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Best $500 budget PC build for TF2?
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I'm building a computer for myself soon, and I'm looking to make sure it can run TF2 at medium settings at a solid unbreakable 60 fps.

Budget is no higher than $500, don't wanna totally throw the GPU out the window because I do want to run a couple other games (Borderlands 2, Warframe).

I'm building a computer for myself soon, and I'm looking to make sure it can run TF2 at medium settings at a solid unbreakable 60 fps.

Budget is no higher than $500, don't wanna totally throw the GPU out the window because I do want to run a couple other games (Borderlands 2, Warframe).
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Save up more money to buy a decent pc

Save up more money to buy a decent pc
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Maybe this can be a good starting point. It's slightly over your budget though.

Maybe [url=https://pcpartpicker.com/guide/8W8TwP/entry-level-intel-gaming-build]this[/url] can be a good starting point. It's slightly over your budget though.
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You can build a very respectable PC for 700-800 (depends on how part prices change) so if you've already got 500$ you may as well just wait and add another 200$ on top and have something that'll last you for 5+ years. If not, Zenity's build there doesn't look too bad, you could even shave a few dollars here and there, but again when you build your own PC there are some financials to consider:

Shipping costs - unless you have some kind of membership deal like amazon prime etc, shipping is probably going to run you an extra 30-40$ or more depending on where you live

Sales Tax: You may end up having to pay sales tax which could add an additional 25-30$ depending on your state (you can check if you'll have to pay in advance by seeing if your on-line vendor has a presence in your state).

Windows: 100$ for new windows - there are ways around this, including just reusing an older windows key if you've still got uses on it, or piracy, but that comes with its own problems.

So all told that's 160ish$ of your 500 that's going to not hardware, and at that point if you have a hard limit of 500$ it's basically not worth it because you're actually trying to build a 300$ PC.

You can build a very respectable PC for 700-800 (depends on how part prices change) so if you've already got 500$ you may as well just wait and add another 200$ on top and have something that'll last you for 5+ years. If not, Zenity's build there doesn't look too bad, you could even shave a few dollars here and there, but again when you build your own PC there are some financials to consider:

Shipping costs - unless you have some kind of membership deal like amazon prime etc, shipping is probably going to run you an extra 30-40$ or more depending on where you live

Sales Tax: You may end up having to pay sales tax which could add an additional 25-30$ depending on your state (you can check if you'll have to pay in advance by seeing if your on-line vendor has a presence in your state).

Windows: 100$ for new windows - there are ways around this, including just reusing an older windows key if you've still got uses on it, or piracy, but that comes with its own problems.

So all told that's 160ish$ of your 500 that's going to not hardware, and at that point if you have a hard limit of 500$ it's basically not worth it because you're actually trying to build a 300$ PC.
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Kinguin sells windows keys for dirt cheap https://www.kinguin.net/software-deals/

Kinguin sells windows keys for dirt cheap https://www.kinguin.net/software-deals/
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Sir_BubblesTF2 unbreakable fps.

No.

Sir_BubblesBudget is no higher than $500, don't wanna totally throw the GPU out the window

No. You won't get more than a budget CPU and a budget GPU. If you want an SSD you will not get a GPU at all.

Sir_Bubbles(Borderlands 2, Warframe).

Neither of these needs more than a budget GPU though.

[quote=Sir_Bubbles]TF2 unbreakable fps.[/quote]
No.
[quote=Sir_Bubbles]
Budget is no higher than $500, don't wanna totally throw the GPU out the window[/quote]
No. You won't get more than a budget CPU and a budget GPU. If you want an SSD you will not get a GPU at all.

