- Mar 19, 2012
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Okay, so I know good and well that for a little bit more money (that I didn't have), I would be able to get better performance from an i3 and a dedicated GPU. Don't even say it. I KNOW.
For now, I have:
A8-3870k purchased on CL for $80 (Brand new in box thanks to Quakecon handing them out like candy). Seriously, check the Dallas Craigslist site, I bet 5 are still up.
Asus mATX mobo for $50 (just what I need it for, plugging stuff in). I won't even use a pci/e lane.
Mushiken 2x4GB DDR3 1600 C8 for $50
Corsair Builder Series 430w 80+ for $45 ($20 MIR to bring it down to $25 in a few months)
NZXT Gamma for $40
Generic DVD-RW/CD-RW drive for $20
Pulling my laptop HDD out temporarily, so no money spent there.
Cooler Master Hyper 212+ evo for $35 in a few weeks, for now I can't afford it. (I desire to OC the APU)
Currently my total cost was $285, later going to be $320 for the entire setup (not going to count buying a HDD because that is a very long term investment). I really don't think I could have done this with an i3 rig without sacrificing either the case (setting the parts in a pizza box) or getting a crap PSU that would likely fry my components; not to mention I would have needed to find a BNIB i3 for $80.
My question is, will I be severely disappointed come Friday when I assemble it? I'm shooting for 720p gaming at Medium quality. If the game I'm playing has a 360 counter-part, I'll likely be playing that version. So the game titles in question will typically be PC exclusives. I know that poor console ports wouldn't even make the 720p Medium Quality mark on a setup like this.
List of games I desire to play:
CS:GO (Not playing 360 just to handicap myself)
DayZ
GW2 (if my friends get into it)
SC2 (if I decide to torture myself and finally get out of Bronze League, yeah yeah complain that Brood War had a steeper learning curve, I don't care)
XCOM: EU (assuming the controls don't get the SNAFU treatment, I'm seriously hoping not considering the original game's background. Otherwise it's 360 for this one)
Extra Thoughts:
I can later add a 6670 1GB GDDR5 if the support for it is worth it. I haven't been able to track down a XFire list. For now I am maxed out budget wise and I only went this route since $80 for a GPU/CPU made the entire idea doable.
Going AMD makes me feel like I'm supporting the underdog, even though they gave the processor away. Haven't bought AMD since there were actually competitive. That Athlon 64 x2 6400+ BE lasted 4 years!
I'd prefer to run this rig into the ground, but I realize that may only be 1.5 years.
Thanks for reading my novel. lol
For now, I have:
A8-3870k purchased on CL for $80 (Brand new in box thanks to Quakecon handing them out like candy). Seriously, check the Dallas Craigslist site, I bet 5 are still up.
Asus mATX mobo for $50 (just what I need it for, plugging stuff in). I won't even use a pci/e lane.
Mushiken 2x4GB DDR3 1600 C8 for $50
Corsair Builder Series 430w 80+ for $45 ($20 MIR to bring it down to $25 in a few months)
NZXT Gamma for $40
Generic DVD-RW/CD-RW drive for $20
Pulling my laptop HDD out temporarily, so no money spent there.
Cooler Master Hyper 212+ evo for $35 in a few weeks, for now I can't afford it. (I desire to OC the APU)
Currently my total cost was $285, later going to be $320 for the entire setup (not going to count buying a HDD because that is a very long term investment). I really don't think I could have done this with an i3 rig without sacrificing either the case (setting the parts in a pizza box) or getting a crap PSU that would likely fry my components; not to mention I would have needed to find a BNIB i3 for $80.
My question is, will I be severely disappointed come Friday when I assemble it? I'm shooting for 720p gaming at Medium quality. If the game I'm playing has a 360 counter-part, I'll likely be playing that version. So the game titles in question will typically be PC exclusives. I know that poor console ports wouldn't even make the 720p Medium Quality mark on a setup like this.
List of games I desire to play:
CS:GO (Not playing 360 just to handicap myself)
DayZ
GW2 (if my friends get into it)
SC2 (if I decide to torture myself and finally get out of Bronze League, yeah yeah complain that Brood War had a steeper learning curve, I don't care)
XCOM: EU (assuming the controls don't get the SNAFU treatment, I'm seriously hoping not considering the original game's background. Otherwise it's 360 for this one)
Extra Thoughts:
I can later add a 6670 1GB GDDR5 if the support for it is worth it. I haven't been able to track down a XFire list. For now I am maxed out budget wise and I only went this route since $80 for a GPU/CPU made the entire idea doable.
Going AMD makes me feel like I'm supporting the underdog, even though they gave the processor away. Haven't bought AMD since there were actually competitive. That Athlon 64 x2 6400+ BE lasted 4 years!
I'd prefer to run this rig into the ground, but I realize that may only be 1.5 years.
Thanks for reading my novel. lol
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