help with picking cheep computer

[israelcruz779]

Are cheap prebuild like the Revolt DR507, Zeus mini-A100 and other $500- $600 computers any good. I am 15 years old and getting a part time job during the summer so i can hopefully get upgrades so how easy or hard are these computer to upgrade and if you can suggest any other good PC I can buy. I have like just free game that I play LoL,TF2, HoTs, HS and and pick up battlefield 3 for free last year thanks to EA giving for free for a short whale. So will those game run well on it. I will be getting a job so I what to upgrade or i just building one myself the best option. I plan to get 2014 AAA/Steam sales games in the future as well. thank you                       

[Decon]

Are cheap prebuild like the Revolt DR507, Zeus mini-A100 and other $500- $600 computers any good. I am 15 years old and getting a part time job during the summer so i can hopefully get upgrades so how easy or hard are these computer to upgrade and if you can suggest any other good PC I can buy. I have like just free game that I play LoL,TF2, HoTs, HS and and pick up battlefield 3 for free last year thanks to EA giving for free for a short whale. So will those game run well on it. I will be getting a job so I what to upgrade or i just building one myself the best option. I plan to get 2014 AAA/Steam sales games in the future as well. thank you                       

nope. you can build a better gaming system generally at that price-range 

[Laputacake]

If you can build it yourself. Linus has plenty of videos and if you have an old computer laying around mess around with that.

[Wirbelfeld]

Idk if those games will run very well on a $600 computer regardless of DIY or prebuilt, however prebuild gives you the best chance of running those games better.

[TheKDub]

No, don't get a prebuilt, build a system yourself.

[RedSphyxis]

@israelcruz779 this should be within that range I think

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbDiSMQ_L_k&list=PL8mG-RkN2uTwlcLU_rv29Gt4578XfgJm_

[israelcruz779]

building a system may not be a option because my mom doesn't trust me so is there a pre build that can be easily upgraded in the future    

[Fgtfv567]

building a system may not be a option because my mom doesn't trust me so is there a pre build that can be easily upgraded in the future    

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($62.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: ASRock H81M-ITX/WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 2GB Core Edition Video Card  ($105.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($33.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($96.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $511.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-23 20:54 EDT-0400

Try this. It'll get you console grade performance, and it's mad tiny. If you want to upgrade this with longer GPUs, I highly recommend getting the CM elite 130 or Obsidian 250D instead.

As for your mom, try to do your best to convince her, or have someone else/yourself at a friend's build it and tell her it's prebuilt

 

Edit: I don't recommend going the prebuilt option, as sometimes they'll use non-standard hardware that is VERY HARD to upgrade/replace. Not to mention that they can have mad unbalanced builds such as an i7 and a GT 610 (Come the fuck on guys), while mine is very balanced out.

[The Core 2 Quad Runner]

Worst case scenario:

-Go buy some cheap Dell or Lenovo and slap an AMD graphics card in there. (I say AMD because they will be cheaper in the end)

Best case scenario:

-http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3rbKRB

[UNFKNBLVBL]

second hand is pre built it's an option you could look into

obviously you need to be careful so that you don't get ripped off but if you can see it running before you buy and hopefully even live close enough that you can go back if you experience any issues

[Avolate]

  Show your mom this youtube vid and tell her surely if a 5 year old girl can do it, her son is capable of building his own PC.

 

 

[Fgtfv567]

Worst case scenario:

-Go buy some cheap Dell or Lenovo and slap an AMD graphics card in there. (I say AMD because they will be cheaper in the end)

That's such a bad idea. Those prebuilts are going to cost quite a bit, and there's still a chance that the card won't work in there because of non-standard hardware, just like the HP 110-210 that Carey Holzman reviewed

[Mikeyj426]

go to reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace and they have a bunch of different build guides updated weekly.

[The Core 2 Quad Runner]

That's such a bad idea. Those prebuilts are going to cost quite a bit, and there's still a chance that the card won't work in there because of non-standard hardware, just like the HP 110-210 that Carey Holzman reviewed

Thats why its the worst-case-scenario.

But you know, Lenovo is pretty good about stuff like that. As long as the MoBo has PCI-E lanes, you should be fine. 

I've actually had to do this for one of my friends.

[The Core 2 Quad Runner]

  Show your mom this youtube vid and tell her surely if a 5 year old girl can do it, her son is capable of building his own PC.

 

 

Agreed.

[BattilionofOg]

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