Help Building Cheap Gaming PC

[kaaz3e]

I want to build a gaming pc, but my budget is 500$. So i want to know some cheap parts that will allow me to play new games like "The Old Republic" but also parts good enough to last me a while. My case can hold ATX and Micro-ATX motherboards.
I prefer parts from newegg, tigerdirect, or bestbuy.
I need all the parts for the pc: motherboard, ram, hard drive, cpu, etc....
Thanks, for any help.

[hackerballs]

and do you need monitor and OS?

[memo6]

I am building one as well. I suggest setting a budget for each part and looking at those stores for parts available at given price.

I would avoid Best Buy since almost everything there is over priced.

Check warranties and reviews of each item to make sure you don't get screwed. As well as return policies.

copy and paste links here.

Make sure MB and CPU will fit.

Right now my budget is at $700 for a gaming PC and I am more than positive I am breaking that barrier. Be prepared to do the same as to what kind of games you are looking to play. Never go with bare minimum requirements since they basically mean the game will run but thats about it don't expect a quality experience.

I have a thread on here as well I have some parts I listed and will be listing more. I am looking for a wide range of prices from cheap to higher end. I can post some parts if you want. Just give me a range and what you are looking out of them.

[troygly]

Greetings, newbie here just looking for opinions on gaming machine from Tiger Direct Visionman widow wgma-1a7821 Pc how will this run Fallout 3 and Far cry 2, I'm also open to build a gaming Pc. tnx

[hackerballs]

a light gaming build cost me $600 for the tower, $150 for the OS, $190 for the Monitor..............this is what I built at the time.........ATX MidCAse/PSU650/CPU dualcore E5300....2.53ghz/2 gigs 6400 RAM/8800GTX , used...../Vista Pro x 64 bit......plays all games on full with AA4

and 'ell no troygly, that won't play tiddly Winks...........

[troygly]

Thanks, just deciding on what I want to do.

[hackerballs]

AMD64 X2 6000+ 3.0Ghz Dual Core Processor
Asus M3A78-CM Motherboard
ExpressGate 5 Second Boot Linux OS
AMD 780V/SB700 Chipset
4GB DDR2-800 High Speed Memory (2x2GB)
Western Digital 250GB SATA-II Hard Drive
20X DVD-RW Burner w/Lightscribe Technology
ATI Radeon 3100 DX10 Graphics
Dual Display Ready
22-in-1 Flash Media Reader
RAID 0/1/0+1 Capable
Integrated 10/100/1000 LAN
6 x USB 2.0 Ports (Expandable to 8)
1 x D-Sub VGA Port
1 x DisplayPort
1 x DVI Port
(1) PCI-e x16 / (1) PCI-e x1 / (2) PCI
8 Channel High Definition Audio
Clear Side Panel
Multimedia Keyboard & Mouse Included
585 Watt Power Supply
Vista Home Premium 64-bit

But.you could buy a better graphics card and then you will be able to play somethin....troygly

[troygly]

what graphics card in your opinion would be the best?

[hackerballs]

http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=88&pgno=0

go here to compare all cards ...pick one within your budget and PSU willhave to match

[troygly]

Greetings I got gaming pc however the mother board is asus m4a78-em, sounds like a lot of room for future upgrades.

[hackerballs]

go for the GPU....just what you can afford...doesn't have to be the best one but even a gtx220 nvidia is only 75 bucks these days

[troygly]

Thanks I will keep that in mind.