- Nov 20, 2011
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Hi guys, I would like some advice on building a 400-500 dollar Gaming Computer. I would prefer having the computer around 400 dollars but I am willing to go up to 500. I am from Canada, so please take that into account when looking at online stores.
This is what I got so far:
AMD Bulldozer FX-4100 Quad Core Processor 3.6GHZ Socket AM3+ 95W Retail Box link ~ $115.64
Corsair Builder Series CMPSU-500CXV2 500W ATX Power Supply Active PFC 120MM Fan *3 Year Wrty* link ~ $49.69
Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case Black 3X5.25 1X3.5 5X3.5INT No PS W/ Fan Controller & Temp Display link ~ $49.14
Gigabyte 78LMT-S2P AMD760G mATX AM3 AM3+ 1PCI-E16 1PCI-E1 1PCI DDR3 SATA2 DVI GBLAN Motherboard link ~ $61.15
LG GH24LS70 24X SATA Lightscribe Internal DVD Writer Burner DVDRW Optical Drive Black OEM link ~ $19.69
G.SKILL Ripjaws X F3-10666CL9D-8GBXL 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1333 CL9-9-9-24 Memory link ~ $39.85
XFX Radeon HD 6850 Fansink 775MHZ 1GB 4.0GHZ GDDR5 2xDVI Display Port HDMI PCI-E Video Card link ~ $119.99
I can't find a reasonably priced hard drive. I know this is due to the Thailand floodings, but does anyone know when the prices are expected to go down again? I would greatly appreciate it if someone can point me to a good deal that would fit in my budget. It would be awesome if someone can find me a 500GB hard drive. I am also open to an SSD or a hybrid.
This computer will primarily serve as a programming computer with dual monitors. However, I would also like to be able to play modern games at the same time. I am poor and this is going to be coming out of my scholarship so I don't want to make any mistakes on this. The reason I am going for a $400 - $500 budget is because I want something that I can hand down to my siblings two to three years from now and still be relevant. So, in other words, a little bit of future proofing. I understand that $400 - $500 is a really low budget for the things that I expect to get but it really is just what I can afford. I still have to buy 2 monitors, so my budget for the PC is locked at $500 max. I repeat, I am from Canada, so please take that into account when looking at online stores.
I am open to a build that is entirely different. Any input on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
This is what I got so far:
AMD Bulldozer FX-4100 Quad Core Processor 3.6GHZ Socket AM3+ 95W Retail Box link ~ $115.64
Corsair Builder Series CMPSU-500CXV2 500W ATX Power Supply Active PFC 120MM Fan *3 Year Wrty* link ~ $49.69
Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case Black 3X5.25 1X3.5 5X3.5INT No PS W/ Fan Controller & Temp Display link ~ $49.14
Gigabyte 78LMT-S2P AMD760G mATX AM3 AM3+ 1PCI-E16 1PCI-E1 1PCI DDR3 SATA2 DVI GBLAN Motherboard link ~ $61.15
LG GH24LS70 24X SATA Lightscribe Internal DVD Writer Burner DVDRW Optical Drive Black OEM link ~ $19.69
G.SKILL Ripjaws X F3-10666CL9D-8GBXL 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1333 CL9-9-9-24 Memory link ~ $39.85
XFX Radeon HD 6850 Fansink 775MHZ 1GB 4.0GHZ GDDR5 2xDVI Display Port HDMI PCI-E Video Card link ~ $119.99
I can't find a reasonably priced hard drive. I know this is due to the Thailand floodings, but does anyone know when the prices are expected to go down again? I would greatly appreciate it if someone can point me to a good deal that would fit in my budget. It would be awesome if someone can find me a 500GB hard drive. I am also open to an SSD or a hybrid.
This computer will primarily serve as a programming computer with dual monitors. However, I would also like to be able to play modern games at the same time. I am poor and this is going to be coming out of my scholarship so I don't want to make any mistakes on this. The reason I am going for a $400 - $500 budget is because I want something that I can hand down to my siblings two to three years from now and still be relevant. So, in other words, a little bit of future proofing. I understand that $400 - $500 is a really low budget for the things that I expect to get but it really is just what I can afford. I still have to buy 2 monitors, so my budget for the PC is locked at $500 max. I repeat, I am from Canada, so please take that into account when looking at online stores.
I am open to a build that is entirely different. Any input on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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