Cheapest borderline MMO/RTS gaming pc (dragon nest/ dota 2)

madnessguy67

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I'm trying to build the cheapest border pc to play games at least at 720p.
I would like some comments on my build which costs just below £380/$617 (including OS) if it is good enough or needs some changes.

Main games will be MMO (such as Dragon nest) or RTS (such as dota2 and SC2).

Specs are:
Cpu - Intel Pentium G2120 Dual Core Processor (3.10GHz, 3MB Cache, Ivy Bridge, 55W, Intel Virtualization Technology, Intel Fast Memory Access, Socket 1155)

OS- Win7 sp1 64bit

PSU - Corsair Builder Series CXM 500W Modular 80 PLUS Bronze Certified

MoBo - Asus P8H61-MX USB3 Motherboard (Socket 1155, Intel H61, DDR3, S-ATA 300, Micro ATX, PCI Express 3.0, USB 3.0, Gigabit LAN, GPU Boost)

Case - CiT Vantage Midi Mesh Gaming Case with HD Audio, 4 Fans, Card Reader

Memory - Corsair CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 4GB 1600MHz CL9 DDR3 Vengeance Memory Module

Hard Drive - Western Digital 1TB internal Hard Drive - Caviar Blue (3.5 inch)

gpu - Sapphire AMD HD6570 2GB DDR3

Also can i have approval if i3 3220 hd 2500 is good enough to play dota 2 at medium?
 
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Well, what you could do is buy the APU then save up your bucks and buy a better GPU at X MAS (EG : Nvidia GTX660Ti) Getting a CHEAP gaming computer is hard these days. So I can't suggest anything else because my PC is worth over £900.

Effeectt

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All I would say is that the processor isn't idle for MMO's, AMD A10's maybe £100 but they come with a GP built in (A10 5800K has a 7660D) and they are quad and clocked at 3.8GHz. This can run all MMO's fine and some with high settings

The only thing I would metion is that the case is not the best, you could pick up one for the same price at : www.xcase.co.uk, I brought mine for £35 and its excellent for a PC gamer like me!

A10 5800k : http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-Edition-3-8GHZ-HD7660D-Socket/dp/B0095VP8D4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376664845&sr=8-1&keywords=amd+10
 

madnessguy67

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I was considering APU processors as well but i don't want to consider the possibility of less lifetime due to overheat and also not enough room in budget for a brand heatsink.
 

Effeectt

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Well, what you could do is buy the APU then save up your bucks and buy a better GPU at X MAS (EG : Nvidia GTX660Ti) Getting a CHEAP gaming computer is hard these days. So I can't suggest anything else because my PC is worth over £900.
 
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