Gaming Pc for under 500$?

I decided I want to build my own gaming pc from scratch. What would you guys recommend to buy for under 500$? ie(motherboard, processor, ram, videocard, case)

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$500 isn't very much to work with in terms of a gaming PC - to be honest you probably need to spend $100 - $150 + just on a graphics card (depending on the type of gaming you do) so now were down to $400. I have a geforce 9800GT which is amazing for the price. If you go a little cheaper (like I did) you can always pick up another down the road and SLI them.

Ram - you could probably pick up 2gb (which is more than enough for the average person) for $50 (personally I would go with ddr3 since it's the newest, might cost a little more, but well worth it).

$300 - $350 left.

Mobo - AMD will be the cheapest route to go for what your getting. I have a Phenom II x4 945 which cost me about $177 after tax, amazing CPU, put probably out of your range.
I would suggest something like this.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103680&cm_re=phenom_II-_-19-103-680-_-Product

With a good CPU cooler you could easily overclock that to 3.6

$200 - $250 left.

Motherboard - assuming you went with my suggestion, you would need a AM3 compatible board, and ddr3 for the newest ram. This is the board I just ordered, for the price, it's a great deal. You'll get AM3, DDR3, SLI options, HDMI, etc..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131398

Now were down to about $150

You still need a case, dvd drive, and power supply... I have an Antec 300 which cost me $50. I love it, now window, but you can always mod it if that's the stuff your into.

Power supply, I would go at least 750w, I think I spent about $70 for mine, just shop around.. Dvd drives are cheap. www.newegg.com is your friend.

You might want to budget yourself a little higher, so you get a bigger bang for your buck. Good luck

Where can I get a gaming PC for under £300?

Gordon

Well, in a short question I want to buy a Gaming PC that can play recent games like Left 4 Dead 2 without any lag/problems and it HAS to be able to play WoW on the highest graphics setting without any lag and a decent framerate. Preferebly with Windows 7. Btw I'm just asking about a PC, no monitor or keyboard or mouse.

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if you look on ebay maby you will find this (Acer Aspire X3950 Intel Core i3) one. i doubt it will be under 300 but probobly in the 350- 500 range :D

http://cgi.ebay.com/Acer-Aspire-X1700-Desktop-PC-Intel-2-4ghz-Core2Duo-4GB-/220743471580?pt=Desktop_PCs&hash=item33655611dc#ht_2751wt_905

http://cgi.ebay.com/Acer-Aspire-AX1700-U3700A-Desktop-HDMI-and-DVI-/220755767570?pt=Desktop_PCs&hash=item336611b112#ht_3003wt_1139

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