Noob trying to build a budget gaming rig...2012

grouplove · Jul 29, 2012

My budget- $700 <---- i understand how low that is. ********SORRY IF THIS HAS BEEN ASKED SO MANY TIMES****
crossfire- if its fits in the budget and if its necessary ***** AND IF THIS IS STUPID, IM A NOOB*****
sli- ^-----same goes
case- nothing fancy, as long as its cheap and keeps the system cool
os- no need for windows because I have windows 7 ultimate 64bit on usb
dvd drive- not needed
hdd- 500-1tb

Everything else I do not care about, whether its from amd or intel, not importnt, as long as i can play games such as bf3 on high, ultra if possible...thats fine with me.

Thanks in advanced for those who will help...I also do not need the criticism, I don't know much about hardware, except for what each component does, but I don't specifically each hardware and its compatibility. Like I know ram helps when running multiple application and I know that graphic cards help wit gaming...but I dont know like if radeon hd 7770 is good enough to run bf3 or something like that.....

Also, I don't need it to be future proof, if I can upgrade the parts that would be suffice!

Once again thanks in advanced

guerrero · Jul 29, 2012

i5-2400
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115074

Asrock Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157236

1333 G.Skill RAM 8GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231422

500w Corsair Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027

GTX 560 ti
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127594

500gb HDD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769

Case but I recommend you chose it yourself lol
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119227

Total $706.59 with taxes

$656 after rebate's

avenseth12 · Jul 29, 2012

Here is a build for budget gaming:

CPU: Intel Core i3-2120 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz LGA 1155 $124
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115077

Cooler: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus $19
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

Mobo: ASRock Z77 Pro3 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 $94
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157297

GPU: MSI N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II GeForce GTX 560 Ti $224
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127594

PSU: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W $89
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139020

Case: Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower $59
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066

RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 $53
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233144

Total = $662

azeem40 · Jul 29, 2012

The i5-2400 build will perform better.

guerrero · Jul 30, 2012

Lol 212+ for what? Over clocking lol

azeem40 · Jul 30, 2012

212+ is for quietness, nothing more.

guerrero · Jul 30, 2012

And you forgot to chose a hard drive bro

azeem40 · Jul 30, 2012

He probably has one since he didn't spec it.

guerrero · Jul 30, 2012

azeem40 :

Yeah because the stock intel fan is friggin loud!

azeem40 · Jul 30, 2012

It is. I have one and it humms loudly.

guerrero · Jul 30, 2012

When I turn on my pc the fan goes hyper mode but then goes down to 2000 rpm

Ohmybad · Jul 30, 2012

guerrero :

This. Stock Intel HSF is fine for until you OC... which you can't with either the i3 or i5 selected. i still use it on my 2500k. til i need to OC it's fine.

guerrero · Jul 30, 2012

If you want quiet I would get a better heatsink and fan

fpoon · Jul 30, 2012

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 3.1GHz Dual-Core Processor ($114.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.99 @ NCIX US)
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair 600W ATX12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $672.93
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-07-29 19:51 EDT-0400)

This build will kill the other ones. Feel free to spend $10 over your budget and upgrade to an i5, you will see a big improvement in some games, especially BF3. Oh, and it leaves headroom to Crossfire another 7850.

azeem40 · Jul 30, 2012

You might want to explain why it is better instead of just blurting out it's better.

koudou · Jul 30, 2012

Why are people recommending Z77 boards with a CPU that can't OC? Pick another chipset like H61 or B75. Throwing more money at the Motherboard doesn't necessarily make it better you know.

azeem40 · Jul 30, 2012

I agree with you 100%. Get an H77 Pro4 MVP instead.

avenseth12 · Jul 30, 2012

I didnt forget a hard drive - read his post and the 212 works fine for overclocks

guerrero · Jul 30, 2012

avenseth12 :

I DID READ and I think he wants a HDD with 500gb-1tb

AyuX · Jul 30, 2012

Get an h61 Mobo. Get a core i3. Everything cheap and a HD 7850. Core i3 2120 will be just enough to run hd 7850 without much problems. NO cooler buy the way. Don't get CX 500. Get Seasonic 520 something. It's bronze certified and will give you much better quality for money.

Merueth · Jul 30, 2012

koudou :

To allow for an upgrade to Ivy Bridge later on?

avenseth12 :

Because you'll be doing tons of overclocking with a locked i3.

OP, Here is a i5+7870 build that is a tad over your budget.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-2300 2.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($175.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H61M-GE Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card ($259.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $707.93
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-07-29 21:33 EDT-0400)

grouplove · Jul 30, 2012

fpoon :

Your build I like it, but if I can't oc, could we swap out that otherboard for cheaper one, that is good? Is there anything esle we could cut down on? Sorry if I'm being picky but ...can't sell my laptop for 700, so I'm going to try dropping the price to around 620-630, anyway you can make a build around that with high settings in bf3? The video card is nice, i looked on youtube and people said they had bf3 on ultra/ high settings with this graphic card!

Thanks and cheers

grouplove · Jul 30, 2012

I appreciate everyone's support! THanks mates!

fpoon · Aug 1, 2012

Merueth :

grouplove :

Yes, you can cut on the motherboard if you want. And probably still get that 7870 on Merueth's build, which is a hell of a deal.

azeem40 · Aug 1, 2012

Merueth :

No, just no @ the upgrading to IB. It is a waste of $ to upgrade from SB to IB as there is a small difference. If you were upgrading from like a P4 to IB, then it'd make sense.

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