tekno9998

It's possible to build a nice computer for 500$ but a good gaming computer thats a different story..... What games you expecting to play and what screen size?

SDRAWKCAB

Buy a comp form best buy and upgrade the video card you cant beat the price for there dual core.
I just built my pc and it cost me 600 bucks but iv always wanted to build one.
www.newegg.com best prices fast shipping and good custmer serve.

imburne

I have several monitors. Gameplay like bf2 and black and white 2, just random ----. Resolution. The higher the better but im willing to compromise.

imburne

Yeah I seen a HP on thier site that i think you might be talking about. Is this doesent work out then I will possibly be purchasing one from them.

tekno9998

with the 7600gt dont expect much more than 1280x1024 with any kinda eye candy on. If your content with lower resolutions and looks good or higher resolutions and looks bad that computer would do just fine.

davcivic

tiger direct ahs a retail shop in Florida, you can go and pick stuff up cheap as hell with no wait time.
by the way from their website

Don't try to take what doesn't belong to you you silly canuck


Oh and as far as the computer goes, I have no clue...sorry....

cberman

I just pieced together something for ya. Given, as of now it isnt a gaming computer, but everything else is up to par to be one. Trust me, I do computer work for a living, and you dont want to skimp on everything to afford a cheap graphics card. It doesnt make sense to have to go back and replace everything. The setup i priced out is under 500 and would use an ATI X300 onboard video setup(pretty good for onboard), and it also has a pci-express x16 slot for an upgrade down the line. It would be built on an Asus barebone, which i have began to fall in love with lately. It only takes a 5 or 10 minutes to build, they are real reasonably priced, and because Asus makes it, its good ----. My personal computer is based on an Asus barebone, as are every single laptop ive sold. a couple of the parts i picked out arent the cheapest but are the ones i have the most luck with. I exclusively use Seagate hard drives now. Ive had way too many DOA's from other companys or drives that die after a couple months...Seagate's have always been solid for me and they have the best warranty of the harddrive manufacturors. I used TwinMos ram, because they are relatively cheap, perform well, and are reliable.

Also, I HATE TigerDirect. Their prices are great with their mail in rebates, however they suck at honoring rebates. I use newegg and zipzoomfly.com only.

http://www.codyberman.com/newegg.doc

cberman

Few problems with thaqt...Geil is the worst ram company. read up on them a bit...ive had so much ---- from them...also, i generally dont trust msi boards. they are poorly laid out and tend to fail prematurely...also wouldnt go with a nec drive...nec used to make amazing drives, but now sony owns them and they are nothing like the earlier ones

Nayab

i own a MIS mobo and the only downside is the loud *** northbridge fan.

I also own a NEC dvd/cd drive and that pos screws up when i burn dvds higher then 6x.

absolutezroo

MSI= junk And a few other problems... you should change your post to say "computer" not "gaming computer" unless your planning on playing the sims 500 beans isn't going to cut it.