Is it possible to build a pretty good gaming computer for around $300?
Here's the best I can come up with.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...103903&cm_re=athlon_x2-_-19-103-903-_-Product
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...&cm_re=am3_motherboard-_-13-128-454-_-Product
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...0134637&cm_re=ddr3_2gb-_-20-134-637-_-Product
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136075
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371003
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811233062
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151192
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131381
Reuse the OS from another computer. It comes to $298 + shipping, and should get you good gaming performance.
Assuming you can stretch the budget a little, I recommend upgrading the HDD to this for $13 more.
yuck, 350w power supply, My old 500w could not even power mine up properly. unless i only had one hdd. but the deals are great apart from the power supply
Your PSU was garbage then. My HTPC with a Phenom x4 9600, 2x HD 4850, and three hard drives barely draws 300 watts at max load. This is including power wasted by the inefficiency of the power supply.
EDIT: I entered the system i listed into the eXtreme power supply calculator. Assuming 100% TDP, here is the result:
my psu was not shot
300w will not support a decent p4 specially if it is got more then 1 core. and if it does your damn lucky and probably wont last long.
And coming from a IT tech that has had over 18 years exp, (not me) he told me the exact same thing..
my psu was not shot, 300w will not support a decent p4 specially if it is got more then 1 core. and if it does your damn lucky and probably wont last long. And coming from a IT tech that has had over 18 years exp, (not me) he told me the exact same thing..