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I want to build a good and cheap gaming computer that will be able to run well with games for at least 2 years. (E.G. Dragon Age Origins, KOTORO, etc.)

Mostly, I don't know many good deals or good combo parts.
So basically, I ask if anyone can help me with a set up for a 500-650ish gaming PC.

I already have a moniter, speaker, mouse, keyboard etc. , which I will salvage from my old computer.

Also, I may be interested in buying a good gaming laptop around the same price.

Any help please?
 
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Welcome to the forum. This should work:
AMD Athlon II X4 620 Propus 2.6GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103706&cm_re=x4_620-_-19-103-706-_-Product

GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128392

OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227478

XFX HD-487A-ZWFC Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150436

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal...
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Welcome to the forum. This should work:
AMD Athlon II X4 620 Propus 2.6GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103706&cm_re=x4_620-_-19-103-706-_-Product

GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128392

OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227478

XFX HD-487A-ZWFC Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150436

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181&Tpk=f3%20500gb

Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V version 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371015&Tpk=earthwatts%20650w

Rosewill R901-P BK Triple 120mm Cooling Fan, Mesh Design Front Panel, ATX Mid Tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147125

Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118030

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754

Regarding a laptop, you won't be able to find what I would consider a "good gaming laptop" for $500.
 
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0.o your my hero thanks so much. how long do you think the GPU will fair?

edit: how much is this all combined? also, this is my first time building a computer. anyone know any good sites where there are step by step introductions?
 
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Intel is not a good budget builder and thats on a dead end platform. The athlon is great deal right now and can be upgraded later. Hes looking for something that will last 2 years. That 4850 is going to be playing low settings in 1yr.
 
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the difference is the x4 620 performs similar to the 550BE at stock settings, depending on the app
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/athlon-ii-propus,2414-7.html
But the 550 wins in game benchmarks, and if you unlock the other two cores to make it quad core it will perform basically the same as a PII 955. Plus it is one of the better overclocking AMD processors. So I would choose it because it is basically the same performance overall stock, but has the potential to be a much stronger chip with the cores unlocked.
 
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Personally, I would skimp on the power source/case to save some extra dough. There are cases with power sources going for the less than the price of the bare case recommended above. 650W is excessive for a this set up. Just make sure the power supply has the PCIe power connector and I think you should be good to go.
 
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Just did a quick google, and found this

http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/15828/35/

That is slightly lower at 73% than other stats I've seen....but I'm not going to spend all night looking for them. So, for the sake of verifiable data and accuracy, I will restate

At least 73% of these can be unlocked into quad cores, and easily overclocked to 3.6ghz.
 
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Overclocking is clocking your processor high than the manufacturer intended. Just because they intend it to run at 2.8ghz doesn't mean it wont run fine at 3.4ghz. IT is done by going into the BIOS(Basic Input Output System) which you can get into by usually pressing delete(may be different on your mobo) at the start up screen. If you need to know more/how there are very detailed guides just do a quick google. Overclock percentage is the percent the processor is clocked over the base speed. So say you had a 2.8ghz processor and you overclocking it 20%, it would be at 3.34 ghz.
 
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Hi,
I need the same sort of machine for WoW. I have tried to follow the equipment listed but as I'm in the UK it's a little difficult.
I have the following list of items that I believe to be similar, could anyone please check through and point out any compatibility issues?

AMD Athlon II X4 630, Quad Core, S AM3, 2.8GHz, 2MB Cache, HT 4000MHz, 95W, Retail
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/AMD-Athlon-II-X4-630-Quad-Core-S-AM3-28GHz-2MB-Cache-HT-4000MHz-95W-Retail

Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P, AMD 770, AM3, PCI-E 2.0(x16), DDR3 1666(OC), SATA 3Gb/s, SATA RAID, ATX
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/GIGABYTE-GA-MA770T-UD3P-MOBO

4GB (2x2GB) Corsair TwinX XMS3, DDR3 PC3-10666 (1333) 240 Pin, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 9-9-9-24
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/4GB-(2x2GB)-Corsair-TwinX-XMS3-DDR3-PC3-10666-(1333)-240-Pin-Non-ECC-Unbuffered-CAS-9-9-9-24

512MB MSI HD 4770, PCI-E 2.0(x16), 3200MHz GDDR5, GPU 750MHz, 640 Cores, 2x DVI/ HDTV, CrossFireX
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/512MB-MSI-HD-4770-PCI-E-20(x16)-3200MHz-GDDR5-GPU-750MHz-640-Cores-2x-DVI-HDTV-CrossFireX

500GB Samsung HD502HJ Spinpoint F3, SATA 3Gb/s, 7200rpm, 16MB Cache, 8.9 ms, NCQ, OEM
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/500Gb-Samsung-Spinpoint-F3-HD502HJ-SATA-3Gb-s-7200rpm-16Mb-Cache-8ms-OEM

550W Powercool 80+ Green Dual 12v Rail V2.2 High Efficiency Black PSU
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/550W-Powercool-80plus-Dual-12v-Rail-V22-High-Efficiency-Black-Psu

Sharkoon Venga ATX black - Front I/O (2x USB 2.0, Audio line-out/in ports)
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Sharkoon-Venga-Economy-ATX-black-Front-I-O-(2x-USB-20-Audio-line-out-in-ports)

Regards,
Ant








 
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Dangit, just realized I need a case.
However, I do not need Windows 7 as I already have it.
 
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