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Hello everyone, I am new on this site and I am also new in the world of PC's. I grew up on consoles and with the release of next gen consoles coming up, I have decided to make the switch to PC! I have always liked PC gaming and now that I am making some money I would like to get into them more.

The question I am creating this post for is: Should I spend around $600 for parts to make my own beginning gaming PC or should I spend around the same amount for a used PC on craigslist that would have some higher quality equipment and upgrade anything that is necessary.

Any input is greatly appreciated and I would love to hear suggestions on any parts that I should look into to build my own PC.

I have a parts list on PC Parts Picker and if you could check it out and make any suggestions on changes or anything that would help me out would be great. http://pcpartpicker.com/user/ruhlig/saved/2jLB

Thanks for reading and I am looking forward to hearing from you guys!!!

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Seems like a pretty nice build, though I can't be bothered to go into specifics tonight. If I were you, I'd build my own, you can never be quite sure of the stresses put on second hand components

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I use ebay. The choice is yours to make. I suggest since you are new to buy new so you know all the parts will work and if they don't you can return it more easily then say if you buy parts off of ebay.

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Sounds good. Also the perks of building my own is that I can learn and gain experience through that process. Thank you for the advice!

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Yeah that makes sense. Thank you very much!

 

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My current gaming rig can probably be built for about $600~$700 today with used parts.

Click my profile for the list.

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Get a cheaper cpu and invest more into the gpu much better for gaming 

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Also, Should I add a Graphics card or will the CPU suffice for now? As well as should I go with Windows 8 or Windows 7?

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I'll post a build in the morning if I can remember.

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that A10-5800k won't game well or at all in some games on that 1080p monitor. I'd recommend getting a dedicated card.

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I wouldnt recommend a APU, they just dont cut it for 1080p gaming.

better get that  for the same price http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1A0Gn

The 6300 six core does quite well in games and a 2 gb 7850 will let you max many things + 2 free games.

The mobo might be cheap, but newegg has a deal where they basicly give it to you for free :D. The other compromise is the 4 gb ram, but you could put in another 4 whenever you feel like it.

 

Edit: You could look on craigslist for a hdd, dvd drives and cases. hdds and dvd drives are so cheap and people have so many lying around that they give them away for free or a few dollars (there is a stack of dvd drives and 300gb hdds in my cellar xD). Cases are often leftovers from upgrades or harvested pcs and are too expensive to ship around. you could get something good for only 10-20 bucks if you search a bit.

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http://pcpartpicker.com/b/FuY

price went up $100

and i cant verify if that ram I changed to will work, ASRock doesnt have Muskin in there QVL.

Shame on ASRock.

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I'll set an alarm for you, Dave.

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+1 better build, mine was just an update.

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Forgot to mention, and just for future reference if you're gonna buy used components: solid state capacitors usually last 10 years.

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Dude thank you very much, this is a damn good build and only like a dollar more than what it was before. Kudos man!

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DO NOT GET THAT CASE!

I mean it's a good case, but you can get a scours 210 or something for cheaper. I have that case and I regret it ever since. It feels flimsy slightly at certain parts of the case and the USB 3.0 doesn't even go to the motherboard, it suppoused to go to the back of the case, to another usb 3 port. Also get the A10-6800K. A but better.

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A10 6800k is far worse than the fx 6300 and hd 7850 suggested

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Im going with everything that Potatoe said except I am going to get the Cooler Master HAF 912 case.

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You want to build:

 

I have a $400 here:

AMD Athlon X4 750K Processor: http://amzn.to/16BboCC

MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Motherboard: http://amzn.to/18gKQx8

XFX Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition Graphics Card:http://amzn.to/139Kfc6

4GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 RAM: http://amzn.to/15EjmOe

500GB Western Digital Caviar Blue Hard Drive:http://amzn.to/1bytfj5

NZXT Source 210 Case: http://amzn.to/13ZbiIR

430W Corsair CX430 Power Supply: http://amzn.to/18UZKsr

 

 

 

Good luck!