Would this hardware suffice as a gaming rig?

[Kitire]

512sdram- 55$
NVidia 6600gt agp- 200$
Random Case-15-30$
350 watt Power Supply- 30$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813152053
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=19-103-535&depa=0
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813152053
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827129161

^^ Would this be an upgradeable gaming computer(upgradeable as in the future) that could play FarCry, Half-Life 2, and some other new gen games? Oh, and is there anything i am missing besides a static wristband?

 

[Ennui]

yes, but get another 512mg of ram.

then we'll have identical systems.

 

[Kitire]

.. Hmm.. Hopefully i can fit another 55$ in my budget =/. So a 30$ power supply will work?

 

[giant384]

at least a psu with 20amp on a 12v+ rail

 

[xLostx]

why would you want sd :\

 

[Kitire]

Err, i don't understand what either of you said? Lost are you talking about my ram? Don't mostly all computers take sdram?

 

[ComradeBadger]

Chaintek make horrible motherboards, and that powersupply is insufficient.

Sorry :|

 

[diluted]

Invest in a quality power supply instead of buying a cheap generic one. I have a generic 350w piece of crap that gives me nothing but problems.

 

[Asus]

You linked the board twice so I hope you are not going to buy 2 of them. =p

From what I have seen Chaintek boards are pretty good for their price. Although I wouldn't get one because they are going to stop making boards very soon.

Stick with 512MB DDR SDRAM (PC3200) memory for now and put that money towards a solid powersupply. Brand/quality is just as important as watts. Once you get a soild powersupply then go for another 512MB sometime. Don't sacrifice stablity.

Athlon 64, Socket 939, PCI Express and 6600GT looks all good.

 

[Qonfused]

Chaintech don't make shitty boards. I have one right now, from my first build. One year and no problems.
Btw, you're over-paying for the Video Card; you should be able to get a 6600GT for ~$150.

 

[Lahire149]

i have an Antec 350watt, it's it's perfect...
but 1gb of ram would be very helpful

 

[Kitire]

Yeah, i saw a 220$ at comp usa, and i remembered seeing 150-170 on the net, so i just averaged it out =\. Thanks on the tip. How much are antec 350 watts?

 

[bryanf445]

Invest in a quality power supply instead of buying a cheap generic one. I have a generic 350w piece of crap that gives me nothing but problems.

I cant stress how much this is true, after going with a powmax psu (580 watts) for a few months i kept getting problems so my friend let me use his antec (380 watt) psu and it works great. One way to tell if its a quality psu is the weight. The antec was an anvil compared the the featherlight powmax psu. DONT SKIP OUT ON A PSU!!!!!!!


ok im done

 

[JNightshade]

If you're willing to spend the money, Ultra PSUs are really great. I have the 500w, and it works like a charm... the cables it comes with are positively brilliant.

 

[ComradeBadger]

Chaintech don't make shitty boards. I have one right now, from my first build. One year and no problems.
Btw, you're over-paying for the Video Card; you should be able to get a 6600GT for ~$150.

They're just as bad as Winfast/Foxconn

My words of advice is - dont mix expensive and cheap componants - it's when you mix the expensive quality componants with the cheap ones that you get problems

 

[Lahire149]

http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/2...html#our_recommendations_fortron_and_seasonic

it's offical now, because tom's said so...
Fortron and Seasonic are teh roxxors PSUs