Budget system for running swtor.

[Eery]

Approximate Purchase Date: Somewhere in december

Budget Range: 500 to 600$, but 600$ is pushing it.

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Playing Star Wars: The Old Republic, other games, and internet usage.

Parts Not Required: mouse, monitor, speakers, keyboard.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: no preference

Country: United States

Parts Preferences: by brand or type: No preference

Overclocking: I would say no because I have no idea how to do it.

SLI or Crossfire: maybe, but not right now.

Monitor Resolution: 1024x768

Additional Comments: (e.g.: Need to have a window and lots of bling, I would like a quiet PC)

 

[r0aringdrag0n]

CPU: Intel core i3 2100 $125 ($110 for black friday special)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115078

Graphics: SAPPHIRE 100315L Radeon HD 6850 $145
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102908

MoBo: ASRock H61M-VS $60
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157241

PSU: COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power Plus RS500-PCARD3-US $40
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171031

Case: NZXT Beta $45
http://www.amazon.com/Classic-Tower-steel-chassis-CS-NT-BETA-EVO/dp/B002OEBILA

HDD: WD green 500GB $90
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Western+Digital+-+Caviar+GP+500GB+Internal+Hard+Drive/8682311.p?id=1197679235869&skuId=8682311

RAM: G.SKILL NS 4GB Model F3-10600CL9D-4GBNS $21
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231394

Heatsink+Fan: STOCK

DVD-ROM: SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner 22X $16
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151233

OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit $100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986

Total: $642

 

[Eery]

is there any other options? That build is not good for my budget.

 

[cyborg28]

Dont get the CM PSU, this is much better:

OCZ ModXStream Pro 500W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341016

Dont get a WD Green Drive as a system drive, get a black. Green is too slow.

Otherwise the stuff above looks ok.
Are you really going to be gaming at 1024x728? Check your monitor, max resolution is probably 1280x1024.

 

[g-unit1111]

Case: Antec 300 - $59.99
PSU: Corsair Builder Series CX600 - $59.99
Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Pro 3 GEN 3 - $99.99
CPU: 3.30GHz Intel Core i5-2400 - $189.99
Fan: Cooler Master Hyper 212 - $25.99
RAM: 8GB G.Skill Ripjaw X 1600MHz 1.5V - $29.99
HD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 7200 RPM - $109.99
Optical: Lite On 24X DVD Burner - $21.99
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 - $144.99
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium - $99.99

Total: $867

 

[cyborg28]

On second look. Reuse any hdd you have lying around. HDDs are way to expensive right now.. Get a cheap 60GB SSD for a system drive if you can.

 

[cyborg28]

Case: Antec 300 - $59.99
PSU: Corsair Builder Series CX600 - $59.99
Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Pro 3 GEN 3 - $99.99
CPU: 3.30GHz Intel Core i5-2400 - $189.99
Fan: Cooler Master Hyper 212 - $25.99
RAM: 8GB G.Skill Ripjaw X 1600MHz 1.5V - $29.99
HD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 7200 RPM - $109.99
Optical: Lite On 24X DVD Burner - $21.99
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 - $144.99
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium - $99.99

Total: $867

You are way over.

Good ram choice though.

 

[Eery]

Remember, 600$ is my budget, these builds are too expensive.

 

[cyborg28]

Can you re-use a Hard drive from another old system?

"Need to have a window and lots of bling"

Do you need windows or a case window? Why bling?

 

[Eery]

No I dont have a old hard drive, this will be my first build. And second, When I copied and pasted that format, the bling was default and I didn't change it.

 

[cyborg28]

Do you need to buy windows 7? Can you survive with a 60GB Solid State Hard drive until prices come down on normal HDDs?

 

[Eery]

yes, I need to buy windows 7, but I think I can afford only 60 gb SSD. As long As I can upgrade later on.

 

[cyborg28]

Case & PSU: COOLER MASTER Elite RC-310-OWR460 - $60
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119218

Cpu: Intel Pentium G850 Sandy Bridge 2.9GHz LGA 1155 65W - $90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116397

HDD: OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-60G 2.5" 60GB $80 after rebate.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227725

From the other guys suggestions:

MoBo: ASRock H61M-VS $60
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157241



Graphics: SAPPHIRE 100315L Radeon HD 6850 $145
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102908


RAM: G.SKILL NS 4GB Model F3-10600CL9D-4GBNS $21
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231394

Heatsink+Fan: STOCK

DVD-ROM: SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner 22X $16
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827151233

OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit $100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6832116986

$572 Ater rebates before s&H

 

[Eery]

is the motherboard and case compatible? The motherboard is a micro atx, while the case is regular atx, does that matter?

 

[cyborg28]

Yes, micro atx is smaller than atx, it wont fill the case. Hold on I'm Checking if the case will fit the gfx card.

 

[Eery]

ok cool

 

[cyborg28]

Not sure.. it looks close

The card is 9.5" long, the case looks like it has 10" (Space for the board is 9.6"+about half an inch).

It should fit, but I can't guarantee it. Also the power connector comes out of the back of the card and may cause problems.

 

[Eery]

could it fit this card? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161386

 

[cyborg28]

Yeah, but that is a big step down.

This will fit too MSI 6850:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127566

 

[r0aringdrag0n]

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 640 $100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103871

Graphics: XFX HD-677X-ZNLC Radeon HD 6770 $110
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150540

MoBo: ASUS M5A78L-M LX AM3+ $65
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131728

PSU: Antec Basiq BP500U 500W $55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371004

Case: NZXT Gamma $36
http://www.amazon.com/GAMMA-Classic-Interior-Chassis-Black/dp/B002UDK9U6

HDD: HITACHI HDS721050CLA362 (0F10381) 500GB $90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145299

RAM: G.SKILL NS 4GB Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-4GBNS $21
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231394

Heatsink+Fan: STOCK $0

DVD-ROM: SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner 22X $19
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151236

OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit $100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986

Total: $596

 

[r0aringdrag0n]

Case & PSU: COOLER MASTER Elite RC-310-OWR460 - $60
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119218

You also just said "Dont get the CM PSU, this is much better"...and you're now choosing a case with a CM psu? Are you, sir, CRAZY? or just realizing that his budget isn't all that high?

 

[Eery]

Hey everyone thanks for all the help, but I think I found a killer deal, but I wanna make sure its a good deal, here it is: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1143901&Sku=B69-1358

 

[Eery]

help?

 

[r0aringdrag0n]

Looks good with the exception of the PSU, diablotek is NOT a reliable PSU company. You're want a good PSU because the PSU is the "heart" of your computer. If it fails, it could potentially fry your CPU and mobo