Originally Posted by
canada
If I already have a decent monitor and a case that can handle alot of stuff... you all think I can build a decent gaming/media PC for $600?
Fo Show. I just put together a pretty mean gaming system for a little over $500. It doesn't have the top line of everything, but it will run just about anything. For another $100 I'd add a little faster processor (or go intel) or maybe a MB with a little better chipset.
MB: GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail - $100
Video: EVGA 512-P3-N800-AR GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported - $160
PS: ePOWER EP-550XPF 550W ATX12V Power Supply - OEM - $30
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Brisbane 2.5GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor Model - $60
RAM: CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit - $30 (x2)
HD: Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD4000AAKS 400GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive -$70
Got everything from Newegg. Includes about $80 in rebates. I'm pretty happy with it all. Had an RMA on the memory but got it replaced pretty fast from corsair.
And regarding the clock speed vs. FSB, I'd go faster FSB.