so im almost finished with a cheap-yet-able build consisting of old, used parts that still work fine
here is whats in it so far:
Asus P5ND2-SLI (NF4)
Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.8GHz
Biostar GeForce 6800GS 512MB
Kbyte 1GB DDR2 (one stick, not sure if its 667 or 533)
Apevia 550W PSU
Old yet decent e-Star case
Sanyo Denki San Ace Liquid Cooler
i can get the HDD and a copy of XP for free. i dont care about having dual core right now. i really just want to be able to play BF2. so here is what i wanted to get with about a $200 max limit for my birthday (friday, 17):
Kingston 1GB DDR2 667
ASUS SATA DVD-ROM
Saitek Eclipse II
Logitech MX518
Turtle Beach X-52
trust me, i need a new keyboard and mouse. i dont have any decent speakers, and since i need a mic for my clan's ventrilio, i thought i may as well treat myself to some nice peripherals. i already have a really nice stereo system in my room for music, so that surround sound headset for gaming would be perfect. i know the PSU i have in there is shit, but it works just fine. so i dont care.
im also getting a monitor, not included in the budget:
Sceptre 20.1" LCD
i know its cheap and not an immensely popular brand, but it should be fine... right? the specs look really good...
soo, any suggestions? should i drop something for something else you think i should have?
here is whats in it so far:
Asus P5ND2-SLI (NF4)
Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.8GHz
Biostar GeForce 6800GS 512MB
Kbyte 1GB DDR2 (one stick, not sure if its 667 or 533)
Apevia 550W PSU
Old yet decent e-Star case
Sanyo Denki San Ace Liquid Cooler
i can get the HDD and a copy of XP for free. i dont care about having dual core right now. i really just want to be able to play BF2. so here is what i wanted to get with about a $200 max limit for my birthday (friday, 17):
Kingston 1GB DDR2 667
ASUS SATA DVD-ROM
Saitek Eclipse II
Logitech MX518
Turtle Beach X-52
trust me, i need a new keyboard and mouse. i dont have any decent speakers, and since i need a mic for my clan's ventrilio, i thought i may as well treat myself to some nice peripherals. i already have a really nice stereo system in my room for music, so that surround sound headset for gaming would be perfect. i know the PSU i have in there is shit, but it works just fine. so i dont care.
im also getting a monitor, not included in the budget:
Sceptre 20.1" LCD
i know its cheap and not an immensely popular brand, but it should be fine... right? the specs look really good...
soo, any suggestions? should i drop something for something else you think i should have?