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Windows 7 - Building a gaming PC for $250 |
01-12-2012
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Building a gaming PC for $250 I read an article yesterday and it was saying about how you can build a PC, capable of playing Modern Warfare 3 for just $250 - Build a Modern Warfare 3 PC for under $250 | ExtremeTech
It's my birthday next week and $250 (£165) is quite a bit cheaper than getting a console, here's the specs; AMD A4-3300 Llano 2.5GHz Socket FM1 65W Dual-Core Desktop APU with DirectX 11 Graphic AMD Radeon HD 6410D AD3300OJGXBOX - $65 Crucial Ballistix sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT51264BA1339 - $45 ASRock A55M-HVS FM1 AMD A55 (Hudson D2) HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - $59 Broadway Com Corp 1243MA-BLACK Glossy black Steel ATX Mini Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply - $30 PHILIPS Black 3.5mm O'Neill THE STRETCH Headband Headset SHO9567BK/28 - $30 That means that the total is only $225 (£145), I know that I couldn't run games at their highest quality but it would be better than on a PS3/360. What do you think of the specs, are they good in general? Also, would I be able to run GTA IV and Battlefield 3 in better quality than on a console but still have no lag?
Thanks for reading! | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP OS Windows 7 Ultimate CPU DualCore Intel Pentium D 930, 3000 MHz (15 x 200) Motherboard Asus P5LP-LE (Emery) Memory 3x512MB DDR2 Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX Sound Card Realtek ALC882/D/M @ Intel 82801GB ICH7 Monitor(s) Displays Iiyama ProLite E2407HDS Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 70 Hz Keyboard Hewlett Packard Wireless Ergo Mouse Logitech USB Wheel Mouse Hard Drives WDC WD10EARS-00Y5B1 ATA Device Internet Speed 10mbps Download - 1mbps Upload |
01-12-2012
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#2 | | Vista and Windows7, sometimes Ubuntu and Fedora |
Here is the list of games you may be able to play (or mostely not play) with that graphics. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway - 2 laptops and 2 desktops OS Vista and Windows7, sometimes Ubuntu and Fedora CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to 2.5GHz Quad Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207 Keyboard with trackball - no mices Mouse terrible devices, who wants them Hard Drives 5x HDD, 2x SSD, 6x Externals Internet Speed DSL 6000 |
01-12-2012
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Quote: Originally Posted by whs Here is the list of games you may be able to play (or mostely not play) with that graphics. That's a long list of things I couldn't play! Would you recommend any tweaks to the hardware list that would change anything? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP OS Windows 7 Ultimate CPU DualCore Intel Pentium D 930, 3000 MHz (15 x 200) Motherboard Asus P5LP-LE (Emery) Memory 3x512MB DDR2 Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX Sound Card Realtek ALC882/D/M @ Intel 82801GB ICH7 Monitor(s) Displays Iiyama ProLite E2407HDS Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 70 Hz Keyboard Hewlett Packard Wireless Ergo Mouse Logitech USB Wheel Mouse Hard Drives WDC WD10EARS-00Y5B1 ATA Device Internet Speed 10mbps Download - 1mbps Upload |
01-12-2012
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#4 | | Windows 7 Pro 64bit build v. 7600 SP1 |
I'm sorry but if you want to play current modern games $250 is not going to get you far. One gaming video card will cost you $250+. Even that card wouldn't be able to play many of those games on higher settings. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build OS Windows 7 Pro 64bit build v. 7600 SP1 CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 3.00GHz w/ Zalman 9700 NT Heatsink Motherboard Asus P5N-e SLI Memory Corsair XMS2 DDR2-800 4G Graphics Card EVGA Geforce GTX 470 Sound Card Creative X-Fi xtreme music Monitor(s) Displays Dual 24" ASUS VW246H Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Alienware Mouse Logitech G5 PSU Coolermaster 650W Case Coolermaster Cosmos 1000 Cooling Coolermaster and Silverstone 120mm Hard Drives Western Digital 300G Velociraptor hosting Win 7 Pro 64bit
Western Digital 150G Raptor Extra storage
Western Digital 80G Win XP Pro
Western Digital Scorpio Black 1TB for backup & Image Other Info Klipsch 2.1 speakers
APC UPS
Dell E1505 w/Linux Mint 12 & Win8Beta on spare drive
Thermaltake BlacX HDD Dock |
01-12-2012
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#5 | | Vista and Windows7, sometimes Ubuntu and Fedora |
A decent graphics like this one will probably do. And here is the list of games it can do: http://community.futuremark.com/hard...+HD+5770/games | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway - 2 laptops and 2 desktops OS Vista and Windows7, sometimes Ubuntu and Fedora CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to 2.5GHz Quad Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207 Keyboard with trackball - no mices Mouse terrible devices, who wants them Hard Drives 5x HDD, 2x SSD, 6x Externals Internet Speed DSL 6000 |
01-12-2012
