Approximate Purchase Date: From one week to one month.
Budget Range: $350
System Usage: Gaming.
Are you buying a monitor: No.
Do you need to buy OS: No.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: eBay or SuperBiiz
Location: Miami - Florida.
Parts Preferences: AMD build.
Overclocking: No, unless the CPU isn't enough for the games I'm playing after I upgrade the video card.
SLI or Crossfire: No.
Your Monitor Resolution: 1280x1024
I have:
•Optical Drive.
•HHD
•Case - Top mounted PSU but will buy other one ASAP.
This is it!
CPU: AMD FX-4100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($108.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Ebay)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Nvidia GeForce GT 610 1GB Video Card ($29.99 @ Ebay)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($64.99 @ Ebay)
Total: $323.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
Questions and Concerns:
•Are all the parts compatible with each other?
•What video card do you recommend for $100 for gaming?
•Is the AMD-CPU good?
Answer for the bottleneck:
It's because I don't have too much cash to buy an excellent video card, I'm on a limited budget, therefore that's why I bottleneck.
Budget Range: $350
System Usage: Gaming.
Are you buying a monitor: No.
Do you need to buy OS: No.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: eBay or SuperBiiz
Location: Miami - Florida.
Parts Preferences: AMD build.
Overclocking: No, unless the CPU isn't enough for the games I'm playing after I upgrade the video card.
SLI or Crossfire: No.
Your Monitor Resolution: 1280x1024
The build
I have:
•Optical Drive.
•HHD
•Case - Top mounted PSU but will buy other one ASAP.
This is it!
CPU: AMD FX-4100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($108.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Ebay)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Nvidia GeForce GT 610 1GB Video Card ($29.99 @ Ebay)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($64.99 @ Ebay)
Total: $323.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
Questions and Concerns:
•Are all the parts compatible with each other?
•What video card do you recommend for $100 for gaming?
•Is the AMD-CPU good?
Answer for the bottleneck:
It's because I don't have too much cash to buy an excellent video card, I'm on a limited budget, therefore that's why I bottleneck.