Although I'm mostly building this PC for Sims 4 there's a good chance I will be keeping Sims 3+expansions (I have about 5 expansions) on the pc with Sims 4 until I'm ready to uninstall it because I may not like Sims 4 lol So the PC would need to be able to have both games on it and still run smoothly. This computer will only be used for gaming and internet, otherwise I have a laptop for the other stuff. I don't really play hardcore games just Sims and the odd free-to-play MMORPG - think Diablo 3 type graphics.
Budget: Would like to stay under $500, lower is better if possible.
Don't Need: monitor, mouse, keyboard, speakers or OS. I plan to go with windows 7 because I absolutely hate 8 and my dad already has windows 7 so one less thing to pay for.
Other Info: A plus would be a quiet pc, it will be kept in my room so I'd prefer if it wasn't too noisy. Also, I live in Canada so keep that in mind when pricing.
Below I posted a build someone else on here gave me, I'm wondering I if I can save money on anything on that list? I'm even okay with something that I can upgrade later, but it needs to be able to at least run Sims 3 smoothly.
PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/2ABnI
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/2ABnI/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/2ABnI/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($124.75 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock 980DE3/U3S3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.79 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 1GB Video Card ($178.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($73.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($65.23 @ DirectCanada)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($19.75 @ Vuugo)
Total: $607.23
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-13 14:19 EST-0500)
Hopefully I can get some of this stuff in store so I could save on shipping.
Budget: Would like to stay under $500, lower is better if possible.
Don't Need: monitor, mouse, keyboard, speakers or OS. I plan to go with windows 7 because I absolutely hate 8 and my dad already has windows 7 so one less thing to pay for.
Other Info: A plus would be a quiet pc, it will be kept in my room so I'd prefer if it wasn't too noisy. Also, I live in Canada so keep that in mind when pricing.
Below I posted a build someone else on here gave me, I'm wondering I if I can save money on anything on that list? I'm even okay with something that I can upgrade later, but it needs to be able to at least run Sims 3 smoothly.
PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/2ABnI
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/2ABnI/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/2ABnI/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($124.75 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock 980DE3/U3S3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.79 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 1GB Video Card ($178.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($73.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($65.23 @ DirectCanada)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($19.75 @ Vuugo)
Total: $607.23
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-13 14:19 EST-0500)
Hopefully I can get some of this stuff in store so I could save on shipping.
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