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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 02:40 PM
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I am looking to buy a new computer for under 500$

I want -

MSI Motherboard
AMD 64 bit CPU
Dvd Burner
1-2 gigs of ram
good gaming video card
Light up, good cooled case
150-300 gig hd
good sound card


This will be a computer for gaming / multi tasking.

I was just seeing if you guys could find any good barebones, or got parts for sale, etc.


Maybe give me some good links to purchase off of.

Thanks

Im up for different brands, just what i have stuck with.

ANyone here play FPS's?


Medal of Honor
Counter Strike
Battlefield 1942
Call of Duty 1 & 2

THem are the games i play.
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 04:22 PM
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i build machines, and I'd like to make it pretty much a standing offer that I'll build a machine for parts (you choose) + 200 shipped.

those parts you list are going to run you 800-1000 depending on what speed of proc, brands, hdd size, etc.

on the sound, just get a nice mobo with on board everything but video. and on the video get a pci-X card (make sure the mobo takes it!). asus is my fav. mobo.

edit: i play cs, but my servers down right now...
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 05:11 PM
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nice .. I use to be big into cs.. went to cpl 2 times , and was cal-m with team [esm]

but ya, with the parts u want, you are looking to spend about 800 w/out a monitor.
www.newegg.com is a great place to look also.
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 05:25 PM
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So far i have found

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Newcastle 800MHz FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket 754 Processor - Retail

WESTERN DIGITAL CAVIAR SE 250GB 3.5" IDE ULTRA ATA100 HARD DRIVE -

MSI K8N NEO4-F ATX AMD MOTHERBOARD -

CORSAIR XMS 1GB (2 X 512MB) 184-PIN DDR SDRAM DUAL CHANNEL KIT SYSTEM MEMORY

LITE-ON BLACK ATAPI/E-IDE DVD BURNER WITH LIGHTSCRIBE AND 5X DVD-RAM WRITE

ASPIRE X-INFINITY ATXB6KLW-BK/420 BLACK COMPUTER CASE WITH SIDE PANEL WINDOW -

POWERCOLOR RADEON X800GTO X800GTO128MB VIDEO CARD -

For about 550$


I already have a montior and all that stuff..

Right now i got

MSI k8t neo
64 bit amd 2800+
512 mb pc3200 ram
80 gig wd hd
17 gig backup hd
Lite-on 16x dvd burner
Nvidia FX 5900xt

Am looking to sell my current setup if anyone is interested.
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 07:55 PM
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LITE-ON BLACK ATAPI/E-IDE DVD BURNER WITH LIGHTSCRIBE AND 5X DVD-RAM WRITE



do not get a lite-on product i know a ton of people who had those bust on them within weeks of buying it
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 08:01 PM
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Ive had mine for like a month.

Works perfectly fine.

Anyone help me with what im looking for?
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 10:31 PM
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this is off topic but i have had my lite on drives for almost 1.5 years and i love them.
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 09:23 AM
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Keep in mind that he's banned from the Classifieds forums currently, don't sell or buy in these other forums.
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 11:41 PM
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So i was thinking about this setup

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Black Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply

MSI K8N Neo4-F Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard

SAPPHIRE 100129L Radeon X800GTO 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card

CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 800MHz FSB Socket 754 E6 Processor Model ADA3000BXBOX

Western Digital Caviar SE WD2000JB 200GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive -

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How do you guys think this will be for gaming?
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Old Feb 23, 2006 | 12:20 AM
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you are asking too much for too little.
be real man just the parts u listed cost 3x what u want to spend.
you could make a decent pc with 500$ but not a gaming pc.


QUOTE (97Tibby @ Feb 22 2006, 10:41 PM)
Dont mind him ^^^^

It was only becuz i decided not to part out my car and he didnt get what he wanted.

No money was sent or anything yet, poor patience.


man u did me dirty in classifieds twice. you need to grow up or atleast make up your dam mind b4 selling something.

let me give u a example of what u do: lets say you go to the store and pick out a few things...... u go to the counter to pay....... and the clerk is like u know what i change my mind.. i dont want to sell anything.
how would u feel? like wtf rite? ...... thas is what u do.

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Am looking to sell my current setup if anyone is interested.

dude..... u are gonna get banned you know your not suppose to sell anything.
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