Need Help Building a Computer

[Desum]

I'm looking to build a decent gaming comp better than my current one for as cheap as I can go and I'm a bit of a newfag when it comes to this. Looking at a 400-ish price range. I don't need a monitor, keyboard, mouse, or speakers/headphones. I also have 2 2GB DDR2 ram chips that I could easily transfer if possible.

 

Also found a deal for 199$ and wanted to know if it was worth it

Gives:

-ECS A740GM-M Motherboard

-AMD Phenom X4 9750 Quad Core Processor

-2048MB PC6400 DDR2 Memory

-LG GH22NS50B DVD Writer

-Western Digital 500GB Caviar Blue Hard Drive

-Power Up Black ATX Case w/ 450w PSU

 

 

Any help at all is appreciated, thanks ;D

 

 

EDIT*

 

Current Specs are

 

Windows 7 Ultimate

AMD Athlon 2650e Processor

NVIDIA Geforce 8200 Graphics

DVD+RW Super Multi-Format Dual Layer Optical Drive

320 GB Hard Drive

4gb DDR2 Memory

 

got the current comp for 200$ on a sale. After 2 years I know why it was only 200 ;O

[Desum]

bumpin'

[Harry]

You don't even mention what GPU is in the $199 computer... :/ That is a very important piece to know.

 

But you should be able to steal the RAM from your old box if you get the new one, as long as they are the same type and speed.

[tinkerbell]

You don't even mention what GPU is in the $199 computer... :/ That is a very important piece to know.

 

But you should be able to steal the RAM from your old box if you get the new one, as long as they are the same type and speed.

 

he doesnt mention it cos it aint got a dedicated graphics card, its onboard

[Tweezy]

$199 that's an ok price, I would also suggest getting this graphic card;

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150462

[Dirk]

hmm 400 all you really can do for that is get a new GPU and some cooling for over clocking. Perhaps you could get faster ram. The only other thing you could do is to buy a new MOBO and CPU then put the old gpu in and ram but that does not seem too usefull as the GPU is whats holding you back the most now.

[jazzy]

I'm not so sure about the Phenom II X4, these processors were made to compete with the C2D/Q. They match up alright with i3/i5's but that's about it, the Phenom 2 X6 perform poorly as of right now, the i7 is a good choice if you can spread the cash.

 

Personally, I'd wait until AMD unveils their new cpu, and since you're waiting on that, wait on the GPU as well, seeing how some new gpus on both sides are coming out soon, and prices on the older ones will be lower. It's up to you if you want to wait a few months and sees how it plays out.

[duhoh]

for $200? good stuff. i have a phenom II x4. lovin it.

 

he aint gettin an i7 build for $400. read the OP.