I need to get a PC that will cost about $500 or less to play games at least at medium settings or so...depends on the game, of course. I don't need a monitor, keyboard, or speakers, just the tower of budget power. I a copy of XP home I can use if I were to build myself. I was going to build it myself as I always do, but came accross this:
eMachines T6216 (refurb, yeah, I'd rather it not be)
939 Athlon 64 3200+
512MB DDR
160GB 7200RPM HDD
DVD±RW DL
XP Home
300 Watt PSU (hopefully it would handle a decent video card upgrade)
$299.99
+$79.99 G.SKILL Value 1GB 184-Pin DDR
+$124.99 Apollo Radeon X800XT 256MB PCI Express x16
=$504.97
Doing it myself:
$30.99 NEC 16X DVD±R DVD Burner
$49.99 COOLER MASTER Centurion 5
$59.99 SAMSUNG SpinPoint 160GB
$41.50 FSP 400W Power Supply
$79.99 G.SKILL Value 1GB 184-Pin DDR
$40.99 G.SKILL Value 512MB 184-Pin DDR
$158.99 939 Athlon 64 3200 / BIOSTAR TForce6100-939 motherboard
$124.99 Apollo Radeon X800XT 256MB PCI Express x16
=$587.43
Would the eMachines do OK? Should the 300W PSU hold up fine with the X800XT? I want it to have at least 1.5GB of RAM so it can play BF2 decently. I would not plan to upgrade it at all for atleast a year maybe. The extra cost to do it myself is probably worth the price and known brands but it really should be kept under or at $500.
I would appreciate any suggestions or alternatives.
eMachines T6216 (refurb, yeah, I'd rather it not be)
939 Athlon 64 3200+
512MB DDR
160GB 7200RPM HDD
DVD±RW DL
XP Home
300 Watt PSU (hopefully it would handle a decent video card upgrade)
$299.99
+$79.99 G.SKILL Value 1GB 184-Pin DDR
+$124.99 Apollo Radeon X800XT 256MB PCI Express x16
=$504.97
Doing it myself:
$30.99 NEC 16X DVD±R DVD Burner
$49.99 COOLER MASTER Centurion 5
$59.99 SAMSUNG SpinPoint 160GB
$41.50 FSP 400W Power Supply
$79.99 G.SKILL Value 1GB 184-Pin DDR
$40.99 G.SKILL Value 512MB 184-Pin DDR
$158.99 939 Athlon 64 3200 / BIOSTAR TForce6100-939 motherboard
$124.99 Apollo Radeon X800XT 256MB PCI Express x16
=$587.43
Would the eMachines do OK? Should the 300W PSU hold up fine with the X800XT? I want it to have at least 1.5GB of RAM so it can play BF2 decently. I would not plan to upgrade it at all for atleast a year maybe. The extra cost to do it myself is probably worth the price and known brands but it really should be kept under or at $500.
I would appreciate any suggestions or alternatives.