$550 Gaming Build

tamouq

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Sep 16, 2012
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I am doing a full build, so I will need everything except a monitor and OS. This is my first build.

Approximate Purchase Date: 1 month

Budget Range: $550 including shipping and after rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, watching videos, surfing the web.

Are you buying a monitor: No

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg
Location: Maine, USA.

Parts Preferences: Intel for CPU..

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No

Additional Comments: Will be using this for gaming mostly such as Call of Duty games, and some RPG's.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Can't really run games that well on my laptop.


 

strife_ff7

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Jul 24, 2010
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Here's a good gaming build for your budget.

cpu - i3 3220 $120 newegg.com

mobo - asrock h77m $70 newegg.com

memory - corsair vengeance 8gb 1600 $40 newegg.com

hdd - wd blue 500gb $61 amazon.com

gpu - xfx double d 6870 $157.55 newegg.com

psu - pc power & cooling mk iii 500w $56 ncix.com

case - rosewill redbone $40 newegg.com

optical drive - lg $18 newegg.com

total - $562.55