BUDGET build!!!!!!!!!!

[Friendlypirate80]

what do you guys think of this budget build ? im trying to be as cheap as possiable ! im hoping to build this computer soon if i can save up 400 bucks

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811147001
Rosewill Case W/ 400 Watt Power Supply 24 Pin 54.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103637
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Orleans 85.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813130050
MSI K9N Neo-F Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 550 MCP ATX AMD Motherboard 76.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231080
G.SKILL 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 533 (PC2 4200) System Memory 69.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822135106
Western Digital Caviar SE WD800JD 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive 43.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827106019
LITE-ON Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 5X
DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache ATAPI/E-IDE
DVD Burner W/ LightScribe 30.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814143054
3D Fuzion 3DFR76256GSE Geforce 7600GS 256MB GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card 89.99

Total 452.93 !

is everything compatiable especially the ram ?

 

[J Macker]

please oh please do not use that psu with your system. Buy a cheaper case without a psu if you have to, and buy this psu:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104954

Newegg has quite a few cases for less than $30.
I recently built a budget computer with this case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811156053
It's a decent cheap case, and looks alright.

 

[Friendlypirate80]

is that ram compatiable with that board ?

 

[J Macker]

It looks like it should be, as they are both DDR2. The motherboard will just run the memory at the slower speed.

 

[[LYL]Homer]

If you really want to save money then you should consider onboard graphics. They're not great or even that good for gaming but it would lower your initial cost and allow you to get a decent video card later when you had more money if that was important. Paying $90 for 7300GS seems not very much bang for the buck.

The AM2 nVidia 6150 boards have decent onboard graphics (with DVI and DSUB connectors):

6150 AM2 mobos

If graphics really are not an issue then you could even drop down to a 6100 board (D-SUB analog connector only):

6100 AM2 mobos

As noted above the RAM you spec'd will work but run slower than optimal, DDR2-667 or DDR2-800 would work better.

So to recap -

$55 case
$149 3800+ X2 dual-core
$60-80 mobo (6100/6150)
$85 ram
$55 160gb hard drive 3.0gb/s SATA link
$31 DVD burner
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$435-$455 (double HD size, faster dual-core CPU, faster RAM)

 

[[LYL]Homer]

p.s. If you have a Fry's near you - http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1090463

 

[TheMostWantedPolishTwin]

are you going to play some games on it..? if so, I'd suggest getting a GeForce 7300GT, but one with good OC capabilities...