[quote=Sir_Bubbles](Borderlands 2, Warframe).[/quote]
Neither of these needs more than a budget GPU though.
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Not sure if this is what you're looking for because you mentioned wanting to save your gpu and all, but I just bought this unbeatable prebuilt from walmart for ~$500 and they still have a ton left in stock from cyber monday. Also, Setsul Certified™!!
i5-7400
gtx1060 3gb
8gb ram
7200rpm 1TB HDD (only real downside)
Win10 license

https://www.walmart.com/ip/HP-Pavilion-Power-580-023w-Gaming-Tower-Intel-Core-i5-7400-NVIDIA-GTX-1060-3GB-Graphics-8-GB-Memory-1TB-Hard-Drive-Windows-10/803136621

Not sure if this is what you're looking for because you mentioned wanting to save your gpu and all, but I just bought this unbeatable prebuilt from walmart for ~$500 and they still have a ton left in stock from cyber monday. Also, Setsul Certified™!!
i5-7400
gtx1060 3gb
8gb ram
7200rpm 1TB HDD (only real downside)
Win10 license

https://www.walmart.com/ip/HP-Pavilion-Power-580-023w-Gaming-Tower-Intel-Core-i5-7400-NVIDIA-GTX-1060-3GB-Graphics-8-GB-Memory-1TB-Hard-Drive-Windows-10/803136621
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I told you that it's not ideal for TF2.
And it says right there "out of stock".

I told you that it's not ideal for TF2.
And it says right there "out of stock".
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SetsulI told you that it's not ideal for TF2.
And it says right there "out of stock".

Not sure about OP, but the walmarts near me still have those in stock at the store. Still wouldn't buy one though.

[quote=Setsul]I told you that it's not ideal for TF2.
And it says right there "out of stock".[/quote]

Not sure about OP, but the walmarts near me still have those in stock at the store. Still wouldn't buy one though.
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SetsulI told you that it's not ideal for TF2.
And it says right there "out of stock".

Not throwing shade but I do have screenshots of you saying that under reduced graphical settings that system is suitable to run most games at 144+ (which I can confirm now that I'm using it). I apologize if I misunderstood though.
As for indicating it's out of stock walmart's website is largely inaccurate in that regard. Using brickseek you can see that there are 50+ units total in just my surrounding zipcodes. Try knoxville area 37916
http://brickseek.com/walmart-inventory-checker?sku=803136621

[quote=Setsul]I told you that it's not ideal for TF2.
And it says right there "out of stock".[/quote]

Not throwing shade but I do have screenshots of you saying that under reduced graphical settings that system is suitable to run most games at 144+ (which I can confirm now that I'm using it). I apologize if I misunderstood though.
As for indicating it's out of stock walmart's website is largely inaccurate in that regard. Using brickseek you can see that there are 50+ units total in just my surrounding zipcodes. Try knoxville area 37916
http://brickseek.com/walmart-inventory-checker?sku=803136621
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It's definitely possible to build a decent rig for 500$ if you look at used stuff, would just be careful to make sure everything works/gpu not fried from bitcoin mining if you do decide to down that route.

It's definitely possible to build a decent rig for 500$ if you look at used stuff, would just be careful to make sure everything works/gpu not fried from bitcoin mining if you do decide to down that route.
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ZeNityMaybe this can be a good starting point. It's slightly over your budget though.

Yeah I saw that and the AMD version on PC parts picker, the main thing I'm on the fence about is CPU, because I know TF2 just eats it for breakfast. The AMD version has a Ryzen with a lower clock, but it's quad core, but it's also AMD which I've heard "mixed" things about.

SetsulNo.

Yes.

SetsulNo. You won't get more than a budget CPU and a budget GPU. If you want an SSD you will not get a GPU at all.

Don't give a hoot about SSDs, going the start off with a HDD and then later down the road when I have some money laying around I'll maybe cash in on a small SSD to put some games on.

GPU I realized I can run pretty much everything at low-medium settings at 60FPS with a 1050/1050ti equivalent, and I barely play anything other than TF2 or the other two games I listed, so I've got that going for me.

