Looking to build myself a rig and more.

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#1 TheHolyPie
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I'm sure the people who frequent this board see a ridiculously high amount of posts just like this one on a daily basis, so I'll keep it short. Basically what I'm looking to do is build myself a rig that can run (Not max, run) newer games like Battlefield and Skyrim. The computer wouldn't have to run them on high graphics, just run them smoothly while making them look halfway decent. Obviously I would like to be able to upgrade it as time goes on, but right now money is tight and I just want something that will work for my purposes. I'm going to be frank, I don't know much about PC hardware. Which is to say I don't know anything other than how to set up a pre-built one out of the box. I have no idea about the inner workings whatsoever. My budget for this computer would be $500-700. I'd like to keep it under $700 if possible, but if that won't get me a computer that will do what I want it to do, then I guess it'll have to be more. I plan on using my TV as a monitor, so no need to include that. I also have multitudes of mice and keyboards lying around, so those won't be necessary either. If anyone could either give me a list of parts or link me to a pre-built PC that I'll be able to upgrade later on down the road, I'd be very appreciative. Also, I want to turn this computer into what's essentially a Minecraft server box. Which is to say something that can run a dedicated Minecraft server, and maybe allow my roommate to do a bit of light web browsing and word processing for his schoolwork. I figure I'd just have to buy a metric ton of RAM for it, but again I dunno.
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#2 ionusX
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700 dollars for a pc kk im willing to draft up a list of parts if you like. you would need the following and how much your likely to spend:

caseing ($60)

video card/graphics card ($120)

cpu ($110)

motherboard ($60)

hard drive ($60 (prices have skyrocketed due to seagate, WD and toshiba all shutting down plants due to flooding in asia) )

optical drive ($20)

ram(memory) ($25)

power supply ($50)

HDMI cable ($10 - free)

a copy of windows 7 (64-bit) ($100)

thatd be to paly skyrim on high - very high and bf3 on medium - high varying on resolutions. ill drfat up a lsit if you like

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#3 WyteCollaCrim
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Here's a rig we built a few days ago, when we had a discussion on pc gaming prices.

Its a rig built by a guy called dragonfirexyz, it's sub $600, it will run games perfectly fine on low, it's not a machine that can run games on medium or high @ 1080p though, maybe if you play @ 720p it could run it on med-high.

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#4 ionusX
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Here's a rig we built a few days ago, when we had a discussion on pc gaming prices.

Its a rig built by a guy called dragonfirexyz, it's sub $600, it will run games perfectly fine on low, it's not a machine that can run games on medium or high @ 1080p though, maybe if you play @ 720p it could run it on med-high.

WyteCollaCrim

id make 1 change

swap the baord for an fm1 socket. id then get an athalon II x4 631. its cheaper bu about 10 bucks than what you paid. but over preforms it. the 631 is a restickered phenom II x4 945 (its basically an a6-3650 /w the gpu turned off). it kicks the 460 across the room like a BOSS. you can go look this up if you like 631 = 945/955 BE

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157277

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103945

id also spend 10 bucks more and get the rosewill challenger:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153

so in short your spending the same money but getting a much more robust system.

howd i do that.. ha wellll..:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PEFKq6NxV8&feature=related