On a buget,which processor will take me into the early part of 2016 to play games on.

[TurtleCrusher]

Why would someone have to purchase from a catalog?

 

[escrow4]

An i5 isn't the minimum, that's crazy talk. An i5 is the best value though. An i3 is probably the minimum for a nice gaming system.

Its a fact. An i3 is an office box.

Those catalog PCs have shocking I/O though - 2 USB 3 for that price?

 

[bononos]

My only choice at this time is to buy from a catalog.What would be the set back? GPU? RAM? if so would any of these setups be fit to upgrade the GPU and RAM in the future Without getting a motherboard and more powerful PSU

The usual set back from buying a catalogue pc is the psu. Since the brand isn't listed on the spec, its probably something low end.

 

[DigDog]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($60.97 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Enermax Thorex ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $664.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-21 04:56 EST-0500

 

[Headfoot]

The GPU is the single most important part for gaming. More important than the processor, which is probably #2 given sufficient RAM. Don't try to cut corners on your GPU now. A R9 280 will be nice.

 

[MeldarthX]

750TI at 140 is a terrible choice; specially with this card from newegg.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121802

its 149.99 with mail in rebate; 10 more you get a monster card......

If you didn't want to deal with mail in rebates; you can get R9 270X for 135.99....that's cheaper and faster 750Ti at 140 is seriously terrible; for 90 dollars its a not bad; but.....too many cards just way faster at price you listed.

 

[DigDog]

you can't beat a 280 @ $150

 

[DrMrLordX]

Value wise, the A10 already has a decent IGP that could somewhat substitute for a graphics card. However it's IGP is already obsolete from a gaming perspective and needs very fast (and expensive) RAM to get the most performance from it, something on the order of 2133 MHz or faster.

DDR3-2400 is not expensive. Where did you get that idea? Case in point:

(both 2x4gb kits)

G.Skill Sniper DDR3-1600 CAS 9: $71.99

G.Skill Ripjaws X DDR3-2400 CAS 11: $66.99 + s/h.

Call it cherry-picking if you want, but discount DDR3-2400 is out there.

The only real headache is finding dual-rank DIMMs, which, while not mandatory, is desirable.

What is your budget? Instead of the A10, you could get an Athlon 860K for around $100 and put the savings into a good dedicated graphics card.

The 860k does not cost $100, at least not in the US anyway. Amazon has it for $84.29.

That aside, the upcoming 7650k will basically be a 7700k for ~$100, which will be a great deal, especially if/when a majority of software will be capable of using the iGPU for somethingorother. I would not look seriously at the 7800, and really, with the prices falling on 384 shader Kaveri chips, the 860k isn't looking that great either.

 

[frozentundra123456]

Come on guys. Lets remember the original post. This is an OEM box and he does not want to upgrade the PSU.

The best choice is almost certainly going to be the cheapest GTX750Ti that he can find. None of those AMD selections are likely to be able to run on an OEM psu. He has also stated that he does not want to build from scratch, and has in fact already selected a system, so no point in suggesting build it yourself parts either, except for a gpu.

 

[AtenRa]

R9 270 will easily operate with all those PSUs.

 

[frozentundra123456]

What PSU? We dont even know what the power supply is. The 270 requires a 6 pin adapter, which it is almost certain an OEM box will not have. Yes, it might be possible to use molex adapters, but my rule of thumb is if there isnt a true six pin adapter, I dont want to use jury rigged molex adapters. Hell, it might not even have 2 free molex adapters anyway. I had a pre-built Acer system that did not. So there is no way you can say it will handle an R9 270, much less "easily", without knowing the details of the PSU.

 

[el etro]

Pick an Intel i5 4430.

Then get a R9 280x or a GTX 960 in the future.

 

[DigDog]

My budget would be around 600

this doesnt say "i am upgrading a box"

 

[frozentundra123456]

Read posts 18 and 22.

 

[blake0812]

AMD FX 8720e or whatever it is. The FX6300 ran great for me when I had it, still does for my brother.

 

[DigDog]

nobody actually gave the poor guy a sensible build, thats why he went for the prebuilt. i would think you (of all forums) would, and maybe i was in time to give him an alternative.

 

[steve wilson]

I don't know if u have already bought, but I would probably get this assuming you don't need a screen, on your budget.

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/scan...gb-corsair-vengeance-msi-gtx-760-1tb-hdd-win-

 

[frozentundra123456]

nobody actually gave the poor guy a sensible build, thats why he went for the prebuilt. i would think you (of all forums) would, and maybe i was in time to give him an alternative.

Post #1 specifically says building himself is not an option.

 

[darkfalz]

Cheapest i5 you can get / 8 GB RAM / 960 GTX
Done.

 

[Blue_Max]

I would really go with some place that can let you pick parts. Aim for an i5 processor (preferably the overclocking K-variant) and a Z-named motherboard that also has 2 PCIe16 slots for crossfire/SLI.

Even if you can only afford a single Radeon 270x or 280x now, you can add a second one later for a big performance boost when a little extra cash comes along.

 

[schmuckley]

4670k/4690K
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