Cheapest possible gaming PC?
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I am extremely desperate for a gaming PC, not just for gaming, but for doing productive things like hobbiest animation, video, audio and photo editing. I also really want to assemble it myself. I am 16 years old and I live in ON Canada. The problem is, I hardly have any money. I don't know how much money I can manage to save up, but surely it will be much less than $500. The operating system is already another hundred. I am literally looking at something like $250 without the OS. And as you might have guessed, I can't order online, but I can buy from the many local stores around me, probably from this store:
http://www.canadacomputers.com/
I don't have the slightest bit of support from my parents, so I can't manage extra money.
I want to know what is the cheapest possible gaming configuration. And also, whether buying something used like this would be viable:
http://stcatharines.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-computers-...
http://stcatharines.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-computers-...
Yes, I know they are ancient, but are they viable/
Is it worth trying?
http://www.canadacomputers.com/
I don't have the slightest bit of support from my parents, so I can't manage extra money.
I want to know what is the cheapest possible gaming configuration. And also, whether buying something used like this would be viable:
http://stcatharines.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-computers-...
http://stcatharines.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-computers-...
Yes, I know they are ancient, but are they viable/
Is it worth trying?
More about : cheapest gaming
both of those are rather old (2008 was when they were new)
this laptop will b a better lightweight gamer for $500
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=7...
this laptop will b a better lightweight gamer for $500
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=7...
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Celeron G540 2.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI H61M-P31 (G3) Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($21.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital RE2 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.78 @ Compuvest)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 6770 1GB Video Card ($79.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: Zalman Z9 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.96 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX12V Power Supply ($32.30 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Sony AD-7280S-0B DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $324.98
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-08-06 15:13 EDT-0400)
This is the cheapest TRUE gaming configuration i can build for you.It will play every game at... well good enough settings.
It's much better at gaming than AMD's APU's and intel's "HD" graphics.
CPU: Intel Celeron G540 2.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI H61M-P31 (G3) Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($21.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital RE2 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.78 @ Compuvest)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 6770 1GB Video Card ($79.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: Zalman Z9 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.96 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX12V Power Supply ($32.30 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Sony AD-7280S-0B DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $324.98
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-08-06 15:13 EDT-0400)
This is the cheapest TRUE gaming configuration i can build for you.It will play every game at... well good enough settings.
It's much better at gaming than AMD's APU's and intel's "HD" graphics.
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Figure out how much money you get first, lots of prices can change from now and say 3 months if it takes you long or not.
Kamen, read the post first, he's in Canada, like I am, so most newegg/amazon prices don't apply and don't ship here. CC is a decent store though and usually has some of the cheapest prices around for us anyways.
Kamen, read the post first, he's in Canada, like I am, so most newegg/amazon prices don't apply and don't ship here. CC is a decent store though and usually has some of the cheapest prices around for us anyways.
ScrewySqrl said:
mn: just start a new thread with your funding amount.do you specifically want a desktop, or will somthing like that laptop with video card work as well?
No, it has to be a desktop. I guess I can start a new thread with my funding amount later.
Regardless, I got some good ideas from this one.
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