good build? Better ideas?

Im almost certain I am going to be building this : http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1231493 

That is about all i can push my budget to.. looking to play newer games on high settngs :D If you guys have any different builds, with about the same performance but cheaper, any help would be appreciated, thanks :D 

(Im new with computers, selling my xbox to help me afford A new computer, thats why the budget is so low. :( ...  ) 

Im almost certain I am going to be building this : http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1231493 

That is about all i can push my budget to.. looking to play newer games on high settngs :D If you guys have any different builds, with about the same performance but cheaper, any help would be appreciated, thanks :D 

(Im new with computers, selling my xbox to help me afford A new computer, thats why the budget is so low. :( ...  ) 

basebob28

here allow me:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227456R

+

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202011

= better machine

you can then resell the gt610 that came with the desktop on craigslist for about $25 as is and then pocket that as well

expect to play almsot all games on medium or high with 0 issues ( assuming 720p )

[QUOTE="basebob28"]

Im almost certain I am going to be building this : http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1231493 

That is about all i can push my budget to.. looking to play newer games on high settngs :D If you guys have any different builds, with about the same performance but cheaper, any help would be appreciated, thanks :D 

(Im new with computers, selling my xbox to help me afford A new computer, thats why the budget is so low. :( ...  ) 

ionusX

here allow me:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227456R

+

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202011

= better machine

you can then resell the gt610 that came with the desktop on craigslist for about $25 as is and then pocket that as well

expect to play almsot all games on medium or high with 0 issues ( assuming 720p )

[QUOTE="ionusX"]

[QUOTE="basebob28"]

Im almost certain I am going to be building this : http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1231493 

That is about all i can push my budget to.. looking to play newer games on high settngs :D If you guys have any different builds, with about the same performance but cheaper, any help would be appreciated, thanks :D 

(Im new with computers, selling my xbox to help me afford A new computer, thats why the budget is so low. :( ...  ) 

basebob28

here allow me:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227456R

+

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202011

= better machine

you can then resell the gt610 that came with the desktop on craigslist for about $25 as is and then pocket that as well

expect to play almsot all games on medium or high with 0 issues ( assuming 720p )

[QUOTE="basebob28"][QUOTE="ionusX"] that build has no hard drive..

here allow me:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227456R

+

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202011

= better machine

you can then resell the gt610 that came with the desktop on craigslist for about $25 as is and then pocket that as well

expect to play almsot all games on medium or high with 0 issues ( assuming 720p )

kraken2109

[QUOTE="FaustArp"][QUOTE="basebob28"] Yes, I would be switching it out to the sapphire one that he linked :D overall good reviews on all the parts, but i agree with the PSU, but i'd probably switch that to 500w?? other wise I think its a great build for the money at least. Ill just play less demanding games until I can upgrade! thanks :Dbasebob28

the build you picked out is better than the one ionusx picked out, but both builds have bad power supplies.  Plus your build has a $65 mail in rebate so around $530.  But you still need to buy a better power supply which basically cancels out the MIR, and then you need to buy an HDD plus OS, so expect final cost to be around $800.  You might get a cheaper build if you pick out parts yourself.

i just built a computer on newegg for around $800

core i5 + asrock z77 for $285

radeon 7850 1gb -->$165, free Farcry, Tombraider and bioshock

corsair 8gb ram-->$60

corsair 500watt modular psu --> $60

coolermaster 912 case -->$60

Seagate barracuda 500gb hdd-->$60

windows 7 oem-->$100

total cost is around $790 and theres an extra $35 mail in rebate if you're not lazy so after everything its around $755.  This is the around the same cost as what you will pay if you bought that prebuilt, and bought the remaining parts.  But in my build all the parts are much better quallity.  The 7850 alone is twice as fast as both the cards you picked out, and it comes with 3 free games.

