Gaming Computer Help!?

Q. i dont know much about computers but i am a gamer.
so here is my problem
i need a computer tht can easily run the games halo 2 and spore without breaking a sweat.
here is the problem though
i have less than a 500 dollar spending limit but i dont need a monitor
what im asking is this could someone please make a list of parts to build this computer and where i can get them thnk u
and btw could u put in a mouse, keyboard and some speakers (thnk yall verry much this is for my brother and i for christmas)

A. Gaming computer: $494 total, $9 shipping (free shipping on most pieces), and not counting a $25 rebate on the video card.

(Motherboard) Gigabyte GA-EG31M-S2, G31 DDR2 MATX, $52.99,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128338

[Simple, stable motherboard. Runs exactly as fast as it should with a Core 2 Duo.]

(Case) Antec NSK4480B, ATX Mid Tower 380W, $69.99,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129032

[Not my favorite case, but the price is good, and it has a great power supply --2 x 17A on the 12V, 80plus efficient.]

(CPU) Intel BX80571E7300, Core 2 Duo E7300 2.66 GHz, $119.99,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115132

(RAM) G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-4GBPI-B, 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 CAS4, $49.99,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231209

[With only two RAM slots, one may as well load it with 4GB.]

(Video Card) PowerColor AX4830 512MD3-H, Radeon 4830 512MB, $119.99,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131129

(Hard Drive) Western Digital WD5000AAKS, 500GB SATA, $59.99,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073

(DVD-RW) Lite-On IHAS120-04, 20X DVD-RW SATA, $20.99,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16827106263

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Gaming Computer Motherboard on Budget?

Q. I'm looking to try and make a budget gaming computer. My budget is around 600 to 700 dollars w/out monitor. My main question is what cpu and motherboard I should get. I'm leaning towards the ASUS company because a lot of my friends said positive things about it, but other than that I have no idea. I know the motherboard choice revolves around the CPU and I'm thinking about getting a "AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Windsor 2.4GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2." I'm pretty wary about intel processors because a lot of people talk about overclocking with intel cpu's, which I'd rather not have to.
Please give me some feedback on what I should do. Just please remember I'm really bad in computer terminology. A comment about if I'm spending too much is also appreciated. Keep in mind I have no hardware or wires to scavenge from past computers. So I'd have to buy everything from scratch, case and all. Thanks.

A. you can build a really nice system for 600-700 range.

I sell computers, and recently I have been selling the follwing setup for $500

Amd Athlon64 4200+ x2 CPU (2.2GHz)
ASUS M2N-MX SE Motherboard
2GB Kingston DDR2 667MHz Ram
250GB Western Digital SATA HDD
20X Sony-NEC-Optiarc DVD-RW
Geforce 8500GT 256MB Video Card
Gaming case with 450w PSU

Thats a really nice system but the graphics are a little bit weak, you could upgrade the video to an 8800 GTS for about $750 total cost and have a real nice system for gaming.

If you can't find someone to sell you a system like that I'd be happy to oblige. I can deal with you directly or I can set up an eBay buy it now auction for you.

Email me at jmettie@source1tech.com if you are interested.

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