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post #1 of 8
7/23/12 at 7:37pm
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My brothers Dell broke, and he now wants a gaming PC instead of getting a console and another PC. His Budget is 520$, and I came up with this so far.

DVD-RW
Case
HDD
GPU
PSU
RAM
Mobo
CPU
W7

All in all thats 520$. I decided to cheap out on the CPU, Mobo, HDD, and Case for a better GPU. If you make any suggestions, it cant go over 520, that budget has been set in stone. Also has to have Windows. Its a gaming build, mainly for SC2, TF2, Skyrim, and Portal 2.

TY in advance for any suggestions.
Edited by succesfulvoid - 7/24/12 at 7:51am
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post #2 of 8
7/23/12 at 7:45pm
  • Schmuckley
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I guess it'll work..Looks OK :thumb.gif:
AsRock has an h61 board for $44 ...take that savings..could maybe get a 6790 256-bit card?
refurb hdd here: http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=HDT721075SLA360-R&cat=HDD
He can't re-use anything? dvd burner?
I know probably not the HDD..I still haven't broken into the Dell one my friend gave me
Edited by Schmuckley - 7/23/12 at 7:48pm
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post #3 of 8
7/23/12 at 7:46pm
build looks solid. it will be able to play the games you have listed at max settings except for maybe skyrim, but for the money, it is a very solid build.
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post #4 of 8
7/24/12 at 7:21am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Schmuckley View Post

I guess it'll work..Looks OK :thumb.gif:
AsRock has an h61 board for $44 ...take that savings..could maybe get a 6790 256-bit card?
refurb hdd here: http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=HDT721075SLA360-R&cat=HDD
He can't re-use anything? dvd burner?
I know probably not the HDD..I still haven't broken into the Dell one my friend gave me

DVD drive is IDE, and nothing can really be reused. I'll look into the 6790 though.
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post #5 of 8
7/24/12 at 7:52am
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Changed the mobo like you said, along with the PSU as a found a good cheaper one, and switched the GPU because the old one went up in price.
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post #6 of 8
7/24/12 at 7:53am
Here's one that I conjured up last night for a friend - all you need to have is a PSU and an OS.

EDIT: The end price was 519$. And he can overclock.
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post #7 of 8
7/24/12 at 12:33pm
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Without the OS and the PSU. that would bring it to 660.
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post #8 of 8
7/24/12 at 1:20pm
  • Ironman517
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Here is basically what you already have, but a bigger HDD and dual channel RAM, do not gimp your PC by only buying 1 stick of RAM

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Pentium G850 2.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($83.78 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H61M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($51.97 @ Newegg)
Memory: Wintec Value 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($21.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.55 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card ($104.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: Apex SK-393-C ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.15 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Rosewill 530W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($90.65 @ Amazon)
Total: $510.05
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
Edited by Ironman517 - 7/24/12 at 1:22pm
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