Gaming pc on a budget?

It's not worth the trouble...i spent enough time searching around last night, i'm done

Really, as long as I can get diablo 3 to run, i could care less about the pc.

That is the only reason I bought the pc, and it's going to be the only reason i'll ever use it.

It's like getting a car to get to work. I don't need it to be fancy, it can be any piece of shit, as long as it runs (diablo 3) :crackup:

Well if it makes you feel any better, a buddy of mine has nVidia GTX 260, and it runs like BEAST.

Every game he has ever ran (and he did run quite a lot of 'em), he ran at 1920x1080 HD resolution with everything maxed out. Including Crysis 2.

There's no question you'll be running Diablo III like a boss, but question is how will you run Diablo IV in near future

EDIT - May be a bit too late to mention it now, but here's my favourite site for GPU comparisons:
http://www.hwcompare.com/category/gpu/

My home computer is approaching the two year mark right now. With an SSD and Videocard upgrade I think I have another ~3 years left in it.

I wouldn't worry about running blizzard games though. They always try to make the requirements as low as possible.

My four (maybe five:thinking year old HP tower (slightly upgraded) was still able to run SCII on medium high settings with no problems.

Hey IE,
Good to see you back!

Thanks Jake, glad to be back

Had some unfinished business I can finally finish up now.

Eudaimonium said:

Well if it makes you feel any better, a buddy of mine has nVidia GTX 260, and it runs like BEAST.

Every game he has ever ran (and he did run quite a lot of 'em), he ran at 1920x1080 HD resolution with everything maxed out. Including Crysis 2.

There's no question you'll be running Diablo III like a boss, but question is how will you run Diablo IV in near future

EDIT - May be a bit too late to mention it now, but here's my favourite site for GPU comparisons:
GPU – Video Cards @ Hardware Compare

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Even if they announced diablo IV today, it would take them 9 years to release it like they did with diablo 3.


Now i've just got to find a PSU that i know will fit in the tower.

All PSUs meant for towers are universally designed, so any you find will fit.

Back home, I've got Gigabyte 460W, works perfectly and quietly.
I'm not sure what my friend with GTX260 uses, but I know it was some high-end 500-600W stuff.

I have a 550W for my GTX 260. And like Eudaimonium said it "runs like a boss!"

Which is why I still haven't upgraded to a GTX 460 or higher. It still works great for everything I use even things that require a lot out of the GFX card.

EDIT: It does get hot though, and for some reason with this card it does not automatically increase the fan speed. I have to manually turn up the speed in the NVIDIA control panel (performance) before using certain games depending on how much graphics detail and how much they push the card.

ElectroMagneticFreak said:

I have a 550W for my GTX 260. And like Eudaimonium said it "runs like a boss!"

Which is why I still haven't upgraded to a GTX 460 or higher. It still works great for everything I use even things that require a lot out of the GFX card.

EDIT: It does get hot though, and for some reason with this card it does not automatically increase the fan speed. I have to manually turn up the speed in the NVIDIA control panel (performance) before using certain games depending on how much graphics detail and how much they push the card.

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That can be remedied with large amounts of copper though i'm sure

Eudaimonium said:

All PSUs meant for towers are universally designed, so any you find will fit.

Back home, I've got Gigabyte 460W, works perfectly and quietly.
I'm not sure what my friend with GTX260 uses, but I know it was some high-end 500-600W stuff.

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oh really?
I figured there were going to be 100 different sizes and designs that i'd have to sift through and find the right one.

I would really like to get everything set up before the 15th when the game comes out.

...I must stock up on root beer as well

Mohrenberg said:

oh really?
I figured there were going to be 100 different sizes and designs that i'd have to sift through and find the right one.

I would really like to get everything set up before the 15th when the game comes out.

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Yeah, the PSU box design has been around forever and isn't going away anytime soon...









Note the size of the power plug for the cord and power switch in relation to it's overall size -it's all the same.

Sure, there are a lot of variants, bigass ones for insane servers, to smallest ones made to power terminal PCs with less computing power than a vibrating dildo

But for your average, home PC desktop computer, you can't miss.

The one in this pc is skinny and long. Worse case, I can just move the motherboard.... not like I can't tap new holes if I need to.

Really worse case, ill just buy a new tower case to make everything fit.

Woah, so out of all that, you've got a non-standard PSU box?

Well at least the case itself should be able to accept standard sized PSUs, no matter which one is already installed.

As long as the PSU is an ATX form factor, they are standard.

I ran into a problem back in ~2004 with a tower I wanted to upgrade though. The PSU couldn't support the videocard, and there weren't really any decent options to replace it.

As a workaround I ended up finding a card that would do the bare minimum of what I wanted, with very low power requirements.

Looks like now most towers do stick to the standard atx size, but you can never be sure what's inside a prebuilt mini tower, or if it's even possible to move anything around in there.

Awesome Gaming PC for Awesome price

Alright Moh, I built you a complete killer PC with a total, best value-for-performance mindset.



Features:
-- 3.3ghz Intel Quad-Core Sandy Bridge unlocked processor (unlocks multiplier for overclocking); overclockable up to 4ghz (3.6ghz recommended with your heatsink setup)
-- MSI Z77A Motherboard, capable of: stable overlocking, Crossfire (but not SLI), 32gb memory, DirectX 11, one-click Overclocking (good for noobs who don't know how to OC)
-- High-performance RAM: Kingston HyperX 8gb @ 1600Mhz
-- Corsair A50 Performance CPU Cooler
-- Sleek looking case, the Zalman Z11, with bottom-mounted Power Supply and top fan (good because heat rises up)
-- WD Blue 1 Terabyte harddrive @ 7200 RPM and 32mb cache. Sata 6gb/s.
-- Awesome Graphics Performance for ultimate value: ASUS Geforce 560 @ 810Mhz and 1GB VRAM
-- OCZ 550W power supply.

Total: $782.91 - $40 total rebate and FREE ground shipping

*The cheap stuff will not get any much cheaper than this, save you maybe $100-$150, but you will sacrifice A LOT of performance and future-proofness.

This setup will last you at least 2 years and it's built with only the best-value-for-performance parts in mind. Also included is a high-performance CPU heatsink + fan for only $19.99, it's super worth it because allows u to overclock ur CPU from 2.8ghz to 3.5ghz and still keep it cool. Or spend $30 more and opt for liquid-cooling (pre-made, easy to setup).

The build is also very versatile, say you decided you wanted a more powerful PC in the future, you can still add an ultra-fast SSD as this build supports SATA 6gb/s; you can add a 2nd GPU and crossfire it as the motherboard supports it; you can add additional RAM, since you have 2 more slots available, and your MB supports up to 32gb.

You will not find a cheaper, better computer anywhere else. Also a lot of the parts sourced here are limited offers only, so you should get them while they last! Trust me when I say the hot stuff sells in a few days, sometimes hours after sale.

I find it funny that none of us even consider including the price of Windows in our calculations :shhh: