$550 Gaming PC

ASUS DVD Drive-$19

Antec 300 Case-$60

Samsung 7200 RPM 500 GB HDD-$55

Asrock 870 EXTREME3 AM3 Motherboard-$90

HIS Radeon HD 4850-$100

Antec 550W PSU-$65

G.SKILL Ripjaw 4 GB RAM-$85

AMD Phenom II X3 2.6 Ghz Triple-Core Processor-$90

Total-$565

I don't know why most console gamers think you need a $2000 PC to play games, but this can play any game out there with graphics better than a console's. If you say, "$550 is still more than a console so its not a good deal." Well, you are going to want a computer anyway, so add $250 onto it (the price of an xbox 360 Pro I think) then you have a gaming PC. If you buy TF2 and Garry's Mod together for $25 then you have literally thousands of hours of gameplay right there.

It would be best to ask this in the PC hardware forums.

They'll def help you

It would be best to ask this in the PC hardware forums.

They'll def help you

Animal-Mother

He's not asking anything ;)

[QUOTE="Animal-Mother"]

It would be best to ask this in the PC hardware forums.

They'll def help you

waltefmoney

He's not asking anything ;)

Ya know you've botched me 2 days in a row now. First with my OPRAH thread and now im just trying to be nice :cry: why?

Animal-Mother

Sorry? :?

[QUOTE="Animal-Mother"]

Ya know you've botched me 2 days in a row now. First with my OPRAH thread and now im just trying to be nice :cry: why?

waltefmoney

Sorry? :?

lol

[QUOTE="waltefmoney"]

[QUOTE="Animal-Mother"]

It would be best to ask this in the PC hardware forums.

They'll def help you

Animal-Mother

He's not asking anything ;)

Walt is Kenny Powers in this GIF, and Animal is Stevie. :lol:

On-Topic: I love being able to build a cheap gaming PC. :P

ASUS DVD Drive-$19

Antec 300 Case-$60

Samsung 7200 RPM 500 GB HDD-$55

Asrock 870 EXTREME3 AM3 Motherboard-$90

HIS Radeon HD 4850-$100

Antec 550W PSU-$65

G.SKILL Ripjaw 4 GB RAM-$85

AMD Phenom II X3 2.6 Ghz Triple-Core Processor-$90

Total-$565

I don't know why most console gamers think you need a $2000 PC to play games, but this can play any game out there with graphics better than a console's. If you say, "$550 is still more than a console so its not a good deal." Well, you are going to want a computer anyway, so add $250 onto it (the price of an xbox 360 Pro I think) then you have a gaming PC. If you buy TF2 and Garry's Mod together for $25 then you have literally thousands of hours of gameplay right there.

JustMe64

Any one who say you need $2,000 to play todays games is wrong,with the one you post you could play with better graphics not incredibly huge differences but it does,more at lower resolutions like 720p which is what most consoles games are natively any way.

go for it the next 550s will be for a nice videocard

There is a lot more that goes into building a PC then just those parts. Do you honestly think ANY console gamer can just build a PC even with those parts marked out. They would have to hire or get a friend to do it for them. Most are not that savvy. And most of the issues console gamers have with PC's is maintenance. Yes they can play the games currently out but what about the games coming out in a couple years, who knows, maybe not all of them or the way they want to play them. Gamers also have to pic their own controller and assign it to every game, tweak setting, etc.

Console gaming is and always will be PC gaming for dummies. You buy one piece of hardware that can play all the games as long as they have your system's logo. You don't have to worry about a games specs, hardware changes, upgrading, compatibility issues, keys and DRM. You buy a console, a game and a TV and your good. PC gaming also lacks certain genres that are well liked on consoles like platformers, hack n slash and action adventure games. FPS, RTS and MMOs tend to be where the money is spent.

PC gaming is great but it's different. It's not as pick up and play as console gaming and will always have a limited market because of that.

I could build the same PC performance for about $100 less. I have about 3 sites bookmarked for me (UK) some are cheaper then others and offer sales. And a monkey can build a Gaming rig its obvious where the parts go and there is alot of help on sites.

Monitor, Mouse, Keyboard, speakers...etc

as well can that PC play the latest games at their maximum in a year? 2 years? 3 years?

lol, why do posters continue to do that as if everyone knows how to build a PC themselves? lol, always found that funny :Pnavyguy21

As much as I'm all for great builds at a decent cost. You're forgetting one key thing in your build. An operating system. It's poor judgement to assume someone already has a OS disk at hand. It'll end up bringing your cost to $650.

