Hi everyone,
I'm 12 years old and I'm about to build a $500 budget gaming PC with my dad within the next week or two. I've researched heavily and checked all the specs of the parts to make sure they work together OK, but I have almost no experience building computers (at age 10, I made a frankenputer out of some old parts, and it worked fine and booted to XP until I realized there was no CPU heatsink... dammit.) I used PCPartPicker, researched all the standards, etc., but both humans and computers can fail sometimes. Before I take the plunge I'd like a bit of help from you guys out there (just some stuff like if the video card will fit, whether the PSU will make my PC into a Kentucky Fried Computer, that sort of thing.) Thanks for your time.
(And in case you're wondering, I mostly play games like Minecraft, Portal, and racing games. That's why I went for a powerful CPU at the expense of a slightly better GPU- I think the extra processing power will help me more in the end.)
PCPartPicker Plain Text:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Gv4D
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Gv4D/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Gv4D/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($80-100 on EBay used)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($18.15 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($135 on EBay)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($26.13 @ Newegg)
ODD: On hand ($0.00)
HDDr: 320GB HDD loaded with Win7 Pro from EBay ($50.00)
Total: $460-480
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-08 21:19 EDT-0400)
I'm 12 years old and I'm about to build a $500 budget gaming PC with my dad within the next week or two. I've researched heavily and checked all the specs of the parts to make sure they work together OK, but I have almost no experience building computers (at age 10, I made a frankenputer out of some old parts, and it worked fine and booted to XP until I realized there was no CPU heatsink... dammit.) I used PCPartPicker, researched all the standards, etc., but both humans and computers can fail sometimes. Before I take the plunge I'd like a bit of help from you guys out there (just some stuff like if the video card will fit, whether the PSU will make my PC into a Kentucky Fried Computer, that sort of thing.) Thanks for your time.
(And in case you're wondering, I mostly play games like Minecraft, Portal, and racing games. That's why I went for a powerful CPU at the expense of a slightly better GPU- I think the extra processing power will help me more in the end.)
PCPartPicker Plain Text:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Gv4D
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Gv4D/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Gv4D/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($80-100 on EBay used)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($18.15 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($135 on EBay)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($26.13 @ Newegg)
ODD: On hand ($0.00)
HDDr: 320GB HDD loaded with Win7 Pro from EBay ($50.00)
Total: $460-480
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-08 21:19 EDT-0400)
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