Cheap Gaming Computer

[Navi224]

1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.

Low-end gaming such as Starcraft 2 and Dota 2.


2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread

$500-$600.

3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.

U.S.

4. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.

None.

5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.

No.

6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.

A bit.

7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.

Default speeds.

8. What resolution YOU plan on gaming with.

1600x900

9. WHEN do you plan to build it?

February 2011

 

[lehtv]

Hello and welcome,

You plan to build it in February (I think you meant 2012)? There's not much use in suggesting a build four months in advance - the selection, availability and pricing of components will be completely different then than now.

If you want confirmation that a good gaming rig can be built with that budget, it depends on exactly what needs to be bought. If just the PC itself, $500-600 is plenty. If you need to include Windows and a monitor, a prebuilt PC might be a better option, but that will be easier to judge in February.

So, come back when you're actually going to build the PC

 

[Skott]

lehtv makes a good point. If you plan to build, say, first week of February, I wouldn't start your planning phase until Mid January. Between now and then you can certainly keep an eye on hardware tech and their pricing though. New stuff is always coming out.

 

[Ken g6]

The exception being, if you want a 1TB HDD, you should probably get one now before [thread=2198560]prices go up[/thread] any more!