[QUOTE="basebob28"][QUOTE="FaustArp"] You basically won't be able to play anything with a GT610. It's practically useless as a gaming PC until you replace the GPU. That PSU needs replacing as well.blaznwiipspman1

the build you picked out is better than the one ionusx picked out, but both builds have bad power supplies.  Plus your build has a $65 mail in rebate so around $530.  But you still need to buy a better power supply which basically cancels out the MIR, and then you need to buy an HDD plus OS, so expect final cost to be around $800.  You might get a cheaper build if you pick out parts yourself.

i just built a computer on newegg for around $800

core i5 + asrock z77 for $285

radeon 7850 1gb -->$165, free Farcry, Tombraider and bioshock

corsair 8gb ram-->$60

corsair 500watt modular psu --> $60

coolermaster 912 case -->$60

Seagate barracuda 500gb hdd-->$60

windows 7 oem-->$100

total cost is around $790 and theres an extra $35 mail in rebate if you're not lazy so after everything its around $755.  This is the around the same cost as what you will pay if you bought that prebuilt, and bought the remaining parts.  But in my build all the parts are much better quallity.  The 7850 alone is twice as fast as both the cards you picked out, and it comes with 3 free games.

[QUOTE="blaznwiipspman1"]

[QUOTE="basebob28"] covered that above. How about the processor? Seems decent but eh.basebob28

the build you picked out is better than the one ionusx picked out, but both builds have bad power supplies.  Plus your build has a $65 mail in rebate so around $530.  But you still need to buy a better power supply which basically cancels out the MIR, and then you need to buy an HDD plus OS, so expect final cost to be around $800.  You might get a cheaper build if you pick out parts yourself.

i just built a computer on newegg for around $800

core i5 + asrock z77 for $285

radeon 7850 1gb -->$165, free Farcry, Tombraider and bioshock

corsair 8gb ram-->$60

corsair 500watt modular psu --> $60

coolermaster 912 case -->$60

Seagate barracuda 500gb hdd-->$60

windows 7 oem-->$100

total cost is around $790 and theres an extra $35 mail in rebate if you're not lazy so after everything its around $755.  This is the around the same cost as what you will pay if you bought that prebuilt, and bought the remaining parts.  But in my build all the parts are much better quallity.  The 7850 alone is twice as fast as both the cards you picked out, and it comes with 3 free games.

[QUOTE="basebob28"][QUOTE="blaznwiipspman1"]

 

the build you picked out is better than the one ionusx picked out, but both builds have bad power supplies.  Plus your build has a $65 mail in rebate so around $530.  But you still need to buy a better power supply which basically cancels out the MIR, and then you need to buy an HDD plus OS, so expect final cost to be around $800.  You might get a cheaper build if you pick out parts yourself.

i just built a computer on newegg for around $800

core i5 + asrock z77 for $285

radeon 7850 1gb -->$165, free Farcry, Tombraider and bioshock

corsair 8gb ram-->$60

corsair 500watt modular psu --> $60

coolermaster 912 case -->$60

Seagate barracuda 500gb hdd-->$60

windows 7 oem-->$100

total cost is around $790 and theres an extra $35 mail in rebate if you're not lazy so after everything its around $755.  This is the around the same cost as what you will pay if you bought that prebuilt, and bought the remaining parts.  But in my build all the parts are much better quallity.  The 7850 alone is twice as fast as both the cards you picked out, and it comes with 3 free games.

godzillavskong

[QUOTE="basebob28"][QUOTE="blaznwiipspman1"]

 

the build you picked out is better than the one ionusx picked out, but both builds have bad power supplies.  Plus your build has a $65 mail in rebate so around $530.  But you still need to buy a better power supply which basically cancels out the MIR, and then you need to buy an HDD plus OS, so expect final cost to be around $800.  You might get a cheaper build if you pick out parts yourself.

