I'm planning on building a computer from the ground up, piece by piece. First thing i'm getting is a new case. I was wondering what cases would be good to transfer the shit from this pc to. This is my PC: http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow_viewer/0 ... o=2,00.asp, running windows XP professional SP2. It's actually a bad ass PC, it's just old and clanky. 2002... i was thinking about buying this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Storm-Scout-ATX ... 3cd5250217

First of all state ur budget and what parts u dont need, then we can help you with suggesting parts.

Right now all i have is 55 bucks lol. So i was going to start small with a case, and hopefully just transfer this PC into it.

Upgrade your shit inside the computer then worry about a case >_>

I'm going to start with a case, then a processor, then once the parts start getting expensive i'll save up for them.

if you want a gaming computer, start inside to outside.

If you are looking to constantly upgrade your rig with new technology every so often, then build. If you're just looking for a decent gaming rig that'll last several years, buy a rig and throw in a nice video card. The GPU makes the biggest impact on a gaming rig.

Find a PC with a decent processor, I5 at least load it with memory and throw in a nvidia geforce card. It'll handle most games at high resolutions with high detail. At times you may need to upgrade the PSU if your video card is grand.

Building a PC from the ground up can get pricey, and with a limited budget where saving is involved will get lengthy. Seems cheaper since you're buying it piece by piece, but it'll all add up. Keep in mind the OS alone will also be a pretty penny. A lot of people leave out the price of Windows when they build.

Enjoy.

Which statement is wrong, or are you implying that my entire post is?

the post im guessing because I truly would rather build then buy it for the entertainment in the process but thats me

AHhhh just reread your post and noticed the i5 part. Didn't read it to well. Still building it from scratch is cheaper and better though. An i5 build could prob be kept under 500 and still run some games decent. I once went out and bought a PC from best buy. Some decent office PC that was on clearance for like 450. Picked up a gpu card and psu to throw in it. The (amd phenom 8400) cpu in the pc just bottle necked my card. Would run most games but with crazy low fps, and skippy. After that I just said fuck it, and built my self a PC from the ground up. No more bottle necking lol. Even an i5 would bottle neck most cards, but might perform better than the amd I had.