hey guys,
i've got $400-$500 to spend on a PC for gaming.
What are the best options??
Depends. I personally designed this option for people looking to get into gaming on a really tight budget, with plenty of room for future upgrades.
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/jerm1027/saved/1mV6
what if i wanted to have a raphics card? is there some way to incorperate a decent one like the 7870? or if not, the 7770?
wow, there is headroom for a 64 gigabyte ssd.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Rgzr
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($49.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Toshiba 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($159.99 @ Microcenter)
Case: MSI TC- (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Raidmax 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($43.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $499.89
awesome build but the AMD Phenom II is not avaliable where i am. im tossing between the AMD AM3+ x4 FX-4130, AMD x4 A10-5800K and the AMD x4 A8-5600K?
...or intel i suppose
can you buy the Phenom II 955?
And dont even bother with a apu chip for gameing there just crap Anless you like 480p and 720p gameing
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RgGp
CPU: AMD FX-4130 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($72.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($32.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Toshiba 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($159.99 @ Microcenter)
Case: MSI TC- (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Raidmax 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($43.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $502.45
Oh, I didn't see it...
OK, cut on RAM: get one RAM stick with 4 gigabyte
Cut on storage: get a Western Digital 500 gigabyte hard drive
And now, if you spend 50-60 bucks more, you should be able to ad an HD 7850. You can ad the other parts of jerm. I squeezed what I can.
I added up some parts on Newegg, here ya go http://gyazo.com/4a6b4186f76fff147639402ffb01f82e.png?1366204640
Also, for the case, you choose on your own, since people are kinda picky about the case they want. But the parts all together, is around $475 and the shipping is free. Also, I chose a Pentium dual core becuase it's cheap and it's an LGA1155 socket, which means it is futureproof. Hope I helped.
so you'd recommend the AMD FX-4130 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor, how about over something like the Intel i3-3220 3.3GHz?
and would you reccommend sacraficing a bit on the cpu to get the radeon 7870 or do you think the 7850 is fine?
the only intel petium that i have access to is the G2120 3.1Ghz. do you think a intel pentium is a better choice over a quad core AMD? other than that i'd be looking at the Intel i3-3220 3.3GHz but then the price rises quite noticabley.
The balance of a 4 core chip and a HD 7850 will work well (i still like the phenom over the FX 4 core but if you cant get one it will do)
The i3 dosent handle well in games being a 2core chip with a bit of HT (even the 4 year old phenom kills it)
do you think 4g will be enough? or are you saying just deal with is for now and maybe put another 4g in at a later date?
I could try to do some AMD build for you, if you'd like
thanks, I'd appriciate it just to get some good ideas
okay, thanks mate you've helped alot! i hope i can find a Phenom but otherwise i suppose the FX will have to do.
it will be enough. I think you will be forced to add another 4 gigabyte stick in maybe 2-3 years.
If you can, get a stick with atleast 1600 mhz. Or higher. And CL9!
http://www.logicalincrements.com
Surprised no one's linked the falcon guide yet. While never perfect, it's a great starting point for builds and is kept fantastically up to date. Worth a bookmark.