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Cost to build a PC to run most games on max, next gen games on Medium

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May 28, 2014 3:08:21 AM

Hey, first post, never looked into building a computer, but before I start doing any hardcore research I'd like to see if fitting it into my college budget is even a little bit feasible! I'd only find building a gaming PC worth it if I could run most games already out on max settings, and be able to run next gen games to be coming out in the next few years at Medium on the lowest, all at a steady 60FPS. I made the mistake of overpaying for an Alienware m17x laptop, which has quickly become useless with it's 460M GPU; the realization that I could have built a top end PC for the money spent on that laptop is depressing. Anyway, I will not make that mistake again, but being a college student working to pay rent, loans and car payments, if I couldn't afford to build a solid gaming rig which could perform to the aforementioned specifications for ~$650 (could possibly go up to 700, would prefer to go down to 600) then I will just put the PC building idea on the backburner for now. Any help is greatly appreciated thanks! If it's possible, I'll start doing research on which parts to get and how to build ASAP, but being extremely busy I'd rather not waste time researching for a couple hours when I'm sure many of you could quickly answer.

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May 28, 2014 3:21:12 AM

Does your budget include the operating system, mouse, keyboard, and monitor?
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June 9, 2014 10:38:17 AM

I don't think so
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June 9, 2014 10:50:19 AM

This is the $700 build I'd get:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($200.00 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.78 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $700.37
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-09 13:49 EDT-0400)
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June 9, 2014 11:19:18 AM

If you need a mouse, keyboard, operating system and monitor its going to be very hard on that budget yo get what you want. Your looking at $600-800 just for the pc, os is $90, standard mouse and keyboard maybe $50 for combo and monitor maybe another $80-$150 depending.on your needs

The build above is good but you will need to add cost of the things your missing.
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July 20, 2014 1:51:11 PM

Eduello said:
This is the $700 build I'd get:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($200.00 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.78 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $700.37
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-09 13:49 EDT-0400)


may i ask, why did yiu include the core i5 4590 such as many people have major issues with that processor, i have to atleast reccommend a I5 4690 for $20 more and is much better in many forms, such as TIM (Thermal Interface Material) and just overall quality is much better
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July 20, 2014 11:21:23 PM

@mrpizzaface: Well the CPU was fairly new on June 9th, even now there are only 11 reviews on Newegg, and all but one of those reviews give it 5 eggs. You wouldn't happen to have any links that prove your claim, would you?
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July 21, 2014 1:15:56 AM

Eduello said:
@mrpizzaface: Well the CPU was fairly new on June 9th, even now there are only 11 reviews on Newegg, and all but one of those reviews give it 5 eggs. You wouldn't happen to have any links that prove your claim, would you?


care if it be Jays2cents or linus ? if not

Linus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evXpqpNhu_Y&list=UUXuqS... (its the same 5th gen he just has no 4690 but its the same process as g3258 an I7 4790K)


Jays2cents: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rcU3JBhtdE&list=UUkWQ0... (still no 4690 but its same story)


if you like more, ill look for the ol' topics on here

have a nice time
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July 21, 2014 1:24:16 AM

Anything that predates my original recommendation? How was I supposed to watch those videos on the 9th of June?
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July 21, 2014 1:31:11 AM

Eduello said:
Anything that predates my original recommendation? How was I supposed to watch those videos on the 9th of June?


"How was I supposed to watch those videos on the 9th of June?" ??? elaborate for me

an, yeah plenty ill make a post later that'll have some
right now im goin to sleep
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July 21, 2014 1:39:22 AM

The post you originally responded to was written on the 9th of June. You said that the quality of the i5-4590 is inferior to that of the 4690 and asked why I recommended it. Both of the videos you linked were made way after the 9th of June, so it's not like I could have watched those before I made my recommendation.

Provide a link to something that I could have actually read before the 9th of June and I'll admit that it was a bad recommendation.
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July 21, 2014 1:45:19 AM

Eduello said:
The post you originally responded to was written on the 9th of June. You said that the quality of the i5-4590 is inferior to that of the 4690 and asked why I recommended it. Both of the videos you linked were made way after the 9th of June, so it's not like I could have watched those before I made my recommendation.

Provide a link to something that I could have actually read before the 9th of June and I'll admit that it was a bad recommendation.


ohhhh more relevant information may help the ongoing process
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