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Posted by: RepInt120
Hey guys! My friend referred me to this forum, so I thought i'd check it out. Everyone here seems like they seriously know their stuff, and I was curious if I could glean some of that knowledge.
I'm looking at maybe building a new desktop (which I would have to research how to build, of course-though the youtube link on the first page was helpful)
My ultimate budget is/will probably end up being around $400-500, though I could wait a little longer to save some money. Basically, it's a "bang-for-my-buck" desktop.
I'd like to have a processor on-par (or close) to an Intel i5, and an average dedicated graphics card that can handle moderate games (like Skyrim on medium resolution settings)
Most of what i'd be doing is general computing + some more intensive programs and games
I'm not picky about the rest of what's required, just that it's all compatible with each other (of course).
I'd love some feedback on any kind of build any of you guys can come up with, and look forward to learning something!
-Thanks! $400-500? Does that include a monitor and OS? If it does, that's a bare destitute computer, you won't be able to do any gaming without the lowest settings. What intensive programs are you looking to do? IMO, $600 is the lowest you should spend on hardware, not including the cost of your OS. But if the $400-500 doesn't include the price of your OS and monitor, then you should be able to get an ok computer, not really that good, but not that bad.
At your price range, you're better off with a laptop.
[Edited on 11.27.2012 2:54 PM PST]