• $650 Budget Gaming Build
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I want to build a desktop computer. I mostly use my computer to browse the web and type up documents in word, but I would also like to be able to play some video games on medium settings: Mass Effect 2 and Amnesia: The Dark Descent. If that's not possible with my budget, I'm OK with low settings. I don't need an OS but I have literally nothing else - no monitor, speakers, mouse keyboard, anything. This would be essentially from scratch. My budget is $650 total. I'm not an audiophile and I don't need a huge monitor screen. Regarding [url=http://www.facepunch.com/threads/755171-Making-threads-(and-replying)-in-this-section]shipping and stuff,[/url] I'm an American. I also have no prior experience when it comes to building PCs. Everyone seems very insistent that even so it's way smarter to assemble your own computer. Where should I go look for tutorial information on building things yourself? Thanks for your time.
On it. Also is the OS 64 bit?
[QUOTE=FalcoLombardi;28895460]On it. Also is the OS 64 bit?[/QUOTE]Awesome, and yes. Win 7.
CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-650TX 650W + SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.616874[/url] LITE-ON Black 24X DVD [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106334[/url] COOLER MASTER HAF 912 [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233[/url] ASUS VH198T Black 19" 5ms LED Backlight LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 ASCR 10,000,000 :1 Built in Speakers [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236072[/url] ASRock 870 EXTREME3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157198[/url] Patriot G Series ‘Sector 5’ Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220435[/url] HIS H577FK1GD Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB + AMD Athlon II X3 450 Rana 3.2GHz [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.594120[/url] $676 -Crossfire capable, get another 5770 in a couple years to keep it running well -Strong PSU -Built in speakers in monitor
I suggest buying a monitor from another site, Newegg doesn't have good deals on them. I'll have a go at this sometime. [editline]30th March 2011[/editline] [url]http://deals.woot.com/deals/details/140b7900-771f-4ece-9eaa-4dcac6c8061b/dell-dell-st2210b-22-inch-full-hd-widescreen-monitor-monitors-dell#0[/url]
Woah what? Is that website reliable? Seems too good to be true.
You don't know what woot is? Deals.woot is a crowdsourced deal thing. It's through Dell, anyways. [editline]31st March 2011[/editline] [url]http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&baynote_irrank=0&~ck=baynoteSearch&s=dhs&cs=19&baynote_bnrank=0&sku=320-8966&ACD=10550055-3668349-&AID=3668349[/url] with coupon code P075QS72TQGBLQ
Woah nice find
Thanks guys for your help. And that's awesome about the monitor. I really appreciate it. Falco's build looks really good. I'll see what Shadaez posts too.
[QUOTE=PariahKing;28894570]I also have no prior experience when it comes to building PCs. Everyone seems very insistent that even so it's way smarter to assemble your own computer. Where should I go look for tutorial information on building things yourself? [/QUOTE] I used [URL="http://pcityourself.com/]this"][url=http://pcityourself.com/]this[/url][/URL] back when I first wanted to learn how to build PCs. [URL="http://pcityourself.com/"] [/URL]
[QUOTE=BurningPride;28916739]I used [URL="http://pcityourself.com/]this"][url=http://pcityourself.com/]this[/url][/URL] back when I first wanted to learn how to build PCs. [URL="http://pcityourself.com/"] [/URL][/QUOTE] heh, I just winged it the first time. Nearly shat myself when everything actually worked right. [sp]except the usb ports on the front panel because I forgot to connect that shh[/sp].
Awww, damn it. [url]http://go.redirectingat.com/?id=629X1198&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newegg.com%2FProduct%2FComboDealDetails.aspx%3FItemList%3DCombo.594120&sref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facepunch.com%2Fthreads%2F1074352-650-Budget-Gaming-Build[/url] [url]http://go.redirectingat.com/?id=629X1198&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newegg.com%2FProduct%2FComboDealDetails.aspx%3FItemList%3DCombo.616874&sref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facepunch.com%2Fthreads%2F1074352-650-Budget-Gaming-Build[/url] [quote]Sorry, the combo deal is no longer available.[/quote] Guess I shouldn't have waited so long to see if any one had more good suggestions.
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