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Quote: Originally Posted by metalmania31 I'm sorry but if you want to play current modern games $250 is not going to get you far. One gaming video card will cost you $250+. Even that card wouldn't be able to play many of those games on higher settings. At max, I suppose I could go up to $400, what would be my situation then? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP OS Windows 7 Ultimate CPU DualCore Intel Pentium D 930, 3000 MHz (15 x 200) Motherboard Asus P5LP-LE (Emery) Memory 3x512MB DDR2 Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX Sound Card Realtek ALC882/D/M @ Intel 82801GB ICH7 Monitor(s) Displays Iiyama ProLite E2407HDS Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 70 Hz Keyboard Hewlett Packard Wireless Ergo Mouse Logitech USB Wheel Mouse Hard Drives WDC WD10EARS-00Y5B1 ATA Device Internet Speed 10mbps Download - 1mbps Upload |
01-12-2012
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#7 | | Vista and Windows7, sometimes Ubuntu and Fedora |
Well, you are still missing a disk, an optical reader and an operating system. That will add $200 to $250 right here. I think it is not possible to build a halfway decent gaming rig for less than $500 to $600 - all components considered - unless you can salvage a few from a scrapped rig. And in the UK prices are probably higher. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway - 2 laptops and 2 desktops OS Vista and Windows7, sometimes Ubuntu and Fedora CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to 2.5GHz Quad Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207 Keyboard with trackball - no mices Mouse terrible devices, who wants them Hard Drives 5x HDD, 2x SSD, 6x Externals Internet Speed DSL 6000 |
01-12-2012
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Quote: Originally Posted by whs Well, you are still missing a disk, an optical reader and an operating system. That will add $200 to $250 right here. I think it is not possible to build a halfway decent gaming rig for less than $500 to $600 - all components considered - unless you can salvage a few from a scrapped rig. And in the UK prices are probably higher. I have a 1TB HDD from my old rig and I still have the disk drive, it came with a copy of Windows 7 aswell so i'm sorted for an OS.
Am I thinking unrealistically? I just thought it would be cooler than getting a console since i've wanted a gaming PC forever, too expensive :/
Oh well, thanks for your help | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP OS Windows 7 Ultimate CPU DualCore Intel Pentium D 930, 3000 MHz (15 x 200) Motherboard Asus P5LP-LE (Emery) Memory 3x512MB DDR2 Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX Sound Card Realtek ALC882/D/M @ Intel 82801GB ICH7 Monitor(s) Displays Iiyama ProLite E2407HDS Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 70 Hz Keyboard Hewlett Packard Wireless Ergo Mouse Logitech USB Wheel Mouse Hard Drives WDC WD10EARS-00Y5B1 ATA Device Internet Speed 10mbps Download - 1mbps Upload |
01-12-2012
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#9 | | Windows 7 Pro 64bit build v. 7600 SP1 |
You can get a ps3 for $250 and XBOX 360 for $200. And they look pretty good for the most part. If you want a gaming video card that looks better then dedicated consoles you're gonna have to get $350+ video card with DX11 that's capable of rendering those extra bits of eye candy. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build OS Windows 7 Pro 64bit build v. 7600 SP1 CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 3.00GHz w/ Zalman 9700 NT Heatsink Motherboard Asus P5N-e SLI Memory Corsair XMS2 DDR2-800 4G Graphics Card EVGA Geforce GTX 470 Sound Card Creative X-Fi xtreme music Monitor(s) Displays Dual 24" ASUS VW246H Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Alienware Mouse Logitech G5 PSU Coolermaster 650W Case Coolermaster Cosmos 1000 Cooling Coolermaster and Silverstone 120mm Hard Drives Western Digital 300G Velociraptor hosting Win 7 Pro 64bit
Western Digital 150G Raptor Extra storage
Western Digital 80G Win XP Pro
Western Digital Scorpio Black 1TB for backup & Image Other Info Klipsch 2.1 speakers
APC UPS
Dell E1505 w/Linux Mint 12 & Win8Beta on spare drive
Thermaltake BlacX HDD Dock |
01-12-2012
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#10 | | Vista and Windows7, sometimes Ubuntu and Fedora |
It is a big question whether your Windows 7 on the HDD will work. If it is an OEM, it will not work. If you have a retail installation disc, you can reinstall it. Else you will have a driver problem.
I think that graphics card I linked is pretty decent. No need to spend more unless you want to go to the extremes. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway - 2 laptops and 2 desktops OS Vista and Windows7, sometimes Ubuntu and Fedora CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to 2.5GHz Quad Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207 Keyboard with trackball - no mices Mouse terrible devices, who wants them Hard Drives 5x HDD, 2x SSD, 6x Externals Internet Speed DSL 6000 All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:27 PM. |  |