Where to buy a cheap gaming desktop for under 700$?

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Chris

I need a gaming desktop to play minecraft and Dayz (Arma2) And i need a desktop that will be right for it
And it has to be 64 bit with atleast 8gb of ram and 3.0 ghz

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Building it yourself is indeed the best approach, can be well balanced, a bit cheaper and most importantly according to your budget. So here is an example of parts that can serve as a guide or to give you some idea of what parts you can get for your $700 budget:

Intel Core i3-2120 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 BX80623I32120 - $125

GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2 LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - $60 ($50 after rebate)

Seagate Barracuda ST3750525AS 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - $80

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-4GBNT - $23

XFX HD-677X-ZNFC Radeon HD 6770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - $125 ($105 after rebate)

OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W Modular High Performance Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandybridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom - $75 ($50 after rebate)

RAIDMAX Super Hurricane ATX-248NWU Black / Blue Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $45 ($30 after rebate)

LITE-ON 24X DVD Writer Internal 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Model IHAS324 - $22

inland 70126 Black 107 Normal Keys USB Wired Standard Keyboard / Mouse Combo - $16

inland Home/Office Series 88034 7.2 Watts 2.0 Speaker - $10

Acer G185HVb Black 18.5" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 200 cd/m2 ACM 5000:1 (600:1) - $80

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM - $100

TOTAL: $761 ($691 after rebate), This is actually not an entry level gaming PC, with this build, you could play all games on high settings since the monitor has a resolution of 1366 x 768. I have given you a bigger and good branded 600W PSU because you might want to upgrade your GPU later to a more powerful one,the 600W can support up to a GTX 570.

Others would say that the H61 mobo is not good, but hey, I have been using one for quite sometime now and it gets the job done, no problem, and besides its a BUDGET GAMING PC so it is good enough.

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What's a good list of computer components for a budget gaming pc?

Waffle-ato

I need help picking out parts for a desktop gaming computer that won't break the bank. Budget wise, I want to stay under 700 or 800 dollars. I kind of want to run graphically intense games like Skyrim on decent settings. I also want a fast processor to do all of this. If anyone who is an "expert or good" with this kind of stuff I would really appreciate tips about the subject. If possible could i have a list of parts/components to work with and instructions to build... thanks

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This is what I could come up for you. What you could do initially is spend a bit more on the core specs of the system and temporarily use the integrated graphics (which really is not made for gaming) on the CPU then you could upgrade to a better graphics card later (That's what I did). So if you can wait longer to game on it then that would be your best bet.

Also alot of these have mail-in-rebates so you can save money as long as you buy them before they expire, and then there are promo codes but newegg will only allow 1 promo per order. With Windows 7 64-bit OEM it might be a bit over budget initially maybe as much as 20$ after promo minus the rebates if you catch those. If you decide to do this you need to download the PDF's for the rebates before then expire which can be found on the item page. here are the instructions...

#1 Click on where it says "after mail-in rebate card"
#2 Click "print rebate" (you need adobe acrobat reader)
#3 Either print (printer icon) ,and, or save (the floppy disk icon) the pdf file to your documents folder

ASUS P8H77-V LE LGA 1155 @134$

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131826

Intel Core i5-3550 Ivy Bridge 3.3GHz @210$:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116505

SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner @15$:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151244

NZXT M59 - 001BK Case @58$:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146058&Tpk=m59%20nzxt

Western Digital 500GB 7200 RPM Hard Drive @100$:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136697

CORSAIR XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600Mhz @47$:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136697

CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W PSU @90$:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139020

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus CPU Heatsink @30$

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

3 Thermaltake AF0032 120mm Case Fans @24$:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106149

Rosewill RNX-N360PC 802.11b/g/n, PCI, Wireless-N300 Adapter @30$:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166067

TOTAL: about 823$ w/Windows 7 OEM, minus promo, and then also the mail-in-rebates. Excluding Thermal Paste

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What parts should i get for a gaming desktop?

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B. Garrett

I have decided that I want to build a desktop primarily for gaming and I don't know where to begin when it comes to all the parts. I am looking for suggestions on processors, graphics cards, hard drives, cases, and power supplies .and I'm looking to keep my budget under $700 for the entire build if possible.

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Will start with a carefully selected $831:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/knlS
Now, you make the painful cutbacks in what you are willing to give up.
This does not include monitor, keyboard, mouse, audio output (amplified USB speakers/headset)
Here is the CPU Hierarchy:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-5.html
You might be bottlenecking the HD 7850 with an i3-3220, but it cuts the price.
You could reduce the motherboard a little. A B75 gives up overclocking, though these locked clock CPUs without the K cannot be OC anyway, but RAM, Graphics, and an HDD accelerator SSD could be added in a Z77, and I show a 2 PCIe x16 3.0 for adding a HD 7850 later, but you can use a cheaper motherboard.
You can trim a little out of the power supply. I show one that could cover a second HD 7850, but there are 500W and 600W coolmax with rebates at Newegg that have enough to cover the system. Use single rail 80 plus and check game-debate for the minimum 12V amps and stay above it to have margin and efficiency.
You can cut to a 500GB HDD
You can cut your graphics
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu_list.php
I have already removed the CPU cooler and cut from i5-3570K to get to $831.
Always better to start high and painfully trim, but you do that yourself.
The $700 video is heavily unbalanced.
The CPU bottlenecks. The graphics card is monster power and put against a split rail power supply.
The RAM is CAS 11 and discontinued and should have been.
Motherboard is old design.

The absolute best $700 or under gaming desktop computer?

rayne117

I want to purchase a good gaming desktop computer for $700. Your suggestions can be of computers that can be bought online or off. The computer will be used for gaming, and that's about it.

The games I would like to play are: Battlefield 2, Counter-Strike Source, Company of Heroes, and possibly WoW.

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Maximum-PC just build a $700 computer in their latest Mag. It's on the cover. It is definitely the best thing you can get. If you don't know how to build your own computer at all, then get a friend that knows how and have him help. If he's like me, then He/she'd love to do it for you.

You have to go the DIY route because you're not going to find anything decent at the price. OEM builds are mostly rip offs!

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