Building a Desktop [UPDATED OP]

[Blaze0]

Some bad choices there.

Let me throw together a parts list for $500, one moment.

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[BuildaBox]

Look at some of these videos. Tek Syndicate probably has some of the best budget PC builds.

[Skig]

Look at some of these videos. Tek Syndicate probably has some of the best budget PC builds.

I would but I can't watch videos. I have bad internet

Some bad choices there.

Let me throw together a parts list for $500, one moment.

Thank you. I want it to make as little noise as possible and have nice airflow. You don't have to but maybe see if you can get down to $400 if possible?

[Blaze0]

Here we are. $508 before rebates, I apologize for the slight going-over, but this computer will play any modern game at 60fps on at least medium settings for a few years to come.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Blaze17145/saved/4ETl

The FX-6300 is a fantastic processor that will hold up to almost any game. The 750 ti is a wonderful lower-power dedicated GPU that beats both the XB1 and PS4 in power. It's all powered by a Corsair CX430M, one of the best low-watt power supplies on the market. We have 4GB of Kingston Blu 1600MHZ ram, which can be a slight bottleneck, but only if you have multiple games open at once or dozens of internet tabs. You can double that to 8GB for another $35 and have lots of headroom. The case and motherboard are Micro-ATX form factor meaning they are quite small but do not limit the CPU or GPU in any way. I added an optical drive because you implied you needed one, even though they're being fazed out, luckily they're quite cheap.
The last part is a Windows 8 Key from http://reddit.com/r/softwareswap. This can save you about $80. People at /r/softwareswap are a part of the Microsoft Developers Network and get free windows 8 keys. They sell them for about $10. In order to use it you simply have to install windows 8 on a USB flash drive and input the key you've bought when it asks for it. The people there are very nice and trustworthy and transactions are very fast through paypal.

Ask me if you need help for anything else.


Edit: If you're going down to $400 you're not going to be able to game well at all. I'll see what I can do though.

[Blaze0]

Here we are. Skig's EXTREME BUDGET build. $419 before rebates, $397 after.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Blaze17145/saved/4ETC

We've dropped down to a X4 740. Not as good as the 6300 but still a good processor. We've changed the motherboard over to a different Micro ATX board with less features, but it still works fine for this build. The GPU has had a drop down slightly to an MSI Radeon R7 250X. It's about on-par with the 750 ti if not slightly lower, and everything else (PSU, optical drive, windows, case) is the same. You can probably settle for 30fps on medium for a few years for 60fps on low, in games.

Edit: With this graphics card you also get a free game worth up to $40 at http://www.amd4u.com/radeonrewards/ (assuming you buy the GPU from Newegg)

Edit 2: These are all assuming you can build the computer yourself. If you need prebuilt you're looking at a 50% price increase, or for this price, a computer that cannot game AT ALL really.

[Skig]

Thank you! I will look through these

[WALDO]

Can you play Blockland and stuff with good shaders and it won't lag much?

It can run shaders on max with a good FPS with not too many bricks on screen, low shaders with a lot of bricks on screen. And no shaders or minimum shaders is always a great FPS no matter how many bricks are on screen.

[the hacker]

You could do what I did: Purchase a minimal computer and upgrade the forget out of it.

[Fluff-is-back]

You could do what I did: Purchase a minimal computer and upgrade the forget out of it.

Only thing with that is that most of those come with really cheap and awful motherboards and power supplies.

Thank you! I will look through these

Blaze's $508 build would be perfect for you.

[Skig]

Blaze's $508 build would be perfect for you.

Yeah it looks good. I might get a cheaper processor and spend more on a case

[the hacker]

Only thing with that is that most of those come with really cheap and awful motherboards and power supplies.

You can replace a power supply.

[Navaro]

HP Pavilion P6000 Series Desktop

This is the one I have, I put in a $60 ATI Radeon 4850 and it runs like a charm.

[Skig]

I saw this same thing on Amazon. How much was it and how is it for gaming?

EDIT: here it is http://www.amazon.com/HP-P6243W-Pavilion-Desktop/dp/B00378KLU6/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1399925855&sr=8-3&keywords=HP+Pavilion+P6000+Series+Desktop

[Navaro]

I think it was around $560... I really have no idea due to my dad going out buying it for me without notice one day.

And without the graphics card it's pretty bad unless you put a new graphics card in there.

But if you can get that, you'd have a fine PC.

[Georges]

I saw this same thing on Amazon. How much was it and how is it for gaming?

EDIT: here it is http://www.amazon.com/HP-P6243W-Pavilion-Desktop/dp/B00378KLU6/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1399925855&sr=8-3&keywords=HP+Pavilion+P6000+Series+Desktop

Don't get that. It's sooo not worth it.