The biggest issue I've run into is CPU, as mentioned above it's unclear to me whether TF2 prefers CPU clock speed over core count, and whether to take the theoretical risk getting an AMD processor that is beefier on paper than something like a higher clocked pentium with HT and only 2 cores.

StevieKinguin sells windows keys for dirt cheap https://www.kinguin.net/software-deals/

I have conjured up a couple different methods of getting windows without paying for it, one of them being I have my old Windows 8.1 product key, if that doesn't work and I have no money left for Windows, might try Linux or something.

MarxistYou can build a very respectable PC for 700-800 (depends on how part prices change) so if you've already got 500$ you may as well just wait and add another 200$ on top and have something that'll last you for 5+ years. If not, Zenity's build there doesn't look too bad, you could even shave a few dollars here and there, but again when you build your own PC there are some financials to consider:

Shipping costs - unless you have some kind of membership deal like amazon prime etc, shipping is probably going to run you an extra 30-40$ or more depending on where you live

Sales Tax: You may end up having to pay sales tax which could add an additional 25-30$ depending on your state (you can check if you'll have to pay in advance by seeing if your on-line vendor has a presence in your state).

Windows: 100$ for new windows - there are ways around this, including just reusing an older windows key if you've still got uses on it, or piracy, but that comes with its own problems.

So all told that's 160ish$ of your 500 that's going to not hardware, and at that point if you have a hard limit of 500$ it's basically not worth it because you're actually trying to build a 300$ PC.

Obviously I have a little buffer for stuff like tax and whatever, and I'm stopping at 500 because that's enough for me being I'm currently typing this on my "Main computer" which is literally a laptop with a pretty meh CPU and integrated GPU.

Just looking for something to get my foot in the door, if I want to upgrade later that's fine as it's a lot cheaper to just buy a new GPU than it is to buy an entirely new system.

I just have the misfortune of picking a old unoptimized for GPU game as my favorite, so I'm having to think about CPU more than I would normally be, where you'd just pick any 100 dollar CPU with favorable specs and move on.

[quote=ZeNity]Maybe [url=https://pcpartpicker.com/guide/8W8TwP/entry-level-intel-gaming-build]this[/url] can be a good starting point. It's slightly over your budget though.[/quote]

Yeah I saw that and the AMD version on PC parts picker, the main thing I'm on the fence about is CPU, because I know TF2 just eats it for breakfast. The AMD version has a Ryzen with a lower clock, but it's quad core, but it's also AMD which I've heard "mixed" things about.

[quote=Setsul]
No.[/quote]
Yes.


[quote=Setsul]No. You won't get more than a budget CPU and a budget GPU. If you want an SSD you will not get a GPU at all.[/quote]
Don't give a hoot about SSDs, going the start off with a HDD and then later down the road when I have some money laying around I'll maybe cash in on a small SSD to put some games on.

GPU I realized I can run pretty much everything at low-medium settings at 60FPS with a 1050/1050ti equivalent, and I barely play anything other than TF2 or the other two games I listed, so I've got that going for me.

The biggest issue I've run into is CPU, as mentioned above it's unclear to me whether TF2 prefers CPU clock speed over core count, and whether to take the theoretical risk getting an AMD processor that is beefier on paper than something like a higher clocked pentium with HT and only 2 cores.

[quote=Stevie]Kinguin sells windows keys for dirt cheap https://www.kinguin.net/software-deals/[/quote]

I have conjured up a couple different methods of getting windows without paying for it, one of them being I have my old Windows 8.1 product key, if that doesn't work and I have no money left for Windows, might try Linux or something.


[quote=Marxist]You can build a very respectable PC for 700-800 (depends on how part prices change) so if you've already got 500$ you may as well just wait and add another 200$ on top and have something that'll last you for 5+ years. If not, Zenity's build there doesn't look too bad, you could even shave a few dollars here and there, but again when you build your own PC there are some financials to consider:

Shipping costs - unless you have some kind of membership deal like amazon prime etc, shipping is probably going to run you an extra 30-40$ or more depending on where you live

Sales Tax: You may end up having to pay sales tax which could add an additional 25-30$ depending on your state (you can check if you'll have to pay in advance by seeing if your on-line vendor has a presence in your state).

