How should I spread my cost out
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cheap ( inexpensive ) motherboard. inexpensive ram....... don't need fancy named over priced crap. it's all basically the same..... fastest quad core or quad w/multi threading and the biggest 2gig+ video card you can put on your machine. don't scrimp on power supply.
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Agreed. On an £600 budget, you want the GPU to be minimum £200 so you're looking at something like a Radeon 7950 or a GTX 760.
No. Do not agree. You want name brands because you're far more likely to get RMA's if something goes wrong. You for sure want a quality PSU and case from a major manufacturer.
swifty_morgan
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what's wrong with inexpensive motherboard? really stupid spending 150-200 dollars of your LIMITED budget on something you don't need. As far as quality........... just because it's less expensive ( cheaper ) doesn't mean the quality went on vacation................ not like I mentioned MSI or something.
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Why does everyone hate MSI? I have used 3 different MSI boards with no issues at all. I have also used an MSI GPU without incident as well.
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I don't agree with going cheap on critical parts like RAM, case, SSD, or things of that nature.
I think MSI either people really like or don't like there's no in between. I've got a new X79 motherboard, I'm just waiting until I see the processor I need for the right price.
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he has 6-700pounds. the critical parts are cpu/graphics. those are the first things I think about when building a machine. ( gaming, as per OP )................. ram doesn't have to say ripjaws on it to be great............ motherboards don't have to be expensive to be good. all you need is what you really need as far as connections and slots. why pay extra for stuff you will never use and don't need.
a gaming machine only needs the best cpu and the best graphics you can afford to put on the board............ ram doesn't matter either. I didn't say buy mickey mouse ram, but even value ram ( gskill/corsair/geil ) whatever, will run great and make the machine run great and you don't pay extra for the useless heat sink/billboard. ( yes, useless heat sink. )
next thing somebody is going to suggest spending 150 bucks on a case. that's another $50 item. why overpay? the money should be spent where it's needed most.
a gaming machine only needs the best cpu and the best graphics you can afford to put on the board............ ram doesn't matter either. I didn't say buy mickey mouse ram, but even value ram ( gskill/corsair/geil ) whatever, will run great and make the machine run great and you don't pay extra for the useless heat sink/billboard. ( yes, useless heat sink. )
next thing somebody is going to suggest spending 150 bucks on a case. that's another $50 item. why overpay? the money should be spent where it's needed most.
There's a difference between cheap and inexpensive. As an example, non-overclocking boards are inexpensive compared to overclocking boards, but I wouldn't call all of them cheap. They can just do less stuff.
Get something that doesnt have a dozen pci slots, doesnt overclock, and doesnt have a dozen sata ports or a bunch of bells and whistles that you don't need. Micro-atx boards are also often cheaper from what I've seen, although they might be more cramped due to size.
Example: H87M-E : Made by asus, which many recommend as a place to look for decent boards (whether or not you think it is decent is for you to decide). Costs $100, which isnt terribly expensive compared to the type of things many often recommend (although be sure to research the board itself to check what people think of quality and if it has the features you need.) I didn't spend time looking for this board, but you get the idea. Only get what you need, don't pay extra for features you don't want (tends to be why I recommend MSI's G45 board whenever people go for the G45-Gaming, the extra features arent generally worth the extra stuff).
Don't get cheap core parts, but don't get stuff you don't need. Sure that RAM might be groundbreakingly fast, but you won't really get much benefits past a certain point and after that you just waste money. Or taking the case as an example; maybe the case has a fun looking led screen, but is that actually useful or would it be better to get something without that feature and put $$ into the gpu/board/cpu/cooler
Get something that doesnt have a dozen pci slots, doesnt overclock, and doesnt have a dozen sata ports or a bunch of bells and whistles that you don't need. Micro-atx boards are also often cheaper from what I've seen, although they might be more cramped due to size.
Example: H87M-E : Made by asus, which many recommend as a place to look for decent boards (whether or not you think it is decent is for you to decide). Costs $100, which isnt terribly expensive compared to the type of things many often recommend (although be sure to research the board itself to check what people think of quality and if it has the features you need.) I didn't spend time looking for this board, but you get the idea. Only get what you need, don't pay extra for features you don't want (tends to be why I recommend MSI's G45 board whenever people go for the G45-Gaming, the extra features arent generally worth the extra stuff).
Don't get cheap core parts, but don't get stuff you don't need. Sure that RAM might be groundbreakingly fast, but you won't really get much benefits past a certain point and after that you just waste money. Or taking the case as an example; maybe the case has a fun looking led screen, but is that actually useful or would it be better to get something without that feature and put $$ into the gpu/board/cpu/cooler
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I for sure agree that RAM is not the place to spend hundreds of dollars on a build, especially with the prices rapidly fluctuating the way the are, I generally put whatever the cheapest set available is for the cost. You also definitely want the best GPU you can get for your budget, I agree there.
As far as the case goes that's entirely dependent on budget. A budget of $1K (£ 620) should have a minimum of $50 (£31) - $75 (£47) spent on the case. A budget of $1500 or more (£ 940) should have minimum $100 (£62) spent on the case.
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