Is this build good enough for playing games like Maplestory and Elder Scrolls Online? http://pcpartpicker.com/user/derekd565/saved/4GV3 And not to be too much of a cheapskate but is there any way I can make this a little less expensive? I'm already deciding to use my t.v. as a monitor to save money, and I'm not sure how well that's going to work out haha. Sorry, I know there are A LOT of these threads on this forum but thanks in advance for the help!
Good enough gaming build?
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tiny voices
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Using a TV as a monitor is not ideal, but can be done.
That PSU is trash and needs to be upgraded ASAP.
Get an Antec, XFX, Seasonic 500w unit. The PSU is the most important part of a PC.
That PSU is trash and needs to be upgraded ASAP.
Get an Antec, XFX, Seasonic 500w unit. The PSU is the most important part of a PC.
tiny voices
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Honestly, no you really don't want to cheap out on anything else. You are already getting a pretty bad, low end motherboard and small HDD. I would not cut back on anything else at all. But I 100% recommend getting a better quality PSU. Why spend the money on this build just to have that junk PSU fry the whole thing?
LucoTF
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have you thought about an APU build?
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3KuNM
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3KuNM/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3KuNM/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD A10-7700K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A55M-VG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital AV-GP 500GB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.95 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($32.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Rosewill RK-201 Wired Standard Keyboard ($6.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $471.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-15 11:34 EDT-0400)
Couple of changes - slightly bigger HDD, integrated graphics, entry level corsair PSU. It should handle Elder scrolls just fine
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3KuNM
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3KuNM/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3KuNM/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD A10-7700K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A55M-VG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital AV-GP 500GB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.95 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($32.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Rosewill RK-201 Wired Standard Keyboard ($6.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $471.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-15 11:34 EDT-0400)
Couple of changes - slightly bigger HDD, integrated graphics, entry level corsair PSU. It should handle Elder scrolls just fine
tiny voices
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This will perform SIGNIFICANTLY worse than the build OP posted. His GPU is 3-5x more powerful than this APU. I would jot recommend this build.
All OP needs to do is change his PSU and he is good to go.
tiny voices
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Your build is great and will perform very well. I was talking about the build that LucoTF posted. It is nowhere near as good as the build you were originally going with.
You build you posted is great and with the PSU changed it will be a good build.
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