Can I make a basic computer with a 500budget?

[jay51]

yes p4 will do,but you can get a new 4600+ x2 2.4 ghz for under $60.00.. pc for under 320.00 is doable easy

edit:complete i missed that ,,,not doable for 320

[blogz101]

Okay i followed some advice but will these do?

Motherboard:M3A78-EMH HDMI w/ AMD 780G
Processor: Athlon™ X2 5200+ EE w/ 2x512K Cache (Socket AM2)
RAM:Mushkin EM2-6400 Enhanced DDR2 SDRAM, 2GB Dual Pack (2 x 1GB)
VideoCard:Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 3450 512MB DDR2
HDD:80GB Barracuda 7200.10 SATA II w/ NCQ, 8MB Cache
PowerSupply:Im thinking of corsair 450W. Is this enough?

Are the parts compatible(RAM, Videocard, Motherboard)?

Thanks Guys

[Leclerc]

Originally Posted by blogz101

Okay i followed some advice but will these do?

Motherboard:M3A78-EMH HDMI w/ AMD 780G
Processor: Athlon™ X2 5200+ EE w/ 2x512K Cache (Socket AM2)
RAM:Mushkin EM2-6400 Enhanced DDR2 SDRAM, 2GB Dual Pack (2 x 1GB)
VideoCard:Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 3450 512MB DDR2
HDD:80GB Barracuda 7200.10 SATA II w/ NCQ, 8MB Cache
PowerSupply:Im thinking of corsair 450W. Is this enough?

Are the parts compatible(RAM, Videocard, Motherboard)?

Thanks Guys

The 780G already have onboard graphic and if you plan to use hybrid graphic between the onboard and the 3450 you need to know that you will need to use Vista.

And for this basic system yes a corsair 450w will be enough. But if you want to save an extra 10$ the strider st50f from silverstone (Silverstone Strider ST50F 500W ATX12V 24PIN Power Supply W/120MM Fan Active PFC - DirectCanada Technology), wich is the one i use for my rig (see my signature), could be a really good choice too.

The X2 4600+ brisbane core could be a good choice. Mine hit 3Ghz (from 2.4 stock) in 15 minutes without trying to tweak the ram to get it further.

For the mobo, I recommend this one (Gigabyte GA-MA78G-DS3H AMD780G ATX AM2+ 2PCI-E SATA RAID Sound GLAN 1394 CrossFireX HDMI Motherboard - DirectCanada). Has a better quality construction with all solid capacitor and is atx form instead of matx.

For the ram, there's guys that are much better than me to advise you. Personnally, I'm satisfied with my mushkin HP.

Have fun !!!

[JD]

Yeah the Gigabyte 780G motherboard is much better than the ASUS.

The onboard graphics are perfectly fine and I doubt a HD3450 is much better so I wouldn't bother with a video card.

Mushkin HP2 is only $5 more I believe so it's worth while to get it I'd say.

Also the price difference from 80GB to 160GB or even 250GB is very slim so you might as well have extra space should the user ever need to store a bunch of photos/documents/videos etc.

The Corsair 450W PSU is great for it's price and would definitely power this system.

[ebdoradz]

Originally Posted by Leclerc

The 780G already have onboard graphic and if you plan to use hybrid graphic between the onboard and the 3450 you need to know that you will need to use Vista.

And for this basic system yes a corsair 450w will be enough. But if you want to save an extra 10$ the strider st50f from silverstone (Silverstone Strider ST50F 500W ATX12V 24PIN Power Supply W/120MM Fan Active PFC - DirectCanada Technology), wich is the one i use for my rig (see my signature), could be a really good choice too.

The X2 4600+ brisbane core could be a good choice. Mine hit 3Ghz (from 2.4 stock) in 15 minutes without trying to tweak the ram to get it further.

For the mobo, I recommend this one (Gigabyte GA-MA78G-DS3H AMD780G ATX AM2+ 2PCI-E SATA RAID Sound GLAN 1394 CrossFireX HDMI Motherboard - DirectCanada). Has a better quality construction with all solid capacitor and is atx form instead of matx.

For the ram, there's guys that are much better than me to advise you. Personnally, I'm satisfied with my mushkin HP.

Have fun !!!

i second that ;)

Leclerc did a good suggestion to you. ive personnaly play and hit 3ghz with his system and the psu he recommend you is quite solid.

for the cpu, if you wont OC you can get a faster cpu ... but you can easely hit 300-400mhz on stock vcore/stock heatsink

and yes the gygabite board is better then the asus, more feature rich and better build quality

[blogz101]

thanks guys ill canvas later on with your recommended products

[andynerd]

i priced out a nice DIY computer for around 550 at ncix.com (not including shipping or video card)

[ebdoradz]

heres THE DEAL

PCChips A13G+ Socket AM2 Barebone Kit - v3.0, AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 2.60GHz Black Edition Retail, 160GB SATA HD, 2GB DDR2 PC6400, ATX Mid-Tower Case, 450 Watt Power Supply in Canada at TigerDirect.ca

motherbaord + athlon x2 5000+ black edition + case + psu + 2*1gb ddr2 800 + 160gb HDD all that for 199.99$ OMFG:sho k:

mobo have a geforce 6100 onboard all you need is love and a dvd burner

thats a complete system for less then 300$ bucks

[andynerd]

holy god O_O SO AMAZING WHAT A PRICE!! with that i could buy 2 9800GX2 SLI'd and a dvd burner and a new hdd i would be set, wow all those things would set me back about 300 dollars thats nice :)

[JoetheMobster]

PCChips, now there's a name I haven't heard of in a long time! Wonder if their quality is any better these days?!?