Hmmm, let me take a look.

 

yeah I spent damn near $6k on a pc when I got out of school...97. Now it's all worth about $450. haaa. freakin dell.

 

For $700-750 I can do

2.6ghz 800FSB (Can OverClock to 2.9 safely)
ChainTech MotherBoard
128MB GeForceFX 5200 Ultra (Can OverClock)
512MB 3200 DDRAM
120GB Hard Drive
400WT Power Supply
HeatSink (Up to you) Limit of $35
Case (Up to You) Limit of $120
Dual Format DVD Writer

That's a rough estimate as of now.

 

woah...thanks man.

You think that will handle half life 2 alright. I figure if it can take that..I should be pretty safe for gaming for a while. I will pretty much be playing games like AA, Battle Front, BF Vietnam, CT. stuff like that.

Any links for me to check out cases that you would be looking at using?
thanks a lot. I may have to contact you when the time comes.

 

It should run HL2 at 800x600 at about 40-60fps perfectly fine, expecially after the overclocking. Here's where I usually look towards for cases.

 

That's where I got my case as well. Good stuff, if not a little ricey.

-Chris

 

Yeah, some of their cases are a bit too uum... insane for me, but to each their own.