mrdreadloc
I don't have much money, so this will go towards just the tower of the PC, a budget of 500 GBP (776.62 USD).
So anyway, here are the parts:
PC Case -
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/components/cases/cases/novatech/nov-night.html
nVidia GeForce GTX 460 Video card
Novatech PowerStation Gaming 600W Silent ATX2 Power supply (Xfire/SLI)
AMD Athlon II X4 630 Quad-Core Processor (2.8GHz)
ASUS M4A87TD/USB3 - AMD 870 Motherboard (Xfire/SLI)
Corsair CMV4GX3M2A1333C9 2 X 2GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ITB Hard drive, SATA
Liteon IHAS324-32 24x Internal DVDRW Black Retail SATA
Xilence Red Wing Quiet Fan X2 120mm
All of this comes up to 459.29 Pounds (713.37 dollars)
A friend has some spare parts, that I can use to further reduce the costs if I need then, I will look for optical drive, hard drive, RAM, Windows. Everything else I will buy!
I will be playing games like Crysis, Black Ops, Bad Company 2, GRID, DiRT 2, games that use DX11. I will be playing in full HD resolution, later date if I need to overclock CPU, I will buy liquid cooling and overclock if necessary.
Is this a good budget gaming pc for someone who is almost broke?
Answer
hm.. this is a good question I hope other people will take a look at this question
anyway since you want to play DirectX 11 games with High Resolution obviously GTX460 is not the solution for you cause according to the series classification x60 belongs to mid range series,
but you can't see much of different when you play modern games like Crysis ,Dirt 2,GRID ,cause they don't demand high end PC but in future? now look at good old fellow nVidia 8800GT
the good news is you can play every game on it. non of games exclusively come for DirectX 11 either they supported for DirectX 9 or 10 so obviously you can play that on 8800GT with Max settings that because it's a High End graphic card,the life time of high end graphic card is realtively higher than Mid Range graphic cards ,can u play games on 8600 now? most of games even don't work with mid settings on 8600 card it's the reality. so think about few years beyond the present.
,Crytek says the next version of Crysis which is 2nd installment would demand less hardware requirements compare with its predecessors however still you need High End graphic card to play those "monster" games with Higher Resolution + Max Settings with 4x Anti Aliasing. but consider the budget you have got I don't think so you can go for such a graphic card. nVidia is always expensive compare with ATI so the alternative solution is try ATI but I wouldn't recommend ATI cause nVidia has much of techs compare with ATI like CUDA, PhysX which is highly apply with games like Crysis therefore PhysX uses GPU instead the CPU ,CPU can be used to another work which probably speed up the game play in higher settings.
I found out on newegg EVGA 01G-P3-1465-AR GeForce GTX 465 (Fermi) 1GB
it's slightly better than 460 which was early Was: $224.99 but
Now: $199.99 ,it's cheap ,it has 5 ratings that obviously shows its worth.
instead go for DDR3 RAM you can try with DDR2 + extra memory ,I see you intend to buy 4GB RAM but you can buy 6GB Memory which has more memory capacity but it doesn't reduce the performance believe me it works fine. DDR2 is still fine for HD gaming experience. try newegg where you can find cheap and good stuffs with lowest shipping rate.
your selection is good but don't go for 1TB hard disk just reduce to 500GB that's more than enough,
then you can save few bucks that you can use for investing on another part. of course you can feel full HD gaming experience with this budget but the thing is NOT how much you have got.but
how would you spend that.!
I would suggest this so you can consider this SYSTEM.
System FAN
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835426024
BluRAY-Writer
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136181
Hard Disk
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218
Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138183
PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171036
4GB DDR2 Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104098
Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115207
GPU (GeForce GTX 465 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130555
(U can try this GPU but it shows relatively lower frame rate on DiretX11 games with Max Settings
and on Higher resolution
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814134123
http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gts-450-review-roundup/20)
Without Shipping you can buy this for 762.92US$ on new Egg and I am pretty sure you can try on other places too. try a DVD writer instead of a BlyRAY writer which probably reduces the cost if you wanna save more.
hm.. this is a good question I hope other people will take a look at this question
anyway since you want to play DirectX 11 games with High Resolution obviously GTX460 is not the solution for you cause according to the series classification x60 belongs to mid range series,
but you can't see much of different when you play modern games like Crysis ,Dirt 2,GRID ,cause they don't demand high end PC but in future? now look at good old fellow nVidia 8800GT
the good news is you can play every game on it. non of games exclusively come for DirectX 11 either they supported for DirectX 9 or 10 so obviously you can play that on 8800GT with Max settings that because it's a High End graphic card,the life time of high end graphic card is realtively higher than Mid Range graphic cards ,can u play games on 8600 now? most of games even don't work with mid settings on 8600 card it's the reality. so think about few years beyond the present.
,Crytek says the next version of Crysis which is 2nd installment would demand less hardware requirements compare with its predecessors however still you need High End graphic card to play those "monster" games with Higher Resolution + Max Settings with 4x Anti Aliasing. but consider the budget you have got I don't think so you can go for such a graphic card. nVidia is always expensive compare with ATI so the alternative solution is try ATI but I wouldn't recommend ATI cause nVidia has much of techs compare with ATI like CUDA, PhysX which is highly apply with games like Crysis therefore PhysX uses GPU instead the CPU ,CPU can be used to another work which probably speed up the game play in higher settings.
