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So i run a Gaming Club at my highschool, and Wanted to know what would be the cheapest Build  possible to play games at an acceptable framerate, 30fps such as  mobas: League, Dota, and some Other games such as portal, half life, skyrim, Etc These games wont be played at 1080p, 720p or lower,  I Want to build atleast 3-4 for 1000, keep in mind this is my wallet and i'd like to save as much money as possible. I was thinking of just buying one really good pc, and running Vmware and gaming in separate Steam accounts, But that looked intensive and probably couldn't support 3-4 people.

 

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Need 3-4 Pcs for under 1000,

need to be as fast as possible,

Any monitor soultions would be great,

Mostly for mobas, and Gaming

P.P.S hopefully SteamOS is a success because i'd rather not want to pay for the separate O.S for each computer

I might be able to get windows from the school.

 

Building a PC: check it out here http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1qvon

 

 

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A Gaming club at your high school?

 

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apu systems are the only thing I can think of for that budget if you can stretch to like $750 a system get this 

it will be a very good experience or there is as I said the apu route

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This x3

 

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CPU:  AMD Athlon II X4 740 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($67.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Memory:  Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($48.96 @ NCIX US)
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.96 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card:  PowerColor Radeon HD 7750 1GB Video Card  ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Case:  Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $344.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-15 19:50 EDT-0400)

 

Will run any game you can imagine ^_^

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Here's the best I can do.

 

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I can email you the cart if yo uwant.

 

Borrow some mouse and keyboards from other computers, or ask the IT at your school to steal a few during club hours. Other than that, you're all set. If you can swing it, buy some CPU coolers as well, since the CPU is un-locked you could overclock them and make them faster. I also picked pretty fast memory since it actually matters in APU's.

 

That came out like crap, shoot me your email via PM.

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This x3

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD Athlon II X4 740 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($67.00 @ Amazon)

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Memory:  Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($48.96 @ NCIX US)

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.96 @ Outlet PC)

Video Card:  PowerColor Radeon HD 7750 1GB Video Card  ($63.98 @ Newegg)

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

Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Microcenter)

Total: $344.87

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-15 19:50 EDT-0400)

 

Will run any game you can imagine ^_^

 

Eh, you can get better. And there's no monitor in there.

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Here's the best I can do.

 

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I can email you the cart if yo uwant.

 

Borrow some mouse and keyboards from other computers, or ask the IT at your school to steal a few during club hours. Other than that, you're all set. If you can swing it, buy some CPU coolers as well, since the CPU is un-locked you could overclock them and make them faster. I also picked pretty fast memory since it actually matters in APU's.

 

That came out like crap, shoot me your email via PM.

On it.

Building a PC: check it out here http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1qvon

 

 

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Here's the best I can do.

 

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I can email you the cart if yo uwant.

 

Borrow some mouse and keyboards from other computers, or ask the IT at your school to steal a few during club hours. Other than that, you're all set. If you can swing it, buy some CPU coolers as well, since the CPU is un-locked you could overclock them and make them faster. I also picked pretty fast memory since it actually matters in APU's.

 

That came out like crap, shoot me your email via PM.

Those "APUs" don't have integrated graphics

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Peripherals - Logitech G105 - Cobra mouse - Acer G236HL - Logitech desktop mic - Logitech LS21 - Audio Technica ATH-M30

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This is as good as I can get it. 

 
CPU:  AMD A8-5600K 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($92.22 @ Outlet PC) 
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage:  Toshiba  500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.50 @ Outlet PC) 
Case:  Sentey CS1-1410 ATX Mid Tower Case w/400W Power Supply  ($27.99 @ Microcenter) 
Monitor:  Hannspree HL161ABB 15.6" Monitor  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $336.30
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-15 20:33 EDT-0400)

FX 6300 - MSI 7870 Ghz - M5A97 R2.0 - Team Vulcan 8GB - WD Caviar Blue 1TB - Rosewill HIVE 550w - NZXT Source 210 (white) - Loud Fans

Peripherals - Logitech G105 - Cobra mouse - Acer G236HL - Logitech desktop mic - Logitech LS21 - Audio Technica ATH-M30

Laptop - Acer Aspire V3 - A84500m - 7670m - 15.6" screen (1366x768) - 3.5GB DDR3  - 500GB Scorpio Blue

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Could always get chromebooks for everyone....

 

wtf did I just say,,,,

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Here's the best I can do.

 

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I can email you the cart if yo uwant.

 

Borrow some mouse and keyboards from other computers, or ask the IT at your school to steal a few during club hours. Other than that, you're all set. If you can swing it, buy some CPU coolers as well, since the CPU is un-locked you could overclock them and make them faster. I also picked pretty fast memory since it actually matters in APU's.

 

That came out like crap, shoot me your email via PM.F

Thank you so muc

 

 

This is as good as I can get it. 

