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    Help building a budget gaming PC that can handle 2010 games

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    #1  Edited By Iceman2913

    Me and my bro want to build a gaming pc this year that can max out games like starcraft 2 and mass effect 2. 
    I want to spend less $900 if possible 

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    #2  Edited By EliasT

    GTX 460 SLI build
     
    /thread.

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    #3  Edited By Iceman2913
    @EliasT:@EliasT said:
    " GTX 460 SLI build  /thread. "
    Price?
    Parts?
    I am a noob?
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    #4  Edited By deathstroke75

        try tested's vid how-to  
      

      
    http://www.tested.com/news/video-how-to-build-the-best-1500-gaming-pc-step-by-step/152/     
     
    it's more than you want to spend...but if you pair down the case, the vid card, the SSD, etc....you can get something that can bang out today's stuff for under $1K.  i just bought all the parts for my new rig over the weekend, ended up at 1100.  Could have ended up below that...but i went for a newer i7 chip among other luxuries. 
     
    fyi...should have my new one pieced together this weekend, and throwing StarCraft 2 on it if I have the time.  I'll let you know how it runs, if no issues i'll give you my build list.
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    #5  Edited By Devil240Z

    I have a 5750. Cheap and it runs everything well. Might go with a 5770 if i was building a PC now though. 

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    #6  Edited By FirePrince
    @Devil240Z said:
    "I have a 5750. Cheap and it runs everything well. Might go with a 5770 if i was building a PC now though.  "

    My thoughts exactly.The 5770 is a great and cheap graphics card.
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    #7  Edited By EliasT

    Two of these: 
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814187112
    This:
     http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131636&cm_re=SLI_motherboard_amd-_-13-131-636-_-Product
    This:
     http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153&cm_re=Gaming_PC_case-_-11-147-153-_-Product
    This:
     http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136358&cm_re=500gb_hard_drive-_-22-136-358-_-Product
    This
     http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817159107&cm_re=700w_power_supply-_-17-159-107-_-Product
    This:
     http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145278&cm_re=4gb_ram_DDR3-_-20-145-278-_-Product 
    And this:
     http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103851&cm_re=AMD_x6-_-19-103-851-_-Product
     
    And you're done. Just buy 1 GTX 460 if you just want Radeon 5830 quality performance.
     
    Have fun playing Starcraft 2, which I'm pretty sure is why you want this new PC.    

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    #8  Edited By EliasT
    @FirePrince said:
    " @Devil240Z said:
    "I have a 5750. Cheap and it runs everything well. Might go with a 5770 if i was building a PC now though.  "
    My thoughts exactly.The 5770 is a great and cheap graphics card. "
    It doesn't get any better than the GeForce GTX 460 in SLI in terms of price. $400 and you have speed rivaling a Radeon 5970.
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    #9  Edited By paudle
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    #10  Edited By Iceman2913
    @deathstroke75: 
    what is a solid state drive?
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    #11  Edited By Iceman2913
    @EliasT: 
    that is kinda overkill I can always upgrade to a gtx460 later .
    don't forget I still wan tot get windows 7 and a 19 lcd monitor
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    #12  Edited By EliasT
    @Iceman2913 said:
    " @EliasT:  that is kinda overkill I can always upgrade to a gtx460 later . don't forget I still wan tot get windows 7 and a 19 lcd monitor "
    Damn I forgot all about that.
     
    Just go with the link to Geno's thread.
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    #13  Edited By CoverlessTech

    Would probably have to go with an E8400 and GTS 250 if you want everything under $900.

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    #14  Edited By EliasT
    @CoverlessTech said:

    " Would probably have to go with an E8400 and GTS 250 if you want everything under $900. "

    Well, I'm one of those weird dudes that thinks the Radeon 5670 is a better choice in terms of value than a GTS 250. Also, an e8400 is a mad stupid idea, go for a phenom x4 if you're buying in that price range
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    #15  Edited By CoverlessTech
    @EliasT said:
    " @CoverlessTech said:
    " Would probably have to go with an E8400 and GTS 250 if you want everything under $900. "
    Well, I'm one of those weird dudes that thinks the Radeon 5670 is a better choice in terms of value than a GTS 250. "
    It may very well be. I just never buy ATi due to the lack of linux support so I never really consider them.
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    #16  Edited By mesklinite
    @Iceman2913 said:
    " @deathstroke75:  what is a solid state drive? "

    If I'm right it's a drive like a flash drive which doesn't have any moving parts.
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    #17  Edited By deathstroke75
    @Iceman2913 said:
    " @deathstroke75:  what is a solid state drive? "
    SSD = Solid State Drive.   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-state_drive  .  It's a complete luxury item in your case.  Stick with that thread from Geno to get you there.  The peripherals like the DVD burner, kybds, etc you can just pull from an existing box hopefully.  a new monitor will throw your price up by around $200.  if you have an HD tv, maybe just use it for a while via HDMI or VGA to save up some further cash to get a better monitor down the road.
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    #18  Edited By Iceman2913

    okay thanks for the help so far guys so far here is what I want 
    case
    mobo I am not about this because amazon may not ship more once there sold out
    cpu
    videocard
    hdd
    ram
    dvdburner
    monitor
    umm I am not sure what kind of PSU I need for this setup or if I need a cooler for now what do you guys think

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    #19  Edited By EliasT
    @Iceman2913 said:

    " okay thanks for the help so far guys so far here is what I want 
    case
    mobo I am not about this because amazon may not ship more once there sold out
    cpu
    videocard
    hdd
    ram
    dvdburner
    monitor umm I am not sure what kind of PSU I need for this setup or if I need a cooler for now what do you guys think "

    Hmmm, go with the 700w one that I linked you, that should do it, also, unless you plan to overclock your gpu or processor, an extra cooler probably won't be necessary unless you live in like, Arizona.
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    #20  Edited By Iceman2913
    @EliasT: 
    okay thanks and lol I live in Florida
    Overall price for everything including OS and Monitor I already have a a K+B
    Price
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    #21  Edited By HitmanAgent47

    Gtx460 1 gb version for the gpu. It's basically a gtx280 in terms of power, which is enough and also a DX11 videocard. Can't go wrong with the price and power.

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