Computer Build

welp after a lot of testing, i just am not happy with the performance of my eGPU for my laptop. So i want to build a rig.

basically i want nothing fancy shamancy. just something that will play all my games on max settings and maybe a little HD video editing. with that in mind, i want this to be a budget build, so i do not want to spend more then $200ish. i also want it to be fairly small case, but not so small that i have to use water cooling. so to begin, i will list what i already have:

520W PSU
20'' 1600x900 monitor
mouse
optical drive
320gb 7200 RPM drive
PNY GTX 560Ti OC Edition

all i need is a keyboard, case, ram, mobo, and cpu with some fans etc.... So with the GPU and PSU and Monitor hat i have in mind, what Intel (or even AMD if i have too) CPU should i get, what MOBO, what RAM and what case would be good and not bottleneck the GPU? also tbh, i really do not need a 8 core or 6 core cpu. a regular fast dual core or quad core is more then enough.

the games that i play (1600x900)

battlefield 3
farcry 3
dirt 3
test drive unlimited 2
and a bunch of other, but those are the most intensive.
im not really planning on buying any other games any time soon, so i really only just want to play those on good settings.

i will also need a wifi card


any links and names would be awesome! thank you!

i found most of my parts i guess, but i am stuck on the CPU.

hers what i have so far:

GIGABYTE GZ-F3HEB Black SECC Steel / ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Newegg.com

Newegg.com - ASUS H61M-E LGA 1155 Intel H61 (B3) Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Newegg.com - SPECTEK by Micron Technology 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model ST4G3D160B

EDIMAX EW-7128Gn PCI Wireless Adapter for PC and Mac - Newegg.com

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible with Intel 1366/1155/775 and AMD FM1/FM2/AM3+ - Newegg.com

im a little sketched on the RAM and the WIFI card......

AddRAM said:

Just bought these and my pc is smokin fast.

MSI Z77A-G45 Intel 7 Series Motherboard - ATX, Socket H2 (LGA1155), Intel Z77 Express, 2667MHz DDR3 (O.C.), SATA III (6Gb/s), RAID, 8-CH Audio, Gigabit LAN, USB 3.0, PCIe 3.0, SLI/CrossFireX Ready at TigerDirect.com

Intel Core i5-3570K BX806237i53570K Processor - Quad Core, 6MB L3 Cache, 3.40GHz (3.80GHz Max Turbo), Socket H2 (LGA1155), 77W, Fan, Unlocked, Retail at TigerDirect.com

Corsair CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 Vengeance Desktop Memory Kit - 16GB (2x 8GB), PC3-12800, DDR3-1600MHz, 240-pin DIMM, 1.5V, CL10, XMP Ready, Unbuffered at TigerDirect.com

i like the CPU, but i do not think that i can afford mobo and ram lol. like i said, this is a friday night, saturnight gaming rig to play when im bored.

also i have plans to upgrade this system in future too, but for now, i just need it to play the games i have.

AddRAM said:

And the cpu ?

thats what im stuck on..... idk what would be relatively nice but not too expansive.

so what do you guys think about the Cooler, Wifi, MOBO, and case? also still need cpu ideas

Below, I have listed what I believe would be the best to make a some what cheap and good gaming computer.

Case:
Rosewill LINE-M Micro-ATX Mini Tower Computer Case, Dual USB 3.0, come with Dual Fans, Support up to 4 Fans, 12.5" card-Retail - Newegg.com

Motherboard
MSI A55M-P33 FM1 AMD A55 Motherboard - MicroATX, Socket FM1, AMD A55 Chipset, 1600MHz DDR3, 6x SATA II Ports, LAN, USB 2.0, RAID at TigerDirect.com

CPU:
AMD A6-Series AD3670WNGXBOX Quad-Core A6-3670K Black Edition APU - 4MB L2 Cache, 2.7GHz, Socket FM1, Radeon HD 6530D (320 Cores), Dual Graphics Ready, DirectX 11, Fan, Unlocked, Retail at TigerDirect.com

GPU:
Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz 11199-19-20G Video Card - 2GB GDDR5, PCI-Express 3.0(x16), 1x Single-Link DVI-D, 1x Dual-Link DVI-I, 1x DisplayPort, 1x HDMI, DirectX 11, CrossFireX, Dual-Slot at TigerDirect.com

PSU:
Coolmax CL-600B CL Series Power Supply - 600W, 120mm Blue LED Fan at TigerDirect.com