 
CPU:  AMD A8-5600K 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($92.22 @ Outlet PC) 
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage:  Toshiba  500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.50 @ Outlet PC) 
Case:  Sentey CS1-1410 ATX Mid Tower Case w/400W Power Supply  ($27.99 @ Microcenter) 
Monitor:  Hannspree HL161ABB 15.6" Monitor  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $336.30
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-15 20:33 EDT-0400)

 

Correct me if im wrong, but wont a 400w PSU that comes with a  30ish dollar case seem kinda, skethcy,

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Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  Kingston 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($27.99 @ Amazon) 


Video Card:  PowerColor Radeon HD 7750 1GB Video Card  ($63.98 @ Newegg) 

Case:  HEC Enterprise MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($15.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 500W ATX12V Power Supply  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Monitor:  HP LV2011 60Hz 20.0" Monitor  ($79.99 @ Microcenter) 

Total: $339.86

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-15 21:02 EDT-0400)

Something along these lines?

Case:NZXT H440   CPU:3570k @ 4.4ghz   Cooler:Prolimatech Megahalems w/ ap121 p/p  GPU:Gigabyte Windforce GTX 770  RAM:Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 16gb 1600mhz  Mobo:Sabertooth Z77     PSU:Cooler Master Silent Pro M 700w   Wheel: Logitech G27 + joystick as handbrake Asus DGX 5.1        Mouse: Corsair M65     Keyboard: CM Storm Trigger Cherry MX black  Headphones: ATH-M50s    Phone: Nexus 5 32GB  Earphones: Sennheiser CX 400ii    SSD: 120gb 840 evo  HDD: WD Enterprise 2TB    AMP&DAC: Schiit Stack. 

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Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory:  Kingston 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($27.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card:  PowerColor Radeon HD 7750 1GB Video Card  ($63.98 @ Newegg) 
Case:  HEC Enterprise MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($15.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply:  Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 500W ATX12V Power Supply  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor:  HP LV2011 60Hz 20.0" Monitor  ($79.99 @ Microcenter) 
Total: $339.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-15 21:02 EDT-0400)
Something along these lines?

 

Seems great for the money, Thanks!

Building a PC: check it out here http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1qvon

 

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD Athlon II X4 740 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($67.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Memory:  Kingston 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($27.99 @ Mac Mall)
Storage:  Toshiba  500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.50 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card:  XFX Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card  ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Case:  HEC Enterprise MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($15.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply:  CoolMax 500W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply  ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor:  Hannspree HL161ABB 15.6" Monitor  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $398.43
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-16 07:06 EDT-0400)

 

Maybe pushing the budget a tad bit but this will definitely run anything and with a quadcore+7850 where can you go wrong?

Console optimisations and how they will effect you | The difference between AMD cores and Intel cores | Memory Bus size and how it effects your VRAM usage |
How much vram do you actually need? | APUs and the future of processing | Projects: SO - here

Intel i7 5820l @ with Corsair H110 | 32GB DDR4 RAM @ 1600Mhz | XFX Radeon R9 290 @ 1.2Ghz | Corsair 600Q | Corsair TX650 | Probably too much corsair but meh should have had a Corsair SSD and RAM | 1.3TB HDD Space | Sennheiser HD598 | Beyerdynamic Custom One Pro | Blue Snowball

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1) PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD Athlon II X2 370K 4.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard:  ASRock FM2A55M-DGS Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($48.96 @ NCIX US) 

Storage:  Toshiba  500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.50 @ Outlet PC) 

Video Card:  Sapphire Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card  ($85.38 @ Newegg) 

Case:  Gigabyte GZ-F5HEB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($21.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Microcenter) 

Monitor:  HP LV2011 60Hz 20.0" Monitor  ($79.99 @ Microcenter) 

Total: $418.79

This is the lowest I can go for a build that has good quality parts. It has a HD 7770 in it, a 500GB HDD, 80+ Bronze PSU, and a 1366x768 monitor with a response time that is actually usable. It is nearly $420, but has a free game that comes with the GPU as part of Never Settle.

 
 

2) PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory:  Corsair XMS3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage:  Toshiba  500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.50 @ Outlet PC) 
Video Card:  Sapphire Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card  ($85.38 @ Newegg) 
Case:  Gigabyte GZ-F5HEB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($21.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor:  HP LV2011 60Hz 20.0" Monitor  ($79.99 @ Microcenter) 
Total: $389.82
This uses a lower quality motherboard, power supply and has less RAM, but is sub $400, and still has the free game.
 
 
CPU:  AMD A8-5600K 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($92.22 @ Outlet PC) 
Motherboard:  ASRock FM2A55M-DGS Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage:  Toshiba  500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.50 @ Outlet PC) 
Case:  Gigabyte GZ-F5HEB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($21.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Microcenter) 
Monitor:  HP LV2011 60Hz 20.0" Monitor  ($79.99 @ Microcenter) 
Total: $398.18
This build is sub $400, and is an A8 APU system with 2400MHz RAM (the mobo supports it). The rest of the parts are the same as the first. 
 

Sorry if it's a little long, let me know what you think! Also, just a side note, you should put Team Fortress 2 on the PC's if you go through with this, because of fun gameplay and free to play  :D

My PC (codenamed Genesis) - Corsair Air 540, i5 4690k, ASUS ROG Maximus VII Ranger, EVGA Geforce GTX 980 SC ACX 2.0, 8GB Corsair Vengeance RAM @ 1600MHz, 240GB Samsung 840 SSD, Seagate Barracuda 2TB HDD, CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler (not in case), EVGA SuperNova G2 750W PSU, Asus ROG Swift PG2789Q monitor, Logitech G502 mouse, and Corsair Vengeance K70 keyboard (brown switches)

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