BestConfigs Is Back, And Powered By You!

[cangelini]

BestConfigs is back, and we're ready to update our pre-defined configurations using the top hardware suggestions presented and voted-on by our community. Use our Tom's Hardware System Builder Facebook app or your BBCode-formatted submission!

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[Ragnar-Kon]

Yes, we’re sensitive to the fact that some of you absolutely despise Facebook, and that’s fine too.

Ah look Tom's does read the comments.

Now, time to build a system.

 

[RazberyBandit]

The "Budget" PC builds should have a pre-defined budget range (or cap) determined by Tom's.

 

[lunyone]

Since when is $1k build "budget"?? I thought "budget", espeicailly in these economic times, meant somehting more in the $400-600 price range (especially since your not including the OS/Keyboard/Mouse). I'm going to submit an actual "Budget" build like I did in 2010 (which I won that build too). Obviously I'm not going to have the best $1k build, but at least it'll be "budget" and not sooo shocking to the general public (which "friends and family looking for a parts list" won't be turned away by the price).

Good luck to all!

 

[cangelini]

[citation][nom]Ragnar-Kon[/nom]Ah look Tom's does read the comments.Now, time to build a system.[/citation]

I read *all* of the comments, friend ;-)

 

[pacostrano]

mmm this is wierd can't access the forum 🙁

 

[WR2]

[citation][nom]cangelini[/nom]I read *all* of the comments, friend ;-)[/citation]You have our sincere sympathy.

 

[General M00n]

Agreeing with lunyone here, 1000 bucks is i5-2500k + 6950 territory. I'll be submitting a $400 build to show you don't need to spend much to get good performance and a $600 because i believe its the sweet spot money-for-frames wise.

 

[lunyone]

Are we going to have a sticky or maybe a good reference on the front page of Toms?? Last time we had this build-off, it was a bit hard to find where they were located. It'll also allow new people to come onto the site and see where to find the build-off at.

GOOOOO General MOOn!!! I currently have a ~$600 build right now in the "AMD Budget Build" section for all to see. I list several options, so hopefully you can make and informed decision on what you want to spend for a "Budget" gaming rig!!

 

[fir_ser]

Cool, but I didn't like the Facebook integration in the first place.

 

[wolfram23]

I vote for 3 categories, $500, $1000, $2000.

 

[springhalo]

@Wolfram, They should have super budget and budget, being ~450 and 650, respectively. 500 is just too close to getting into the beginning enthusiast builds, and people would be better off waiting till they have ~650 saved up to do so. For people who want to hop on, and game ASAP with minimal money spent (migrating from consoles) even extremely low budget builds will blow consoles out of the water (if you play at native 720p resolution and upscale, hehehe)

 

[ojas]

We’re going to leave these forum threads unlocked for two weeks before opening the field up to votes.

It's going to be a month, is it not?

 

[ksampanna]

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