Custom pc

[OcR HalfBreed]

hey there, im looking to build a standard low budget pc for gaming for cheap.
i really just want to be able to run Counter Strike and similar games and want to be able to slowly upgrade it over time. could someone help me with this?

[OcR Rabbit]

Intel i5 750
Radeon 5850
2x2gb
Decent asus or gigabyte mb

Like $550cad no idea about usd. Obviously price goes up if you need new hdd or case or monitor but that CPU and gpu are super solid and cheap

[OcR ROCKETR]

Intel i5 750
Radeon 5850
2x2gb
Decent asus or gigabyte mb

Like $550cad no idea about usd. Obviously price goes up if you need new hdd or case or monitor but that CPU and gpu are super solid and cheap

Where the heck can you get all of that for $550? The Radeon 5850 alone would be $300 and the i5 750 is $200. There's $500 right there without a motherboard ($150) or RAM ($100).

If all you're going to want to do is run Counter-Strike and other lower end games, I can see what I can do but I need a set budget.

[OcR Rabbit]

i was looking at the wrong card, one for 180, and a 100 motherboard

[OcR HalfBreed]

Where the heck can you get all of that for $550? The Radeon 5850 alone would be $300 and the i5 750 is $200. There's $500 right there without a motherboard ($150) or RAM ($100).

If all you're going to want to do is run Counter-Strike and other lower end games, I can see what I can do but I need a set budget.

im looking around 400, 500 max. i know its low, but i know its possible

[OcR ROCKETR]

im looking around 400, 500 max. i know its low, but i know its possible

Definitely possible. Let me see what I can make happen, cappin'.

[OcR Rabbit]

Definitely possible. Let me see what I can make happen, cap'n.

fixd

[OcR HalfBreed]

why thank you my good sirs

[OcR ROCKETR]

Alright so with the future in mind, I went with this setup...

AMD Phenom II X4 945 Deneb 3.0GHz Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor HDX945WFGMBOX
and MSI 870A-G54 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.445123) - $205 after MIR

G.Skill F3-10600CL9D-4GBNT 2 x 2GB DDR3 1333 RAM (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231253) -$82

XFX HD-467X-ZDF2 Radeon HD 4670 1GB 128-bit DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card
and Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.437534.14-150-450) - $160

CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139008) - $30 after MIR

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181&cm_re=samsung_f3-_-22-152-181-_-Product) - $55

SAMSUNG 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 4X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 24x DVD Burner - Bulk LightScribe Support - OEM (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151216) - $25

COOLER MASTER Centurion 534 RC-534-KKN2-GP Black Aluminum & Mesh bezel / SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119106) - $39 + $10 shipping

Total will be around $607.

I realize this goes well over budget, but if you can save up that much more, you will get a more than adequate rig for your uses with the ability to have staying power (and we all know that's important *wink wink*). Sucks that you live in CA where NewEgg charges tax. What really cramped my style was having to get Win 7. I keep forgetting not everyone has copies of this laying around. :P

However, if you cannot make this, I'll have to do some serious revising. The GPU is already at a low end but more than enough to run Counter Strike and other Source Engine based games.

By the way, you wouldn't happen to have a Fry's or Microcenter near you? They usually run some crazy good deals that you can get parts for cheap. From a friend: "For Fry's combo deals, if you want to know ASAP what deals there are and what to go in on, the LA Times website usually puts up their Fry's ads online around 2 to 3AM on Friday. Their stores open around 8AM. So that's 4-5 hours of sleep and then you can swoop in on a good Fry's combo deal."

Also, do you know how to build a PC? It's not necessarily difficult but you should at least know your way around one before I could recommend building on your own. Hate for you to lose money on a part that you accidentally broke, etc.

[Dr Xenu]

By the way, you wouldn't happen to have a Fry's or Microcenter near you? They usually run some crazy good deals that you can get parts for cheap. From a friend: "For Fry's combo deals, if you want to know ASAP what deals there are and what to go in on, the LA Times website usually puts up their Fry's ads online around 2 to 3AM on Friday. Their stores open around 8AM. So that's 4-5 hours of sleep and then you can swoop in on a good Fry's combo deal."

MICROCENTER FTW! serously I got a pc that was under 500 bucks for everything but the OS but i had one of them "lying" around... serously if shipping is gonna kick you that hard for everything (and it will) then microcenter is the best place to go but fry's is second hands down to anything else other than newegg.

my pc isnt the fastest or best around but it is way better than anything that you buy off the shelf for 700$ or under, and it holds its own in most any games the only thing i need to upgrade anytime soon would be mobo, and cpu

[OcR HalfBreed]

i have a frys around me ;)

[OcR ROCKETR]

Check those deals and see if you find anything like the parts I described. I wouldn't buy just anything as sometimes I'm sure there are crap parts in those deals they're trying to get rid of, but you may be able to save some cash.

[OcR Envy]

I highly recommend ibuypower.com. got a custom pc from them about 6 months ago and i plan on getting a laptop soon.

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