Under 600 usd for gaming pc

[HopeIsReal]

i have a mentally disabled friend with not much money and he wants a pc for gaming. he knows he cant afford a top of the line pc and would happily settle for something much cheaper as long as it gets him from point a to point b. he needs a prebuilt system. he doesnt have an lcd monitor eaither so he needs that too. keep in mind, what you may think is old and obsolete would make him quite happy. what would you recommend?

 

[lt_dan_zsu]

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883108703CVF&name=Desktop-PCs

EDIT
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883108703CVF&name=Desktop-PCs

The first one was on the Canadian website sorry.

 

[aznshinobi]

Could you please fill this out:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261222-31-build-advice

My $400 build here:
http://www.squidoo.com/electronicandmore#module147727575
Would work fine for what you have somewhat described.

Does the monitor have to be 1080P or what is optimal screen size. Also is OS needed? You should try and help assemble one with/for him. It's quite easy and a much cheaper alternative. Usually companies like CyberPower or iBuyPower, although more affordable than Alienware, still jip you off.

 

[clutchc]

LOL They're both on a Canadian website.

 

[lt_dan_zsu]

Yeah oops
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883108949&name=Desktop-PCs
there that one looks good

 

[HopeIsReal]

that is a good price it seems as he still has enough for a monitor.

 

[lt_dan_zsu]

Yeah here is a good monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009406&name=LCD-Monitors

 

[HopeIsReal]

thanks dan

 

[clutchc]

Good choice for the price. But the PC's video output is limited to VGA and HDMI. The monitor's input is limited to VGA and DVI. So the he will have to use the VGA... or, better yet, grab an HDMI to DVI adapter also.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812270113&name=HDMI-Cables

The digital to digital will be a better, less troublesome display arrangemant.

 

[HopeIsReal]

he went with this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883108949&name=Desktop-PCs

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009406&name=LCD-Monitors

i was a bit confused on why we should should choose a dual over a quadcore but, i figured id listen. im not a gamer so im sure theirs alot more specs that are important besides the cpu.

 

[HopeIsReal]

question, the pc we went with, 3850, it said dual core but the internal specs list it as a quadcore as does this site. so is it a dual or a quadcore?

 

[clutchc]

question, the pc we went with, 3850, it said dual core but the internal specs list it as a quadcore as does this site. so is it a dual or a quadcore?

It's a quad core
http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K10/AMD-A-Series%20A8-3850%20AD3850WNZ43GX%20%28AD3850WNGXBOX%29.html

 

[HopeIsReal]

thanx clutch i think he will be very happy and 10 times more when he finds out its a quadcore. him and i both thought it was a dual core.