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Im 16 and have been wanting to build my own gaming desktop for ages. But just now got serious about saving my money for one. how much do you think i should save up before i can comfortably make one, not including peripherals since i got some thatll get me by for now. Im not worried about putting in the best of the best in it right now since once i make one i can always upgrade it whenever i have some cash, i would definitely want it to run all the newest games though. Also would i be able to clean out a old prebuilt gateway 835gm case and put a gaming rig in that, which would be to cut corners slightly and that would save a bit on a case. I got a hp compaq dc5100 sff desktop but thats way to small, but is there anything i can salvage from that or the 835gm thats worth anything to sell or reuse?
 
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I actually just looked it up and everyone is saying this is a BTX style motherboard so i dont think i can reuse this case. And i dont really have a budget since im just started saving, just wondering how much is a comfortable price just to give myself a goal. like not overkill but not to the point where i can barely run a game. How much would you quote a entry level gaming pc would cost. and is it smart to buy used parts?
 
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When it comes to temporary and 'dirty' power, both Cyberpower and APC make good cheap protectors. Important parameter is its output power. For example, if your systsem might consume a maximum of 350 watts, then a 500 watt UPS is recommended. Since a UPS battery quickly degrades in three years, then that UPS can still provide sufficient power three years later (and other technical reasons). Some will foolishly spend $1000 as if all kinds of cleaning features are needed. A $200 UPS (or less) is typically just fine as long as it provides sufficient watts..

Consider one that also sends a shutdown signal to the computer if that computer operates unattended. Then a computer will shutdown before a UPS battery discharges.
 
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Oh, I Didnt know i still had this thread up. But im pretty sure, im going to save up and try to build this pc http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MBkxMp
I dont know when ill get around to it. But im hoping to keep reselling some of my retro gaming collection and hopefully ill have most of the cash by cyber monday, and maybe i can get a decent deal. If im short on cash maybe ill skip the cpu cooler, ssd, and dvd drive. And just try to add those in later.
 
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You don't need a CPU cooler unless you want to overclock. The cooler that comes with the CPU is fine.

What I would do is get the SSD first, then add the hard drive later. Also, the OCZ Trion is better than the SSDNow. You also don't need 3TB. You will have a hard time reaching 1TB or 2TB. Get the SSD and a few games you like.

And get the DVD drive. You install Windows like that.

For the RAM, 2 sticks of 4GB is better than 1 stick of 8GB as the two sticks will run a LOT more efficiently than 1 stick.

And get a tier 1 or 2 psu. The CX is horrible. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
 
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