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Building a computer for gaming how how and where to buy parts

Mossietheno1 · 2012-12-03 18:26:10

Hello i'm building a computer for gaming and wundering how much would that cost i'm only 16 so i know the basics but not anything fansy I was hoping that ye could help me build a gaming computer for 600 Euro The games I would like to play are arma 2 (day z mod) and battlefield 3 The game I would like to play next year are…

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Hello i'm building a computer for gaming and wundering how much would that cost i'm only 16 so i know the basics but not anything fansy
I was hoping that ye could help me build a gaming computer for 600 Euro
The games I would like to play are arma 2 (day z mod) and battlefield 3
The game I would like to play next year are battlefield 4 and GTA 5
Thanks to anyone that replies

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#2 03-12-2012 6:35pm

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Answer these questions and we'll try help you out.

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#3 03-12-2012 6:36pm

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Tij da feen wrote: »

Answer these questions and we'll try help you out.

Was just about to post this hahah, lucky I refreshed

@OP : Once you filled that out, we'll be able to help you out !

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#4 03-12-2012 6:43pm

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ok thanks i do that brb 10min

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#5 03-12-2012 6:54pm

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1. What is your budget? [€600]

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? Gaming

3. Do you need a copy of Windows? Yes

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? i don't know i gave a 7 year old laptop but i like to keep it if possabule

5. Do you need a monitor? Yes

5a. If yes, what size do you need. i don't mined about 20 inch but that can be canged

5b. If no, what resolution is your current monitor and do you plan to upgrade in the near future -

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? yes it all all i have in my house is two laptop no spares

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? dont know what these is ?

8. How can you pay? deait card

9. When are you purchasing? would like to have it reddy before christmas has to be finshed before the 5 of jan

10. If you need help building it, where are you based? no thanks

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#6 03-12-2012 6:57pm

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Do anyone else think "oh **** where will I cut that €82 from" when they see someone needs a copy of windows? :P
Also needs a monitor!
Needing those 2 things for 600 will make it really tight I will see what I can do.

Also do you have a current bank account? If so then bank transfer is an option of payment

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#7 03-12-2012 7:02pm

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yes i do have a bank acount and what would you say the price range for them spec are

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#8 03-12-2012 7:04pm

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Item|Price
Intel Core i3-3220 Box, LGA1155|€106.88
MSI B75MA-E33, Intel B75, mATX, DDR3|€53.42
FRACTAL DESIGN Gehäuse Core 1000 black|€35.35
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 450W|€42.41
8GB G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€27.26
WD Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 3 6Gb/s|€52.48
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit (SB-Version)|€81.89
BenQ G2255|€105.00
Club 3D Radeon HD 7750, 1024MB GDDR3, AMD Radeon HD 7750, PCI- Express|€80.73
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€604.41

Not going to be lighting the world on fire but I don't think I can do much better tbh. No DVD drive in there either but you don't need one these days. Mine's been disconnected for months now.

Actually swap that GFX card for this one.

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#9 03-12-2012 7:05pm

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Watch out, that 7750 is using GDDR3 memory. It's going to be pretty slow.

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#10 03-12-2012 7:06pm

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Eboggles wrote: »

Watch out, that 7750 is using GDDR3 memory. It's going to be pretty slow.

Just caught that there. It's something I always forget about.

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#11 03-12-2012 7:13pm

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what would you say the price range for them spec are

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#12 03-12-2012 7:13pm

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that are good a knuf to run arma 2 and bf3

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#13 03-12-2012 7:14pm

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Slightly worse cpu slightly better gpu

Item|Price
ASRock H61M-DG3/USB3, Sockel 1155, mATX|€46.08
Intel Pentium G2120 Box, LGA1155|€82.61
8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€29.39
Club 3D Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition, 1024MB GDDR5, AMD Radeon HD 7770, PCI-Express|€110.27
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 450W|€42.41
BitFenix Merc Beta|€32.95
Seagate Barracuda 7200 500GB SATA 6GB's|€52.49
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit (SB-Version)|€81.89
BenQ G2255|€105.00
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€602.08

Might work out better for gaming not 100% sure. Slightly slower cpu slightly faster GPU than the other build posted.
Will be fine for the games you want that are currently out, can't predict the specs for unreleased games.

