Grady
I desire to build a custom gaming PC for christmas this year, but my budget is...fairly low. I don't want to build one blind by choosing parts and doing the research only to be looking in the wrong place for the wrong things and wind up wasting my time.
Specs (nothing too specific):
-No less than 6gigs of RAM
-Could give two shits less about Hard drives space but must be HDD
-Prefer Intel i7 or i5 but if AMD fits the more bang for buck regime, then that's fine. (doesn't need to be unlocked... :D
-Windows 7 Home (I plan to install Ubuntu later on)
-needs a decent graphics card (so long as it can power most modern games on a medium to high setting, im fine
-Price range $650-750 (but if the price goes above or below these limits, that is fine so long as the curve isn't too large.
P.S. If any more info is needed to better help, I'll be glad to provide it. :)
Answer
I built a quick one on newegg, used my computer as a basis for it (runs everything I throw at it quite well)
I cant send you a link to the basket, so here is a printscreen:
http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd426/ginny131/Capture.png
I have the phenom 955. Its a quad core processor, provides the best bang for the buck when it comes to gaming. Its an excellent overclocker, should you need the performance boost, and you should be able to get it up to 3.4 or 3.6 without any hassle on the stock cooler.
The motherboard is actually the model up from the one I have, and when it comes to computer parts if the next one up is $5 you should go for it. It will accept a bulldozer cpu if you ever need 8 cores (doubt you will).
The RAM was a requirement from you, you probably wont end up needing 8GBs (I have 4 and have never got 100% usage) but I guess it there should you need it :P
Graphics card - The 6870 is an excellent card, and should you want to crossfire it at a later date they have excellent scaling (2 cards will give you nearly double the performance of 1)
HDD - 500gb, you said you weren't too bothered so I just suggested a 500gb, you can always change that if you feel you need to (just add another one in when you fill that one up)
Power supply is there to allow room for upgradeability (is that a word?) down the line should you wish to add another 6870. Its also modular (only connect the cables you need) which is a nice bonus
dvd drive is only really there for windows and installing disc games for me, they're all the same really
finally the case is a solid case for the price, obviously if you don't like it you can pick a different one, but everything ive given you here should be good enough!
Total cost $801.91 with $60 worth of mail in rebates so that brings it down to $741.91, so your under budget :P
Any questions add them to more information and I will try and get back to you :)
I built a quick one on newegg, used my computer as a basis for it (runs everything I throw at it quite well)
I cant send you a link to the basket, so here is a printscreen:
http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd426/ginny131/Capture.png
I have the phenom 955. Its a quad core processor, provides the best bang for the buck when it comes to gaming. Its an excellent overclocker, should you need the performance boost, and you should be able to get it up to 3.4 or 3.6 without any hassle on the stock cooler.
The motherboard is actually the model up from the one I have, and when it comes to computer parts if the next one up is $5 you should go for it. It will accept a bulldozer cpu if you ever need 8 cores (doubt you will).
The RAM was a requirement from you, you probably wont end up needing 8GBs (I have 4 and have never got 100% usage) but I guess it there should you need it :P
Graphics card - The 6870 is an excellent card, and should you want to crossfire it at a later date they have excellent scaling (2 cards will give you nearly double the performance of 1)
HDD - 500gb, you said you weren't too bothered so I just suggested a 500gb, you can always change that if you feel you need to (just add another one in when you fill that one up)
Power supply is there to allow room for upgradeability (is that a word?) down the line should you wish to add another 6870. Its also modular (only connect the cables you need) which is a nice bonus
dvd drive is only really there for windows and installing disc games for me, they're all the same really
finally the case is a solid case for the price, obviously if you don't like it you can pick a different one, but everything ive given you here should be good enough!
Total cost $801.91 with $60 worth of mail in rebates so that brings it down to $741.91, so your under budget :P
Any questions add them to more information and I will try and get back to you :)
Is this a good gaming pc for under $800?
Brandon
Power supply:Raidmax Hybrid 630W ATX12V/EPS12V Power Supply RX-630SS
by Raidmax
Motherboard: ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 965 AM3 3.4Ghz 512KB 45NM 125W 4000MHZ
by AMD
DVD rw drive: Lite-On Super AllWrite 24X SATA DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive - Bulk - IHAS124-04 (Black)
by Lite-On
Graphics card NY GeForce GTX 650 Ti Graphics Cards (VCGGTX650T1XPB) Graphics Cards VCGGTX650T1XPB
by PNY
Ssd: Kingston Digital 60GB SSDNow V300 SATA 3 2.5 (7mm height) with Adapter Solid State Drive SV300S37A/60G
by Kingston
Ram: Kingston HyperX Blu 16GB Kit (2x8 GB Modules) 1600MHz 240-pin DDR3 Non-ECC CL10 Desktop Memory KHX1600C10D3B1K2/16G
Hard drive: WD Blue 1 TB Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache - WD10EZEX
by Western Digital
Case: Rosewill Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case CHALLENGER
by Rosewill
Spent about $780 on this and it's my first endeavor into pc building
Answer
if your gonna be gaming only, get a 8gb ram, never need more than that and spend the saved money from ram for a geforce gtx 660 thats $200... you could get an aftermarket cooler to keep things cooler and oced but seems like we need to keep it at a budget... also make sure thermal paste is a good one like tunia or arctic silver
if your gonna be gaming only, get a 8gb ram, never need more than that and spend the saved money from ram for a geforce gtx 660 thats $200... you could get an aftermarket cooler to keep things cooler and oced but seems like we need to keep it at a budget... also make sure thermal paste is a good one like tunia or arctic silver
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