Hi!
I'm planing to build my first gaming PC at a budget of around $700 or less (OS and peripherals included) instead of a PS4. I want to make this first build somewhat future proof just in case I want to upgrade graphics card without having to buy more than just that down the line. I would like to overclock the CPU as well. I don't have much space, so I can't have a big tower style case.
I have a list that I want to show you just in case I missed something, or you have better suggestions. I could easily buy what I have and call it a day, but I want to it to be a worthwhile investment in the future.
CPU: AMD Athlon 2 X4 760K ~$90
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 FM2+ Micro ATX $60
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB 1600 $70
Storage: 1TB WD Caviar Blue $60
Graphics: Radeon R7 260x or Radeon R9 270x
Power Supply: Corsair 430W ~$30
Optical Drive: Asus $17
Display: Acer V226HQLAbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor
OS: Windows 7 64-Bit ~$90
Case: Rosewill Line-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ~$40
This is all I have so far.
Should I buy a better AMD processor and a full size motherboard with AM3+ socket? What video card should i go with?
Thank you so much!
Guato
I'm planing to build my first gaming PC at a budget of around $700 or less (OS and peripherals included) instead of a PS4. I want to make this first build somewhat future proof just in case I want to upgrade graphics card without having to buy more than just that down the line. I would like to overclock the CPU as well. I don't have much space, so I can't have a big tower style case.
I have a list that I want to show you just in case I missed something, or you have better suggestions. I could easily buy what I have and call it a day, but I want to it to be a worthwhile investment in the future.
CPU: AMD Athlon 2 X4 760K ~$90
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 FM2+ Micro ATX $60
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB 1600 $70
Storage: 1TB WD Caviar Blue $60
Graphics: Radeon R7 260x or Radeon R9 270x
Power Supply: Corsair 430W ~$30
Optical Drive: Asus $17
Display: Acer V226HQLAbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor
OS: Windows 7 64-Bit ~$90
Case: Rosewill Line-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ~$40
This is all I have so far.
Should I buy a better AMD processor and a full size motherboard with AM3+ socket? What video card should i go with?
Thank you so much!
Guato