help me build a micro atx gaming pc under $600?

Q. i know a little about building gaming pcs , but its never as cheap for me as people say it is . maybe i always get greedy , but my builds always end up costing more like $800 & upwards . i want to be able to run modern games on high settings (not ultra) at 1080p . i want it to be air cooled , and it must be micro atx, i like the small case size and dont want a huge tower case. i have a windows 7 installation disk and there are sites that sell windows keys for like $30 so for windows just factor in $30 . thanks and have fun !

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I was in the same boat as you a while ago, and everyone always talks about how cheap it is to build a PC.. but the truth is that prices have gone up with parts in the past few years and it's probably around the same price as any other computer you would buy. The second thing is that generally the smaller you want your computer, the more it's going to cost your for the same technology. You can't fit those bulky "gaming" cards in a micro atx case, same goes for proper heatsinks and power supplies. I'm not saying it can't be done, because it can, but it's just harder to find cheaper parts that fit in a micro atx case. BTW, don't get a windows key from some jenky-ass site, just download RemoveWAT and activate Windows once you install it (it doesn't require that you enter a key when installing it). I gave it a try and the link to the shopping cart is below.. I'm not sure if you will be able to see it though.

A decent pre-built gaming pc under 600?

Q. I am looking for a decent/average desktop for gaming. Not looking to be able to run newer games or max settings or even full 60 fps.

Games I want to play:
Minecraft
Skyrim
Everquest 2
Runescape

And other various games like that.

I am fine with low fps and playing on lowest graphics settings.
I DO NOT WANT TO BUILD A PC, so please stop saying to build one.

Prefer something available on walmart or amazon.

I want to spend a maximum of 600$ including shipping fees and a monitor (which I can buy for next to nothing.)

Please help me out here.
Oh and I prefer windows 7, windows 8 is a bit of a joke and nearly as bad an OS as vista was.

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Any machine that beats these:
Skyrim Specs: (Video Graphics is where most machines fail the test)
You Do need a machine that meets these requirements for Skyrim.
Recommended
â¢Windows 7/Vista/XP PC (32 or 64 bit)
â¢Quad-core Intel or AMD CPU processor
â¢4GB System RAM
â¢6GB free HDD (Hard disk drive) space
â¢DirectX 9.0c compatible NVIDIA or AMD ATI video card with 1GB of RAM: Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 or higher; ATI Radeon HD 4890 or higher
â¢DirectX compatible sound card
â¢Internet access for Steam activation
â¢
Minimum (get by with) System Requirements
â¢Windows 7/Vista/XP PC (32 or 64 bit)
â¢Processor: Intel Dual Core 2.0GHz or equivalent processor (AMD Sempron @ 2.4 GHz)
â¢2GB System RAM
â¢6GB free HDD space
â¢Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512 MB of RAM
â¢DirectX compatible sound card
â¢Internet access for Steam activation

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Looking for advice on building my first gaming PC?

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Brandon

Not to say I haven't had a PC before. But this would be my first time building one. I want this to be a gaming PC, but slightly different than most. I'm really only interested in playing indie games. I don't need something that will run Crysis 3, Battlefield 4, or Skyrim. Just the smaller indie games. Minecraft, Kerbal Space Program, and stuff like that.

I've never built a PC before and I don't really know parts that well, but I'm fairly tech savvy. Any insight, tips, or straight up builds would be super appreciated. Also, I'm on a fairly tight budget and want to spend $500 bucks or less. Though the possibility of upgrading in the future would be possible.

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Taken from Amazon:

Motherboard - MSI LGA 1155 - $48
CPU - "Intel Core i5-3570k - $219
CPU Cooler - Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - $37
RAM - Cosair Vengeance 8GB - $66
Graphics Card - EVGA GeForce GTX 650 - $110
Sound Card - Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE Card - $25 (Optiona)
Hard Drive - WD Blue 500GB Hard Drive - $45
BluRay Burner - ASUS Internal Burner Drive - $75 (Optional)
Case - Cooler Master Elite 430 - $43
Power Supply - Cooler Master Elite 460w power supply - $38

All together you are looking at about 700 bucks
Some parts you can find cheaper - Im sure you can find a 40 dollar motherboard for example.

Taking away optional parts (Burner and sound card), you'll be at 600, give or take.
The two most critical parts are the CPU and graphics card, but with the games you listed you can probably go cheaper on the both and be under your 500 dollar limit. With the build above, you'll be able to play pretty much any game on the market today.

Playing those games (Skyrim, Crysis etc) on Max or Ultra settings...thats a different conversation.

If you want, you can go even cheaper on other parts and use the savings to get an even better graphics card, like a GTX 660ti or something.

Hope this helps.

What kind of computer should i get for gaming?

