Home build help

[cab987]

hello people, i need help building a 500$ gaming pc

first things first, is it possible for a 500$ pc to run BF3 on normal settings?

the only site i can use is http://www.canadacomputers.com/
and only in the ottawa-merivale area.
i have been looking on there and i pick out a case, cpu but then with ram there is ddr2 ddr3 and so on
and im not sure and i dont want t screw it up.

so far i have;
Case:http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=6_112&item_id=032590
CPU:http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=4_65&item_id=039887

are these parts good for a 500$ pc?
i need all the feedback i can get!

 

[Giby]

DDR3 is faster and better get DDR3 also I cannot see the link as working so either get another one or just tell me the cpu u want and get and invest your money into a good mobo a decent GPU and a good psu and 4GB of ram at least DDR3 RAM of course

 

[cab987]

DDR3 is faster and better get DDR3 also I cannot see the link as working so either get another one or just tell me the cpu u want and get and invest your money into a good mobo a decent GPU and a good psu and 4GB of ram at least DDR3 RAM of course

okay i just put a bunch of part together and i got this:

Case:Thermaltake V4 Black Edition Mid Tower Case (45$)

http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=6_112&item_id=032590
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CPU:Intel Core i3-2120 Dual-Core Socket LGA1155, 3.30Ghz, 3MB L3 Cache, 32nm (140$)

http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=4_65&item_id=039887
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RAM:ADATA XPG Gaming Series 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 2000MHz, CL9-11-9-27 Dual Channel Kit (41$)

http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=24_311_312_614&item_id=035322
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Motherboard:Asus M4N68T-M V2 Socket AM3 NVIDIA GeForce 7025 (55$)

http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_340&item_id=040695
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Graphics Card:Sapphire (11189-02-20G) AMD Radeon HD 6770 Flex 1GB (145$)

http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=43_557_558&item_id=039265
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Power Supply:OCZ ZT-series 550W Fully Modular 80-Plus Bronze Power Supply (80$)

http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=33_443&item_id=043054
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Hard Drive:Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 SATA3 6.0Gb/s 1000GB (1TB) 32MB Cache (OEM) (140$)

http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=15_210_212&item_id=037032
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DVD drives:Samsung SH-222AB/BEBE SATA Black 22X DVD-Writer OEM (25$)

http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=3_61&item_id=038284
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Cooling:Scythe SLIP STREAM 120mm (1200rpm) Chassis Fan X2 (20$)

http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=8_130&item_id=018386




TOTAL:691$

what should i downgrade/upgrade/replace?

 

[Giby]

I would upgrade to a 6850 for $5 bucks more for a way better performance okay and then you need a motherboard that is socket 1155 compatible lol r u new to this u choose an amd board with but anyways and you want one with at least one SATA 6.0GB's since you got a hard drive for that can use it why not use its full potential and make sure you get 1600/1333 ram that is comparible with your mobo

 

[Giby]

Try this one if your only planing on using one GFX card and this board has onboard graphics so u can buy a GPU later and just use the onboard GFX
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_722&item_id=039582
So try this memory is better
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=24_311_312_612&item_id=035786
Its compatibly will your mobo and so is the cpu this in an intel mobo
I would also try upgrading to an i5 quad core because games can use more than 2 cores upgrade if possible make sure its 1155 compatible