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Corsair Obsidian mid tower case

Black with window

Internal blue LED tubes

Front multi format memory card reader

 

Gigabyte P35C-DS3R motherboard

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 LGA775 CPU

Zalman CNPS10X cooler

8GB DDR3 memory

GeForce GTX 275 video card

Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS sound card

Corsair CS550M modular PSU

120GB SSD

1TB HDD 

Two DVD-RW drives

21” Dell LCD

Windows 10, fresh install

 

I can get this pc for $350 is it good for the money i could upgrade it with some extra money just wondering if it is a good start for a mild gaming pc

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You're not going to be able to upgrade that cpu to really anything else on that particular motherboard.
That psu is atrocious. that gpu is a complete waste of money, the sound blaster audigy is pointless for a system like this, and 21" for a standalone monitor is too small imo considering its probably 1200x900 30hz.

Overall, I would stay far away from this, this is not a good gaming computer at all.

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8 minutes ago, Rocdaboss said:

Corsair Obsidian mid tower case

If that's your budget I'd just go for an APU rig man

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mWyxXL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mWyxXL/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($81.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($39.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($25.57 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $289.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-01 18:23 EST-0500

Or just run without a case

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vQvhWZ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vQvhWZ/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($70.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($30.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 360 2GB Core Edition Video Card  ($100.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $344.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-01 18:24 EST-0500

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

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what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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33 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

If that's your budget I'd just go for an APU rig man

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mWyxXL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mWyxXL/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($81.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($39.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($25.57 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $289.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-01 18:23 EST-0500

Or just run without a case

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vQvhWZ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vQvhWZ/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($70.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($30.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 360 2GB Core Edition Video Card  ($100.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $344.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-01 18:24 EST-0500

No i have a better budget just wodering if it is a good start for a gaming computer i would upgrade stuff such as CPU and Gpu in the future

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9 minutes ago, Rocdaboss said:

No i have a better budget just wodering if it is a good start for a gaming computer i would upgrade stuff such as CPU and Gpu in the future

Well then what's your whole budget for your gaming PC? That PC is not a good buy at all, it's worth near $100-150 maybe, the SSD and hard drive if they're new are the only things that would be worth anything

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what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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56 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Well then what's your whole budget for your gaming PC? That PC is not a good buy at all, it's worth near $100-150 maybe, the SSD and hard drive if they're new are the only things that would be worth anything

Ok i have a pc part picker build for my pc already just was wondering if it had any decent parts for its price my budget is 600 so i was going to upgrade CPU and GPU but i see it would be better to fresh build thanks for the feedback

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13 minutes ago, Rocdaboss said:

Ok i have a pc part picker build for my pc already just was wondering if it had any decent parts for its price my budget is 600 so i was going to upgrade CPU and GPU but i see it would be better to fresh build thanks for the feedback

Well what's the whole build plan then? i5 + 380 is about the best option for that budget

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10 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Well what's the whole build plan then? i5 + 380 is about the best option for that budget

Yea that is basicly what i am getting thinking a getting a 970 in the future as an upgrade or maybe a r9 390

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2 minutes ago, Rocdaboss said:

Yea that is basicly what i am getting thinking a getting a 970 in the future as an upgrade or maybe a r9 390

If you're starting at a 380 it wouldn't be worth upgrading to a 390/970, best off waiting for Summer when Polaris/Pascal come out, and unless Nvidia decides to support free-sync you're going to end up having to spend more with an nvidia card if you go for an adaptive sync display for smoother gameplay

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what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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9 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

If you're starting at a 380 it wouldn't be worth upgrading to a 390/970, best off waiting for Summer when Polaris/Pascal come out, and unless Nvidia decides to support free-sync you're going to end up having to spend more with an nvidia card if you go for an adaptive sync display for smoother gameplay

Thanks will do 

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Just now, Rocdaboss said:

Thanks will do 

If you're going to spend the extra hundred now it's probably worth it if you really want the highest end GPU, I meant as if you were going to buy the 380 now and upgrade later, but a 380 is more than capable for 1080p and entry level 1440p

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

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What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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