PC sucks

[$trinick]

No support means you don't get support from the company if you can't figure it out-- not that it doesn't support your computer. You can download it anyway.

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[Ducky duck]

You have no room on your motherboard for a CPU or GPU that is anywhere near modern, it just doesn't have the slot to support it

How did you determen this?

[Headcrab Zombie]

How did you determen this?

There's no way a mobo supporting a pentium 4 is anywhere near modern

[QuadStorm]

How did you determen this?

Most of the time when you have a low end PC which is likely a prebuilt, they don't really stand the test of time but nothing does electronic anyways. Many things change over a few years.

[Ducky duck]

Its a computer from 2002 I think, so I guess I agree with you.

[ShadowsfeaR]

You can build a decent sub $600 computer that will play games pretty well.

[Ducky duck]

You can build a decent sub $600 computer that will play games pretty well.

What components types would it use?

[ShadowsfeaR]

What components types would it use?

All of them

I don't understand the question. Remove "types" and its easily answered.

[Headcrab Zombie]

I just googled "$600 budget gaming pc" and found this
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/alanhenry/saved/1x6N
You could switch to intel if you want for just a little more
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/adam487/saved/4Cy7

[Pecon]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131795 Mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113285 CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231644 RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438016 PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236625 HHD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832416776 OS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125498 GPU

Costs $594. You still would need to choose a computer case (You could scrap the parts out of your old one and use the case)

You would also still need a mouse, keyboard, and monitor, but I assume you probably have those.

[ShadowsfeaR]

Don't bother with a GPU if you're gonna go sub $600. You can have the CPU use its video support with high quality/capacity RAM and still get really good performance. Cuts out a chunk of the price unless you add that back up again with more expensive parts. And when he has the money he could get a GPU and get a big performance gain.

Also you're missing an optical drive there. Can't load that DISK OS without a DISK READER. (Unless you want to really take up more time and install it via USB, but there's a lot more you'd need an Optical Drive for than the OS)

[Pecon]

PSH

WHO USES OPTICAL DRIVES ANYMORE

Anyways, that's what I'd usually recommend, but he doesn't seem like the "save up and upgrade" type. I could easily make a similar build based on that theory.

Assuming he decides to scrap his old computer, he can use it's drive. The motherboard should still have an IDE slot...
Otherwise, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

[Headcrab Zombie]

I like this better than the one I posted.
OP, if you have an OS already, or aren't including it in the budget for whatever reason, I'd switch the r9 250 for an r9 270

[Pie Crust]

Isn't it impossible to boot from a drive that was on a different motherboard?

[Pecon]

Isn't it impossible to boot from a drive that was on a different motherboard?

Absolutely not.

Also, I have to change my build around a bit. Found out the motherboard only supports a TDP of 95w.