$520 build

[gilkevinaxl]

hi guys , i have a exactly $520 to buy a new gaming rig , can someone pls help me what specs is good for gaming ? i want to play current games on ultra settings thanks

[Worth]

Ultra isn't gonna happen at that price point

[Dragonzeanse]

So you want Ultra on 1280x720. Gotcha.

[Primal]

Definitely start out with an AMD themed build. Additionally, you would have to spend about 200$ on a graphics card to get a playable High framrate with no AA. 

[xjohnny3589]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3qehC

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3qehC/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3qehC/benchmarks/

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($79.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-P33 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($62.27 @ TigerDirect) 

Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card  ($202.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $508.18

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-11 22:53 EDT-0400)

[C1intFunWood]

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3qehC

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3qehC/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3qehC/benchmarks/

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($79.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-P33 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($62.27 @ TigerDirect) 

Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card  ($202.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $508.18

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-11 22:53 EDT-0400)

 

He is in the Philippines 

[xjohnny3589]

He is in the Philippines

what a buzzkill 

[gilkevinaxl]

thanks for the answers and yeah im from philippines , i will play only on 720p , the athlon x4 is no longer available here

[Guest]

Try to look again; this is not the old Athlon X4, the 750K and 760K are completely different from the original Athlon. The 750K is an A10 APU without integrated graphics.

 

The old Athlon II X4 lineup is not available anywhere lol. The 750/760K are your best bet; the A10s are more expensive due to the graphics (either old VLIW, first gen GCN, or now R7 in Kaveri) and i3's are always more than $100. If you can step it down to a R7 260X or a GTX 750 [Ti] or a really good deal on a R7 265, you might be able to afford an i3 or even FX-4350 which will probably serve you better.

[PhantomChevron]

Filipines has very bad prices there, so for 520 I think the most you can get is something that plays games on low settings

[Guest]

Also, why is this in the build logs section?