help with a budget gaming rig

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Hi guys a fren of mine decided to make a gaming rig not high end
he intends to play games like league of legends, path of exiles lagless.
been calculating ourselves but i think best we ask opinions here.

budget : $800
need OS win7 would be okay
need monitor
speaker
keyboard.

yet again thanks for all the help.
 

royfrosty

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Hi guys a fren of mine decided to make a gaming rig not high end
he intends to play games like league of legends, path of exiles lagless.
been calculating ourselves but i think best we ask opinions here.

budget : $800
need OS win7 would be okay
need monitor
speaker
keyboard.

yet again thanks for all the help.

$800 very tight budget. Got to be more realistic.

Asrock b75m dgs + i3-3220 ~ $211
Adata 4gb 1600mhz ~ $45
Toshiba 500gb 7200rpm ~ $60
Powercolor 7750 ~ $122
Brandless matx with PSU ~ $45
Windows 7 home premium 64bit OEM ~ $115
Dell s2230l 22inch IPS panel ~ $199


Total $797 buy at tradepac diy.
 

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$800 too tight Liao

G3220 + Asrock h81m dgs ~ $140
Adata 4gb ddr3 ~ $43
Wd blue 500gb ~ $60
PC 7770 ~ $150
CM 311 + fsp hexa 500 ~ $105
Samsung oem drive ~ $21
Win7 64 oem ~ $115
Aoc e2060swd ~ $140
Logitech keyboard + mouse mk120 ~ $17
Logitech ls21 speaker ~ $29

Total ~ $820 buy and DIY @ tradepac ask for discount
 

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$800 very tight budget. Got to be more realistic.

Asrock b75m dgs + i3-3220 ~ $211
Adata 4gb 1600mhz ~ $45
Toshiba 500gb 7200rpm ~ $60
Powercolor 7750 ~ $122
Brandless matx with PSU ~ $45
Windows 7 home premium 64bit OEM ~ $115
Dell s2230l 22inch IPS panel ~ $199


Total $797 buy at tradepac diy.

i see quite okay. The gpu can sustain low end games right such as dota 2?
for ram. Gaming wise we dont need much right?
 

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i see quite okay. The gpu can sustain low end games right such as dota 2?
for ram. Gaming wise we dont need much right?
Yea still can medium to low settings the ram 4gb just wont allow you open too much tabs at once . But the build he give monitor not included. As your friend to reoncsider his budget to get a better gaming experience :D
 

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Yea still can medium to low settings the ram 4gb just wont allow you open too much tabs at once . But the build he give monitor not included. As your friend to reoncsider his budget to get a better gaming experience :D

yah already advice him to fork out abit more but for him to get a better one would be overkill coz we mostly just spend our time playing league of legends.
other than the com will be use as normal surfing or streaming movies or watch movies. As most of the files he kept with external hdd
 

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yah already advice him to fork out abit more but for him to get a better one would be overkill coz we mostly just spend our time playing league of legends.
other than the com will be use as normal surfing or streaming movies or watch movies. As most of the files he kept with external hdd

Ohh league of legends a gtx650ti boost will be able to max out 60fps
 

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i see thx! We will drop by sim lim,tradepac and see what they have in offer

Bt i think with his tight budget get a second hand system at the it garage just buy monitor seperately and make sure second hand gt warranty
 

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Hi guys i just persuaded my fren he increased he's budget to $1k

can u guys help revised another build?

need OS
Speaker
Monitor
if possible good keyboard

thanks again!
 

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Hi guys a fren of mine decided to make a gaming rig not high end
he intends to play games like league of legends, path of exiles lagless.
been calculating ourselves but i think best we ask opinions here.

budget : $800
need OS win7 would be okay
need monitor
speaker
keyboard.

yet again thanks for all the help.
CPU+MB: Intel Pentium G2130 + ASRock B75M-DGS @ $145
RAM: ADATA Premier DDR3-1600 CL11 4GB @ $43
GPU: Leadtek GTX 650 Ti 1GB @ $164
HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB @ $76
ODD: Samsung 24X CD/DVD Writer [OEM] @ $21
PSU: FSP300-50HMN 300W @ $39 (PC Themes)
CASE: Generic ATX Chassis @ $20
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit [OEM] @ $115
DSP: Philips 200V4LSB 19.5" LED [TN] @ $149 (PC Themes)
SPK: Edifier M1250 [2.0] @ $12
KB+MS: Logitech MK100 @ $15

Total: $799

Buy others from Tradepac, #05-19.
 
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MoneyFace =p

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Hi guys i just persuaded my fren he increased he's budget to $1k

can u guys help revised another build?

need OS
Speaker
Monitor
if possible good keyboard

thanks again!
Further enhancing overall gaming experience with upgraded visual, acoustic and typing experience with the top up...

CPU+MB: Intel Pentium G2130 + ASRock B75M-DGS @ $145
Pentium G2130 is still a beast to run these games smoothly.
RAM: ADATA Premier DDR3-1600 CL11 4GB @ $43
GPU: Leadtek GTX 650 Ti 1GB @ $164
Still able to max out those games on Full HD.
HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB @ $76
ODD: Samsung 24X CD/DVD Writer [OEM] @ $21
CASE+PSU: Cooler Master Elite 311 + FSP Hexa 500W [80 Plus] @ $105*
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit [OEM] @ $115
DSP: Dell S2240L 21.5" LED [e-IPS] @ $199
SPK: Creative SBS A220 [2.1] @ $29 (PC Themes)
KB: Rosewill RK-9000 [Mechanical] @ $99 (Cybermind)

Total: $996

Buy others from Tradepac, #05-19.

*Store Bundle
 
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Further enhancing overall gaming experience with upgraded visual, acoustic and typing experience with the top up...

CPU+MB: Intel Pentium G2130 + ASRock B75M-DGS @ $145
Pentium G2130 is still a beast to run these games smoothly.
RAM: ADATA Premier DDR3-1600 CL11 4GB @ $43
GPU: Leadtek GTX 650 Ti 1GB @ $164
Still able to max out those games on Full HD.
HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB @ $76
ODD: Samsung 24X CD/DVD Writer [OEM] @ $21
CASE+PSU: Cooler Master Elite 311 + FSP Hexa 500W [80 Plus] @ $105*
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit [OEM] @ $115
DSP: Dell S2240L 21.5" LED [e-IPS] @ $199
SPK: Creative SBS A220 [2.1] @ $29 (PC Themes)
KB: Rosewill RK-9000 [Mechanical] @ $99 (Cybermind)

Total: $996

Buy others from Tradepac, #05-19.

*Store Bundle

wow thx man! Sweet!
 

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If 1TB HDD is really unnecessary, here's the amended changes with further enhancement to sound enjoyment. :)

HDD: Western Digital Blue 500GB @ $64
SPK: Logitech Z313 [2.1] @ $49 (PC Themes)

alright cool thx man just nice the build a really good ivy bridge setup.
 
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