Building a gaming PC for $250

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  1. profdlp
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    Just in case, the board I listed was for a hypothetical inexpensive rig and doesn't have an HDMI port. I looked up your monitor and saw that it does have the HDMI connector. If that's important to you you my want to look around.
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  3. mjf
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    profdlp said:
    See the second part of this amazingly helpful post:

    Computer for a cash strapped student.

    DX11 and Quad Core, baby!
    It was very good advice.
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  4. whs
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    profdlp said:
    Just in case, the board I listed was for a hypothetical inexpensive rig and doesn't have an HDMI port. I looked up your monitor and saw that it does have the HDMI connector. If that's important to you you my want to look around.
    You can use an adaptor. My old HP came with one.
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  6. jloc
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    Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-A75M-S2V FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

    Newegg.com - AMD A8-3870K Unlocked Llano 3.0GHz Socket FM1 100W Quad-Core Desktop APU with DirectX 11 Graphic AMD Radeon HD 6550D AD3870WNGXBOX

    Newegg.com - Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory with heatshield Model PSD38G1600KH

    Newegg.com - Antec Basiq BP500U 500W Continuous Power ATX12V Version 2.01 Active PFC Power Supply

    Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GZ-KF03B Black SGCC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

    Newegg.com - ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - CD / DVD Burners

    That adds up to around $350ish, does that sound good? Thanks for your replies by the way and thanks prof for posting that little quote for me :)
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