Need help making a PC

Well I was looking at the sticky showing how to build a PC and looks easier than I thought. The thread told me to ask here so I am. I would want to build a PC with an AMD processor and an ATi graphics card. I want a normal size of RAM, so 4 GB, and for the HDD 320 GB would be fine. Unless you think I should get more. It all depends on price really. No more than $600 would be great. I dont want a beaasting PC but one that would last me along time and be able to play a lot of games, most on high but games like Crysis I could play on medium. Anyways you guys/girls know what I could get for that price range. If want to direct me to a website that would help me that would be great but I wouldn't know what is better and stuff. Thanks for all the help.

Well I was looking at the sticky showing how to build a PC and looks easier than I thought. The thread told me to ask here so I am. I would want to build a PC with an AMD processor and an ATi graphics card. I want a normal size of RAM, so 4 GB, and for the HDD 320 GB would be fine. Unless you think I should get more. It all depends on price really. No more than $600 would be great. I dont want a beaasting PC but one that would last me along time and be able to play a lot of games, most on high but games like Crysis I could play on medium. Anyways you guys/girls know what I could get for that price range. If want to direct me to a website that would help me that would be great but I wouldn't know what is better and stuff. Thanks for all the help.

KR6716

$600 bucks is a bit stiff, but should get you something decent depending on what you already have :). deff not a i7 build lol

Hmmm no it is not includint OS. What is the cheapest thing I could get that would still be good. The dude in the How tobuild a PC thread spent $535 on parts alone. And said he could play most games maxed out, I dont mind going to medium as yearspass.But if it is necessary no more than a $1,000 for sure though. And if I spend that much will it last more than 5 years?

It will last,but prob wont be able to run games on high 2 years after that... if that! this is pc gaming man if you want the best all the time you gotta drop the cash to keep up here and. 1000 bucks will get you a nice system tho. ask ultimate gamer she'll build one for you lol..im her spokesperson

Hmm yea. I guess I have to rethink this, budgets.Thanks though.

Hmm yea. I guess I have to rethink this, budgets.Thanks though.

KR6716

It will last,but prob wont be able to run games on high 2 years after that... if that! this is pc gaming man if you want the best all the time you gotta drop the cash to keep up here and. 1000 bucks will get you a nice system tho. ask ultimate gamer she'll build one for you lol..im her spokesperson

floridaskater05

its will most likely be budget.since an os like win 7 is going to run you 100 bucks

Thanks I am willing to lower settings as years pass, and am willing to go up to $700 w/o an OS. Give me an idea on what you can build, also it would be a budget PC.KR6716

Yea I know. Also, I am willing to upgrade the graphics card every couple years actually. But not willing to build a whole new PC couple years later. Is that possible? To have everything else last a while and be able to just upgrade the graphics card?

Wow, a $75 fee? That's a steal compared to the "premiums" on prebuilts. I'm assuming that doesn't include a warranty though :?.

$700 could buy a decent AM3/PII setup paired with a 5770 (inless the prices fluctuated..again)... I'll get a build list in a sec.

you're on budget go AM3 ddr3 you can get a 945,790gx,4gb ddr3 ram for a decent price.. lemmie find something on newegg and slap it together... we'll see if ultimategamer approves :P

Yea I know. Also, I am willing to upgrade the graphics card every couple years actually. But not willing to build a whole new PC couple years later. Is that possible? To have everything else last a while and be able to just upgrade the graphics card?

KR6716

Hmm the price is intimidating lol. Can we talk about this later, sorry, the prices just popped out of no where. And $1000 is to much. $700 without Windows 7 is realistic.

Wow, a $75 fee? That's a steal compared to the "premiums" on prebuilts. I'm assuming that doesn't include a warranty though :?.

$700 could buy a decent AM3/PII setup paired with a 5770 (inless the prices fluctuated..again)... I'll get a build list in a sec.

MaoTheChimp

Hmm the price is intimidating lol. Can we talk about this later, sorry, the prices just popped out of no where. And $1000 is to much. $700 without Windows 7 is realistic.

KR6716

Hmm the price is intimidating lol. Can we talk about this later, sorry, the prices just popped out of no where. And $1000 is to much. $700 without Windows 7 is realistic.

KR6716

Sub $700- Mid-Level Gamer w/Future upgrade room & DirectX 11

CPU -AMD Athlon II X3 425 2.7GHz- $76.99
MoBo -Gigabyte 790GX AM3 ATX- $114.99
RAM -Patriot G Series 'Sector 5' DDR3-1333 2x2GB - $89.99
HDD -Western Digital Caviar Black 750GB- $64.99
GPU -XFX HD 5770- $179.99
PSU -OCZ Fatal1ty 550w- $64.99
Case -NZXT Beta Evo- $59.99
Opical -LG SATA DVD Burner- $28.99

phenom 945= $166

xclio A380BK full tower= $80

WD 750gb HDD= $65

4gb (2gb-x2) A-Data 1600mhz ram= $90

ASUS 790gx mobo= $130 $15 mail in rebate

XFX 5850 GPU = $309

PSU Corsair 750tx= $120 $10 mail in rebate

win 7 = 100 bucks

cd-dvd drive= $20

$1080 not including shipping or ultimates $75 dollar fee. the 750 could be shot down to a 650 but dont count on being able to add another 5850 down the road. the 750tx should help you when you decide to add a little beef to your system with another 5850. I would say get a 5750 or 5770 to make it cheaper...but the 5850 puts you a little overe budget and its beast. nice system there. The mobo will run crossfire, but I believe only at x8 on each pcie 2.0 if I got that right. Don't really know if that makes it slower or what, but I doubt its by alot.

That looks really good to me kilerchese thanks. I also like yours floridaskater. Hmmm I will see what I can do UltimateGamer, thanks for all the help.

P.S. I have always wanted to build a PC by myself. Is it worth trying? I would love to.

That looks really good to me kilerchese thanks. I also like yours floridaskater. Hmmm I will see what I can do UltimateGamer, thanks for all the help.

P.S. I have always wanted to build a PC by myself. Is it worth trying? I would love to.

KR6716

make sure you read up, and watch some videos on how to. other then that its not very hard and will save you cash in the long run. or ultimate gamer can do it for you :P

make sure you read up, and watch some videos on how to. other then that its not very hard and will save you cash in the long run. or ultimate gamer can do it for you :P

floridaskater05

I live in Wisconsin so the mailing is going to cost, I guess, I really wouldn't know. But let me see what I can do about cash now. kilerchese's build looked best for me to play games well right now and room for upgrades in the future without rebuilding the whole thing. Thanks for all the help.KR6716

Hmm same price and I looks to have more from for improvement and better hardware. Will all this cost the same in about a month or so? Or should I be ready for prices to go up?KR6716

Hmm same price and I looks to have more from for improvement and better hardware. Will all this cost the same in about a month or so? Or should I be ready for prices to go up?KR6716

Pardon me barging in here, but I'm assuming this is an AM2+/AM3 setup? Or is this a AM3 setup?

[QUOTE="KR6716"]Hmm same price and I looks to have more from for improvement and better hardware. Will all this cost the same in about a month or so? Or should I be ready for prices to go up?MaoTheChimp

Pardon me barging in here, but I'm assuming this is an AM2+/AM3 setup? Or is this a AM3 setup?