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[HonkaPonka]

That's a very tight budget you have. The specs I list below are a bit more money. I could not build a good gaming computer within your budget.

• Computer Case: Corsair Obsidian Series 350D Performance Micro ATX Computer Case [+$100] (Amazon)
• CPU: Intel Core i5-4690k at 3.5GHz [+$210] (Amazon)
• GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 750Ti GDDR5 2GB [+$140] (Amazon)
• Motherboard: ASUS Micro ATX DDR3 2600 LGA 1150 Z97M-PLUS [+$127] (Amazon)
• PSU: EVGA 500W 80PLUS Certified ATX12V/EPS12V Power Supply [+$35] (Amazon)
• RAM: Corsair Vengeance Blue 8 GB (2X4 GB) PC3-12800 1600mHz [+$76] (Amazon)
• Optical Drive: Asus 24x DVD-RW Serial-ATA Internal OEM ODD [+$22] (Amazon)
• Hard Drive (Primary): WD Caviar Blue 500GB SATA III [+$50] (Amazon)
• Optional SSD (Primary): Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" SATA III [+$85] (Amazon)

Sub-total: $760 (without SSD).
Taxes: Unknown
Total: $760~

Notes: I would recommend you start with these specifications and go from there. You need to save up some more money to afford these specifications. It will be worth while doing so. Whatever you do, do not sacrifice the motherboard. You may be able to find a cheaper CPU.

Thank you very much, yeah I realised that after like my dad always says never buy the cheapest go mid range haha. That's a fact usually for everything.

[J.Dre]

Thank you very much, yeah I realised that after like my dad always says never buy the cheapest go mid range haha. That's a fact usually for everything.

Hopefully it at least gives you an idea of what to buy. You can't always just go on Amazon or eBay and buy random parts and expect them to work. That is one mistake I see a lot of people make (new to building). For example, I've known people whom have purchased the wrong type of motherboard for their CPU. Also, people who have bought overkill GPU's with a very weak CPU because they think the CPU is not as important, ultimately resulting in bottleneck on a lot of games.

Building them isn't as easy as most think. It's definitely cost-effective, and a great way to have the best performance for your money.

[Gordo]

Just build mine, should be shipping thought out this week, had 1.2~ bugget (ended up like 1.5k thanks to peripherals)

ill post a picture of all the goodies when i get them.

[J.Dre]

@Gordo,

What specs did you end up getting?

[svennn]

@Gordo,

What specs did you end up getting?

Current Setup: Laptop.

CPU: Intel Core i5-2430M 2.40GHz
GPU: Nvidia Geforce GT 780M
RAM: 6GB likely 1300mhz
Storage: 2x250GB HDD 7200RPM

Budget 1700 USD. Probably won't buy a new PC for a while (unless I manage to get a job), but i'd still like to know what you recommend for this budget :P

MUST BE
Intel, Nvidia, SSD.

Note that prices are a lot higher in Sweden.

[J.Dre]

Budget 1700 USD. Probably won't buy a new PC for a while (unless I manage to get a job), but i'd still like to know what you recommend for this budget :P

MUST BE
Intel, Nvidia, SSD.

Note that prices are a lot higher in Sweden.

I'll try to stay around $1500. That should leave some wiggle room for Sweden's inflated prices.

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• Computer Case: Corsair Obsidian Series 750D Full-Tower Case [+$135] (Amazon)
• CPU: Intel Core i7-4790k (8MB Cache, up to 4.4 GHz) [+$331] (Amazon)
• GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 Overclocked 4GB GDDR5 [+$340] (Amazon)
• Motherboard: Gigabyte Black Edition LGA 1150 Intel Z97 [+$190] (Amazon)
• PSU: Corsair RM Series 750 Watt ATX/EPS 80PLUS Gold-Certified [+$108] (Amazon)
• RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 DRAM 2400MHz [+$95] (Amazon)
• Optical Drive: Asus Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM [+$70] (Amazon)
• SSD (Primary): Samsung 850 PRO 256GB 2.5" SATA III [+$175] (Amazon)

Sub-total: $1444 (with the SSD you wanted).
Taxes: Unknown
Total: $1444~ plus taxes.

Notes: This is a great setup. You'll be able to max out every game for a good while. It will also run like 100 Tibia clients, if you want.

[Gordo]

@Gordo,

What specs did you end up getting?

Posting a pic in a few, after i unpack everything

edit:


@J.Dre you can pretty much see everything there, just not the drives

A seagate 2tb hard drive and a regular Asus disk drive (in the bubble warp)

Also a 32G usb to upload Windows 7, 64 bit and the monitor is a Asus 1080p LCD

[J.Dre]

@Gordo,

Did you open up everything? Look at the list of components I made for Svennn (above). You may want to exchange the GPU for a 970.

[Gordo]

@Gordo,

Did you open up everything? Look at the list of components I made for Svennn (above). You may want to exchange the GPU for a 970.

please do elaborate

[J.Dre]

please do elaborate

Just watch reviews: The 970 is about 20% faster than the 770, and much more efficient. It also beats the GTX 780 in most games and almost all synthetic benchmarks.