Thinking about building a new PC

Zukaro · November 6, 2014

I've been thinking about building a new PC since my GPU died (I used to have two nVidia GeForce GTX 460's in this computer, now I only have one :v ). This is what I've picked out so far, but I don't know how good this would actually be for it's price.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/Zukaro/saved/P2cBD3

The case is something I plan to go with one way or another, as I really like it's design. Everything else can change. As for the storage, I was thinking about just storing everything but my games on a NAS. But I could also just take the 2TB HDD out of my current computer and put it in the new one anyways, so storage isn't really a concern (the SSD is just for the sake of booting fast and storing all my games and frequently used programs).

So basically, I'm wondering if this build is any good. I've never actually picked out the parts for a gaming PC myself as of yet, so I don't have any experience when it comes to choosing out good parts (essentially I really only know how to tell if the CPU, RAM, and SSD/HDD is good :v but I have no clue what I'm doing with GPU's and motherboards).

As for the PC, I'd want to keep it fairly cheap (preferably around or below $500 but obviously if I want something that's gonna last and be what I want I might have to pay more).

This probably isn't something I'll be building anytime soon however.

chicagobears185 · November 6, 2014

Here is a $500 build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ASRock B85M Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($56.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: AMD Radeon R3 Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($81.60 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.00 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GT 610 1GB Video Card ($32.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Antec GX700 ATX Mid Tower Case ($52.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Monitor: Asus VS197D-P 18.5" Monitor ($88.99 @ Mac Mall)

Keyboard: A4Tech 9500H Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($18.98 @ Amazon)

Mouse: A4Tech D-312 Wired Optical Mouse ($9.95 @ Amazon)

Total: $539.44

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-05 23:32 EST-0500

sailtacks · November 6, 2014

Personally, I prefer team green, but for budget amd tends to have good low price point performance. This is a 500$ gaming PC I'm building soon, but if you don't already have the peripherals(keyboard, mouse, monitor, etc.) then you might have to adjust it a bit.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($89.99 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Asus A88X-PLUS ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($81.44 @ NCIX US)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R7 265 2GB royalQueen Video Card ($134.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Rosewill Line Glow ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.69 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $527.04

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available