Need Budget Gaming Build for ~$800

[Hyydrah]

So my friend purchased this computer:

 

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:dD_9Pe0MwMgJ:www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-pavilion-slimline-400-314-desktop-20-led-monitor-package/9999232700050000.p%3Fid%3Dpcmprd231400050000%26skuId%3D9999232700050000%26st%3Dcategoryid%24abcat0501000%26lp%3D4%26cp%3D1+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca

 

(cached page since the live page isn't up anymore)

 

and it only runs Battlefield 3 at about 15-20 FPS. She's going to try to return it if we can figure out a better build for the money, which is where you guys come in. Her budget is about $500-600 with taxes and shipping, and she wants it to run at about 50+FPS average on Battlefield 3, and she'll need a computer, monitor, mouse, keyboard, operating system, and wireless adapter.

 

Requirements:

 

- $800 budget with taxes+shipping

- Computer needs to run Battlefield 3 at ~50+FPS at a resolution affordable at that budget (she needs a monitor as well)

- Needs computer, monitor, mouse, keyboard, operating system and wireless adapter

 

Please let me know if you need any more information, and thanks for the help.

 

Edit: From the videos I've seen of similar models, her current computer seems like it will be so tight that it won't be worth upgrading. Hopefully I'm wrong about that though

Edit 2: Expanded budget, needs OS as well

[miyabwah]

I'm surprised that computer could even launch BF3. brb making build

 

EDIT - That is a VERY tight budget, I went over budget even before getting to the monitor...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($79.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($55.38 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($38.74 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Essential 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.28 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro (OEM) (64-bit)  ($132.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $609.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-09 19:08 EDT-0400

[InfiniteRiotzz]

I would have her to save her pennies and get a $1000+ Dollar PC!

[Hyydrah]

I'm surprised that computer could even launch BF3. brb making build

 

EDIT - That is a VERY tight budget, I went over budget even before getting to the OS and monitor...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($79.50 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($62.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Kingston 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($38.74 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($149.99 @ Amazon)

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($53.01 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Essential 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $503.21

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-09 19:06 EDT-0400

Thanks, she still needs a mouse, monitor, keyboard and wireless adapter though 

 

Very tight budget indeed

[Mentoast]

With that tight of a budget that includes a monitor and all that fancy stuff you would need to use an AMD APU and it probably wouldn't even get the performance you want.

 

Here's a really basic build that doesn't even include a wireless card or an OS but would probably run BF3 as desired.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Mentoast/saved/xPytt6     (OC the CPU)

 

You could probably get all the other stuff for another $250. You would end up with a decent gaming computer for under $1000 with taxes and shipping included.

[Hyydrah]

With that tight of a budget that includes a monitor and all that fancy stuff you would need to use an AMD APU and it probably wouldn't even get the performance you want.

 

Here's a really basic build that doesn't even include a wireless card or an OS but would probably run BF3 as desired.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Mentoast/saved/xPytt6     (OC the CPU)

 

You could probably get all the other stuff for another $250. You would end up with a decent gaming computer for under $1000 with taxes and shipping included.

Yeah, she's going to try to expand her budget some more. Forgot to mention that she needs an OS too, goddamnit. lol

[Luc401]

+1 for waiting another few months to get 1k.

[Mbarton]

So my friend purchased this computer:

 

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:dD_9Pe0MwMgJ:www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-pavilion-slimline-400-314-desktop-20-led-monitor-package/9999232700050000.p%3Fid%3Dpcmprd231400050000%26skuId%3D9999232700050000%26st%3Dcategoryid%24abcat0501000%26lp%3D4%26cp%3D1+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca

 

(cached page since the live page isn't up anymore)

 

and it only runs Battlefield 3 at about 15-20 FPS. She's going to try to return it if we can figure out a better build for the money, which is where you guys come in. Her budget is about $500-600 with taxes and shipping, and she wants it to run at about 50+FPS average on Battlefield 3, and she'll need a computer, monitor, mouse, keyboard, operating system, and wireless adapter.

 

Requirements:

 

- $800 budget with taxes+shipping

- Computer needs to run Battlefield 3 at ~50+FPS at a resolution affordable at that budget (she needs a monitor as well)

- Needs computer, monitor, mouse, keyboard, operating system and wireless adapter

 

Please let me know if you need any more information, and thanks for the help.

 

Edit: From the videos I've seen of similar models, her current computer seems like it will be so tight that it won't be worth upgrading. Hopefully I'm wrong about that though

Edit 2: Expanded budget, needs OS as well

took me some time this was the lowest i could get it. 709$

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Mbarton/saved/FsYRsY

[Mbarton]

took me some time this was the lowest i could get it. 709$

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Mbarton/saved/FsYRsY

Also its a full build no flaws ant least 20/25 fps

[InfiniteRiotzz]

took me some time this was the lowest i could get it. 709$

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Mbarton/saved/FsYRsY

Add a 750ti more performance and just a bit more money.