Wow I am EXACTLY in the same boat as you infernobutterfly. I want the same exact thing, maxmum product minimum price... and I want it to run starcraft II, diablo 3 very well.

If you are actually building one for games and want to stay cheap I'd probably get this card:
http://www.Newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121272
It's only $10 more but will give you some power over the 4830 (2100vs1800 clock and 800vs640 streams)

mantalcore said:AMD? You've got to be kidding me...
You can build a supercomputer for about $650 including 5.1 speakers and 24" LCD now.

Typing is cheap.

simbawang said:Rahil said:I dont think this is a gaming computer unless you are still playing 3 year old games

Any computer is a game computer. It just depend on which game you want to play.

That is true. My TI-99/4A was used solely for gaming. LOL

So will this thing play Mahjong OK???

Fallout said:wildbottom said:Don't forget to factor in your labor. Unless it for love. Then you have to provide tech support if you building it for someone else. The Poster forget to add "DIY" and "YMMV" to the Title.

I understand the "DIY" but why "YMMV"?
u might screw up and destroy everything

These are decent cases and include a 450w power supply. Not a good LAN gaming case, pretty flimsy, but works good for an office PC.

I just bought two of those cases from Newegg last week for $39.99 with NO rebate and free shipping. Rebates are scams IMO, and should be illegal. Just give us the money off, or a percentage of what the rebate would be.

Are these prices really after rebate? Newegg makes them look like they are before rebate, and you get the rebate on top.

Honestly, these days just by a Dell (can be had for less than 400, and then throw in a 100 dollar video card. its just flat out cheaper than building it yourself.

So let's work with this and see if we can make a budget gaming PC for under 400..Lets keep the casing, the hard drive and the dvd drive.. So that's roughly 119.97 after a $25 rebate (10+15).

Now let's beef up the processor, mobo and graphics card

Here's something I found on fatwallet Quad Core Set Up

1. BIOSTAR TA790GX XE AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
2. AMD Phenom 9950 Agena 2.6GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition Processor Model HD995ZXAGHBOX
3. OCZ SLI-Ready Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2N800SR4GK

Cost AR and CashBack - 194.39 (add 119.97 = 314.36)

Now you just need to plop in a graphics card..We're going to look for something that is crossfire ready since the mobo has a decent graphics card on it and can capitalize on the crossfire hybrid it has available.

I really like this one because you can throw out that case and turn it into a media center Graphics Card but umm it's ya'lls preference. This would bring the total cost to roughly $375. Btw im no computer techie, I just look at reviews and see what people say So feel free to bash me about on this.

Thanks