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Help! Building a gaming computer under $700 with tax!
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Andrew Buck
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That is a little bit tough, but this is fine: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($83.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Best Buy)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($98.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $656.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
TechyInAZ
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TechyInAZ
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jaraldo :
^--- agreed
But you actually forgot the Operating system
But you actually forgot the Operating system
Ah your right!
Just switch to an i3 4130, and any of the cheaper H97 Gigabyte mobos and add Windows 8.1 to my build.
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TechyInAZ
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($187.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($50.39 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston XMP Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Commander MS/I Snow Edition (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $653.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
$712 base total.
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($187.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($50.39 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston XMP Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Commander MS/I Snow Edition (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $653.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
$712 base total.
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His build is better for CPU intensive games.
Mine is better for pure graphics intense games.
So it is really up to what games you play.
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Mine leaves $45 for taxes and anything else needed. It is still great for all games, including Battlefield, Call of Duty, and Dota. You would be fine with it and would run at 60 fps at Medium settings on each of those games.
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Most games will run about the same, but the i5 works, too. The i5 is a bit overpriced, too. It is almost twice the price of the FX-6300, making you cheap out on the motherboard and other components.
Well, with such a basic description, no point getting into intel vs AMD since we don't know exactly what he wants. As of right now, my build has the better graphics card though (poke )
People spend way too much on gaming computers as it is though. 5 year old computers can play dota2 in decent settings/FPS. The 750ti can play all the new games at 30+ FPS ultra.
That said, if the OP was into overclocking, I wouldn't hesitate to get a $550 build with the G3258 and 750ti as that would still be great for gaming.
I'm fairly certain a build could manage with a G3220/750ti and play on high settings with little to no bottlenecks; at least from the many threads I've read that seems to be the consensus. (this would mean you could just upgrade to the i5 later to)
Kyorean, either of these builds is great! Feel free to ask any questions
)People spend way too much on gaming computers as it is though. 5 year old computers can play dota2 in decent settings/FPS. The 750ti can play all the new games at 30+ FPS ultra.
That said, if the OP was into overclocking, I wouldn't hesitate to get a $550 build with the G3258 and 750ti as that would still be great for gaming.
I'm fairly certain a build could manage with a G3220/750ti and play on high settings with little to no bottlenecks; at least from the many threads I've read that seems to be the consensus. (this would mean you could just upgrade to the i5 later to)
Kyorean, either of these builds is great! Feel free to ask any questions
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