Windows: 100$ for new windows - there are ways around this, including just reusing an older windows key if you've still got uses on it, or piracy, but that comes with its own problems.

So all told that's 160ish$ of your 500 that's going to not hardware, and at that point if you have a hard limit of 500$ it's basically not worth it because you're actually trying to build a 300$ PC.[/quote]

Obviously I have a little buffer for stuff like tax and whatever, and I'm stopping at 500 because that's enough for me being I'm currently typing this on my "Main computer" which is literally a laptop with a pretty meh CPU and integrated GPU.

Just looking for something to get my foot in the door, if I want to upgrade later that's fine as it's a lot cheaper to just buy a new GPU than it is to buy an entirely new system.

I just have the misfortune of picking a old unoptimized for GPU game as my favorite, so I'm having to think about CPU more than I would normally be, where you'd just pick any 100 dollar CPU with favorable specs and move on.
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HuggesSetsulI told you that it's not ideal for TF2.
And it says right there "out of stock".

Not throwing shade but I do have screenshots of you saying that under reduced graphical settings that system is suitable to run most games at 144+ (which I can confirm now that I'm using it). I apologize if I misunderstood though.

TF2 isn't most games.
I would appreciate if you didn't call it "Setsul Certified™!!".
Also I am slightly creeped out by the fact that you're apparently threatening me with screenshots.

Sir_BubblesSetsulNo.Yes.

No. There will be fps drops, because that's how TF2 rolls. And 60 fps really won't feel good in TF2 either way.

Sir_BubblesDon't give a hoot about SSDs, going the start off with a HDD and then later down the road when I have some money laying around I'll maybe cash in on a small SSD to put some games on.

GPU I realized I can run pretty much everything at low-medium settings at 60FPS with a 1050/1050ti equivalent, and I barely play anything other than TF2 or the other two games I listed, so I've got that going for me.

Then it's doable.

Sir_BubblesThe biggest issue I've run into is CPU, as mentioned above it's unclear to me whether TF2 prefers CPU clock speed over core count, and whether to take the theoretical risk getting an AMD processor that is beefier on paper than something like a higher clocked pentium with HT and only 2 cores.

When I tested it (might be outdated by now but no one else ever tested it) it was basically 3 cores (or 2+SMT, which got you abouit 95% of that) and from then on more cores/threads did nothing. So yes, Kaby Lake Pentium with HT.
G4600/4620 or i3-7100 if you can afford to throw a few more dollars at it but it wouldn't make too much of a difference.

So pretty much #3.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($82.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B250M PRO-VDH Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Dark 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($87.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Toshiba - P300 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.88 @ Other World Computing)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card ($157.99 @ B&H)
Case: Cooler Master - N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($41.00 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $501.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-12 18:34 EST-0500

Main problems with the walmart build are possibly single channel and I'm really not sure if it'll get full turbo clocks (notoriously bad cooling that type of case). So even though you would get a better GPU since you don't need it the only actual difference would be slightly less fps in TF2.

[quote=Hugges][quote=Setsul]I told you that it's not ideal for TF2.
And it says right there "out of stock".[/quote]

Not throwing shade but I do have screenshots of you saying that under reduced graphical settings that system is suitable to run most games at 144+ (which I can confirm now that I'm using it). I apologize if I misunderstood though.[/quote]
TF2 isn't most games.
I would appreciate if you didn't call it "Setsul Certified™!!".
Also I am slightly creeped out by the fact that you're apparently threatening me with screenshots.


[quote=Sir_Bubbles]
[quote=Setsul]
No.[/quote]
Yes.[/quote]
No. There will be fps drops, because that's how TF2 rolls. And 60 fps really won't feel good in TF2 either way.