i just built a computer on newegg for around $800

core i5 + asrock z77 for $285

radeon 7850 1gb -->$165, free Farcry, Tombraider and bioshock

corsair 8gb ram-->$60

corsair 500watt modular psu --> $60

coolermaster 912 case -->$60

Seagate barracuda 500gb hdd-->$60

windows 7 oem-->$100

total cost is around $790 and theres an extra $35 mail in rebate if you're not lazy so after everything its around $755.  This is the around the same cost as what you will pay if you bought that prebuilt, and bought the remaining parts.  But in my build all the parts are much better quallity.  The 7850 alone is twice as fast as both the cards you picked out, and it comes with 3 free games.

godzillavskong

yeah you can use your laptops hdd but its slow compared to a  desktop drive.  You can definitely use your old case, what is the model?  You can also shave some money off from the build i suggested to you.  For example, you don't need the OS if you're going to transfer your laptops hdd.  So minus $160.  You don't need the case if yours is already good, so minus $60 there.  You could also save some money by dropping the ram from 8gb to 4gb so minus $30.

[QUOTE="godzillavskong"][QUOTE="basebob28"] Can I use my laptops 320 GB HDD? And casing.. can I use the casing from an old tower or should I buy new casing?blaznwiipspman1

yeah you can use your laptops hdd but its slow compared to a  desktop drive.  You can definitely use your old case, what is the model?  You can also shave some money off from the build i suggested to you.  For example, you don't need the OS if you're going to transfer your laptops hdd.  So minus $160.  You don't need the case if yours is already good, so minus $60 there.  You could also save some money by dropping the ram from 8gb to 4gb so minus $30.

The original post had a pretty good build, you need a hard drive, keyboard, mouse, OS, etc.

If you have a copy of an OS somewhere, you can use the windows serial # from the laptop to activate it.

Then you wouldn't be able to use the laptop.

Unless the laptop totally sucks, I would recommend keeping it as a spare.

My last piece of advice is this. If you are on a tight budget, go with AMD, you get more bang for the buck. Intel/Nvidia is more expensive per "bang."

[QUOTE="blaznwiipspman1"]

[QUOTE="godzillavskong"]Yes and yes. You'll need to buy a microATX mobo and the laptop HDD will work, but I'd check the speed of that HDD. HDD aren't really that expensive , so I'd say invest in a desktop one as soon as you can.basebob28

yeah you can use your laptops hdd but its slow compared to a  desktop drive.  You can definitely use your old case, what is the model?  You can also shave some money off from the build i suggested to you.  For example, you don't need the OS if you're going to transfer your laptops hdd.  So minus $160.  You don't need the case if yours is already good, so minus $60 there.  You could also save some money by dropping the ram from 8gb to 4gb so minus $30.

i dunno about the OS, but if you want to save money there are OTHER ways *wink wink* to get it.  MS rips people off anyways, its stupid that you cant re use an OEM copy that you paid good money for.  Its the reason I hate buying microsofts stupid OS.  Thats why I think everybody should support Android OS so hopefully in the future android OS can get a good footing in the PC market as well.  Well thats another topic. 

[QUOTE="basebob28"][QUOTE="blaznwiipspman1"]

 

yeah you can use your laptops hdd but its slow compared to a  desktop drive.  You can definitely use your old case, what is the model?  You can also shave some money off from the build i suggested to you.  For example, you don't need the OS if you're going to transfer your laptops hdd.  So minus $160.  You don't need the case if yours is already good, so minus $60 there.  You could also save some money by dropping the ram from 8gb to 4gb so minus $30.

blaznwiipspman1

i dunno about the OS, but if you want to save money there are OTHER ways *wink wink* to get it.  MS rips people off anyways, its stupid that you cant re use an OEM copy that you paid good money for.  Its the reason I hate buying microsofts stupid OS.  Thats why I think everybody should support Android OS so hopefully in the future android OS can get a good footing in the PC market as well.  Well thats another topic. 

I wouldn't bother trying to reuse a laptop hard drive or an old case - there are still decent options for low amounts of money.

I wouldn't bother trying to reuse a laptop hard drive or an old case - there are still decent options for low amounts of money.

kraken2109