Who can create the cheapest full gaming setup (for fun)

[WatchTower]

I thought thought today is it realy expensive to build a gaming setup.

I came up with this

Motherboard: Asus A8V-MX VIA K8M800 Micro ATX (Socket 939) Motherboard (MB-122-AS) £46.94

XFX GeForce PCX6600 Extreme XXX Edition 256MB DDR2 TV-Out/Dual DVI
(PCI-Express) - Retail (PVT43-PUDS7) (GX-058-XF) £82.19

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3200BPBOX) (CP-118-AM) £108.04

Memory: Corsair 1GB DDR Value Select PC3200 CAS2.5 Kit (2x512MB) (VS1GBKIT400) (MY-041-CS) £57.52

Harddrive: Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 10 160GB 6L160P0 ATA-133 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-057-MD) £48.12

Case: Optronix Midi Tower Case - (Black) 400w PSU (CA-002-OP) £28.14

OcUK Value Floppy Drive - Black (HD-001-OK) £6.99

Samsung SH-D162 DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM (CD-002-SA) £12.87

Mouse: Logitech S96 PS/2 Optical Wheel Mouse Black - OEM (KB-046-LG) £6.46

Logitech Internet Pro Keyboard (Black) - OEM (KB-011-LG) £10.52

Logitech S100 10W RMS Speakers Black - OEM (SP-023-LG) £6.99

Monitor: BenQ FP51G 15" LCD Monitor (MO-017-BQ) £117.44

Total £532.22[/SIZE]

Would this all work? The only thing to worry me here is how would the PSU hold out coming free with the cheap case.

 

[Explicit]

That mobo = AGP

I would also invest in a decent PSU.

 

[Explicit]

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3200BPBOX) (CP-118-AM)
£108.04
Gigabyte K8NMF-9 nForce4 Micro ATX (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-041-GI)
£49.29
OcUK Value 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit (MY-004-OK) **this week only**
£46.94
PowerColor ATI Radeon X800 GTO16 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-055-PC) **this week only**
£93.94
Hitachi Deskstar T7K250 NCQ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A31637) (HD-001-HI)
£52.82
Sony DDU-1615 DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM (CD-020-SO)
£12.87
Antec SLK1650B Black Quiet Mini Tower Case - 350W SmartPower PSU (CA-023-AN)
£46.94
BenQ FP51G 15" LCD Monitor (MO-017-BQ)
£117.44
Logitech Internet Pro Keyboard (Black) - OEM (KB-011-LG)
£10.52
Logitech S96 PS/2 Optical Wheel Mouse Black - OEM (KB-046-LG)
£6.46

Total inc VAT: £545.26

Better graphics card, thanks to "this week only"

 

[WatchTower]

Ahhh you beat me even thought I came up with these changes. Taking into mind I'm thinking of the prices not including this week onlys.

Motherboard: Asus A8V-E SE VIA K8T890 (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-121-AS) £56.34

XFX GeForce PCX6600 Extreme XXX Edition 256MB DDR2 TV-Out/Dual DVI
(PCI-Express) - Retail (PVT43-PUDS7) (GX-058-XF) £82.19

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3200BPBOX) (CP-118-AM) £108.04

Memory: Corsair 1GB DDR Value Select PC3200 CAS2.5 Kit (2x512MB) (VS1GBKIT400) (MY-041-CS) £57.52

Harddrive: Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 10 160GB 6L160P0 ATA-133 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-057-MD) £48.12

Case: Antec SLK3800BUK Black Quiet Midi Tower Case - 400W SmartPower PSU (CA-048-AN) £61.04

OcUK Value Floppy Drive - Black (HD-001-OK) £6.99

Samsung SH-D162 DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM (CD-002-SA) £12.87

Mouse: Logitech S96 PS/2 Optical Wheel Mouse Black - OEM (KB-046-LG) £6.46

Logitech Internet Pro Keyboard (Black) - OEM (KB-011-LG) £10.52

Logitech S100 10W RMS Speakers Black - OEM (SP-023-LG) £6.99

Monitor: BenQ FP51G 15" LCD Monitor (MO-017-BQ) £117.44

Total £574.52

I changed the Mobo to support PCI-Express and went with an Antec case as it come with an Antec PSU and Antec are suppose to be the greatest PSU masters. A case and PSU in one will save cash of course Antec seems the best bet.

 

[Explicit]

Yep, I think the Antec case and PSU combinations are good value and not likely to blow up (can't say the same for the good ol' Q-Tecs! )

 

[WatchTower]

Thats it this is the best I can do now and remeber these do not include this week only prices.

Gigabyte K8NMF-9 nForce4 Micro ATX (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-041-GI)
£49.29

Graphics Card: Sapphire ATI Radeon X800 GTO 256MB DDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-097-SP)£82.19

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3200BPBOX) (CP-118-AM) £108.04

Memory: OcUK Value 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit (MY-004-OK) £52.82

Harddrive: Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 10 160GB 6L160P0 ATA-133 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-057-MD) £48.12

Case: Antec SLK3800BUK Black Quiet Midi Tower Case - 400W SmartPower PSU (CA-048-AN) £61.04

OcUK Value Floppy Drive - Black (HD-001-OK) £6.99

Samsung SH-D162 DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM (CD-002-SA) £12.87

Mouse: Logitech S96 PS/2 Optical Wheel Mouse Black - OEM (KB-046-LG) £6.46

Logitech Internet Pro Keyboard (Black) - OEM (KB-011-LG) £10.52

Logitech S100 10W RMS Speakers Black - OEM (SP-023-LG) £6.99

Monitor: BenQ FP51G 15" LCD Monitor (MO-017-BQ) £117.44

With LCD Monitor
Total £562.77

Hyundai ImageQuest Q770S 17'' Perfectly Flat CRT Monitor - Black/Silver (MO-006-HY) £76.32

With CRT Monitor
Total £521.65

Now look everyone can afford a gaming PC. You could play The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion with that setup if you lower some of the setting and boy that game looks wonderfull.