[Build Ready] Little brother's intro to PC gaming rig for ~$450.
My brother is starting to get into PC gaming, unfortunately, the only thing we have for him to use at the moment is our family's old Dell Dimension e510 from ~10 years ago. Needless to say, this isn't going t work for him. Here's what I'm thinking at the moment:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i3-2120 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor | $124.99 @ Newegg |
| Motherboard | ASRock H61M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard | $51.97 @ Newegg |
| Memory | G.Skill Value Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory | $20.49 @ Newegg |
| Hard Drive | Samsung Spinpoint F3 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $69.99 @ Newegg |
| Video Card | Gigabyte Radeon HD 6850 1GB Video Card | $139.99 @ Newegg |
| Case | Rosewill R101-P-BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case | $25.50 @ Newegg |
| Power Supply | Corsair 430W ATX12V Power Supply | $26.98 @ Newegg |
| Total | ||
| Prices include shipping and discounts when available. | $459.91 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-07-24 17:25 EDT-0400 |
I'm willing to take suggestions, but I'd rather not go much higher than this if I can help it. I really just want to make sure I'm not missing something obvious.
Posted Jul 24, 2012, 9:30 PM UTC
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I think this will work, you just missed a sale on the video card for $120. You could probably get a good 500gb hard drive for $60 or even $50.