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Gaming Computer
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I am in the market for a new computer, as, mine is very bad. I want one that can run games like Arma 2-3, Grav, etc without lagging or being super slow. I'd like it to have at least;
Now I don't have a lot of money to drop so I'd like it to be cheap, maybe around $200-$400. If there won't be anything like that in the market I am willing to lower a few things , I understand there's not much in the market for that price but I need to keep the RAM and the processor speed. If you have a computer that can run any of the games I mentioned just fine that's not too expensive, please let me know.
My current setup is
I assume you know now why I want a new PC.
I would also be willing to build a PC but, it'd have to be in my price range
- 8 Gb of RAM
- 3.0 Ghz
- Any graphic card above 6000
- and 200-500 GB of memory
Now I don't have a lot of money to drop so I'd like it to be cheap, maybe around $200-$400. If there won't be anything like that in the market I am willing to lower a few things , I understand there's not much in the market for that price but I need to keep the RAM and the processor speed. If you have a computer that can run any of the games I mentioned just fine that's not too expensive, please let me know.
My current setup is
- AMD Radeon HD 3000
- 2.33 Ghz
- 4 Gb of RAM
- 139GB of memory
I assume you know now why I want a new PC.
I would also be willing to build a PC but, it'd have to be in my price range
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You can buy a windows license from here for like 15 or 20 dollars.
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.95 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($43.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Elite Plus 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($23.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.75 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($132.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ NCIX US)
Other: Windows 7 [$15]/Windows 8.1 [$20]
Total: $364.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-03 17:13 EDT-0400
This is what I'd go with.
*Pentium K so you can overclock to around 4ghz with stock cooler (even though its stock is more than enough, clock speed isn't the most important thing in a cpu)
*4GB of ram because that's really all you need, plus it's the most I could fit in the budget while still having a good cpu/gpu (far more important than ram is)
*1TB HDD because buying anything smaller is a waste of money with today's prices
*r9 270 because it's a really good card for it's price. (beats out 750ti's for less)
*Small but good case, so if need be you can move it around, and it's just cheaper.
*500w EVGA PSU, sadly it's not bronze, but its from EVGA so it's safe, atleast with these lower cards. I would not recommend throwing anything higher than a 270/7870 on this PSU, only because it's not bronze, not because it's 500w. But it'll handle this card fine.
**Now with Windows, you'll have to buy the key from online for around 15-20 dollars, because you cant afford a $100 key. The only thing you'll have to do is download the .ISO (Microsoft has them) and then install it with a Flash Drive and then put the key in and you're good.
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.95 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($43.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Elite Plus 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($23.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.75 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($132.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ NCIX US)
Other: Windows 7 [$15]/Windows 8.1 [$20]
Total: $364.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-03 17:13 EDT-0400
This is what I'd go with.
*Pentium K so you can overclock to around 4ghz with stock cooler (even though its stock is more than enough, clock speed isn't the most important thing in a cpu)
*4GB of ram because that's really all you need, plus it's the most I could fit in the budget while still having a good cpu/gpu (far more important than ram is)
*1TB HDD because buying anything smaller is a waste of money with today's prices
*r9 270 because it's a really good card for it's price. (beats out 750ti's for less)
*Small but good case, so if need be you can move it around, and it's just cheaper.
*500w EVGA PSU, sadly it's not bronze, but its from EVGA so it's safe, atleast with these lower cards. I would not recommend throwing anything higher than a 270/7870 on this PSU, only because it's not bronze, not because it's 500w. But it'll handle this card fine.
**Now with Windows, you'll have to buy the key from online for around 15-20 dollars, because you cant afford a $100 key. The only thing you'll have to do is download the .ISO (Microsoft has them) and then install it with a Flash Drive and then put the key in and you're good.
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Now how would I go about this, would I buy the stuff and put it in my pc I already have (Might not work out that way, I have a Small Form Factor) or would it go in the case? I'm really new to the whole computer building thing
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Can you give me a link to your PC? You can maybe reuse the RAM and the case, and can also use your old HDD as a second drive.
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http://www.overstock.com/Electronics/Desktops/132/subcat.html?gclid=CL_ftP_A9MUCFUJsfgodaGQAvQ&featuredproduct=6702948&featuredoption=9090872&cid=202290&kid=9553000357392&track=pspla&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=14254921-000-000&utm_source=google&utm_medium=pla&utm_campaign=Electronics&utm_content=Computers%2C+Hardware+%26+Software&ef_id=VW0nKAAAAS8PsuB9:20150603215132:s That's close to what I have, I have 139 GB, Core 2 Duo 2.33 Ghz, and AMD Radeon HD 3400 (I said 3000 above, oops). And I was thinking (since I have no job) I'd sell the computer for (hopefully) $100
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Probably ddr2 ram then, so you can't really reuse anything other than the HDD. So try to sell it, but I doubt you'll get $100 out of it. Maybe to an older person.
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You can get:
AMD Radeon HD 2000
1.33 Ghz
2 Gb of RAM
69.5GB of memory
AMD Radeon HD 2000
1.33 Ghz
2 Gb of RAM
69.5GB of memory
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Is that a pre-built? We don't look well upon pre-builts here.
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You're probably gonna have to increase budget or lower expectations...
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Well $200-$400 is kinda stretching it, I don't even have a job so I'd be doing a lot of chores
I can lower the processor to somewhere around 2 Ghz but I'd prefer it be 2.5-3.0
I can lower the processor to somewhere around 2 Ghz but I'd prefer it be 2.5-3.0
