First Build (UltraNEWB). $550 or less. Is this okay?

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
lemonyslash

lemonyslash

Honorable
Aug 28, 2013
4
0
10,510
Summary: So here's the deal. I'm new here (BTW, been lurking for a few days), and my new job doesn't necessarily require PC gaming, but it would be beneficial for me to fit in if I can play the same titles as my co-workers. Anywho, I have someone to help with the build, I just need help putting together a gaming rig that will play, I dunno, something like GW2 or BF3 and 4 when it comes out. I can only spend around $550 as I will have to buy a monitor, mouse, keyboard (all peripherals). Please check out my build, and tweak it to shreds. Thanks in advance!


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 640 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($81.38 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($119.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Crucial 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($34.35 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 5570 1GB Video Card ($67.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($22.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $521.62
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-28 23:04 EDT-0400)
 
Solution
ps3hacker12
This is tiny voices build with a 7770 Ghz edition, better ram and an upgraded hard drive:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Microcenter)
Power...
Sort by date Sort by votes
tiny voices

tiny voices

Titan
Sep 6, 2012
34,175
5
99,965
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Pareema 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 7770 1GB Video Card ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($22.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $538.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-28 23:19 EDT-0400)

FIxed so you can actually run games at medium settings.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
lemonyslash

lemonyslash

Honorable
Aug 28, 2013
4
0
10,510
Would love to gather more input from different people! Help a girl out. ;)
Also is the current power supply good enough? I've seen some threads mentioning having at least 500W?
Also if I could boost my budget to $600, what could I get?
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
ps3hacker12

ps3hacker12

Distinguished
Feb 12, 2011
2,207
0
20,460
This is tiny voices build with a 7770 Ghz edition, better ram and an upgraded hard drive:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($22.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $532.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-29 14:18 EDT-0400)
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Solution
ps3hacker12

ps3hacker12

Distinguished
Feb 12, 2011
2,207
0
20,460


For $600 this upgrade:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $591.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-29 14:21 EDT-0400)
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom