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Can anyone recommend me a cheap quality rig around the $450 mark that I could run most of today's triple A games?

 

Excluding monitor and peripherals right? I smell a console killer #WatchOutSony #ByeByeXbox

Speedtests

WiFi - 7ms, 22Mb down, 10Mb up

Ethernet - 6ms, 47.5Mb down, 9.7Mb up

 

Rigs

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 Type            Desktop

 OS              Windows 10 Pro

 CPU             i5-4430S

 RAM             8GB CORSAIR XMS3 (2x4gb)

 Cooler          LC Power LC-CC-97 65W

 Motherboard     ASUS H81M-PLUS

 GPU             GeForce GTX 1060

 Storage         120GB Sandisk SSD (boot), 750GB Seagate 2.5" (storage), 500GB Seagate 2.5" SSHD (cache)

 

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Type            Server

OS              Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

CPU             Core 2 Duo E6320

RAM             2GB Non-ECC

Motherboard     ASUS P5VD2-MX SE

Storage         RAID 1: 250GB WD Blue and Seagate Barracuda

Uses            Webserver, NAS, Mediaserver, Database Server

 

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A bit off budget, but definitely worth it.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Azza SIRIUS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $474.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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A bit off budget, but definitely worth it.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Azza SIRIUS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $474.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-05 01:39 EDT-0400

 

 

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consoles down ;)

My Rigs:

Gaming/CAD/Rendering Rig
Case:
 Corsair Air 240 , CPU: i7-4790K, Mobo: ASUS Gryphon Z97 mATX,  GPU: Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970, RAM: G.Skill Sniper 16GB, SSD: SAMSUNG 1TB 840 EVO, Cooling: Corsair H80i PCPP: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/b/f2TH99SFF HTPC
Case:
Silverstone ML06B, CPU: Pentium G3258, Mobo: Gigabyte GA-H97N-WiFi, RAM: G.Skill 4GB, SSD: Kingston SSDNow 120GB PCPP: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/b/JmZ8TW
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($113.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($67.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Value 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($41.49 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 750GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card  ($142.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($58.50 @ Newegg)
Total: $504.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Eh, went with slightly more for the PSU :P
I've had to swap one out cause I cheaped out so I don't do that now.

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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What kind of dollars are you using?

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-7870K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor ($142.89 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($48.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($55.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)

Case: BitFenix Prodigy M Midnight MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: Thermaltake 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($22.50 @ Newegg)

Total: $394.24

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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The Above build will play AAA titles at 1080p around 25-30FPS at low to mid settings.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($69.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($48.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Directron)

Power Supply: Thermaltake 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($31.00 @ Newegg)

Total: $402.83

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-05 05:16 EDT-0400

This build will run most AAA games at medium to high settings at 30-45 FPS

Current setup

Images of setup: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/183-show-off-your-setup/?p=5872590

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Am I a magician?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($69.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($48.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.95 @ Amazon)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 285 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($153.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $400.87

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-05 18:01 EDT-0400

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