Need help with budget build

**apeterschmidt** · 2012-08-10, 10:52 PM

title sums it up

Budget: I only have $650 to spend
Resolution: I would like to be able to play at 1920 x 1080
Games / Settings Desired: wow on ultra (even in 25 man raids), arma 2, cs:go, LoL, CoD, rift, swtor.
Any other intensive software or special things you do (Frequent video encoding, 3D modeling, etc): nope
Country: us
Parts that can be reused: none
Do you need an OS? nope
Do you need peripherals (e.g. monitor, mouse, keyboard, speakers, etc)? Yes I need a monitor and keyboard. I would like to get a monitor that can do 1920 x 1080

**demonskies** · 2012-08-10, 11:56 PM

**apeterschmidt** · 2012-08-10, 11:59 PM

Took one of the builds from the sample build sticky and added some stuff to it, let me know what you guys think. Sorry about the inactive links, can't post links yet I guess.

SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner SATA Model SH-222BB/BEBE - OEM ($14.99)

NZXT GAMMA Classic Series GAMA-001BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ($39.99)

Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAKX 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive ($64.99)

ASUS VS Series VS238H-P Black 23" 2ms HDMI LED Backlight Widescreen LCD Monitor ($169.99)

MSI R7770-PMD1GD5 Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card ($124.99)

Antec VP-450 450W ATX 12V v2.3 Power Supply ($34.99)

Logitech K120 Black USB Wired Standard Keyboard ($15.99)

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-4GBNT ($22.99)

ASRock H61M-DGS LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard ($44.99)

Intel Celeron G530 Sandy Bridge 2.4GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80623G530 ($49.99)

---------- Post added 2012-08-11 at 12:00 AM ----------

I am currently using a laptop that is malfunctioning so I am planning on returning it and getting cash back. I don't have a monitor or keyboard that I could use so I have to buy one.

**demonskies** · 2012-08-11, 12:05 AM

well for the things you asked for i wouldnt put my money on a 50 dollar celeron processor to run 25 mans on ultra let alone low just me though

here a link to Marest post maybe you can find something more in your range there
http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/...-Sample-Builds

**apeterschmidt** · 2012-08-11, 03:42 AM

I used that thread to come up with that build. I was a little wary of that processor but it was the one that was used in the sample build so I figured it was pretty good.

**Notarget** · 2012-08-11, 04:05 AM

Originally Posted by apeterschmidt

I used that thread to come up with that build. I was a little wary of that processor but it was the one that was used in the sample build so I figured it was pretty good.

You need a build that includes the monitor and keyboard in the $650 budget?

**apeterschmidt** · 2012-08-11, 04:17 AM

yeah. I would prefer a monitor that can do 1920 x 1080 if that is even possible.

**Notarget** · 2012-08-11, 04:29 AM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-2120 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H61M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($51.97 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($22.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 1GB Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Gamma Classic (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.98 @ Outlet PC)
Power Supply: XFX 450W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VH236H 23.0" Monitor ($149.98 @ NCIX US)
Total: $646.87
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-08-11 00:46 EDT-0400)

I didn't fit a keyboard in there and it's slightly higher than the $650, if that's n good then change the CPU to the Intel Pentium G860 or Intel Pentium G850

**Milkshake86** · 2012-08-11, 04:31 AM

Ok $691.00 w/ a 23" monitor 1920x1080
You could go lower on HDD to a 250gb to get price lower, or goto an amd quad core.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/elxg

**apeterschmidt** · 2012-08-11, 04:57 AM

I also remembered I have 2 9800gt 512mb cards from an old system. Are these way to ancient to handle any newer games or would they perform decently??

**Milkshake86** · 2012-08-11, 05:05 AM

Originally Posted by apeterschmidt

I also remembered I have 2 9800gt 512mb cards from an old system. Are these way to ancient to handle any newer games or would they perform decently??

fairly old, would net decent frames in some games but no directx11 not worth it imo.

$648

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/elG9

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