I want to run skyrim and battlefield 3 on High Detail at 1680x1050. The components are somewhat flexible given that I will be taking what slickdeals has posted. I'm not sure about the ssd. I've searched all over the internet for real world ssd tests but all I can find are synthetic benchmarks. I want to know how much better the application load times are for SSDs that cost $2 per gig vs $1 per gig.
Shuttle Barebones SH67H3 $230
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?SID=u1142972t3452234f9fp0dd0c0s701&AID=10440897&PID=1225267&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-cables-_-na-_-na&Item=N82E16856101117&Tpk=shuttle%20sh67h3
(I want to cut out the left side and put in an acryllic window for mega awesomeness )
PSU: 300 Watt (included)
^^^HUGE limiting factor. I will have to be very careful choosing the GPU or try to find a better shuttle case. Are there any compact computer cases like this?
RAM: DDR3 1333 $30?
http://slickdeals.net/newsearch.php#vote=10&forumchoice%5B%5D=9&q=8gb+ddr3+-laptop+-dell&titleonly=1
SSD: 120GB SSD $125?
http://slickdeals.net/newsearch.php#vote=4&forumchoice%5B%5D=9&q=ssd&titleonly=1
HDD: 640GB $0 (reused from old build)
CPU: i5-2500 $195
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115073
(can't find any deals on this, alternates okay but it must be a quad core )
GPU: 1GB Nvidia GTX 560 or better: $165+
(I'm hoping for nvidia, so I can run physx)
Neon Case lights $10
http://www.amazon.com/12-Cold-Cathode-Case-Lights/dp/B000BUDHOA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1319689058&sr=8-1
Total: $755
of course if I replace the shuttle barebones with a
micro case: $33
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811154094
(still looking for something more compact)
micro atx mobo: $90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130569
PSU: $0 (reused from old build)
then I can build a budget $645 stealth gaming rig.
Shuttle Barebones SH67H3 $230
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?SID=u1142972t3452234f9fp0dd0c0s701&AID=10440897&PID=1225267&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-cables-_-na-_-na&Item=N82E16856101117&Tpk=shuttle%20sh67h3
(I want to cut out the left side and put in an acryllic window for mega awesomeness )
PSU: 300 Watt (included)
^^^HUGE limiting factor. I will have to be very careful choosing the GPU or try to find a better shuttle case. Are there any compact computer cases like this?
RAM: DDR3 1333 $30?
http://slickdeals.net/newsearch.php#vote=10&forumchoice%5B%5D=9&q=8gb+ddr3+-laptop+-dell&titleonly=1
SSD: 120GB SSD $125?
http://slickdeals.net/newsearch.php#vote=4&forumchoice%5B%5D=9&q=ssd&titleonly=1
HDD: 640GB $0 (reused from old build)
CPU: i5-2500 $195
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115073
(can't find any deals on this, alternates okay but it must be a quad core )
GPU: 1GB Nvidia GTX 560 or better: $165+
(I'm hoping for nvidia, so I can run physx)
Neon Case lights $10
http://www.amazon.com/12-Cold-Cathode-Case-Lights/dp/B000BUDHOA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1319689058&sr=8-1
Total: $755
of course if I replace the shuttle barebones with a
micro case: $33
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811154094
(still looking for something more compact)
micro atx mobo: $90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130569
PSU: $0 (reused from old build)
then I can build a budget $645 stealth gaming rig.