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What Specs do you recommend i need everything to be cheap as i don't have a lot of money and i would like some left over to buy some games |
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be careful with articles or podcast on custom computers. They generally become obsolete after a month or less. computer hardware changes quickly and so do prices. If you want a good system for the money, I recommend these specs CPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/NewProduct.aspx?Item=N82E16819103851 AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (don't go for the black edition as it is the same core just 50% more expensive, simply overclock this one to the same speed of further (both can hit around the same overclock (this just requires playing with more of the multipliers) Memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/NewProduct.aspx?Item=N82E16820144439 GeIL Ultra PLUS 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 Great ddr 3 1600 memory with a cas latency of 7 (high clock speeds and low cas = much faster read and write speeds for the memory) Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/NewProduct.aspx?Item=N82E16813130275 MSI 870A-G54 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Used it in a few builds because for the price, it has many features and all the overclocking options you could want. Videocard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/NewProduct.aspx?Item=N82E16814102873 SAPPHIRE 100283-3L Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 It can max out all current games at 1920x1080 with no problem Power supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/NewProduct.aspx?Item=N82E16817341018 OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ700MXSP 700W ATX12V V2.2 Modular power supply Great specs and from personal use, very stable voltages. especially for it's price range. Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/NewProduct.aspx?Item=N82E16811103010 XCLIO A380BK Fully Black SECC 1.0mm thickness ATX Full Tower Computer Case
Good case, with good airflow and plenty of space for large videocards Hard drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/NewProduct.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185 SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM it has the fastest read and write speeds in it's price range and has good reviews CD/DVD burner: http://www.newegg.com/Product/NewProduct.aspx?Item=N82E16827136180 LG 22X DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model GH22NS40 - OEM Just a standard dvd burner.I have one and it works well Subtotal: $798.92 Total with shipping: Grand Total: $810.84 A cheaper one can be built but it will be a much worst value as you will get much less performance for the money I usually don't add a OS because there many out there and that is for the user to pick You can also use the serial number from a old computer that you no longer use :) 1
Related Question (Maybe Razor512 could help) > http://lockergnome.net/questions/63091/opinion-on-building-a-desktop Not bad for the money.
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Cooler Master HAF-932 case - $120 AMD Phenom II X6 1055T - $200 MSI 790FX-GD70 - $170 Corsair 750W PSU - $80 Corsair PC-12800 DDR3-1600 4GB RAM kit - $110 ATI Radeon HD 4770 - $80 Corsair H50 water cooler - $70 WD 500GB HDD (7200RPM) - $40 Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit upgrade kit (you can do clean installs with it, look it up) - $120 In total, that should run you up around $970. id would have said an ati gpu i prefer nvidia this may help i just hope i van get this stuff in the uk It's on newegg.com. So you can. But you'll have to convert to pounds, sorry. And as for Nvidia, I'm not ure if you can find a good card there for as little as $80. The 4770 can run Crysis. My recommendation would be to use that for a bit then upgrade to a higher quality Nvidia card with Fermi architecture. That way you can have more money for the card. |
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Usually one builds a PC to fit the purpose of the machine. No offense, but if you're "building your own", shouldn't you know the kind of specs already that you'd like? I mean, realistically it's always nice to hear input from others, but it's not "our" machine. It's yours. |
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Here is someone that is asking for the same thing for less than $650 http://lockergnome.net/questions/47337/can-i-get-a-decent-gaming-computer-for |
