help with building light gaming rig

[pototo]

Hi guys,

am thinking of building a pc for my gf to use for watching movie and light gaming like dota2 or tf2

budget is around 1100, need OS, no monitor, speaker, mouse or keyboard.

thanks alot!

 

[royfrosty]

Hi guys,

am thinking of building a pc for my gf to use for watching movie and light gaming like dota2 or tf2

budget is around 1100, need OS, no monitor, speaker, mouse or keyboard.

thanks alot!

For 1.1k

Asrock b75m dgs + i5-3470 ~ $292
Kingston value ram 8gb ~ $81
WD Blue 1tb ~ $81
Plextor m5s 128gb ~ $139
Powercolor 7850 2gb ~ $233
Coolermaster 311 + fsp hexa 500w ~ $105
Windows 7 OEM home premium ~ $115

Total $1046 buy at tradepac. Diy

 

[lamtheboy]

For 1.1k

Asrock b75m dgs + i5-3470 ~ $292
Kingston value ram 8gb ~ $81
WD Blue 1tb ~ $81
Plextor m5s 128gb ~ $139
Powercolor 7850 2gb ~ $233
Coolermaster 311 + fsp hexa 500w ~ $105
Windows 7 OEM home premium ~ $115

Total $1046 buy at tradepac. Diy

If you feel that SSD is not a 'need' then can swap out and get a better gpu
Maybe sharktoon 28 case
and palit 760+fsp silver 550 psu

 

[royfrosty]

If you feel that SSD is not a 'need' then can swap out and get a better gpu
Maybe sharktoon 28 case
and palit 760+fsp silver 550 psu

Yeap yeap. If SSD is not necessary then can get a 760.

 

[nippp0n]

Since this is rig is for watching movie and light gaming,

CPU & Mobo: i5-3470 & Asrock B75M-DGS @ $292
Ram: Kingston 1600mhz value ram 8GB @ ~$81
ODD: Samsung DVD RW @ $22
HDD: Hitachi Deskstar 2TB @ $116
Larger HDD capacity to store her dramas and movies.
SSD: Plextor M5S 128GB @ $139
Install OS and important programs in SSD for fast boot up and file access time.
GPU: Powercolor 7770 1GB @ ~$147
Good enough to play Dota 2 or TF2 at mid-high settings smoothly.
Case: Thermaltake Urban S21 @ $89
Sleek black design case.
PSU: FSP Raider 450W @ $68
OS: Windows 7 Home 64bit OEM @ $115

Total: $1069
Buy and build at Tradepac.

 

[pototo]

Thanks to all for the help provided.. Got the rig from tradepac and all went well.. Gf is very pleased with the new rig.