- May 8, 2012
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I'm looking for some help with specs to build a budget gaming PC for my son's birthday. Currently, he has commandeered my business laptop and I'm tired of sharing. Just to give you an idea of what he's used to, it is a nice laptop, but not built for gaming. ( Intel i5, 2.5GHz / Windows 7 Pro 64bit/ 4GB RAM / NVidia Discreet Graphics - that's all I remember and I don't have access to it right now.)
He plays SWTOR, and he's using some lower settings. If he could move up to some higher settings, that would be great, but he doesn't need the maximum. My son doesn't know anything about overclocking (nor do I), so that capability isn't necessary.
Neither of us know how to build a PC, but I know someone who does, and he said he would do it for around $150 if I provided the specs. If I could spend around $500 on the parts, that would be ideal. We have a monitor that's a few years old, but should work fine, and we don't need a keyboard, mouse or speakers.
I have no idea if anything from an older computer is worth salvaging, but in case it is, I have a Dell Dimension 8100 desktop and an Inspiron E1705 laptop sitting in a closet. They were both relatively high end customizations of these systems when they were originally purchased, but they're several years old. If nothing is usable, that's fine.
I've looked at pre-built systems from iBuyPower, and they were coming out to around $850. I did notice that most don't have wireless network cards by default, and that will be a must for us. They also listed parts for liquid cooling which is foreign to me. If I need that, please include it in the list.
If you can help a mom out, I would be eternally grateful!
He plays SWTOR, and he's using some lower settings. If he could move up to some higher settings, that would be great, but he doesn't need the maximum. My son doesn't know anything about overclocking (nor do I), so that capability isn't necessary.
Neither of us know how to build a PC, but I know someone who does, and he said he would do it for around $150 if I provided the specs. If I could spend around $500 on the parts, that would be ideal. We have a monitor that's a few years old, but should work fine, and we don't need a keyboard, mouse or speakers.
I have no idea if anything from an older computer is worth salvaging, but in case it is, I have a Dell Dimension 8100 desktop and an Inspiron E1705 laptop sitting in a closet. They were both relatively high end customizations of these systems when they were originally purchased, but they're several years old. If nothing is usable, that's fine.
I've looked at pre-built systems from iBuyPower, and they were coming out to around $850. I did notice that most don't have wireless network cards by default, and that will be a must for us. They also listed parts for liquid cooling which is foreign to me. If I need that, please include it in the list.
If you can help a mom out, I would be eternally grateful!
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