500-700 Gaming Computer

Jem1021

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Nov 30, 2013
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Purchase date: Within the next month

Budget Range: 500-700, not counting the monitor

System Usage: Casual gaming, emulation, maybe watching movies

Yes i am buying a monitor, i want a cheap (but not too cheap lol) moniter. I dont need a top end monitor to bring out everything but i dont wanna go to cheap to where i cant see what i paid for! 100-200

Yes i will need a OS

Location: Norman,Oklahoma,

No preferences on where the parts are bought

Overclocking: No

Comments: Hello guys this js my first post to be gentle! Anyway ive been gaming on my xbox 360 and laptop for years and love to play diablo 3, dota 2, league of legends, rpgs, and occasionally some shooters. My biggest love.is mmorpgs, and would love to have a gaming computer that can play new mmos with great fps and graphics.

Recently my laptop died (old age) and so after taking the time to decide between buying a ps4 and gaming comp, im gunna attempt my fkrst build!


I put 500-700 because im not sure at what point you go from meh computer, to can play everything, and tben to you can play everything on super high settings. Im not odc, i dont need a top of the line computer but i dont wanna go too cheap

P.s sorry for grammer errors, using my phone hard to type on! Also need keyboard and mouse
 

Jeremy Evans

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From what i've seen i think the best place to get a monitor would be from Newegg or from a cyber monday sale if you can find a good one. BestBuy and Target could be just as good if you get the right deal. It also depends on what size screen you want.

And im not to sure about it being able to run FF Xiv on max settings, but it would be really close to max settings and clear and smooth. If you do get the parts from the build make sure you look at a couple of vids on how to put the computer together and download the Operating system on the SSD (The Thin looking one) and not the HDD.

Edit: Big Willie's link would be really great for you to get, that would definitely suite your needs and last for a very long time.
 

Big Willie

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($99.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.97 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($25.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $548.38
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-28 22:56 EST-0500)