[quote=Sir_Bubbles]
Don't give a hoot about SSDs, going the start off with a HDD and then later down the road when I have some money laying around I'll maybe cash in on a small SSD to put some games on.

GPU I realized I can run pretty much everything at low-medium settings at 60FPS with a 1050/1050ti equivalent, and I barely play anything other than TF2 or the other two games I listed, so I've got that going for me.
[/quote]
Then it's doable.

[quote=Sir_Bubbles]
The biggest issue I've run into is CPU, as mentioned above it's unclear to me whether TF2 prefers CPU clock speed over core count, and whether to take the theoretical risk getting an AMD processor that is beefier on paper than something like a higher clocked pentium with HT and only 2 cores.
[/quote]
When I tested it (might be outdated by now but no one else ever tested it) it was basically 3 cores (or 2+SMT, which got you abouit 95% of that) and from then on more cores/threads did nothing. So yes, Kaby Lake Pentium with HT.
G4600/4620 or i3-7100 if you can afford to throw a few more dollars at it but it wouldn't make too much of a difference.

So pretty much #3.
[url=https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bT4tcc]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bT4tcc/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url]

[b]CPU:[/b] [url=https://pcpartpicker.com/product/8gKhP6/intel-pentium-g4560-35ghz-dual-core-processor-bx80677g4560]Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor[/url] ($82.88 @ OutletPC)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=https://pcpartpicker.com/product/qjs8TW/msi-b250m-pro-vdh-micro-atx-lga1151-motherboard-b250m-pro-vdh]MSI - B250M PRO-VDH Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard[/url] ($56.98 @ Newegg)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=https://pcpartpicker.com/product/grnG3C/team-dark-8gb-2-x-4gb-ddr4-2400-memory-tdged48g2400hc14dc01]Team - Dark 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory[/url] ($87.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Jjp323/toshiba-internal-hard-drive-hdwd110xzsta]Toshiba - P300 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($39.88 @ Other World Computing)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=https://pcpartpicker.com/product/ttQRsY/msi-geforce-gtx-1050-ti-4gb-video-card-gtx-1050-ti-4g-oc]MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card[/url] ($157.99 @ B&H)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=https://pcpartpicker.com/product/T3rG3C/cooler-master-case-nse200kkn1]Cooler Master - N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case[/url] ($41.00 @ Amazon)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=https://pcpartpicker.com/product/TgW9TW/seasonic-power-supply-m12ii520bronze]SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] ($34.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Total:[/b] $501.71
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
[i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-12 18:34 EST-0500[/i]

Main problems with the walmart build are possibly single channel and I'm really not sure if it'll get full turbo clocks (notoriously bad cooling that type of case). So even though you would get a better GPU since you don't need it the only actual difference would be slightly less fps in TF2.
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#14
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Not a full build but a word of advice- iirc TF2 is more intensive on CPU than on GPU, so invest accordingly

Not a full build but a word of advice- iirc TF2 is more intensive on CPU than on GPU, so invest accordingly
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SetsulSir_BubblesTF2 unbreakable fps.No.

lol

[quote=Setsul][quote=Sir_Bubbles]TF2 unbreakable fps.[/quote]
No.
[/quote]
lol
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#16
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StevieKinguin sells windows keys for dirt cheap https://www.kinguin.net/software-deals/

Linux runs fine and is completely 100% free in every way shape and form

[quote=Stevie]Kinguin sells windows keys for dirt cheap https://www.kinguin.net/software-deals/[/quote]
Linux runs fine and is completely 100% free in every way shape and form
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#17
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lolmikesStevieKinguin sells windows keys for dirt cheap https://www.kinguin.net/software-deals/Linux runs fine and is completely 100% free in every way shape and form

How can you appreciate free updates though if they don't restart your pc mid match? Otherwise you might not even notice them.

On a more serious note Warframe on Linux is going to be difficult. Just TF2 and Borderlands 2 wouldn't be a problem.

