$600 "Gaming Rig"

[motheninja]

So Iam in need of a cheap $600 Gaming rig that I can take with me overseas. I will leave it there which is why I really dont want to spend anymore than $600 since I'll only use it this summer.


Approximate Purchase Date: around the end of April


Budget Range: ~600 After Rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Online Flash Gaming, Watching Movies, Gaming like GRID, Blur, mainly racers


Parts Not Required: Mouse, keyboard, speakers, monitor,


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg


Country of Origin: USA


Parts Preferences: AMD

Overclocking: Sure


SLI or Crossfire: Probably Not, maybe with old 4XXX series cards


Monitor Resolution: The monitor is probably 1680X1050

Any help would be greatly appreciated! I was going along the lines of a Phenom X4, maybe X3, a 5770 and 8GB of Ram.

 

[aznshinobi]

i3 2100 vs 955
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/289?vs=88
The 955 is killed. Well not KILLED, but the 2100 does beat out the 955.

6850 vs 5770
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/291?vs=296
Killed again.

You don't need 8GB of ram, I'm using 4GB on my video/photo editing rig and I don't need 8gb. And looking at your usages, it's defiantly not in need of 8GB.

Check out the 600$ build in my siggy below.
It says "600 Budget" along those lines, it's right below this.

 

[jerreddredd]

This is a i3 -2100 Sandy Bridge mini-ITX build (small = good for shipping overseas) it will also be fast and quiet.

BYTECC 18" Sata and Slim Sata Power 7+6pin Cable, for Sata Slim OD Model SATA-XP118
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812270183
Item #: N82E16812270183
$6.99

SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model SN-S083F/BEBE - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151221
Item #: N82E16827151221
$25.99

SILVERSTONE Sugo Series SG05BB-450 ALL Black Plastic / SECC Mini-ITX Desktop Computer Case with SFX 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163171
Item #: N82E16811163171
$119.99

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181
Item #: N82E16822152181
$49.99

SAPPHIRE Vapor-X 100283VX-2L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support ...
Item #: N82E16814102898
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102898
-$15.00 Instant
$20.00 Mail-in Rebate Card
$134.99
$119.99

Mushkin Enhanced Essentials 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146748
Item #: N82E16820146748
$39.99

ASUS P8H61-I (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel H61 HDMI USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131727
Item #: N82E16813131727
$84.99

Intel Core i3-2100 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I32100
Item #: N82E16819115078
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115078
$124.99
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$572.92 +$28 Shipping and has $20 MIR

The HD 5770 will be ok for your stated purpose, but if you really want to play FPS or any graphic intensive games I recommend upgrading to one of these GPU's for about $60 more:


these are all 9" or less cards:
PowerColor AX6850
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131374&cm_re=hd_6850-_-14-131-374-_-Product

MSI N460GTX CYCLONE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127510&Tpk=msi%20cyclone%20gtx%20460

 

[jerreddredd]

I saw that you liked AMD after I suggest the mini-ITX solution, so I put to together an AMD solution with a CPU of the same power. I recommend the Intel Sandy Bridge solution I did above as it is a better platform, runs cooler and faster and in this case $60 cheaper.

AMD Solution to above (replacing MB,CPU,RAM) +$60

ASUS M4A88T-I
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131659
$125
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808
$140
RAM (MB uses 204 pin SO-DIMM)
Crucial 4GB (2 x 2GB) 204-Pin DDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148191
$45
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$310 AMD solution VS Intel solution $250 = +$60 difference

ASUS makes the only quality mini-ITX MB for AM3 you can get cheaper, but not with good audio and USB 3.0

 

[Martin9630]

http://www.squidoo.com/custom-computer-builds-500-gaming-build

its $500 build though.

 

[ScrewySqrl]

here's my $600 suggestion:


i5-2500 + 4 GB RAM + Free Game: $246.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.623057

HIS HD 6850 + Free Game: $164.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.620490

AS Rock H61-VS: $59.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817815007

Hitachi 500 GB HDD: $38.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145299

Xigmatek 400W 80+ Bronze PSU: $39.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817815007

LG 24x DVD burner: $18.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136216

Rosewill R218 Case: $29.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147073


total $599.88