I much rather like my $600 build...
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?Source=MSWD&WishListNumber=17627067

- Apex Case ($35)
- OCZ ModxStream Pro 500w PSU ($60)
- Gigabyte GA-770T-USB3 Motherboard ($80)
- AMD Athlon X4 630 Quad-Core ($94)
- Kingston 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1066 RAM ($66)
- 320GB Western Digital HDD ($45)
- Samsung DVD Burner ($20)
- XFX GTS 250 512MB ($110)
- Microsoft Windows 7 ($100)

Total - $610 ($600 when you buy the Apex case and Windows 7 as a combo deal)

Now that's a bad boy right there.

Monitor, Mouse, Keyboard, speakers...etc

as well can that PC play the latest games at their maximum in a year? 2 years? 3 years?

WilliamRLBaker

Secondly, I can add those items to the shopping cart of any piss poor Dell or HP computer that tons of people buy on a daily basis and sky rocket the price.

There is a lot more that goes into building a PC then just those parts. Do you honestly think ANY console gamer can just build a PC even with those parts marked out. They would have to hire or get a friend to do it for them. Most are not that savvy. And most of the issues console gamers have with PC's is maintenance. Yes they can play the games currently out but what about the games coming out in a couple years, who knows, maybe not all of them or the way they want to play them. Gamers also have to pic their own controller and assign it to every game, tweak setting, etc.

Console gaming is and always will be PC gaming for dummies. You buy one piece of hardware that can play all the games as long as they have your system's logo. You don't have to worry about a games specs, hardware changes, upgrading, compatibility issues, keys and DRM. You buy a console, a game and a TV and your good. PC gaming also lacks certain genres that are well liked on consoles like platformers, hack n slash and action adventure games. FPS, RTS and MMOs tend to be where the money is spent.

PC gaming is great but it's different. It's not as pick up and play as console gaming and will always have a limited market because of that.

[QUOTE="navyguy21"]lol, why do posters continue to do that as if everyone knows how to build a PC themselves? lol, always found that funny :PSkittles_McGee

[QUOTE="Animal-Mother"]

He's not asking anything ;)

waltefmoney

Walt is Kenny Powers in this GIF, and Animal is Stevie. :lol:

On-Topic: I love being able to build a cheap gaming PC. :P

[QUOTE="Skittles_McGee"][QUOTE="navyguy21"]lol, why do posters continue to do that as if everyone knows how to build a PC themselves? lol, always found that funny :Pblue_hazy_basic

Windows 7 64 bit = another $177(Disk version)Fightingfan

Hmmmm, buy the OEM for $100. $177 is way too much :P

TC, you need speakers and a control setup (KB/M), but no monitor. All in all, gaming PC's can be relatively cheap, but why nbot just go the extra and purchase some slightly better parts?

[QUOTE="blue_hazy_basic"][QUOTE="Skittles_McGee"] Its not really that difficult now-a-days and its actually pretty difficult to damage parts now. They made everything pretty "idiot proof" and a lot of parts come with instructions too. That being said though, anyone making a PC itself out to be cheap is lying. The initial cost is going to be rather expensive. And then comes the possiblity of OS, monitor, keyboard, etc. With those, maybe you already have stuff to use and its fine for you. Me? I got a new monitor, new keyboard, new mouse (and god do I love my new mouse), and new speakers. Didn't have to, but I wanted to. It costs as much as you're willing to put into it. So really, the PC itself, is expensive. PC gaming, buying the games, is cheaper. And if you play a lot of them, sure, you will likely make up for the higher initial cost. But PC's aren't cheap.Skittles_McGee

[QUOTE="Javy03"]

There is a lot more that goes into building a PC then just those parts. Do you honestly think ANY console gamer can just build a PC even with those parts marked out. They would have to hire or get a friend to do it for them. Most are not that savvy. And most of the issues console gamers have with PC's is maintenance. Yes they can play the games currently out but what about the games coming out in a couple years, who knows, maybe not all of them or the way they want to play them. Gamers also have to pic their own controller and assign it to every game, tweak setting, etc.

