[TAminimat]

Hey guys, been looking at building a budget rig just for lowest settings SC2, minecraft and maybe some low graphic CoD4.

I have been searching through quite a lot of sites and reading some current discussions about a budget rig over at whirlpool. Would something like this cover what I need it for?:

i5 2400
Seagate Barracuda 500gb
1GB Gigabyte Radeon HD6870
Asrock H61M/U3S3 B3
Cooler Master 371
Antec Neo Eco 520C
ATX Power Cable
Win7

What ram should I get? Would it be worth getting 8gb over 4gb?

Thanks please make changes to this where you could see it would benefit it for cheapest available (looking to spend 700-850ish). Also where would the best place to buy all of this in Brisbane? An online shop or just go find a place that stocks all of this? Cheers

[Mayo]

Talk to Karma IT, you can PM him on this site.

Tell him I sent you and he will give you a discount.

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	nirvAnA:
	TAminimat:	<3

[HuT]

For all PC related stuff I use pccasegear. They are usually super cheap and reliable. 4GB RAM is fine for what you're looking to do.

[Karma IT]

this has become my most common budget system

PRO LAN GAMER - weighs 12.3kg

CASE: Bitfenix Merc Alpha
PSU: Aywun Mega Power ECO 420w
MOBO: Asus P8H61-M-LX-V3
CPU: Intel Core i3-2100, HT 4 threads @ 3.1Ghz
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 4Gb 1600Mhz
HDD: Corsair force 3 series 60gb SSD
ODD: Sony 24x DVDrw
GPU: Asus GTX-550ti DC 1Gb
OS: MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit

$800 delivered Australia wide, Ready to run, 3 year RTB Warranty

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FvRelimzkE:

Sick build for $800

[Mayo]

No Thermaltake or Kingston, scratch Karma :P

[|Erasmus|]

Getting a $120 worth of a luxury item in terms of an SSD isn't good for a budget gaming system. For general use, it's fine, becase a GPU isn't needed for regular use to begin with (begs the question of why it has a 550Ti then).

If you want a gaming system though minimat, spend more on the GPU/CPU and don't bother with an SSD at that budget. They are awesome, but will take up too much budget you can use for more relevant things.

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	breadfan:	Listen to this advice
	[TA]LoSt:
	TADivinity:	Agree 100%
	nirvAnA:

[breadfan]

Umart is pretty much your best storefront retail option in Bris.

[dippa]

Here's a quick rig I put together on PC Case Gear - doesn't include peripherals like headphones, keyboard, mouse or mouse pad, but I'm assuming you have those already.

--list below in new post--

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|Erasmus|:

I like computers without cpus.

[dippa]

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?...ion=wish_lists

that's the wish list link (I think)

[Karma IT]

you forget one thing, hard drive prices are rubbish atm

hes better of paying $110 for the ssd rather than $90 odd for the 500gb, make do with the ssd + external or w/e until they come back down in price

even still, i can easily swap the ssd for a 500gb mech drive

its not set in stone

[TAminimat]

What about that build you posted karma, minus the SSD (swap for the barracuda 500gb) and swap the i3 for the i5 2400 and swap the Asus GTX-550ti DC for the Gigabyte HD6870?

[[TA]LoSt]

Need a CPU dippa? :P

Take the monitor out of that budget PC dippa made (as I'm assuming you'd already have one) and replace it with a CPU and you have a decent budget PC there.

Listen to the advice of people here regarding SSD's, if you're looking to buy a budget PC SSD's are definitely more of a luxury rather than a necessity. You're better off spending the extra money on more RAM or a better GPU.

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html
^ Have a look at that, it takes into consideration price in comparison to performance. Basically that whole website is a good indicator of what is awesome and what's not worth its price.

Goodluck. ^_^

[|Erasmus|]

Basically, you should be able to get something like this:

Antec Three Hundred Case $65.00
Intel Core i5 2400 $205.00
Powercolor Radeon HD6870 1GB $179.00
Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3 Motherboard $135.00
Antec Neo Eco 520C 520W Power Supply $69.00
G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-10666CL9D-8GB DDR3 $55.00
Seagate Barracuda 1TB ST31000524AS $109

Total $817

Those prices are from pccasegear, and they are not the cheapest of cheap places. Umart and Scorptech are good for Qld and should be comparable.

EDIT: IF you have a hard drive in your existing PC and don't desperately need more space, KarmaIT is right, it's a terrible time to buy HDDs. There is a shortage and they are overpriced. Better off not buying any hard drive then spending that hundred dollars on a SSD in a budget system though, either way. The $/MB is still very low on SSDs.

[dippa]

The ****, I must have removed it by accident.

PC sans monitor:



Gigabyte GA-H67MA-USB3-B3 Motherboard In stock $105.00
ASUS Radeon HD6670 1GB GDDR3 In stock $89.00
G.Skill F3-10600CL9D-8GBNT (2x4GB) DDR3 In stock $45.00
CoolerMaster Elite 335U Case In stock $45.00
Samsung SH-222AB SATA DVDRW Drive In stock $22.00
Antec TruePower TP-650 650W In stock $125.00
Seagate Barracuda 1TB ST31000524AS In stock $109.00
Intel Core i3 2100 In stock $125.00
Sub-total: $665.00

[TAminimat]

Actually I don't have a monitor but I don't really want to include it in the budget for the PC, Im sure I can find a cheap used monitor somewhere. Although the build you just posted Dippa is cheap enough that I could include that monitor in there too. Will think about the monitor later though. Cheers for all the help so far

[Karma IT]

PRO LAN GAMER - weighs 12.3kg - MINIMAT VARIANT

CASE: Bitfenix Merc Alpha
PSU: Aywun Mega Power ECO 420w
MOBO: Asus P8H61-M-LX-V3
CPU: Intel Core i3-2100, HT 4 threads @ 3.1Ghz
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 4Gb 1600Mhz
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 500Gb
ODD: Sony 24x DVDrw
GPU: Asus GTX-550ti DC 1Gb
OS: MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit

$779 delivered Australia wide, Ready to run, 3 year RTB Warranty

[TAminimat]

What would the performance vs price difference between the i3 and the i5 2400 and the 550ti vs the gigabyte radeon HD6870?

[Mayo]

I still see no Thermaltake or Kingston.

I'm sad

[TAminimat]

Haha, what cheap cases do you have ^.^

[Mayo]

http://thermaltake.com.au/products-m...?id=C_00001815
http://thermaltake.com.au/products-m...?id=C_00001772
http://thermaltake.com.au/products-m...?id=C_00001615
http://thermaltake.com.au/products-m...?id=C_00001803 - Bit higher then your price range I think