Cheap Diablo 3 Rig

japjapcat

March 22, 2012 10:13:41 PM

Approximate Purchase Date: Within the month

Budget Range: $500-$700

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Diablo 3, Netbeans, Visual C/C++, Adobe Creative Suite

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, OS(Although, I have Windows 32bit, but if that's not enough willing to buy 64bit) Monitor

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Any

Country: Canada

Parts Preferences: Good quality, preferably the cheapest of the good ones.

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Don't know, first time builder

Monitor Resolution: 1366x768

Additional Comments: Cheapest that can be built for medium to high settings.

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Did a bit of research and found this, wonder if this would work? And I am a first time builder, been watching a couple of videos on how to build a pc, but could still get some more tips and what not.

AMD Phenom II X4 960 Black Edition Quad Core Processor AM3 3.0GHZ 8MB Cache 95W Retail Box
http://us.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=67670&promoid=1009

ASUS M5A78L-M LX Plus mATX AM3+ DDR3 AMD 760G 1PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 1PCI SATA2 VGA GBLAN Motherboard
http://us.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=67948&promoid=1009

Kingston HyperX KHX1600C9D3K2/4GX 4GB 2X2GB DDR3-1600 CL9 Intel XMP Dual Channel Memory Kit
http://us.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=46053&promoid=1009

Coolermaster Elite 370 Black Mid Tower ATX Case 3X5.25 1X3.5 5X3.5INT No PS
Coolermaster Elite 370 Black Mid Tower ATX Case 3X5.25 1X3.5 5X3.5INT No PS

Western Digital WD Scorpio Blue 500GB 2.5IN SATA2 5400RPM 8MB Notebook Hard Drive
http://us.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=57068

ASUS HD7750 820MHz Overclocked GPU and Eyefinity Capability Graphics Cards HD7750-1GD5
http://www.amazon.com/Overclocked-Eyefinity-Capability-Graphics-HD7750-1GD5/dp/B007B5P5SE/ref=lh_ni_t

Corsair CMPSU-430CXV2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026

A little over $500 for everything here. Any help would be much appreciated!

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Memnarchon

March 22, 2012 11:00:27 PM

Hello.
Since gaming is your first priority, and mostly diablo 3, I would suggest something different.

Case: NZXT GAMMA Classic Series $39.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Mobo: ASRock H61ICAFE LGA 1155 $69.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

CPU: Intel Core i3-2120 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz LGA 1155 65W $127.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 LP $29.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM $84.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

GPU: SAPPHIRE 100315L Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit $134.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

PSU: CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 V2 $44.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Total: $532 without any rebates

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But In my opinion You should spend a few bucks more to upgrade Mobo/CPU/GPU/RAM/PSU to best value for money.
Case: NZXT GAMMA Classic Series $39.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Mobo: ASRock Z68 PRO3 GEN3 LGA 1155 $104.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

CPU: Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W $189.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

RAM: Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 $39.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM $84.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

GPU: SAPPHIRE 100314-3L Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit $169.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

PSU: CORSAIR Builder Series CX500 V2 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC $59.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Total: $689,93 without rebates

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So depending on your preference you can go either with the $530 system or with the $690 system. But I think the $690 system at the moment has the best value for money.

ps: On the second system that has 8gigs of RAM you would need an 64bit OS. But you can simply add the RAM from the $530 build and make the $690 system, $680

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linkcube

March 22, 2012 11:05:51 PM

After looking around on newegg I came up with this list,

HEC Blitz Black Steel Edition ATX Mid Tower $39.99

Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500GB 7200 RPM $84.99

SAPPHIRE 100315L Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit $134.99

OCZ ZT Series 550W Fully-Modular 80PLUS Bronze $69.99

G.SKILL NS 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 $22.99

ASRock H61M-VS LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX $54.99

Intel Core i3-2120 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz LGA 1155 $127.99

All of this comes to a grand total of $535.93 (in US dollars, so it should be cheaper in CA), as well as $35 in mail in rebates.

Hope that this has helped, it should be able to play most games on high or ultra, and if you prefer amd to intel then you can just use what you already posted.

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gunmoule

May 29, 2012 6:16:15 AM

Avoid ASrock at all costs, its ASUS low cost brand. Look for ASUS, MSI, GIGABYTE etc... motherboards and no low cost brands, MB is a very important component, the one that rules them all, so choose it carefully (it will also prove usefull for future hardware upgrades)

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azeem40

May 29, 2012 6:26:39 AM

ASRock is not low quality...

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gunmoule

May 29, 2012 6:43:46 AM

azeem40 said:

ASRock is not low quality...

No, it's not low quality, it's low cost, it does not come with the refinements of a branded mb. It's as said, asus low cost brand

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azeem40

May 29, 2012 6:44:42 AM

Low cost is not a reason to avoid ASRock.

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gunmoule

May 29, 2012 6:59:17 AM

Let's please you. I'm not saying buying asrock mb will end miserable failure, and I can tell as I own a very old Asrock k7s8xe for amd athlon xp (still running fine :-) ) that they are resistant.

I'll just say it's not bleeding edge tech and can be a good deal

And recommend only asrock mb for a 500bucks rig is just as wrong as saying avoid it at all cost

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azeem40

May 29, 2012 7:01:39 AM

gunmoule said:

Avoid ASrock at all costs, its ASUS low cost brand. Look for ASUS, MSI, GIGABYTE etc... motherboards and no low cost brands, MB is a very important component, the one that rules them all, so choose it carefully (it will also prove usefull for future hardware upgrades)

But you said in the other post to avoid it. :??:

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