Hi, i'm planning on building a PC for gaming so I can use my laptop exclusively for school and i'm wondering how much i'd have to spend.
my laptop specs:
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium
CPU: Intel Core i5 460M @ 2.53GHz
RAM: 4.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 532MHz
Motherboard: Dell Inc. 00CKNG (U2E1)
GPU: 1023MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 420M (Dell)
HDD: 465GB Seagate ST9500420AS (SATA) (I can go lower on my new comp cause of external drives)
Thanks in advance! - Sonicjms
Note: I'm in Canada not the US
You wouldn't have to spend much to get something better than that laptop. But how much better do you wanna go? It is easier to give a price that you'd be willing to pay and then building a system from there.
What kind of games do you play and at what resolutions? Do you need an OS and/or peripherals?
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If you need peripherals like the monitor and such, it may be similar in price.
Im looking at about 400-450$, I have a windows disc so theres no reason to worry about that. I want something that can at least run skyrim, medium settings at above 720p at 30fps, of course the better settings the better. I have all my peripherals and I can plug it into my TV to game as it's easy to get my mouse and keyboard to my bed. I'm thinking of just something I can upgrade I can upgrade overtime to make even better. The last thing would be that I want something that can emulate some GC/Ps2 games decently.
going to need intel for that guys^
budget PCs and emulation is my forte, I'll have you a build up in a jiffy
what makes intel better at emulation? I believe you and it's something I've heard before but what is it about their processors that make it better at emulation. Also how much better
because each core has a REAL dedicated 256 bit unit instead of 2 128 bit ones divided between 2 "cores" of a compute unit that AMD has setup, they can combine to form a 256bit one but its not as good and lacks certain instruction sets that makes intel better than it
also intels readwrite speeds of its memory controller are exponentionally higher than amd's not to mention the latency is horrid on AMD's, low read/write speeds on the L3 Cache/memory controller and high latency is exactly what you don't want on J(ust) I(n) T(ime) computations
let me be clear I'm not a fanboy of either, I just state the facts and suggest whats recommended, if emulation wasn't a part of this then I would recommend AMD because its cheaper
try to order that CPU before the promocode expires
sure u can email it to me, i cant find my messages on this website. I only know ur message cause of an email.
[email protected], thank you
Ok I made a sweet build for you thats right at you budget and send you an email to send it to you because neweggs shared wishlist system is buggy right now and I cant include combos.
Here it gos
CASE: NZXT GAMMA-001BK $29.99
PSU: SeasonicUSA SS-400ET Bronze80 400w OEM $44.99
RAM: G.SKILL Sniper F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR $69.99
SSD: KINGSTON SSD 120GB SATA3 $65.99
CPU/MOBO: I5-4570 1150 INTEL HD GRAPHICS W/ ASUS H81M-K mATX $246.98
(If you can I would recommend grabbing 30 extra bucks and going with the falal1ty z87 combo)
Total: 457.94 + 6.95 shipping
Total Discount Savings : $90.00!
PC Builder is great but it doesnt really factor in Shipping and you usually can get a better deal if you stick with one retailer.
Also if you live near a Microcenter they have a i5-4670K for $179.99 or a i5-4570 for $159.99 instore pick up only (I buy all my CPUs from them I got my 3820 for 199.99) that would save you about $50 bucks you could keep or redirect into an SII series PSU or CM TX3 Cooler (not sure its fits case) or Case with more ventilation.
I did not add a CD Drive because it doesnt make much sense these days you can grab a flashdrive and compile the windows cd you have onto it for installing and save yourself $20 bucks. I would upgrade the PSU if you go the MicroCenter route to a 520W and see if they have an openbox cpu cooler (with all the parts CHECK!) so you can have enough power budgeting for a GPU purchase in the future. I used intel HD when I was playing FFXIV it performed really well with medium settings.
Hit me up on my email and I can send you the shopping cart
Enjoy!
I sent it out one from my email one from new egg check your spam and promotions tabs if you dont see it. I also gave you a link for a WD Caviar Black sata6 64mb 500gb HDD @ $70 if you want more space but SSD rips either one will be a great choice I think the 1tb version is $87.99 this week also.
whoops guess I should have said that im in canada
I guess I should let you know im in canada