Hi, my current old PC is on the fritz and I may have killed the mobo trying to repair it. What I would like to do is build a budget PC that can play indie games, and run Adobe programs. In the future I would like it to be able to play current games.
Basically I am hoping that I can avoid buying a graphics card and get maybe 1 4gb stick of ram. Then I can add stuff in as I want.
I have a case from my old PC, and an old SATA HDD.
I was originally thinking of getting the Intel I5, but it looks like AMD is a lot cheaper. Now I am thinking of the AMD FX 6300. Is this a good choice for my needs? If so what motherboard should I get? I wanted to get something with on-board graphics that will run indie games/maybe TF2, has HDMI, and will allow me to overclock later (even though I have no idea how to do this atm).
What watt PSU would be required (keeping in mind an upgrade later on)? I was thinking of going with Corsair. 500W okay?
Will this run basic games - like Fez, maybe TF2 at most? Can I run this to my HDTV (currently a crappy 720p, but 1080p later)?
Any other feedback or suggestions you have would be great. Keep in mind I am trying to spend as little as possible at the moment, but I also don't want to buy things twice (ie. upgrading to a graphics card and needing a new PSU).
PS: I do have a small graphics card on my old PC that still works, but it has no HDMI. If using this cuts the mobo cost significantly, I assume I can just get a DVI to HDMI adapter.
Basically I am hoping that I can avoid buying a graphics card and get maybe 1 4gb stick of ram. Then I can add stuff in as I want.
I have a case from my old PC, and an old SATA HDD.
I was originally thinking of getting the Intel I5, but it looks like AMD is a lot cheaper. Now I am thinking of the AMD FX 6300. Is this a good choice for my needs? If so what motherboard should I get? I wanted to get something with on-board graphics that will run indie games/maybe TF2, has HDMI, and will allow me to overclock later (even though I have no idea how to do this atm).
What watt PSU would be required (keeping in mind an upgrade later on)? I was thinking of going with Corsair. 500W okay?
Will this run basic games - like Fez, maybe TF2 at most? Can I run this to my HDTV (currently a crappy 720p, but 1080p later)?
Any other feedback or suggestions you have would be great. Keep in mind I am trying to spend as little as possible at the moment, but I also don't want to buy things twice (ie. upgrading to a graphics card and needing a new PSU).
PS: I do have a small graphics card on my old PC that still works, but it has no HDMI. If using this cuts the mobo cost significantly, I assume I can just get a DVI to HDMI adapter.
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