[quote=lolmikes][quote=Stevie]Kinguin sells windows keys for dirt cheap https://www.kinguin.net/software-deals/[/quote]
Linux runs fine and is completely 100% free in every way shape and form[/quote]
How can you appreciate free updates though if they don't restart your pc mid match? Otherwise you might not even notice them.

On a more serious note Warframe on Linux is going to be difficult. Just TF2 and Borderlands 2 wouldn't be a problem.
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  • 40€ - PSU that doesnt die in 3 months
  • 70€ - half decent intel 1151 mobo
  • 60-150€ - Good pentium or i3
  • 50€ - 4GB DDR4 RAM
  • 60-100€ - 2nd hand graphics card of choice (GTX 670 is usually pretty cheap for the power it has)
  • 0€ - Hard drive (reutilize one you have)
  • 20€ - Basic case (or reutilize old one to save money)

300€-430€ + cost of hard drive if you want one
doable imo, i have a laptop with worse CPU that runs TF2 at over 120 fps with intel graphics

in my experience CPU is much more important than SSD when it comes to load times btw so if you're tight on a budget theres no point in getting one when you could spend that money on a better CPU

[list]
[*] 40€ - PSU that doesnt die in 3 months
[*] 70€ - half decent intel 1151 mobo
[*] 60-150€ - Good pentium or i3
[*] 50€ - 4GB DDR4 RAM
[*] 60-100€ - 2nd hand graphics card of choice (GTX 670 is usually pretty cheap for the power it has)
[*] 0€ - Hard drive (reutilize one you have)
[*] 20€ - Basic case (or reutilize old one to save money)
[/list]
[b]300€-430€[/b] + cost of hard drive if you want one
doable imo, i have a laptop with worse CPU that runs TF2 at over 120 fps with intel graphics

in my experience CPU is much more important than SSD when it comes to load times btw so if you're tight on a budget theres no point in getting one when you could spend that money on a better CPU
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#19
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HuggesNot sure if this is what you're looking for because you mentioned wanting to save your gpu and all, but I just bought this unbeatable prebuilt from walmart for ~$500 and they still have a ton left in stock from cyber monday.
i5-7400
gtx1060 3gb
8gb ram
7200rpm 1TB HDD (only real downside)
Win10 license

https://www.walmart.com/ip/HP-Pavilion-Power-580-023w-Gaming-Tower-Intel-Core-i5-7400-NVIDIA-GTX-1060-3GB-Graphics-8-GB-Memory-1TB-Hard-Drive-Windows-10/803136621

Also wanted to note that doing the absolute cheapest build I could on PC part picker that hit all of those specs scares the shit out of me cause I'm coming up with $598.10 AFTER mail in rebates and not including OS. Really makes me wonder where the cut corners in this already flaky build...

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7400 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($178.65 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($81.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi - 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($40.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB OCV1 Video Card ($199.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Rosewill - RANGER-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($17.72 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - 400W ATX Power Supply ($27.89 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On - iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($10.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Total: $598.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-13 09:42 EST-0500

pls don't buy this build^

-edit-
realized that a single 8 GB stick would probably be cheaper than a 2x4 and updated it accordingly.

[quote=Hugges]Not sure if this is what you're looking for because you mentioned wanting to save your gpu and all, but I just bought this unbeatable prebuilt from walmart for ~$500 and they still have a ton left in stock from cyber monday.
i5-7400
gtx1060 3gb
8gb ram
7200rpm 1TB HDD (only real downside)
Win10 license

https://www.walmart.com/ip/HP-Pavilion-Power-580-023w-Gaming-Tower-Intel-Core-i5-7400-NVIDIA-GTX-1060-3GB-Graphics-8-GB-Memory-1TB-Hard-Drive-Windows-10/803136621[/quote]

Also wanted to note that doing the absolute cheapest build I could on PC part picker that hit all of those specs scares the shit out of me cause I'm coming up with $598.10 AFTER mail in rebates and not including OS. Really makes me wonder where the cut corners in this already flaky build...


