what is important to make an Gaming Pc ?

Vi Abrol · Oct 22, 2014

hello guyz
i dont have any question to ask here but i have a confusion.
i have $500 and i want an GPU, a motherboard, a cpu and a monitor too.
but this $500 is a one time offer by my dad. now u tell what to buy ? i am thinking of getting a GTX970. I'll upgrade my cpu after few months. but the prob is i dont have a LED monitor

cowboydude99 · Oct 22, 2014

Hi,
You don't need an LED monitor. Any LCD will do...

Get a 1080p monitor for $100
Motherboard for $75
GTX 770 for $220
CPU for $100

Wolfshadw · Oct 22, 2014

Need to know all the components you currently have before we can make recommendations on what to get.

Case -
Power Supply -
Motherboard -
CPU -
RAM -
Hard Drive -
Optical Drive -
Graphics Card -
Operating System -

Fill out the above with your current components. Also let us know why you think you want an upgrade. We'll point you in the right direction.

-Wolf sends

delaro · Oct 22, 2014

You will not fit all that in for $500, lose the 970GTX and go with something more realistic. You can look through Craiglist and find Monitors that are under $75.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hj9HnQ

This leaves you room for those ???? and will game very well. Mainly PowerSupply and Ram.

Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646g3258 $69.99 @ Amazon
ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97mpro4 $81.98 @ Newegg
Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II Video Card http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-gtx770dc2oc2gd5 $248.99 @ NCIX US

| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $400.96

logainofhades · Oct 22, 2014

Definitely need to know what you have currently. A new GPU is pointless if your PSU cannot handle it.

Vi Abrol · Oct 22, 2014

i have a shitty comp a branded lenovo. with dual core cpu

gtx 770 or 760 ?

Aamir Ahamed · Oct 22, 2014

Is it an i3 or something else? Please be brief.
That might bottleneck it so bad then.
For a GTX 760 and above(770,780,etc.) at least an low-end i5(or AMD's Six core processors and up) needed or otherwise you will get huge stutters in games and huge fps drops, which would make the GPU otherwise quite useless.

logainofhades · Oct 22, 2014

Vi Abrol :

That doesn't help much. Need to know the actual specs. Also, you would need a new copy of Windows. Cases tend to be proprietary, so that will probably need replaced as well. Basically you would need to build a whole new rig, and just reuse the HDD and DVD drive, and maybe ram, if it is ddr3.

Vi Abrol · Oct 22, 2014

i am gonna upgrade my CPU after few months.

Vi Abrol · Oct 22, 2014

ok will this work for playing all upcoming games like FC4, AC unity,,, games smoothly in ultra setting ??
GTX 760
i3
600W PSU ??

delaro · Oct 22, 2014

Just let us know the Model number, that would help keep this thread short and sweet. Knowing the Motherboard and Case size is a key here. You may not have room for full size components and normal power supplies.

Vi Abrol · Oct 22, 2014

Model no. of what ?

logainofhades · Oct 22, 2014

Vi Abrol :

Doesn't change the fact you are going to need Windows and a case for this. We need to know specs, so we know what can be reused, and what can't....

Aamir Ahamed · Oct 22, 2014

Going for an i5 4440 would be a great choiceand has great potential. Would be perfect for GTX 770, although I would seriously recommend you to hold on to the money till Jan 2015 as the new GTX 960 will release.

logainofhades · Oct 22, 2014

Vi Abrol :

Of your PC.

Aamir Ahamed · Oct 22, 2014

Vi Abrol,
Download 'Speccy' (google it) and tell us what specs you have.

delaro · Oct 22, 2014

lenovo Model #???????? It's on the front of your case or the Sticker on the back of the case.

Vi Abrol · Oct 22, 2014

lenovo H200 3000 SERIES

Vi Abrol · Oct 22, 2014

HERE
i have Intel Pentium Dual core e5500 (2m cache @2.8GHz)
Motherboard:: gigabyte GA 31m es2l
Nvidia GT 210
some ATX case
360 GB HDD
LG DVD BURNER
CRT monitor ugggh

Aamir Ahamed · Oct 22, 2014

Straight off the bat.
Sorry but a whole new PC will have to be made.

delaro · Oct 22, 2014

Socket 775, it's not entirely useless but you wont run a 760 or above, with no Overclocking potential a R7 260X "New Power Supply? or 750TI would be about as high as you would want to go.

A CPU upgrade and low Power Video Card will run you about $160 and net Low to Medium settings on a 720 or 1080 setting. I would imagine it would be a big boost on a CRT. Frankly you would be better off saving your money and building around $500.

Vi Abrol · Oct 22, 2014

ok now what i need is a Directx 12 compatible GPU to run every thing smoothly in ULTRA like Far Cry 4 , The Crew, COD: Advance warfighter
plz suggest me some configuration in budget and somewhat future proof....

logainofhades · Oct 22, 2014

New system time. Can reuse the HDD and DVD drive, if they are SATA, for now, but that is about it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($51.38 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 2GB Core Edition Video Card ($110.49 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($24.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($38.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Total: $495.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-22 12:42 EDT-0400

voyboyfan · Oct 22, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 2.66Ghz Quad-Core Processor ($89.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: AOC e2251Swdn 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $459.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-22 12:49 EDT-0400

$510 without MIR.

Vi Abrol · Oct 22, 2014

will Core i3 works fine with GTX 970 ?
and is GTX 760 compatible for DIRECTX 12 ?

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