So, one guy brought his computer in today. After pulling out 5 handfuls of dust (no exaggeration), I got a look at this computer. He has an ASUS A7X8X-X motherboard with an AMD Athlon XP processor. He wants to upgrade this for Empire: Total War. He gave me $400 to do this. He said I could keep whatever I didn't spend. I need the cheapest possible option to run that game around high settings with decent framerates. I'm most probably going to need a new power supply too. What do you think of this combo, or can I go cheaper? He won't be overclocking and isn't a hardcore gamer. Plays at a resolution of 1280x1024.
CPU: http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0309833
Motherboard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135075
RAM:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231144
PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182016
GPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102822
Can you guys find any combo deals?
CPU: http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0309833
Motherboard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135075
RAM:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231144
PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182016
GPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102822
Can you guys find any combo deals?