I'd like to build a gaming rig as cheaply as possible.
I already have:
1. Radeon HD 5870 Graphics Card
2. 1 TB Hard Drive + Windows 7
3. Great 1080p Monitor
4. Speakers, Mouse, keyboard.
So, I think I still need:
1. Case
2. Power Supply
3. Mobo+Processor
4. Memory
This is not for a dedicated gamer--she does not need to max out Battlefield 4. But I want her able to play a typical enough title at a playable frame rate (Say, 30 FPS, maybe even at 1080p?). I'd say that if Tomb Raider is playable, then the box is a success.
And I'd like to be able to do it as cheaply as possible. Given everything I already have, can this be done under $200? Under $250?
I've been looking at grabbing one of these Sub-$200 SuperCombos at NewEgg. (e.g. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1243247), but I wonder whether it would meet my requirements and whether it isn't a waste to buy an APU when I have a pretty good GPU to give her.
Would appreciate your learned advice.
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More about my circumstances (For those who care): The gf has been getting into gaming on her i7 Macbook Pro (Portal, Limbo, Walking Dead, Gone Home). Her preference are those low-spec games, but she has been lamenting being boxed out by her choice in OS. She at least wants to try out Alan Wake and Tomb Raider, so games on that level should be reasonably playable.
I'd like to build her a PC, but it needs to be pretty cheap, especially because I don't know that the fad will last.
I already have:
1. Radeon HD 5870 Graphics Card
2. 1 TB Hard Drive + Windows 7
3. Great 1080p Monitor
4. Speakers, Mouse, keyboard.
So, I think I still need:
1. Case
2. Power Supply
3. Mobo+Processor
4. Memory
This is not for a dedicated gamer--she does not need to max out Battlefield 4. But I want her able to play a typical enough title at a playable frame rate (Say, 30 FPS, maybe even at 1080p?). I'd say that if Tomb Raider is playable, then the box is a success.
And I'd like to be able to do it as cheaply as possible. Given everything I already have, can this be done under $200? Under $250?
I've been looking at grabbing one of these Sub-$200 SuperCombos at NewEgg. (e.g. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1243247), but I wonder whether it would meet my requirements and whether it isn't a waste to buy an APU when I have a pretty good GPU to give her.
Would appreciate your learned advice.
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More about my circumstances (For those who care): The gf has been getting into gaming on her i7 Macbook Pro (Portal, Limbo, Walking Dead, Gone Home). Her preference are those low-spec games, but she has been lamenting being boxed out by her choice in OS. She at least wants to try out Alan Wake and Tomb Raider, so games on that level should be reasonably playable.
I'd like to build her a PC, but it needs to be pretty cheap, especially because I don't know that the fad will last.