Build me a computer

I need your help guys. One of my very good friends is going to build his first gaming computer. His budget isn't all that much. He wants to spend no more than $800, but less is preferable. He already has a monitor, so he doesn't need one of those.

go to walmart, buy a complete system for $350, then order in a vid card, and a power supply, insert and play...worked for me, i think i did it all for less than $700, and that was quite awhile ago, i picked up a seasonic 550w, and an EVGA 9800GT for fairly rasonable. good luck

I thought about that. but I figure if we get real picky, we can build one from the ground up cheaper.


Thanks for the suggestion. If it turns out we cannot, then I just might take your suggestion.

just check the ones at walkmart... most of the time.. you might not get PCI express. sometimes.. they try to bring back the ol AGP, ask cletus about that one.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (QuikSilvr @ Sep 12 2009, 10:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

I'm not low enough to go to Walmart...

CompUSA back in 2003 was actually a middle-class place to buy computers...

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (bobalobabingbong @ Sep 12 2009, 04:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

this is not a bad start
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-Asus-P6T-x58-w-I...p3286.m63.l1177

ya, price out an OS, and then look at walmart, and subtract from their price what the OS would cost. remember to DL an OEM install disk for the OS incase you wanna do something like changing HDD's or something. its well worth it to go my route....PLUS, you say you dont need a monitor, but you do get a 19" with most deals and you could just sell that off and that goes towards your new gear. ground up builds seem like such a good idea....til you do it half assed and dont get what you reallt intended to.

You make a good point. We will look into that then.

Went to return a game at FailMart...





Poor customer service is the norm

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Butzie @ Sep 14 2009, 08:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

How do you say no to a surly lumberjack with a chainsaw?

give him complementary maple syrup

HOLY CRAP! thats flippin' awesome

I wouldnt put a gtx 250 or above in any walmart case. Those video cards are nine inches long, and like 4 inches thick, aka 2 video cards in one. So you better make sure it will fit before you order

You can be cool and just get the case and bask in the glory of how good the case is...

*cough*Cletus*cough*

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Butzie @ Sep 14 2009, 12:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

what you think butzie is this cheap?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Core-i7-920-950-965-...id=p3286.c0.m14