425 Dollar SC2 Gaming Computer, Low Details

[StratWaffle]

Approximate Purchase Date: This week

Budget Range: 425 dollars

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Starcraft 2 gaming Low details

Parts Not Required: All parts except an OS. My friend says he can give me one of his.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com

Country: US

Parts Preferences: AMD

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe/No

Monitor Resolution: Anything that 50 bucks can get me

Additional Comments: There are two awesome deals that I am considering.

1.

http://promotions.newegg.com/AMD/12-0560/index.html?cm_sp=TabStore_Tab-Computer-Hardware-B2C--_-AMD/12-0560-_-http%3a%2f%2fpromotions.newegg.com%2fAMD%2f12-0560%2f118x118.jpg

I can get a quad core processor, graphics card, and Mobo for 100 dollars. What do you guys think?

or I can go with

2. Big Combo build
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.789234
A4-3400/A55/4GB/500GB SuperCombo LE

Case, memory, mobo, GPU, CPU for 253 dollars, saving 30 dollars. Dual core
CPU and GPU together is 70 dollars.

1x Rosewill R363-M-BK Black Ultra High Gloss Finished MicroATX Computer Case with 400W ATX 2.2 12V Power Supply (Model:R363-M-BK)

$49.99

1x BIOSTAR A55MH FM1 AMD A55 (Hudson D2) HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard (Model:A55MH)

$59.99

1x AMD A4-3400 Llano 2.7GHz Socket FM1 65W Dual-Core Desktop APU (CPU + GPU) with DirectX 11 Graphic AMD Radeon HD 6410D AD3400OJGXBOX (Model:AD3400OJGXBOX)

$69.99

1x G.SKILL Value 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9S-4GBNT (Model:F3-10666CL9S-4GBNT)

$19.99

1x Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive (Model:ST500DM002)

$85.99
Combined Total: $285.95
Combo Discounts: -$31.96
Combo Price: $253.99

 

[Phyrexiancure]

I think you'd be better off getting an pentium g840 or any other pentium/i3 for the 1155 motherboards that has a good bundle deal. Since the AMD A series cpu don't do well since their cache bottlenecks them in the game they aren't your best option. This is true for the specific game even whe you overcloc the A series cpu's. You can run the game at 720p with low/med settings on its integrated gpu which a good balance for that specific game. Then tell your freind to save up for a AMD Radeon hd 5770/6770 so he can play the game at max settings at 1080p. The 5770 will bring up the computer to $500 but its worth it since your buying a monitor but its worth it. If your freind has a tv with an hd cable he can save money by using it as a monitor instead. This would allow him to get a AMD Radeon hd 5770/6770 while staying in budget.

 

[Outlander_04]

http://www.techspot.com/review/418-amd-a8-3850-apu/page11.html

The A8 3850 looks ideal . Just make sure you have 1600 Mhz or better memory to get the best out of the graphics . A 2 x2 gig kit of 1600 MHz running at 1.5 volt should be the best mix of performance and value .

 

[zooted]

I just made a build for $250 with an a6-3500 that I am very pleased with. The performance is much higher than I expected.