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Ok, so first off I've never built a PC before which is probably why I fried my last one. Christmas is coming up and I want to know what kind of parts I can get. I will probably wait until after christmas depending on sales. 

Anywho, I want to build a decent gaming computer for around $500. I already have a 1.5/2TB HDD with my OS and all my games etc. on it. I also have an ATI Radeon HD 5700 series card which is obviously outdated now and I will probably sell it. I want to try to get most of the parts from one website, preferablly NewEgg, but I suppose that that's for me to decide. I want to run two screens because you don't deserve to be on TekSyndicate if you don't have two screens and I also want a very upgradeable PC which I'm guessing depends mostly on the case. I could probably go a little ver $500 but not over $600.

Thanks to whoever helps me out on here, assuming someone does.

 

P.S. I saw this case on Newegg that looks really cool and from what i can see it has good ratings and looks pretty good. It's a NZXT Phanton PHAN-001WT White Steel/Plastic Enthusiast ATX Full Tower Computer Case as I have ever so skillfully copy and pasted from the website.

 

 

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Okay, first of all, do you really wanna spend a 1/5 of your money in the case?

you could save 60 bucks and get something more budget friendly, IMO.

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I have to agree with Adchartuni, spending that kind of coin on a case for a $500 build is kind of a waste better putting it towards hardware or a decent PSU.

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Yeah, no matter how budget the build is, do NOT cheap out in the PSU.
My first build was like very budgetish build and thanks to me cheaping out on my PSU, it almost fried all my componets in less than 1 year.
Get something with some name like corsair, and to be 80+ bronze at least. 

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You could do this, http://pcpartpicker.com/p/r8Vj.

Or maybe a phenom 965 with like a 7770 or 7750 I don't really feel like looking. Don't spend that much on a case for a budget build ever. 

I do builds do the 10 with case for the most part, 1.5k build = 150$ case, 500$ build....50$ case. I mean it moves around of course but I just initially look for a case like that.

 

 

 

 

 

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Splenlard, no, you're spending too much on the little parts. OCZ?

This is really cutting it close, but it will be an awesome one. If you can, just use your old ram from your old PC.

This is a litle closer to your budget, only it has a slower CPU. But it does have a more powerful GPU

This is the closest to your budget. It will also be the slowest.

Hesitated to help you, because you said I don't deserve to be here for having one screen

 

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Lol thanks for all the good builds.

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By the way if I got a bit of a different case (I don't really like the look of that Coolermaster HAF) would all the stuff still fit in it? 

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Depends. Which case?

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139013   That's a Corsair case

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156078   I've never heard of Raidmax but it looks pretty easy to get into

And my favorite:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146025  This one looks particularly sexy

The Corsair Vengeance is a little pricey, but it seems pretty roomy and I will want to upgrade when I get some more money. The Raidmax seems a sketchy because I've never heard of them but it looks pretty nice, and the NZXT looks really cool and has a door on the front which is always nice.

 

EDIT: I don't have any of the RAM left over from my old computer because I fried it on accident trying to find out what was wrong with it (oops). It was 4 two gig sticks anyway so it sucked donkey balls.

 

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Hmmm, I can't really find the info about maximum length of cards supported, so I'm gonna go by my gut.

The C70 looks like it can fit any card.

Raidmax could probably fit the cards I listed, but not longer. Also gets good reviews so you shoudn't be too scared.

The smexy one could also probably fit the cards. But it's pretty old. " The NZXT Apollo BLACK NP preserves capacious space for the giant, dual-slot-occupied NVIDA 8800GTX graphic card. With generous cooling space, enjoy the latest graphic acceleration technology in comfort!" The fact that it thinks that an 8800GTX is a giant makes it sound small

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I know I know. I didn't know about PSU but I just look for Bronze + or higher and modular with decent reviews.

Any chance you could help me with a 1k setup when you've got time? Without RAM, or a case.

 This is mine, I have 12G of ram so I need professional http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rgD2 .

 Tower/Monitor/Keyboard/Mouse.

To OP; those builds kill mine. I was going to do a 965 and Dedicated GPU but I just have a thing for A10's.

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I've got time right now. You really like your bronze don't you?

Hmmm, you have 12GB? So it's three modules I supposed. None of AMD's desktop CPUs, as far as I know, have  triple channel memory support. Only there workstation/ sever processors have support. So you may want to use two sticks instead, because it may become slower. It will leave you with 4GB, though. But if you think about it, ram costs nothing these days. 8GB dual-module ones can be had for as low as $25( CAS latency of 9-11).

The monitor seems a little on the small side.25"? Another one. HP monitors tend to be good.

Other than that, it looks great.

 

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My first build... I researched forever, learnt all I could. But the importance of a good PSU never really got through to me. I consulted my friend who I knew built his PC. Turns out he had no clue what he was talking about and linked me a PSU that cost like £20 and was vastly underpowered. Just blew up when I turned it on lol. 

Moral is, get a good PSU. It's like feeding your children cat food otherwise.