I found out on newegg EVGA 01G-P3-1465-AR GeForce GTX 465 (Fermi) 1GB
it's slightly better than 460 which was early Was: $224.99 but
Now: $199.99 ,it's cheap ,it has 5 ratings that obviously shows its worth.
instead go for DDR3 RAM you can try with DDR2 + extra memory ,I see you intend to buy 4GB RAM but you can buy 6GB Memory which has more memory capacity but it doesn't reduce the performance believe me it works fine. DDR2 is still fine for HD gaming experience. try newegg where you can find cheap and good stuffs with lowest shipping rate.
your selection is good but don't go for 1TB hard disk just reduce to 500GB that's more than enough,
then you can save few bucks that you can use for investing on another part. of course you can feel full HD gaming experience with this budget but the thing is NOT how much you have got.but
how would you spend that.!
I would suggest this so you can consider this SYSTEM.
System FAN
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835426024
BluRAY-Writer
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136181
Hard Disk
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218
Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138183
PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171036
4GB DDR2 Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104098
Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115207
GPU (GeForce GTX 465 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130555
(U can try this GPU but it shows relatively lower frame rate on DiretX11 games with Max Settings
and on Higher resolution
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814134123
http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gts-450-review-roundup/20)
Without Shipping you can buy this for 762.92US$ on new Egg and I am pretty sure you can try on other places too. try a DVD writer instead of a BlyRAY writer which probably reduces the cost if you wanna save more.
Help building a gaming pc budget $700?
Bryan
Is there that big of a difference between the i3 and i5? I don't know which one to get. I would prefer the i5 but it is more expensive, and I heard the i3 is still good. I just want to know will the i3 be able to play future games good still. I have a $700 budget and I want the i5 3570k with the Radeon 6950 but they are expensive. What other choices could I go with that would be good?
Answer
$700 is not enough, even for a good budget gaming PC. Make that $800 and you're in business...
YES, there is a big difference between an i3 and an i5, first of all, i3 are dual core processors while i5 are quad core.
For gaming, you get good enough results with an i3-2130 or even an i3-2100 processor. And YES, it will play most modern games very good, even future games.
BEST BUDGET GAMING DESKTOP PC BUILD:
FACT: INTEL IS A MUCH BETTER PROCESSOR FOR GAMING THAN ANY AMD.
See here:
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html
Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz LGA 1155 65W Desktop Processor - $119.99
Or Intel Core i3-2130 Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor - $149.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115092
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro3 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - $119.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157297
After market CPU Cooler - Cooler Master Hyper EVO - $34.99 (Stock Intel cooler sucks and it's noisy too)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099149.99
Memory (RAM): G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM 1600MHz - $46.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428
Graphics Card: 1GB GDDR5 MSI GeForce GTX460 Fermi - $139.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127646
Hard Drive: 500GB Seagate Barracuda SATA III (6.0Gb/s), 7200rpm - $79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148767
Optical Drive: LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM - $17.99
Power Supply (PSU): CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 V2 600W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - $69.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028
PC Case (Tower): Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $49.99
or COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $59.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233
Operating System (OS): Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit OEM - $99.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986
TOTAL: $779.90 or $819.90
All prices are in $USD and in the USA, as of end of April 2012, they might be slightly different one way or the other by now.
The Intel Core i5-3570K is $239.99 and the i5-2500K is $219.99. That will add another $100 or more to your total price, but will also get you far better performance and future proofing.
Radeon HD 6950 is $200 or over, so it will add another $60 or more to the price. it is a much better card than the GTX460 Fermi.
For best possible with the parts above you will spend a total of around $950.
$700 is not enough, even for a good budget gaming PC. Make that $800 and you're in business...
YES, there is a big difference between an i3 and an i5, first of all, i3 are dual core processors while i5 are quad core.
For gaming, you get good enough results with an i3-2130 or even an i3-2100 processor. And YES, it will play most modern games very good, even future games.
BEST BUDGET GAMING DESKTOP PC BUILD:
FACT: INTEL IS A MUCH BETTER PROCESSOR FOR GAMING THAN ANY AMD.
See here:
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html
Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz LGA 1155 65W Desktop Processor - $119.99
Or Intel Core i3-2130 Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor - $149.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115092
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro3 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - $119.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157297
After market CPU Cooler - Cooler Master Hyper EVO - $34.99 (Stock Intel cooler sucks and it's noisy too)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099149.99
Memory (RAM): G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM 1600MHz - $46.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428
Graphics Card: 1GB GDDR5 MSI GeForce GTX460 Fermi - $139.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127646
Hard Drive: 500GB Seagate Barracuda SATA III (6.0Gb/s), 7200rpm - $79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148767
Optical Drive: LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM - $17.99
Power Supply (PSU): CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 V2 600W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - $69.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028
PC Case (Tower): Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $49.99
or COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $59.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233
Operating System (OS): Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit OEM - $99.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986
TOTAL: $779.90 or $819.90
All prices are in $USD and in the USA, as of end of April 2012, they might be slightly different one way or the other by now.
The Intel Core i5-3570K is $239.99 and the i5-2500K is $219.99. That will add another $100 or more to your total price, but will also get you far better performance and future proofing.
Radeon HD 6950 is $200 or over, so it will add another $60 or more to the price. it is a much better card than the GTX460 Fermi.
For best possible with the parts above you will spend a total of around $950.
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