$500 bucks. Bottom line: Show me A Screaming Gaming System ...

$500.00

there are people who are crafty enough and certainly talented enough to build computers from this and that that total around a grand or more and thats been pretty much the MO for most of us. I was just looking for a barebones system for around 500 of my hard earned after school earned Bling-bling. It doesn't have to be the latest and greatest, just able to play all the latest games and some new and upcoming games. I want to get the most bang for my buck and with upgradable features for new CPU without shelling out much cash for a whole new MOBo~ ~know what I mean?

$500 bucks.

CPU, MoBO, Ram, case, Hard Drive and Grapics Card. Bare bones systems ideas.

All for $500.00

anyone up for the challenge?

or Where else should I look?

You guys and girls rock!

-jamaika_mistaka
:eek: :D

welcome to SF

cpu: amd athlon xp 1600+ - ~$55
mainboard: "brand name" kt400 - ~$81+
ram: samsung 256mb pc2700 - ~$75
case: find one locally, usually generic cases are cheaper, http://www.directron.com has great cases if you can't get one locally
hd: samsung/maxtor/wd 40gb 7200rpm ~$77
vga: ati radeon 8500 64mb oem (~$71) or "brand name" nvidia geforce4 ti4200 128mb ($138+)

personally i think you should wait a while. new mainboard chipsets are coming out and maybe some price cuts on components. hopefully ram will go down significantly. good luck :cool:

i would try posting this in the hardware forums, as opposed to completely custom.

~$450 - i'd shell out the cash for a sound card, network card, and more case fans, but that's just me.

if you're going AMD, i'd just stick with the KT333 - the KT400's don't have any real performance/price advantages over the KT333 motherboards.

yeah, stick with kt333, there's no advantage to going to kt400 right now. its ddr400 support is worse/slower than its ddr333 performance, and it's ddr333 performance is basically identical to the kt333 boards.

this should be in general hardware too...

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ANTEC SOLUTION SERIES Model# SLK2600AMB w/ANTEC SMART POWER 300W P4/AMD POWER SUPPLY ATX12V - RETAIL
Offering a large 8-drive capacity in a convenient mini tower. This cost-effective new Super Mini Tower comes in an attractive color - Antec Metallic Bronze - with the features and quality you expect from Antec.
Specifications:
Driver Bays: External 4 X 5.25" - 2 X 3.5" (Tool-less Drive rail system for 5.25 Devices) Internal 2 X 3.5" (Quick Release Drive cage for 3.5" Drive bays)
System Board: Standard ATX
Expansion Slot: 7 Slots
USB/IO: 2 X USB (front)
Optional Fans: 2 X 80mm (front & rear)
Case Dimensions: 16.75" (L) X 8.25" (W) X 16.75" (H) more info-> N82E16811129117 $59.00 $59.00


Shuttle AK35GT2 Motherboard for AMD Processors Retail
Specifications:
CPU Support: Duron, XP, Athlon 200/266 FSB
FSB: 200/266 (bios adjustable)
Chipsets: KT333- VT8367/VT8233A
Mem: 4 x 184-pin DIMM DDR up tp 3 GB
IDE: 2 x UltraDMA/100/133 Bus Master
IO:1 FD 2 Serial, 1 Parallel, 1 Game, 2 PS2 2 USB
Ports: 1 AGP-1,2,4X 1.5/3.3v 6x PCI slots
Intregrated Audio C-media 8738 more info-> N82E16813150021 $72.00 $72.00


Aopen GeForce4 TI4200 128MB 64 Bit Version w/ TV OUT - Retail Box
Specifications:
Model: GF4 TI4200-DVC128
Chipsets: nVIDIA Geforce 4 TI 4200
Bus Type: AGP
Video Memory (MB): DDR 128MB (4ns)
OpenBios: No
TV-out: Yes
3D Engine: Yes
Highest Resolution/Colors/Refresh Rate: 2048x1536 / 32bit / 60Hz AGP 4X with Fast Write Friendly GUI for Windows 98/95/2000/NT/XP and easy-to -use tool for driver installation more info-> N82E16814135107 $144.00 $144.00


►On Sale! AMD Athlon 1600+/266 FSB XP Processor CPU OEM
Athlon XP 1600+/ 1.40GHz, AX1600DMT3C. The AMD Athlon XP processor with QuantiSpeed architecture powers the next generation in computing platforms, delivering extra performance for cutting-edge applications and an extraordinary computing experience.
Specifications:
CPU: 1.4 GHz
Type: 1600 XP
Cache: 256K
BUS: 266MHz
Socket A (PGA)
OEM (Processor Only) more info-> N82E16819103303 $55.99 $55.99


SAMSUNG (Original, made by Samsung) 256MB DDR RAM PC2100 6 layers CL2.5- OEM 32x64MB 184 Pins 2.5V non-Parity. NON-ECC- Lifetime Warranty.
Model number:
M368L3313DTL-CB0
M368L3223DTL-CB0
more info-> N82E16820141004 $69.00 $69.00


WD WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE 40GB 7200RPM MODEL # WD400BB -CAVIAR OEM, DRIVE ONLY
Specifications:
Size: 40 Gigabytes
Interface: IDE ULTRA ATA100
Seek time: 8.9ms
RPM:7200
Cache 2MB
OEM(Drive alone) 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty --* Works With PC & Mac *-- more info-> N82E16822140118 $80.00 $80.00




Subtotal » $479.99

Bare Bones- ECS K7S5A with Athlon 2000XP, $147
PC2100 DDR 512MB $132
RADEON 8500 $70 - $100 (depend on which brand you want)
Maxtor 40GB rpm7200 2mb cache $80

The barebone system already come with the case, motherboard, also build in soundcard, lan,


under $500