In about December I plan on building a very cheap gaming pc only for playing old games, mainly 2006-prior. I want to play Age of Empires III on 1080p max settings. I need your advice on how to make:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($116.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GT 640 2GB Video Card ($85.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Logitech K360 Wireless Mini Keyboard ($19.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $641.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-02 22:03 EDT-0400
Cheaper down to $500 or maybe even $400 and still be able to have max settings in Age of Empires III. Please modify the build and show me what you changed! Would a 4th gen Pentium work fine?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($116.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GT 640 2GB Video Card ($85.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Logitech K360 Wireless Mini Keyboard ($19.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $641.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-02 22:03 EDT-0400
Cheaper down to $500 or maybe even $400 and still be able to have max settings in Age of Empires III. Please modify the build and show me what you changed! Would a 4th gen Pentium work fine?