your money into a better video card like the 9600GT for $105 - Hmm...

The hard drive and optical drive you listed for $80 and $23

Call me crazy, but its hard to beat a Dell Monitor. The E207WFP is $219 at Dell. I know its only a 20 inch, but its a really nice LCD. I saw one on the Dell Outlet for $199.

You didn't list an Operating System, so I'll recommend Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit for $110 - I already have a 64bit Vista, so the OS shouldn't be included in the price.

My total is $943 but includes the OS that you ommited. This system is solid. What do you think?

[RickyTick]

The P35 supports 8gb of ram as opposed to 4gb for the G31, and the P35 has more PCI slots.

For a budget gaming PC, the E7200 just makes more sense. Its new generation and its very fast and very overclockable.

The Antec Earthwatts psu's are very good. The 430 watt is only $35 after rebate at newegg.