Need some help.

[Sniper]

I'm tasked with finding parts to build a decent gaming computer for a friend but my budget is $500. I need some ideas. Anything would be great.

[Elfbarf]

I'm assuming your friend already has a decent monitor as there's no way in hell you're going to be able to buy a monitor and a decent PC for ~$500.

 

edit: Letting jazzy post.

[jazzy]

Honestly? Don't bother, like I told Elfbarf, there's really no reason to go this cheap. If you can get up to some extra dosh for like $650~ line, then you're set. I mean, with $500 you can't reach an i5-2300 without a decent gpu, and without a i5 1155 socket (or the AMD equivalent), there's no reason to build. GPU wise the line is 560Ti to a 570, no reason to go higher or lower.

 

I mean, if this is entry, I'll think about compiling something, but honestly there's not a lot out there right now that can fit your budget and be beneficial to the cost. In the end if you build something for $500 you're going to just have to upgrade in 2 years. The i3's and FX4k's cant keep up.

 

If it's a need to? I'll look up something, but I just want to inform you before I dedicate the time to acutally looking at something.

 

I'd go with amd's fx-4100 and a 550Ti or 560Ti for your main shit, or amd's somehting for a gpu, not too sure what's cheap on their end.

[Tweezy]

Decent gaming computer for $500? It'll never happen. For that price you'll be better putting together a nice friendly desktop. Lets just say my current build;

 

8GB DDR3

1.5TB HDD

HD6950

AMD FX 1860 (8core @ 3.6GHz)

800W PSU

 

It'll cost me around £700 to build, which is around $1.1k.

[Silva]

If the deal was still on newegg for a llano build from a few months ago i would say this would be an easy build for ~520$ which proved to be a good computer for gaming ect, and even better when using dual graphics, but now i would say to wait for piledriver if your looking for this cheap but effective.

[Sniper]

I managed to find what I was looking for. I will have to pay $200 more than the initial price but that's okay. Thanks anyways.

[Elfbarf]

I managed to find what I was looking for. I will have to pay $200 more than the initial price but that's okay. Thanks anyways.

 

What is "what you were looking for"? You weren't very specific.

[Chaoz`]

Decent gaming computer for $500? It'll never happen. For that price you'll be better putting together a nice friendly desktop. Lets just say my current build;

 

8GB DDR3

1.5TB HDD

HD6950

AMD FX 1860 (8core @ 3.6GHz)

800W PSU

 

It'll cost me around £700 to build, which is around $1.1k.

 

 

you meant an FX-8150, right?

 

 

If the deal was still on newegg for a llano build from a few months ago i would say this would be an easy build for ~520$ which proved to be a good computer for gaming ect, and even better when using dual graphics, but now i would say to wait for piledriver if your looking for this cheap but effective.

 

don't advise him to buy Llano, it's kinda crappy for gaming, but really good for a media PC, unless you get the highest available, but still is an AM3 better if it is for gaming.

[Silva]

don't advise him to buy Llano, it's kinda crappy for gaming, but really good for a media PC, unless you get the highest available, but still is an AM3 better if it is for gaming.

 

Alone its actually a good gamer but like i said with dual graphics its much, much better.

[Chaoz`]

Alone its actually a good gamer but like i said with dual graphics its much, much better.

 

it's not real crossfire anyway, so you can't compare it to the real deal.

 

as i said AM3 is better for gaming