Graduation gift

[WannabeinCIS]

1. Budget & Location:

 

$400. i already have a msi r7 260x and a corsair cx750m psu. i live in NY

 

 

2. Aim:

 

To play league on decent settings. currently i play it on minimum settings with about 114ping.

 

3. Monitors:

 

Would love to include one in the budget but if it takes a lot away then i dont want it

 

4. Peripherals:

 

none.

 

5. Why are you upgrading?

 

Because i have a old 7 year old acer that can barely handle watching a 480p youtube vid without buffering.

 

 

[ilikemacandpc]

Give me 10 minutes. 

 

Here you go. This has a nice IPS monitor, an i3, 8GB of RAM, and a 1TB hard drive. An SSD will be a nice upgrade. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($99.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($41.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($47.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.10 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($30.60 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Monitor: LG 23MP47HQ 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($119.70 @ Newegg) 

Total: $384.32

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-22 17:06 EDT-0400

[Tazman192]

You play League on minimum with a 260x? whaaaaaaat

[WannabeinCIS]

You play League on minimum with a 260x? whaaaaaaat

no im playing on a 7year old acer. my mom got me a 260x for christmas and my current pc doesnt have enough juice in the mobo to run it

[Dubesta11]

1. Budget & Location:

 

$400. i already have a msi r7 260x and a corsair cx750m psu. i live in NY

 

 

2. Aim:

 

To play league on decent settings. currently i play it on minimum settings with about 114ping.

 

3. Monitors:

 

Would love to include one in the budget but if it takes a lot away then i dont want it

 

4. Peripherals:

 

none.

 

5. Why are you upgrading?

 

Because i have a old 7 year old acer that can barely handle watching a 480p youtube vid without buffering.

 

So you have 400 dollars more to spend? I cannot include a monitor without limiting system performance. Here are a few ideas:

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($166.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.99 @ Directron) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($53.99 @ B&H) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.60 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.60 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $352.17

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-22 17:09 EDT-0400

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.99 @ Directron) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($53.99 @ B&H) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.60 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.60 @ SuperBiiz) 

Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $405.16

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-22 17:10 EDT-0400

 

First one has an i5, second has a monitor. You might be able to get an SSD with the first build as well, or get one instead of the hard drive.

[Agazed]

Why would you get a 750 watt PSU? With a $400 budget you will only be using 300 watts.

[WannabeinCIS]

Why would you get a 750 watt PSU? With a $400 budget you will only be using 300 watts.

i bought this psu cause my local best buy only had this reliable psu and a cheap 500w garbo psu and i wanted to run my gpu asap. but bestbuy told me my mobo was to old to give the gpu the power it needed or something like that.

[Dubesta11]

i bought this psu cause my local best buy only had this reliable psu and a cheap 500w garbo psu and i wanted to run my gpu asap. but bestbuy told me my mobo was to old to give the gpu the power it needed or something like that.

 

Your motherboard should support that PSU quite fine, just don't use the 4 extra pins on the 24pin connector. There should be no reason why it would not work...