Tom Harper

Hey i was wondering what would be the best option for playing computer games like Arma 2/dayz, minecraft, league of legends, other steam games, etc. Im kinda new to pc gaming. My budget is somewhere around $1000. Would it be smarter/cheaper to build my own computer and install only the things i want (ive never built a computer before though) or would it be best to just get an pre-built regular one. My friends tell me if you can build your own it's cheaper. I dont plan on overclocking it or playing it for more than 4 hrs in a sitting. This build is what im currently looking at:

http://www.gamesradar.com/building-gaming-pc-under-1000/

Thanks

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Build or Buy or have custom made is a common question. To not overly repeat, try to make sense of this Q+A:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AhTl4dVlzsAQN4HilGHXYwzty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20130902153829AAqfdXZ
and, it includes a link about graphics cards.

The referenced build you show is respectable.
Z77 Pro3 as a motherboard has SATA III 6Gb/s transfer rate from the HDD, USB 3.0 front header, and is full ATX and Realtek ALC892 audio from a reliable top 4 supplier (Gigabyte, Asus, MSI, Asrock). The missing feature is SLI Compatibility for an additional NVidia card. It is crossfire compatible for AMD graphics with a 10% performance reduction. Takes a $30 or so upgrade into the SLI compatible. The power supply Thermaltake SP-750M looks OK, but not sure why so much power when the graphics is limited with the motherboard. There are better for the price.
This shows the Thermaltake:
http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page680.htm
The build shows $952.45:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1AsOv
Some items taxed and extra shipping not shown.
It isn't bad.
In my reference I show the Vanquish from Digital Storm at $1059, all built.
Good computer case, quality builder, Haswell i5 not set up for overclocking, good 600 watt supply which is all it needs, and the stronger GTX 760 over the GTX 660 ti
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/860?vs=854
It is about a 6% upgrade.
And, you can go to Newegg.com, and get similar or better performance, trading off some quality characteristics and specific game performance, like Far Cry 3 that needs a great CPU.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=Property&Subcategory=10&Description=&Type=&N=100019096&IsNodeId=1&IsPowerSearch=1&srchInDesc=&MinPrice=&MaxPrice=1000&Manufactory=81232&Manufactory=11210&Manufactory=12046&PropertyCodeValue=1436%3A302714&PropertyCodeValue=1436%3A312190&PropertyCodeValue=1436%3A277234&PropertyCodeValue=1436%3A340851&PropertyCodeValue=1436%3A312577&PropertyCodeValue=1436%3A426479
Or, swizzle the build a bit:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Atfy
Now fully ready to pop in a second GTX 660 ti, and a weird case with carry handles that should be easy to work with, and an awarded power supply, with an extra GB of graphics ram so ready for SLI, and not overclocking the CPU, so $950.31

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Can someone build me a decent gaming pc for under 600$?

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Tray Kesle

Preferably links to each item, im planning on building a pc cause i know that i can get a better computer if i build it myself instead of buying one prebuilt online all for under 600$ tottal budget

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duncan33303 has many videos on budget builds. Here's one of his $600 budget build :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX_QxnuG1XM

What is a Great Value Gaming Rig Configuration?

Isaac

The title says it all. I am building my first gaming PC and want to know what is a good gaming configuration for under 900$? I want to play modern games on max including BF3. Please help me with this. Thanks.

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Like I am telling everybody, that says they have a budget, your biggest savings is going to come if you already have a hard drive, even if it is a SATA2 drive, just reuse it for a few more months. The price of hard drives has doubled and tripled over the last few weeks, due to flooding overseas... The SATA2 drives will be slightly slower, but the price of a 1Tb SATA3 64mb drive is $220 here in the states, they were $76 about a month and a half ago... which will eat up most of your builds money... So if you have an old drive, use it, and that will save you alot for the time being for better faster hardware now... For budget vs. performance, you cannot beat the i5 even the 2300, 2320, 2400, 2500 i5, with a good z68 chipset motherbaord can overclock up to 3.8Ghz, which is really no slouch... Using the same graphics card, a 560GTX ti 950mhz, gained 4000 points in Futuremark 06 from just upgrading to the 2400 overclocked to the same 3.8Ghz that my old q9550 was overclocked to... To put it like this, the q9550 stock out performs about all the Phenom II quads, so as you can see even my q9550 overclocked was kinda bottlenecking my 560GTX ti... The Sandy Bridge is just that good of a platform... Look for used i5's on ebay for bid, and try to snag one cheap. I got my 2400 i5 for $120, paired with a AsRock Extreme3 Gen3 motherboard, G.Skill 2133mhz ram, and my old Gigabyte 560GTX ti... My setup would cost about $600 American, leaving you some breathing room for a good heatsink fan for the CPU, and a good cooling case, and even enough for a decent hard drive, if you don't have one...

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