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Advice, Good Price, etc for a Gaming PC
ObsidianOwen
So today I was looking at games on Steam that my PC probably couldn't handle, I've decided I want to build a gaming pc. I've never done such a thing before, but I've heard its pretty easy, I want to spend 500 dollars or less. I would like to know what parts I should get, what I should do with what. And in case this will help, I have an old (not sure how old) pc that I could build off of as a base. Thanks for any advice.
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Well, I do have an entire steam list of friends, however pc gets late releases, its just not worth it. Plus my two brothers have a ps4, which I can entertain myself long enough with that.
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If your family has a PS4, why do you want to get one? And PC only sometimes gets late releases.
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Well my brother's PS4 is HIS PS4, he isn't sharing it, probably because he gave me his ps3.... any my other brother lives in a different town. There are many late releases, many many, lol for example GTA 5 was suppose to come out with xbone and ps4, BUT it didn't Havoc dlc for cod aw came out like a week later then playstation did. But not trying to make this into a console better then pc rant. I'm a console gamer at heart really, my steam library might beg to differ though.
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lol, i don't play much Minecraft as I used too
But everyone, I have news, I THINK I'll just be using all the money I have plans to make, and put them towards a PS4. I don't like the idea of buying new parts every year, plus I'm a console gamer at heart. Keep putting up suggestions though in case I change my mind.
As for the real post, I'm still going for Randomness' build, good price I will say. I haven't looked at all the parts though
But everyone, I have news, I THINK I'll just be using all the money I have plans to make, and put them towards a PS4. I don't like the idea of buying new parts every year, plus I'm a console gamer at heart. Keep putting up suggestions though in case I change my mind.
As for the real post, I'm still going for Randomness' build, good price I will say. I haven't looked at all the parts though
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You don't have to upgrade parts every year is the thing. Randomness' build should run faster than PS4. Although if you have lots of friends who play PS4 and not many who play PC gaming, it makes more sense.
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($71.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus A88XM-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($53.98 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Value Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($147.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $521.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-04 21:35 EST-0500
Please note this price of this PC is usually under 500 it just goes up every once in anwhile. By the time you have money for it it should be down in the 470-480 range
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($71.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus A88XM-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($53.98 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Value Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($147.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $521.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-04 21:35 EST-0500
Please note this price of this PC is usually under 500 it just goes up every once in anwhile. By the time you have money for it it should be down in the 470-480 range
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Why... First of all, windows 7? Really? Second of all, that PSU is awful. Not awful but not 80+ bronze. Horrible case. Horrible GPU for OP's budget. Nice HDD. Why would you put an Athlon in a build like this? You can do much better then that... Piece of work...
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Dell and Ibuypower make great computers.
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there more expensive. Like alot more
Oh...They're still pretty good right?
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I have no idea what you're talking about...I love my Ibuypower gaming laptop!
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there more expensive. Like alot more
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...You took my build and made it more expensive even though OP is on a budget...
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I know, but OP doesn't need 1866 MHz RAM. Since he's not on integrated graphics, going from 1600 to 1866 MHz won't make any noticeable difference. Heck, even if he was on an iGPU, making that switch still wouldn't make much of a difference (maybe 2 or 3 frames tops). The money is better spent elsewhere.
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If you play alot of minecraft, i would go for a better CPU because minecraft runs mostly on CPU and not on your GPU, altough for heavier games youll probally need a good GPU like the 960 of NVIDIA.
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That's false, don't know where or how that started. It has always been CPU/GPU intensive. It used to rely more on the CPU than the GPU, but that was when it first came out, because it wasn't very optimized. Now it's just like every other game, it's a even trade off. You need a decent CPU/GPU to run it fine.
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That really isn't true at all. With my integrated GPU and an i5 4670k, I got 100 FPS maxed out. with my 780 I get 500+I
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Randomness, I have no mircocenter near me, never heard of one to be honest, Nevin, I don't want to spend any more then 500 dollars. As for tower cases, I won't be having to buy one due to having one already I can just tear apart in my basement. As for Shad, I'll just stick with Randomness' build intill I can find out what parts are best, I can always just upgrade in the future. But thanks guys! If theres anything else just post it here
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500$-700$,
My pc is probably worth around 600-700 now and I can play any game so far on max.
But price and efficiency is not the same. An example is 8gigs of ram and 16gigs, it makes no difference but one cost more and money is wasted.
So make sure to get with the times but don't go over board in any one direction and your be fine.
My pc is probably worth around 600-700 now and I can play any game so far on max.
But price and efficiency is not the same. An example is 8gigs of ram and 16gigs, it makes no difference but one cost more and money is wasted.
So make sure to get with the times but don't go over board in any one direction and your be fine.
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8gb and 16gb of ram does make a difference, just because it isn't that different in gaming doesn't mean it doesn't make a difference at all.
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Shad, that case has $16 shipping. Also, OP please find out if you have a microcenter nearby you.
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I thought I checked it earlier and it said like $7 or $8. Hmm...
I'd still sacrifice some CPU power now in order to get a better GPU and a fantastic CPU upgrade path.
I'd still sacrifice some CPU power now in order to get a better GPU and a fantastic CPU upgrade path.
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I gimped the CPU performance a little when compared to Randomness's build, but you get dual-channel memory, a much better GPU, and a better motherboard with the ability to swap to up to a 5th gen i7 CPU when they come out over the summer (at least I'm pretty sure that's when they release on desktop).
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($52.98 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($68.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team Xtreem Dark Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($199.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cougar MG100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($41.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $495.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-02 13:54 EST-0500
If you don't live near a Micro Center, you can swap the G3258 out for a G3220 (they're the same price), and if you want a gold-rated PSU, go for the one in Randomness's build (it puts you a little over-budget though).
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($52.98 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($68.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team Xtreem Dark Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($199.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cougar MG100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($41.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $495.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-02 13:54 EST-0500
If you don't live near a Micro Center, you can swap the G3258 out for a G3220 (they're the same price), and if you want a gold-rated PSU, go for the one in Randomness's build (it puts you a little over-budget though).
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alright, thanks Radomness. Now off to get money
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Here's a build with a great CPU and GPU for the price range. All of the parts are from Amazon and Newegg, so all the shipping prices are included in the cost. If you order parts from the "cheaper" sites like OutletPC, SuperBiiz, and NCIX, you'll have to pay dozens in shipping, and it will end up much more expensive.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($121.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Biostar B85MG Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.97 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($153.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $501.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-02 01:13 EST-0500
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($121.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Biostar B85MG Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.97 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($153.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $501.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-02 01:13 EST-0500
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The PSU is horrible. It's not 80+ rated at all. And instead of saying those other sites cost much more actually check how much the shipping is on them if it's not listed on PCPP. NCIX offers free shipping on orders above $100(other than cases which get reduced shipping cost).
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($105.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Biostar B85MG Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: PNY XLR8 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.25 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($151.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($28.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Fractal Design Tesla R2 500W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.98 @ Directron)
Total: $488.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-02 06:49 EST-0500
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($105.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Biostar B85MG Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: PNY XLR8 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.25 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($151.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($28.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Fractal Design Tesla R2 500W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.98 @ Directron)
Total: $488.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-02 06:49 EST-0500
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Do you need an OS?
