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450 (us) Dollars gaming pc HELP! PLEASE!

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March 19, 2014 9:29:38 AM

I need a pcpartspicker list Fast. Will be ordering tonight, so... Would like a dedicated GPU as well as 4 Slots for RAM on the motherboard. Have Peripherals(monitor, mouse, keyboard, and Speakers) I DO need the OS. and preferably have a red/red blingy case. Thanks!!!

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March 19, 2014 9:53:07 AM

Here is an APU build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A10-6790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI A88XM-E45 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $434.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-19 12:41 EDT-0400)

Here is a discrete GPU build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($57.78 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Blu 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 250 2GB Video Card ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $448.65
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-19 12:51 EDT-0400)

I vote for the APU build as I had to downgrade literally everything in order to get that discrete GPU, and not really worth it at the end.
Performance wise, the discrete GPU will probably do a bit better.
Quality wise, the APU build has a better motherboard, case, more storage capacity, and more RAMs.

Again, I vote for the APU build.
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March 19, 2014 10:01:14 AM

IDontUnderstand said:
Here is an APU build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A10-6790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI A88XM-E45 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $434.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-19 12:41 EDT-0400)

Here is a discrete GPU build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($57.78 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Blu 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 250 2GB Video Card ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $448.65
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-19 12:51 EDT-0400)

I vote for the APU build as I had to downgrade literally everything in order to get that discrete GPU, and not really worth it at the end.
Performance wise, the discrete GPU will probably do a bit better.
Quality wise, the APU build has a better motherboard, case, more storage capacity, and more RAMs.

Again, I vote for the APU build.


How much would 50 more dollars help?
please link to and upgraded build of 520
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March 19, 2014 11:17:31 AM

Here is a build that I would not complain about for $550

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($57.78 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $549.69
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-19 14:13 EDT-0400)

Here is a budget for strict $520 budget

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($57.78 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Blu 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $514.69
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-19 14:17 EDT-0400)
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March 19, 2014 1:55:50 PM

are these very "future proof"?
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March 19, 2014 2:08:13 PM

Electonic said:
are these very "future proof"?


Future proofing means very high end equipment at least over $1000 in terms of the processing power and gpu. These will do well for running current games on around medium settings.
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March 19, 2014 2:13:24 PM

how is the hard drive on this?
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March 19, 2014 2:14:21 PM

i meant more of maybe 1-3 years before upgrading
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March 19, 2014 5:08:11 PM

Seagate Barracuda are one of two go-to model for HDD, the other one being WD Blue. In other words, they are about the only thing anyone should get if not WD Blue.
Upgrading or not really depends on how you feel about the settings that you will be playing at, GTX 750 Ti will be able to run 1080p games on medium settings for now and probably for at least another year. However, you may either lower the settings or just play at lower FPS if necessary.
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