• $500 build
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Asking for a $500 build for a family member for gaming. Needs to run Stalker, source, and Company of Heroes type games. Not reusing anything. Will need: -OS -Monitor (doesn't have to be best out there) -Case (and everything that goes inside) Don't need: -Mouse -Keyboard -speakers In US. Would like everything from Newegg.
If you count OS, monitor, and case, that will cut your budget down to about $200. And that's just the BARE essentials. And $200 doesn't leave alot of room to work with.
I'm sure I can get my hands on a monitor and case. So without those then.
It would awesome if you could get a bit more, even 100 more. How soon are you looking to build this?
Can you get and OS? That would be great.
The OS is going to be a really big problem, especially with a budget like that. Even if you have an old XP disc and just run on XP temporarily is good enough.
You should try to find if someone you know has an extra copy of Windows, or you can try to go for the [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=40000368&IsNodeId=1&Description=windows%207%20oem&name=Operating%20Systems&Order=BESTMATCH]OEM version[/url]. If anyone in your family is in college, they can get[url=http://www.microsoft.com/student/en/us/software/windows/default.aspx] Windows 7 for $29.99[/url].
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