Console gaming is and always will be PC gaming for dummies. You buy one piece of hardware that can play all the games as long as they have your system's logo. You don't have to worry about a games specs, hardware changes, upgrading, compatibility issues, keys and DRM. You buy a console, a game and a TV and your good. PC gaming also lacks certain genres that are well liked on consoles like platformers, hack n slash and action adventure games. FPS, RTS and MMOs tend to be where the money is spent.

PC gaming is great but it's different. It's not as pick up and play as console gaming and will always have a limited market because of that.

blue_hazy_basic

Configuring an HDTV is not too hard and for the most part not as necessary as configuring properly your controller.Heck most people just use the factory settings and never even know they can improve the picture quality slightly. Just because your not getting every color as vibrant as possible doesn't mean you can't enjoy your game, however if your controller is not configured properly or your system then the game may not play or have horrible controls.

Besides people are still gaming on an SDTV nowadays. I am not saying ignorance is an excuse, my point is that PC gaming is not as easy to get into so mentioning it as if it's a viable option for most is silly. It has a much steeper learning curve then consoles. Console gaming is PC gaming made EASY and only a few console gamers will want or can evolve from console gaming to making their own rig.

And I am sure you can name a few action adventure games but they are not as prevalent on PCs as their are on consoles, or at least used to be on consoles. The best most popular well known action adventure, hack n slash and platformergames are on consoles with only SOME of them ported to PCs. If that is your genre of choice your best bet is to stay with a console.

If you consider how often people buy a TV and how often a gen comes around, I don't think thats unreasonable. Maybe more if you consider the people who bought an HDTV for their PS3 and now will by a 3D TV to play 3D games ....

blue_hazy_basic

I am pretty sure you can go a lot longer with alaunch console then with a PC without having to upgrade. Gens last what 5-9 years. No way you can play every game you want on the PC without having to upgrade your hardware or OS system within 5-9 years. And everyone doesn't have to buy a new TV with the purchase of a new system. There are plenty of SDTV 360/PS3 gamers out there. And even if they do the HDTV or 3D HDTV doubles as an entertainment center where people can watch HD 3D movies and TV shows.

Unless your doing something very labor intensive on your computer for your job like graphic design, having a high quality gaming rig only benefits your gaming. It's not needed to pay pills, stream youtubeor visit a few sites here and there.

A CONSOLE GAMER without ANY PC...Is doomed to be overspent....IN STORE game shopping will RUIN any console gamers wallet in EU... An Xbox360 owner spent €2500 in hardware and software by just buying 5 games per year plus XBL....A PC gamer doesnt need even half of that....

ASUS DVD Drive-$19

Antec 300 Case-$60

Samsung 7200 RPM 500 GB HDD-$55

Asrock 870 EXTREME3 AM3 Motherboard-$90

HIS Radeon HD 4850-$100

Antec 550W PSU-$65

G.SKILL Ripjaw 4 GB RAM-$85

AMD Phenom II X3 2.6 Ghz Triple-Core Processor-$90

Total-$565

I don't know why most console gamers think you need a $2000 PC to play games, but this can play any game out there with graphics better than a console's. If you say, "$550 is still more than a console so its not a good deal." Well, you are going to want a computer anyway, so add $250 onto it (the price of an xbox 360 Pro I think) then you have a gaming PC. If you buy TF2 and Garry's Mod together for $25 then you have literally thousands of hours of gameplay right there.

JustMe64

OS

Keyboard

Mouse

Speakers

Monitor

Cables (If needed)

And here's the major question. Did you build your computer to allow future Expandablity? If you didnt then its a POS.

Where is the

OS

Keyboard

Mouse

Speakers

Monitor

Cables (If needed)

And here's the major question. Did you build your computer to allow future Expandablity? If you didnt then its a POS.

deltamirage

Agreed, except for the inclusion of the monitor. We don't include HDTV's, nor monitors in prices.

[QUOTE="JustMe64"]

ASUS DVD Drive-$19

Antec 300 Case-$60

Samsung 7200 RPM 500 GB HDD-$55

Asrock 870 EXTREME3 AM3 Motherboard-$90

HIS Radeon HD 4850-$100

Antec 550W PSU-$65

G.SKILL Ripjaw 4 GB RAM-$85

AMD Phenom II X3 2.6 Ghz Triple-Core Processor-$90

Total-$565

I don't know why most console gamers think you need a $2000 PC to play games, but this can play any game out there with graphics better than a console's. If you say, "$550 is still more than a console so its not a good deal." Well, you are going to want a computer anyway, so add $250 onto it (the price of an xbox 360 Pro I think) then you have a gaming PC. If you buy TF2 and Garry's Mod together for $25 then you have literally thousands of hours of gameplay right there.

deltamirage

OS

Keyboard

Mouse

Speakers

Monitor

Cables (If needed)

And here's the major question. Did you build your computer to allow future Expandablity? If you didnt then its a POS.