No mouse and keyboard. You can pick a mouse on that site but buy a keyboard from a local shop, the ones on that site are German layout.

Also the payment options are bank transfer or paypal(3% extra on cost)

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#14 03-12-2012 7:16pm

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cpu? gpu?

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#15 03-12-2012 7:20pm

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CPU = Central Processor
GPU = Graphics Processor(card)

Because it's a gaming build I think you should go for the best GPU that you can even if it means going for a slightly weaker cpu.

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#16 03-12-2012 7:20pm

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how much would it cost for a good computer that will play thouse game at 40 fames a sec

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#17 03-12-2012 7:21pm

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so gpu good fps and gpu good a everything esle

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#18 03-12-2012 7:29pm

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tuxy's build is good. If you can stretch it a bit go for this MB with the 3 x SATA-600
http://lb.hardwareversand.de/DDR3/59304/ASRock+B75+Pro3-M%2C+Sockel+1155%2C+mATX.article

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#19 03-12-2012 7:31pm

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but what fps would you think it would hit play arma 2

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#20 03-12-2012 7:48pm

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All things considered another 160 quid would be put to very good use. Beef the CPU up to an i5 and the GPU up to a 7850. ARMA II and BF3 would make very good use out of an extra 2 cores and more GPU power.

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#21 03-12-2012 7:49pm

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but those game only use two cores

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#22 03-12-2012 7:53pm

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Mossietheno1 wrote: »

but those game only use two cores

Sorry, ARMA does but BF3 will make good use of a quad. Also it leaves you more futureproof having the quad core. It's worth it for the extra money.

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#23 03-12-2012 8:00pm

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could ye do a box like ye did a page back for 700 euro

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#24 03-12-2012 8:15pm

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Item|Price
8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€29.39
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 450W|€42.41
BitFenix Merc Beta|€32.95
Seagate Barracuda 7200 500GB SATA 6GB's|€52.49
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit (SB-Version)|€81.89
BenQ G2255|€105.00
Intel Core i5-3550 Box, LGA1155|€188.48
Sapphire Radeon HD 7850, 1GB GDDR5|€163.79
ASRock B75 Pro3-M, Sockel 1155, mATX|€60.57
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€775.96

i5 and better graphics card but is it too far over budget?
It would play games 1080p on high settings.

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#25 03-12-2012 8:30pm

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is see thenks

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#26 03-12-2012 8:39pm

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Also if you have a HD tv you could plug into that for now over hdmi and get a monitor later when you can afford it.

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#27 03-12-2012 9:10pm

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ya i have a 21 inch hd tv

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#28 03-12-2012 9:12pm

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The picture would probably not be as sharp as a monitor but it would make a good short term solution until you save for a monitor.

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#29 03-12-2012 9:33pm

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tuxy wrote: »

Item|Price
8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€29.39
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 450W|€42.41
BitFenix Merc Beta|€32.95
Seagate Barracuda 7200 500GB SATA 6GB's|€52.49
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit (SB-Version)|€81.89
BenQ G2255|€105.00
Intel Core i5-3550 Box, LGA1155|€188.48
Sapphire Radeon HD 7850, 1GB GDDR5|€163.79
ASRock B75 Pro3-M, Sockel 1155, mATX|€60.57
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€775.96
i5 and better graphics card but is it too far over budget?
It would play games 1080p on high settings.

dropping to an i3 3220 wouldn't be a dramatic decrease in gaming performance... it would bring you a lot closer to budget

see the differrence here in BF3 couldn't find arma 2 one..

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#30 03-12-2012 9:39pm

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That's a single player comparison, in battlefield and maybe arma 2 multiplayer will make good use of more than 2 cores.
I can see newer games making more use of quad core.

The i3 is a great cpu for the price but it is worth spending extra and getting the i5 if you can.

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#31 03-12-2012 9:41pm

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thanks

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#32 03-12-2012 9:43pm

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No probs

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