Micro ATX Super Console!

[Gostop]

Need suggestions for a case and a video card.

 

Im resurrecting my LGA 775 parts to put into a build that will play emulators and steam games. I am doing this so I can have little local gaming sessions with my buddies on my tv in the living room.

 

 

Heres what I have.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 3.0GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H50 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($104.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G41MT-S2PT Micro ATX LGA775 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Memory: G.Skill Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Total: $104.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-19 10:51 EDT-0400

[awesomes8wc3]

budget pls

[Gostop]

budget pls

 

meh, dont want to spend more then $100 on the case, and $300 on gpu.

[awesomes8wc3]

meh, dont want to spend more then $100 on the case, and $300 on gpu.

 

In that case, Thermaltake Core V21 for a case ($74, http://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-MicroATX-Cube-Cases-CA-1D5-00S1WN-00/dp/B00PDDMN6S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1429456430&sr=8-1&keywords=Thermaltake+Core+V21 ) and for a GPU a 280x is $309

(http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GDDR5-4GB-2xDVI-Graphics-GV-R929OC-4GD/dp/B00HS84DFU/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1429456351&sr=8-5&keywords=290 )

[TwOne]

In order to avoid bottlenecks, I recommend not getting anything higher-end than a GTX 960/R9 270X.