[Lexbomb]

Hi guys,

My mate wants me to throw something together for him to play diablo 3 on a mega tight budget, I was just wondering if this would all go together well for him.

ASrock G880 $60
1GB 6450 $39
AMD FX4100 $115
Gskill 2x2gig 1600 Ram $32
Thermaltake commander $55
Shaw Viper 1000w PSU
Phillips 21.5" LED $125

I have a spare 1tb he can have and keyboard and mouse
total price $463

Am I missing anything? and will it all work

Thanks guys

 

[BoxShot]

I'm pretty sure a 1000 watt psu is way past overkill and I'd think an apu setup would be better at this price range.
Don't forget a copy of windows.
I can't recommend anything since I don't really know much about parts.

 

[jagz]

I assume you already own that craptastic PSU?, and no you aren't missing anything. (unless you need an OS)

Decent AU budget build for light gaming.

 

[Lexbomb]

sorry I forgot the price of that craptastic PSU @ a craptastic $37 do you think I'm better of going for something different in that price range? if so what. Oh I also forgot an optical drive but they are cheap. He is a uni student so he gets windows for cheap

 

[Tarun]

whats you max budget ????

 

[Schmuckley]

It looks like it will all work together..quite slowly..
I'm thinking Intel on this build..
Do you have a site you're shopping @?

 

[Tarun]

i would really suggest you one thing replace the FX 4100 with APU 3670k and CF it with 6450 would give you much better GPU performance then what you have in mind it would be something like
PCPartPicker part list

CPU: AMD A6-3670K 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Motherboard: Asus F1A55-M LX PLUS Micro ATX FM1 Motherboard ($70.00 @ Foxcomp)

Memory: GeIL Enhance CORSA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Mwave Australia)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 6450 1GB Video Card ($39.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Monitor :125$
Total : $441.99

 

[Lexbomb]

Thanks for the info guys, The MAX budget is $500
And I would like to it all off MSY.com.au as he wants it very soon (IE by Thursday) and is impatient

 

[truckerguy]

ok here is a balanced rig

http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=8614 AMD x4 A6-3670 2.7Ghz 107.00

http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=8631 motherboard 68.00

http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=7244 Ram 64.00

http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=8653 case with PSU 88.00

http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=5551 DVD 21.00

http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=8943 monitor (HDMI) 138.00

out the door total 486.00

 

[Lexbomb]

Quote:

Originally Posted by truckerguy

ok here is a balanced rig
http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=8614 AMD x4 A6-3670 2.7Ghz 107.00
http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=8631 motherboard 68.00
http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=7244 Ram 64.00
http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=8653 case with PSU 88.00
http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=5551 DVD 21.00
http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=8943 monitor (HDMI) 138.00
out the door total 486.00

+$39 for a 6450 and I'm done! = $525 I should be able to con him into another $25 if not I'll buy cheaper RAM

 

[truckerguy]

yes if you want to make it a crossfire rig

 

[dandu5]

http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=6890 That should do it for the ram

i dont know if he heads that high clocked ram...(and if it would matter)

 

[Lexbomb]

Quote:

Originally Posted by truckerguy

yes if you want to make it a crossfire rig

No you didn't add a graphics card on your list. but it would be tempting to crossfire them

 

[BoxShot]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lexbomb

No you didn't add a graphics card on your list. but it would be tempting to crossfire them

The A6 is an apu or cpu/gpu combo solution. You can hybrid crossfire it and up to a 6670 iirc.

 

[NateST]

In before that 1000w PSU has concrete in it.

 

[PunkX 1]

The APU build is fine. However, for something a little more oriented towards mainstream gaming, this is worth considering...

CPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103911

MOBO - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157280

MEMORY - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277

CASE - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119256

CARD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150602

PSU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026

Total - 524$ (including 125$ for the monitor)

The CPU is plenty and you can always upgrade it later.

 

[truckerguy]

the A6 is a APU it has a built in gpu thierfor you don't need a gpu

 

[truckerguy]

all the FM1's do alot beter with higher frequancy it will run on 1300 but not to its full potensional

 

[PunkX 1]

Quote:

Originally Posted by truckerguy

the A6 is a APU it has a built in gpu thierfor you don't need a gpu

True, but the inbuilt GPU isn't powerful enough to pull off the more recent games at higher resolutions. As far as the CPU goes, it can always be upgraded to future am3+ chips, thanks to the board. The APU build is fine as well. It all boils down to the OP's personal preference.

 

[truckerguy]

no (BASIC) rig will play todays games on high resolutions even the card in your build is a 128 bit same as the built in gpu of a A6 but by adding 1 card to the A6 you have something that will play todays games at resolutions then the card you have in your build for less money and under budget