Looking to build a decent gaming computer, Budget is about $500
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So, facepunch, I would like to build a gaming computer, that's at least decent. I have a monitor already, and I've got about $500 to spend on this. Any help?
Need anything with it? OS, speakers, keyboard, mouse? $500 before or after shipping?
Not $500 exactly, but before it. I've got an OS, speakers, keyboard, and mouse, but it lags pretty badly playing games like TF2, so I'm looking to upgrade it. I don't have ANY knowledge on this, the first time I've tried to do anything like it.
Alright.
500 gb hard drive (Spinpoint or Western Digital, doesn't matter)
MSI 870A-G54
Phenom II X2 555 BE
Radeon HD 6750
Antec NEO ECO 520W PSU
Antec 100 Case
4gb DDR3 Ram
And that should probably be just under 500$
(Sorry about being a little vague)
[QUOTE=teejayandjon;30675274]Alright.
500 gb hard drive (Spinpoint or Western Digital, doesn't matter)
MSI 870A-G54
Phenom II X2 555 BE
Radeon HD 6750
Antec NEO ECO 520W PSU
Antec 100 Case
4gb DDR3 Ram
And that should probably be just under 500$
(Sorry about being a little vague)[/QUOTE]
Thanks for the help.
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.662122[/url] cheaper, slightly worse psu than the antec but a better case
Threw this together in a few minutes.
Case + PSU (Same ones posted by the guy above):
[URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.662122[/URL]
CPU:
[URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103940[/URL]
Memory:
[URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145339[/URL]
VideoCard (I'm not too sure if the PSU is sufficient for this videocard, so I'll leave this here for people to modify to their pleasure):
[URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161348[/URL]
Motherboard (This may be a cause for concern as certain people are skeptical about asrock brand, though personally I've had no issues with them, and all reviews I've read so far look good):
[URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157176[/URL]
HardDisk:
[URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185[/URL]
Total: $502.93
I'm no winner at putting machines together, but the above should all be compatible and work well.
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231274&cm_re=4gb_ripjaws-_-20-231-274-_-Product[/url] - Cheaper RAM.
That CPU is OEM aswell, won't have a cooler so you should just get a retail box CPU.
[editline]26th June 2011[/editline]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.662122[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.661562[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231274[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121390[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185[/url]
$530, a little over and the GPU is slightly slower; but the CPU will perform a little better and the motherboard is getting an AM3+ bios update so you can upgrade the CPU in the future.
Thanks, everyone. This is helping me out greatly.
I'm MeltingData's older brother and our parents are coming to me with the below computer
[url]http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7221312&csid=ITD&body=MAIN[/url]
It's a prebuilt tower and since I know absolutely nothing about building computers, I'd like your opinions on it. I've been telling them that they're probably going to get more bang for their buck through one of your suggestions but they're being rather stubborn about this one.
It's terrible, don't get it.
[QUOTE=Dark Descent;30854004]I'm MeltingData's older brother and our parents are coming to me with the below computer
[url]http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7221312&csid=ITD&body=MAIN[/url]
It's a prebuilt tower and since I know absolutely nothing about building computers, I'd like your opinions on it. I've been telling them that they're probably going to get more bang for their buck through one of your suggestions but they're being rather stubborn about this one.[/QUOTE]
That is going to be terrible for modern gaming since the 5570 isn't a particularly good card.
Ewwww prebuilt gross.
Seriously, just build your own. It's not rocket science, you plug shit in and it works.
Is it possible to use this case with one of those setups?
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042[/url]
This is a better case
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233&Tpk=haf%20912[/url]
Thanks.
Here's what I'm planning on getting:
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161348[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157176[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371030[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145339[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103846[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233[/url]
[QUOTE=MeltingData;30953768]Thanks.
Here's what I'm planning on getting:
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161348[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157176[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371030[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145339[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103846[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233[/url][/QUOTE]
The card looks like it's going to cover the mobo's battery.
