[MEGATHREAD] Personal Computer - Updated builds thanks to Logical Increments

[Folie à Deux]

new technology is scary and not aesthetically pleasing. take me back to the old days of beige plastics.

can you image how poopy a robot with those aesthetics would look

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[Foxscotch]

YO WHATS THE BEST GAMING PC I CAN BUILD FOR UNDER $500?
Deadass broke and can't shell out any more than that at the current time. I don't need a keyboard, a mouse, or a monitor.

why don't you just wait until you have more money?

[Pentium]

Alright, here:

With Mail-in-Rebates:
SSD: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Chipskate/saved/#view=VFBYcf
Regular HDD: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Chipskate/saved/#view=PfJ2FT

Without MIR:
SSD: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Chipskate/saved/#view=HWVRsY
Regular HDD: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Chipskate/saved/#view=jWVRsY

Not entirely happy with these tbh, but it's something

[Strovbe]

why don't you just wait until you have more money?

Because I need a car and my job pays stuff money. I can always upgrade in the future.

Thanks, Pentium!

[Foxscotch]

Because I need a car and my job pays stuff money. I can always upgrade in the future.

if you need a car, wouldn't it be best to not spend $500 right now...

[Strovbe]

if you need a car, wouldn't it be best to not spend $500 right now...

I need to get the computer out of the way first, once I get the car I'll be paying like 200$ for insurance a month, plus gas and food and I need a PC for music and school. Why does it bother you so much?

[Badger]

don't quick fix a computer

spend some more

[Strovbe]

don't quick fix a computer

spend some more

Why? I could always just spend more later on and upgrade it. I just need something that'll play a few games and let me record music.

Does this look good? Just a slightly more expensive alternative to Pentium's build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($96.93 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($69.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.75 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 270 2GB IceQ X² Video Card
Case: Zalman Z5 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.48 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($18.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($86.88 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill N900PCE 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($27.90 @ Newegg)
Headphones: Creative Labs Creative Fatal1ty Headset  ($24.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $535.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-12 15:14 EDT-0400

[Flush535]

exciting

post pics when youre done

[carolcat]

All those are needed, yep.

why don't you just take a disk drive from an old computer

[Cortunix³]

had help, but here ya good

BUILD (has everything in it): http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3csgxr

NOT SPENT ON COMPUTER: $625
NOT SPENT ON EXTRA'S: $200
TOTAL NOT SPENT: $825
TOTAL SPENT: $260
TOTAL: $1,085

bought mousepad

[Alyx Vance]

I'm looking at this card http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r7260x2gd5oc I already checked to make sure it was compatible with my motherboard. Only thing is that it would start to scrape at my PSU. My psu is a antec 450 bronze 80+, after doing the math I'm only getting 360W. With this GPU I'd need 310W, would it still be safe with the 50W space?

[Jubel]

I'm looking at this card http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r7260x2gd5oc I already checked to make sure it was compatible with my motherboard. Only thing is that it would start to scrape at my PSU. My psu is a antec 450 bronze 80+, after doing the math I'm only getting 360W. With this GPU I'd need 310W, would it still be safe with the 50W space?

with a 80 bronze for sure you're getting at least 369W out of the 450. (82% effeciency at the least.)
I might knock it up to a 500w 80 bronze for a little bit of extra wiggle room, as I certainly wouldn't want to cut it that close imo.

[Chekelo]

Yo, i've been thinking about getting a gaming desktop for a while and doing a little research and i've found this:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00R2N5OG8?vs=1#

The computer is 100% upgradeable and I have 0% knowledge when it comes to picking parts for computers. My budget is around $700-900. And I know that it would be better if i build one my myself, but i dont own a windows 7 or 8 copy to install into the computer which would be an extra $100, not to mention that i have other essentials i need to buy (keyboard, monitor, etc) so it will jack up the price a lot
 
Thanks

[Alyx Vance]

with a 80 bronze for sure you're getting at least 369W out of the 450. (82% effeciency at the least.)
I might knock it up to a 500w 80 bronze for a little bit of extra wiggle room, as I certainly wouldn't want to cut it that close imo.

Would I be able to still use it though? I don't have money for a new PSU.