Originally Posted by
LOL_Wut_Axel;12538135
The only thing I'd recommend you reuse for a new build is the DDR2 RAM, and that is if it's clocked at least at 800MHz.
You can build a very good gaming PC for $500.
This will give you the most gaming you can buy for the price and a high-quality mobo that should handle over-clocking very well:
Asus DVD+RW Drive: $18
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
Antec Three Hundred Illusion Case: $55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB HDD: $40
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073
EVGA GTX 460 1GB SSC+: $200
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130596
Antec NEO ECO 520C 520W PSU: $40
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371030
G.Skill NS 4GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM: $40
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231396
AMD Athlon II X3 435: $72
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103920
Cooler Master Hyper TX3 CPU Cooler: $20
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103064
Subtotal: $488
Total: $498
The case provides you with lots of airflow and looks quite good. Best case you can buy for the price. The HDD has gotten great reviews and should deliver good performance and a good amount of room for games and all other media. The EVGA GTX 460 SSC+ is the fastest GPU you can buy for $200 and can pretty much run any game at max. or near max. settings. It delivers the same performance as a Radeon HD 5850. The Antec NEO ECO 520W has gotten great reviews and at that price it's an absolute steal. The G.Skill RAM is pretty standard, but don't be persuaded into buying more expensive and supposedly "higher-performing" RAM. Also, don't listen to terms like "generic". It doesn't mean anything since from all the reviews I've read it's very reliable and the most difference that can be had from having 1333MHz RAM instead of 2000MHz is a decrease of 2%. The Athlon II X3 is a very fast CPU for the price. Since most games take advantage of three cores but not four, it should give you a boost in performance in comparison to a dual-core while at the same time being better in multi-threaded applications and general usage. With the Hyper TX3, you should be able to OC it to at least 3.6GHz and to run the NB at 2.4GHz.