Sign in with
Sign up | Sign in
Your question

$500 Gaming Build

Tags:
  • Gaming
  • Intel
  • Intel i5
  • Build
  • Components
  • 7770
  • GPUs
  • 500
Last response: in Components
Share
April 27, 2013 4:21:00 PM

Hey guys, Im making a 500 dollar build for myself. Do you guys think this build is good enough? http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/TF1R

I will play games and surf the web. I know it has a integrated gpu but Im gonna get a 7770 soon. Do you think I can play BF4 with the 7770? Any suggestions will be greatly apreciated. (P.S. I will be playing BF3 and BO2 for now without the gpu. What settings do you think I can play with decent framerates?)
Thanks, Ethan

More about : 500 gaming build

a c 207 4 Gaming
a b å Intel
April 27, 2013 4:45:17 PM

First and foremost, I'd get a better PSU. Try ones from Corsair, PC Power & Cooling, Seasonic, or XFX.
Second, do you already have a case?
April 27, 2013 5:25:17 PM

ksham said:
First and foremost, I'd get a better PSU. Try ones from Corsair, PC Power & Cooling, Seasonic, or XFX.
Second, do you already have a case?


I know I should get a better psu but my budget wont allow it unless I trade something off. And no i dont have the case.
Related resources
a c 207 4 Gaming
a b å Intel
April 27, 2013 6:08:01 PM

Then trade something off. Remove the wifi card and the optical drive. Those aren't necessities. Without a PSU, all the other parts are useless.
April 27, 2013 10:12:15 PM

ksham said:
Then trade something off. Remove the wifi card and the optical drive. Those aren't necessities. Without a PSU, all the other parts are useless.


I'll need the Wi-Fi card but i can get a optical drive from my dad's computer. What do you think the best combination of powers and case is for $100. I would like the case to have USB 3.0 on the front.
Thanks,
Ethan

Edit: Instead of getting the wifi card I got a z77 motherboard with built in wifi and got a psu with a case.
April 29, 2013 8:34:26 AM
April 29, 2013 8:48:38 PM



Thanks but my friend is going to give me his 7770 for free for my birthday. Thats why im going for the i5 without the gpu. Anyways, do you think its gonna be worth it? Im not sure about the motherboard. I only chose it because its the cheapest z77 motherboard with built in wifi. Also, do you think i can overclock to maybe 3.8ghs? or is that too much?
And my last two questions are:
Do you think I can play battlefield 3 and black ops 2 multiplayer without the 7770?
What settings can I play them on?
April 29, 2013 10:51:10 PM

Yes the 7770 can play bf3 on high settings. My friends build can play it on high with a 7750.
I would recommend playing then on med to high settings.
April 30, 2013 5:13:47 PM

Thanks but my question was if I could run those games on the HD 4000
April 30, 2013 9:12:09 PM

ehaque243 said:
Thanks but my question was if I could run those games on the HD 4000


I doubt you would be able to. My old pc (that I bought of the shelf) had a built on hd 4000. It could barely run 'haunt: the real slender' and 'slender: the eight pages' on lowest settings. So I would definitely get a 7770, as it will run a lot better.
May 1, 2013 7:32:45 AM

Christopher Valentine said:
ehaque243 said:
Thanks but my question was if I could run those games on the HD 4000


I doubt you would be able to. My old pc (that I bought of the shelf) had a built on hd 4000. It could barely run 'haunt: the real slender' and 'slender: the eight pages' on lowest settings. So I would definitely get a 7770, as it will run a lot better.


Ok, thanks alot.

EDIT: I just saw this video about them testing BF3 on the hd 4000. Although its singleplayer i might be able to play for now! :) 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juymoqvlYm4
May 1, 2013 8:04:03 AM

ehaque243 said:
Christopher Valentine said:
ehaque243 said:
Thanks but my question was if I could run those games on the HD 4000


I doubt you would be able to. My old pc (that I bought of the shelf) had a built on hd 4000. It could barely run 'haunt: the real slender' and 'slender: the eight pages' on lowest settings. So I would definitely get a 7770, as it will run a lot better.


Ok, thanks alot.

EDIT: I just saw this video about them testing BF3 on the hd 4000. Although its singleplayer i might be able to play for now! :) 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juymoqvlYm4


Yea. It looks alright to play with hd 4000. If you are happy with just that, it's fine :)  personally I would save up and then upgrade to a higher end card? :D 
May 8, 2013 8:11:00 PM

Guys ignore the post above. I have already chose the case. But I have a new question. I might be able to get a used i7 2600k for around 130-150. Do you think I should get it instead of the i5? I looked around and I found alot of threads about this but they didnt actually answer the question.
a c 207 4 Gaming
a b å Intel
May 8, 2013 8:24:34 PM

Hard to answer. Because it is used and the processor is unlocked, it is possible that there is some wear in it from being overclocked. So, I personally would rather get the i5.
May 8, 2013 8:52:04 PM

ksham said:
Hard to answer. Because it is used and the processor is unlocked, it is possible that there is some wear in it from being overclocked. So, I personally would rather get the i5.


I was thinking that but he said he never overclocked it over 4.2 ghs as he overclocks with genie on his MSI motherboard. Is that too much? He also posted some pics of his rig's stats.
Here is the ad:
http://www.usedvictoria.com/classified-ad/i7-2600k-1155...
a c 207 4 Gaming
a b å Intel
May 8, 2013 9:01:51 PM

If only there were ways to verify that he's telling the truth. By Intel's specifications on safest 24/7 overclock, average OC is about 4.5GHz.
May 9, 2013 7:37:30 PM

ksham said:
If only there were ways to verify that he's telling the truth. By Intel's specifications on safest 24/7 overclock, average OC is about 4.5GHz.


Ok, thanks. I think I'll get the i5.

Edit: My friend lives close to a micro center so I'm getting a i7
!