[b]CPU:[/b] [url=https://pcpartpicker.com/product/qnM323/intel-core-i5-7400-30ghz-quad-core-processor-bx80677i57400]Intel - Core i5-7400 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($178.65 @ OutletPC)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=https://pcpartpicker.com/product/rLs8TW/msi-motherboard-h110mgaming]MSI - H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard[/url] ($39.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4CyxFT/crucial-memory-bls8g4d240fsb]Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory[/url] ($81.99 @ Amazon)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Xb9KHx/hitachi-internal-hard-drive-0a39289]Hitachi - 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($40.99 @ Amazon)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=https://pcpartpicker.com/product/YW98TW/msi-geforce-gtx-1060-3gb-3gb-ocv1-video-card-geforce-gtx-1060-3g-ocv1]MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB OCV1 Video Card[/url] ($199.88 @ OutletPC)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=https://pcpartpicker.com/product/v6w323/rosewill-case-rangerm]Rosewill - RANGER-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case[/url] ($17.72 @ Amazon)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=https://pcpartpicker.com/product/86M323/evga-power-supply-100n10400l1]EVGA - 400W ATX Power Supply[/url] ($27.89 @ OutletPC)
[b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6fJwrH/lite-on-optical-drive-ihas12414]Lite-On - iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer[/url] ($10.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
[b]Total:[/b] $598.10
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
[i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-13 09:42 EST-0500[/i]

pls don't buy this build^

-edit-
realized that a single 8 GB stick would probably be cheaper than a 2x4 and updated it accordingly.
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#20
2 Frags +
Comangliapls don't buy this build^

Forgive my ignorance, but I'm genuinely curious what's wrong with the specs in my build? Just looking out for things that could possibly go wrong with this thing. Don't know much about self builds if you couldn't already tell by me buying a prebuilt.

[quote=Comanglia]
pls don't buy this build^
[/quote]

Forgive my ignorance, but I'm genuinely curious what's wrong with the specs in my build? Just looking out for things that could possibly go wrong with this thing. Don't know much about self builds if you couldn't already tell by me buying a prebuilt.
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#21
5 Frags +

I hate to be a downer here, but don't buy Windows keys from these online key shops. 95% of the time, they are pirated, and are used more than one person at a time. You're better off actually pirating Windows if you don't want to pay for a legitimate copy.

Edit: and of course, any distro of Linux is a great choice! As long as you have Windows in a dual boot setup for ESEA.

I hate to be a downer here, but don't buy Windows keys from these online key shops. 95% of the time, they are pirated, and are used more than one person at a time. You're better off actually pirating Windows if you don't want to pay for a legitimate copy.

Edit: and of course, any distro of Linux is a great choice! As long as you have Windows in a dual boot setup for ESEA.
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#22
1 Frags +
HuggesComangliapls don't buy this build^
Forgive my ignorance, but I'm genuinely curious what's wrong with the specs in my build? Just looking out for things that could possibly go wrong with this thing. Don't know much about self builds if you couldn't already tell by me buying a prebuilt.

I was specifically referencing don't buy the build I posted.

As for buying the walmart one, go ahead just know that they cut corners somewhere cause this is the first time I've seen a prebuilt PC being almost $100 cheaper than its custom built equivalent.

[quote=Hugges][quote=Comanglia]
pls don't buy this build^
[/quote]

Forgive my ignorance, but I'm genuinely curious what's wrong with the specs in my build? Just looking out for things that could possibly go wrong with this thing. Don't know much about self builds if you couldn't already tell by me buying a prebuilt.[/quote]

I was specifically referencing don't buy the build I posted.

As for buying the walmart one, go ahead just know that they cut corners somewhere cause this is the first time I've seen a prebuilt PC being almost $100 cheaper than its custom built equivalent.
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