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A decent monitor would also help.
I have a GeForce GTS 450 cost ~$110. Although I'm not a gamer I believe it can handle most.
WEI Gaming Graphics: 7.2
Cinebench OpenGL : 53.
See the second part of this amazingly helpful post:
Computer for a cash strapped student.
DX11 and Quad Core, baby!
This is a good build. The OP could get away with $350 since he alrerady has the HDD - but no optical drive.
I've got a great monitor, it's an iiYama Prolite E2407HDS, it set me back around $450 a couple of years ago.
That thread is in the VIP sectionprofdlp said:
It's a retail copy of Win7 Ultimate that I got with my PC.whs said:
I've got a spare drive lying around, it's a Lightscribe something (not sure exactly what model).whs said:
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My current graphics card doesn't support any games (I can play Call of Duty: World at War on it's lowest settings). It's a nVidia GeForce 7800GTX.
profdlp said:Whoops - sorry about that....That thread is in the VIP section ...
I don't think I'd be breaking any sacred rules by reposting the pertinent part here:
:)I'm thinking maybe an FM1 system from AMD:
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-A75M-S2V FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - $70 (after rebate)
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- $145
Newegg.com - Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory with heatshield Model PSD38G1600KH - $36
Newegg.com - Antec Basiq BP500U 500W Continuous Power ATX12V Version 2.01 Active PFC Power Supply - $55
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GZ-KF03B Black SGCC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $17
Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - $125 (includes free MSI DVD Burner!)
That adds up to $448 and gives you a Quad Core CPU at 3.0GHz along with DirectX 11 Graphics, an adequate PSU and the cheapest doggone case I could find to hold it all. The CPU is the top-of-the-line FM1 processor, so you could save some money there if you wanted. You could also drop from 8GB RAM to 4GB, though you wouldn't save much. Wait a few months for Hard Drive prices to return to normal and that's probably another $50 off right there.
No arguing here. I was just backing up my own point.
ye i just didn't want him to believe you needed $300 to max games because you can do it with cheaper cards but i can see were your coming from