Monitor, Mouse, Keyboard, speakers...etc

as well can that PC play the latest games at their maximum in a year? 2 years? 3 years?

WilliamRLBaker

You think consoles have this magical hardware where it auto updates itself to play the latest games at their maximum? Hahaha you probably do, my graphics card is over 2 years old (ati 4870) a little better then what the TC said. Im still playing games maximum @1920x1080p. Multiplatform games i piss on because on console crap hardware, i can play the games at the highest setting possible and still get 50-60fps.

Crysis still the best looking game out there and i play it modded at 1080p with 2X AA. With a 2 year old plus + graphics card.

The latest game i got is F1 2010.

40 FPS is kinda low but i would call this a console port its only DX9 and dont come close to what dirt 2 looks like. I also play between 50-60fps and at DX 10.

So yeh you can still play games maxed 3+ years on. And even if you cant your settings are still gonna kill anything the console is playing at while struggling its to keep 30FPS.

Not a good rig dude

Not a good rig dude

dontshackzmii

is it me or has pc graphics gone no where since crysis ?

is it me or has pc graphics gone no where since crysis ?

dontshackzmii

[QUOTE="dontshackzmii"]

Not a good rig dude

True_Gamer_

Could overheat, though.

is it me or has pc graphics gone no where since crysis ?

dontshackzmii

Budgetary restraints, time restraints and multiplat oriented development really limit the potential to make large jumps in technical graphics.

Not a good rig dude

dontshackzmii

Criticism is kind of pointless if you dont provide helpful feedback, otherwise it just makes it look like you're trying to get a bigger E-pen**

[QUOTE="dontshackzmii"]

Not a good rig dude

lostrib

Criticism is kind of pointless if you dont provide helpful feedback, otherwise it just makes it look like you're trying to get a bigger E-pen**

pretty much everything about it is meh at best. He needs to put more money into it .

ASUS DVD Drive-$19

Antec 300 Case-$60

Samsung 7200 RPM 500 GB HDD-$55

Asrock 870 EXTREME3 AM3 Motherboard-$90

HIS Radeon HD 4850-$100

Antec 550W PSU-$65

G.SKILL Ripjaw 4 GB RAM-$85

AMD Phenom II X3 2.6 Ghz Triple-Core Processor-$90

Total-$565

I don't know why most console gamers think you need a $2000 PC to play games, but this can play any game out there with graphics better than a console's. If you say, "$550 is still more than a console so its not a good deal." Well, you are going to want a computer anyway, so add $250 onto it (the price of an xbox 360 Pro I think) then you have a gaming PC. If you buy TF2 and Garry's Mod together for $25 then you have literally thousands of hours of gameplay right there.

JustMe64

I could build the same PC performance for about $100 less. I have about 3 sites bookmarked for me (UK) some are cheaper then others and offer sales. And a monkey can build a Gaming rig its obvious where the parts go and there is alot of help on sites.

mattuk69

[QUOTE="lostrib"]

[QUOTE="dontshackzmii"]

Not a good rig dude

dontshackzmii

Criticism is kind of pointless if you dont provide helpful feedback, otherwise it just makes it look like you're trying to get a bigger E-pen**

pretty much everything about it is meh at best. He needs to put more money into it .

I think the idea is that it is better than a console no that it's screaming, top of the line. Although I would switch out the processor and the GPU

A PC like that will be fine for most people if they are gaming at 1680x1050 or lower. But I imagine it would struggle to play games at high or max, even Crysis on high wouldn't run at asmooth frame rate on that PC. Its always good to spend a little more, and buying quality parts when building a PC, you more out of your get money that way imo. Also in you look in some hardware gaming forums, people usually sell top quality parts for cheap.

A PC like that will be fine for most people if they are gaming at1680x1050 or lower. But I imagine it would struggle to play games at high or max, even Crysis on high wouldn't run at asmooth frame rate on that PC. Its always good to spend a little more, and buying quality parts when building a PC, you more out of your money that way imo. Also in you look in some hardware gaming forums, people usually sell top quality parts for cheap.

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