APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This weekend
BUDGET RANGE: No budget, but trying to stay as cheap as possible
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: All parts required
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: US
PARTS PREFERENCES: AMD/ATI for CPU/GPU, rest doesn't matter
OVERCLOCKING: Yes
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: If needed
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080/1200
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Computers will be for a gaming cafe. Planning on a four year life cycle, upgrading the GPU halfway. Needs to run 2012 games ( Diablo III, Guild Wars II, etc ) at 90% or better graphical settings ( no AA/AF required ). CPU will need to handle 2014 games, which shouldn't be much of an issue... but probably excludes X3s and the likes.
I have a vague parts list in my head which is as follows:
Case: Antec 300
PSU: ?
CPU: ? (Possibly Phenom x4 965 BE)
Mobo: ?
HDD: 1TB
RAM: 4GB
GPU: ? (Possibly 5770)
OS: Windows 7
Keyboard/Mouse: Cheap Logitech combo
Headset: ?
Monitor: ? (Something between 22-24" probably. Mostly it just needs to run 1920x1080/1200)
Mostly I'm trying to decide what the cheapest AMD CPU that could handle games in four years would be, and what the cheapest ATI card that will handle 1920x1080/1200 at max or near max settings in two years would be.
I've looked around at a lot of parts on Newegg, and I've thrown a few combinations together, but ultimately I've fallen behind on current CPU/GPU abilities and thus am unable to make an educated guess at whether or not they will suffice in 2-4 years time.
Again, I have no strict budget for this but I will be purchasing about 50 of these, so the lower the cost is the better. I definitely don't want to get more than I will need. I will try to post a better product list in a few hours after I sort through the ones I have so far, but until then any input would be greatly appreciated.
BUDGET RANGE: No budget, but trying to stay as cheap as possible
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: All parts required
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: US
PARTS PREFERENCES: AMD/ATI for CPU/GPU, rest doesn't matter
OVERCLOCKING: Yes
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: If needed
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080/1200
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Computers will be for a gaming cafe. Planning on a four year life cycle, upgrading the GPU halfway. Needs to run 2012 games ( Diablo III, Guild Wars II, etc ) at 90% or better graphical settings ( no AA/AF required ). CPU will need to handle 2014 games, which shouldn't be much of an issue... but probably excludes X3s and the likes.
I have a vague parts list in my head which is as follows:
Case: Antec 300
PSU: ?
CPU: ? (Possibly Phenom x4 965 BE)
Mobo: ?
HDD: 1TB
RAM: 4GB
GPU: ? (Possibly 5770)
OS: Windows 7
Keyboard/Mouse: Cheap Logitech combo
Headset: ?
Monitor: ? (Something between 22-24" probably. Mostly it just needs to run 1920x1080/1200)
Mostly I'm trying to decide what the cheapest AMD CPU that could handle games in four years would be, and what the cheapest ATI card that will handle 1920x1080/1200 at max or near max settings in two years would be.
I've looked around at a lot of parts on Newegg, and I've thrown a few combinations together, but ultimately I've fallen behind on current CPU/GPU abilities and thus am unable to make an educated guess at whether or not they will suffice in 2-4 years time.
Again, I have no strict budget for this but I will be purchasing about 50 of these, so the lower the cost is the better. I definitely don't want to get more than I will need. I will try to post a better product list in a few hours after I sort through the ones I have so far, but until then any input would be greatly appreciated.