Hello everyone,
I'm a rather poor college student, but I'm also an active gamer.
My aging PC is barely chugging along and needs to be retired. It was never meant to be used for gaming so I'm building an entirely new system.
Unfortunately, I know nothing about the market for building PCs, so I've come to Tom's for your help!
Due to financial restraints, this thing is going to have to be lean and efficient. I've looked at at Tom's $500 September Build, and it seems to be getting good feedback.
Approximate Purchase Date: ASAP
Budget Range: $500-600. I would like to get as close to $500 as possible if I'm not jeopardizing the integrity of the build. $600 is my absolute upper limit, if performance can increase dramatically
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (Civ 5, Skyrim, Bioshock Infinite, other FPS and strategy games)
Parts Not Required: Monitor, Mouse, Keyboard, Speakers, Windows 7 64-Bit
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Trustworthy sellers only please?
Country of Origin: U.S.
Parts Preferences: No preference
Overclocking: Maybe (I've never tried it before, but I don't see why not if its safe)
SLI or Crossfire: Yes--but not at this time*
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 (monitor is HDMI/VGA, no DVI)
Additional Comments: *Very important note here. This coming January, I'll have another $200-300 dollars to invest in this PC. I think the best way to use this money would be to buy a second gfx card for SLI/Crossfire. Opinions on this please?
Thanks in advance!
I'm a rather poor college student, but I'm also an active gamer.
My aging PC is barely chugging along and needs to be retired. It was never meant to be used for gaming so I'm building an entirely new system.
Unfortunately, I know nothing about the market for building PCs, so I've come to Tom's for your help!
Due to financial restraints, this thing is going to have to be lean and efficient. I've looked at at Tom's $500 September Build, and it seems to be getting good feedback.
Approximate Purchase Date: ASAP
Budget Range: $500-600. I would like to get as close to $500 as possible if I'm not jeopardizing the integrity of the build. $600 is my absolute upper limit, if performance can increase dramatically
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (Civ 5, Skyrim, Bioshock Infinite, other FPS and strategy games)
Parts Not Required: Monitor, Mouse, Keyboard, Speakers, Windows 7 64-Bit
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Trustworthy sellers only please?
Country of Origin: U.S.
Parts Preferences: No preference
Overclocking: Maybe (I've never tried it before, but I don't see why not if its safe)
SLI or Crossfire: Yes--but not at this time*
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 (monitor is HDMI/VGA, no DVI)
Additional Comments: *Very important note here. This coming January, I'll have another $200-300 dollars to invest in this PC. I think the best way to use this money would be to buy a second gfx card for SLI/Crossfire. Opinions on this please?
Thanks in advance!