what do i need for a gaming desktop?

when I got it the tower was just a shell with a crap motherboard and stuff put in it. so in other words its got butchered when I got it. there’s no alienware parts in it. thats why I wanted to know what a good setup would be with it.

Depends on a few factors such as:

1.Brand you like 2.Knowledge of parts and various connectors 3.What kind of games you want to play and at what resolution.

For a mid-range gaming PC, you could go the AMD route and get something like: AMD A4-53xx Series Dual-Core APU Socket FM2 MSI FM2A55 mATX (1xPCIE2.0x16) PNY 8GB RAM ASUS Radeon HD 7750 1GB GDDR5 128-bit (I know, 128-bit is crap over 1080x1920 res.) Gigabyte Case Samsung 320GB HDD (Unless you download sh*tloads, you don’t need over 320-400GB) Rosewill 530W PSU (Dual 12V rails!, enough to power even new cards)

Comes out to around $350-355 USD. You really should consider two options: 1.Increase budget to at least $450. This allows more and better hardware to be bought. 2.Try to use any old parts that still work with newer things (Monitors, keyboards, cases)

It’s a pretty tight budget, but it can be done if you really look for some combo deals and whatnot. Most stores have deals on CPU/Mobo, or GPU/PSU, so look around. I would suggest NOT going the Intel route, it’s much more expensive and often times, they are outperformed by their rival. Intel is great, I had a P4 which lasted 5 years and ran strong, but be prepared to pay $100+ for an entry-level core i3 when you can get an A10 Quad for the same price.

so what would you suggest for a 500$ setup with HD and DVD burning? I do download alot I can do 80gbs in about a week if I wanted.