Gaming rig under $800?
August 8th, 2016
CASE: Antec 900 -$99.99
MOBO: Asus P5QL PRO -$86.99
PSU: OCZ StealthXStream 700W ATX12V – $47.00
CPU: Intel E8400 3.0Ghz – $167.99
HDD: Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB – $89.99
RAM: Corsair (2x2GB) DDR2 1066 – $54.99
GPU: EVGA 8800GTS 512MB – $89.99
Monitor: Hanns Black 19″ WS LCD – $99.99
==Total==
$736.99
==Shipping==
$22.43
==Final==
$759.36
What do you think, any changes?
Coolermaster Centurion 5’s are at $50 now. They are just as effective as Antec 900’s, but they don’t look as nice in my opinion. Everything else looks good, but I think you’d be fine to consider a Nvidia 9 series card (not really huge improvement though).
The rest is solid. I love ASUS motherboards. They are always friendly to overclocking…
I’m assuming you have an optical drive for DVDs and such already, if not, well, you forgot to add it.
I would get 640gb WD Black. But if you need 1tb it’s your choice.
Yeah i heard 1tb are slower and i probably wont use all of it. and yes i have a spare dvd burner laying around. Suggestions on smaller hdd? What is a decent looking case for a low price and good cooling?
Pretty nice, 1TB isn’t really needed, I am a hardcore gamer and I use 750GB 7.2k RPM and I am doing fine, that should knock the price off a bit
Any suggestions on a better case, 750gb hdd, and 9 series gpu?
I would change the case, Antec 900 is a good, solid case with more than enough cooling. Antec is a very trusted company.
Here are some changes I did but it exceeds $800
CASE: Antec 900 -$99.99
MOBO: Asus P5QL Pro -$86.99
CPU: Intel E8400 3.0GHz -$167.99
PSU: Corsair 450W ATX12V (12V@33a) $59.99
GPU: EVGA 260GTX -$115.00
HDD: WD Black 640GB $74.99
RAM: Corsair (2x2GB) DDR2 1066 – $54.99
Monitor: Hanns 19″ WS LCD $99.99
Total: 830.51
I switched out the GPU for a 260gtx, switched out 1TB to 640GB, switched out PSU
Loooks good, but spend a little more and get a GTX260 216Core, I got one and it is rockin and best bang for buck atm imo.
You’ll need more than 450 Watts to power a GTX 260. They are 500 Watts minimum. I’d get a 600 just to be safe.
How much more is the 216 core? What specs are you currently running it with?
The max resolution on the 19″ is 1440×900 so i dont wanna waste money getting a gpu that i can’t use at its full potential.
You'll need more than 450 Watts to power a GTX 260. They are 500 Watts minimum. I'd get a 600 just to be safe.
Any suggestions?
How much more is the 216 core? What specs are you currently running it with?
The max resolution on the 19" is 1440x900 so i dont wanna waste money getting a gpu that i can't use at its full potential.
You'll need more than 450 Watts to power a GTX 260. They are 500 Watts minimum. I'd get a 600 just to be safe.
Any suggestions?
Your original PSU is great. I’m using the same one. Mines a good 1-1.5 years old, and its running a 8800GT and a Q66. That PSU’ll be perfectly fine lol.
~Blaze
Should i switch out the 8800gts for a 9800gt or a 260gtx 216 core?
if you can afford it, yes. switch to 260gtx
Antec 300 case will save you some money and it’s great for cooling, since it’s a mid you’ve gotta question the GPU size.
a 4870 512mb is as cheap as $125 on newegg – you could play anything on a 19″ at highest resolutions.
Spinpoint F1 is fine – just partition the c: drive to 1/3 of the allotted total space available (it will be less than 1 tb) so that only 1 platter will be spinning for you OS/boot drive so it will be faster – then use the other 2 platters for storage.
Here’s one I picked out if you’re interested
http://pic.leech.it/i/564d0/75f097afuntitled.png
Get a better gfx card. In Australia, mine was gonna cost $900AU from the shop so i bought it online from the US…good old US
Yeah was thinking of a 260gtx 216core but dunno yet, id need a better monitor
Hey i got $170 for my birthday, should i buy an lcd monitor? or should i save up for $800 and build a new rig and use a crt monitor? I’m currently on a laptop and have a crt monitor.