Can someone help me create a low budget gaming system that will be used to play MMORPG's mainly like WoW and Warhammer.
The price should be around 500$ without the monitor.
since you stated without the monitor im going to assume you may have a system lying around that you can get a keyboard and mouse from.
if not just pick up a **** combo setup from wally world or your local comp store.
VIDEO CARD
ASUS EAH3870/G/HTDI/512M Radeon HD 3870 512MB 256-bit GDDR4 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
$104.99 - Comes with Alone in the dark for the pc. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121217
Comes to a total of $464.09 with shipping. this will effectively rip through whatever you want to play.
pushes the total with an estimated shipping to $501.28
(there is some room for adjustment you could obviously skimp on the hard drive and add a second cd burner or add a floppy drive or get your keyboard and mouse if you dont have them.
I highly recommend this will perform very well for you.
I don't know anything about the PSU that comes with that case, but I'd be very hesitant to trust it (especially since it's so cheap). There's no reason to buy IDE when SATA is basically the same price with much better air flow. And I'd only recommend matched pairs of RAM so that there isn't any issue with running in dual channel. You could just adjust vegettonox's build to include those suggestions, but here's an intel build to give you some options:
The E7200 and TForce TP43D2A7 are a combo deal right now and the case and burner are also a combo for a combined savings of $35. So that's $489 after MIRs and before shipping/tax.
If you can bump up the video card to HD 4850 ($155 after rebate) do it. $464 -20 (saved from RAM) + 50 (from video card upgrade) - still a bit under $500
If you don't have any interest in OCing, vegettonox's AMD build is probably better (although all the caveats I mentioned still apply). If you want to OC, then the Intel build I put up is probably better.
That E7200 build is better than the AMD build, with three conditions:
1. you must add about $40 for a good aftermarket cooler (e.g. Xigmatek HDT-S1283 + retention bracket, or Sunbeam Core Contact, etc.)
2. you must have the time and skill to overclock
3. you must still be able to get a good video card
That is, overclocked E7200+HD 3870 will suck compared to stock X2 6000 + HD 4850. If you can't afford both the cooler and the video card upgrade, get the video card upgrade and the X2 6000. It will pay off in most games because the GPU matters more.
For low budget build that PSU might work. It's rated as 20 amps on one rail and 19 on the other if I'm not mistaken. If I HAD to pick a low budget PSU around 30 bucks, that's probably what I'd buy. Though I've never owned one, it looks good on paper and gets good newegg reviews. Look at PSU's, and then at a brand called compucase. If that's the same psu as the 585 watt ones there, it may do ok. Though it also might be better to spend more and get a more quality unit.
I took some hints here and there, and this is what I came up with. It's honestly closer to $560, but I feel the extra you pay is pretty justified. Getting the 6000X2 doesn't seem worth it, because of the TDP vs. the 5400. 65w 2.8ghz vs 125w 3.0ghz that's also $30 less. I know you can cut a few corners on the build I put together, but it does it need it?
That E7200 build is better than the AMD build, with three conditions:
1. you must add about $40 for a good aftermarket cooler (e.g. Xigmatek HDT-S1283 + retention bracket, or Sunbeam Core Contact, etc.)
2. you must have the time and skill to overclock
3. you must still be able to get a good video card
That is, overclocked E7200+HD 3870 will suck compared to stock X2 6000 + HD 4850. If you can't afford both the cooler and the video card upgrade, get the video card upgrade and the X2 6000. It will pay off in most games because the GPU matters more.
Yeah, I did forget to add a cooler. And the more I look at it, the more I agree that the X2 6000+/HD4850 is the way to go. And if you really want to save some more you could probably substitute a 2.9GHz 5600+ ($103) or even a 2.8GHz 5400+ Black Edition ($90 but you'd need an aftermarket cooler) for the 3.0GHz 6000+. You'd be losing L2 Cache, but you'd be getting newer 65nm tech and dropping from 125W to 65W.
hehe sorry i'm swedish i dont really know how newegg works. Its more picking the right components. If you want to wait a short time amd will release a motherboard that will be cheaper then the 790GX with SB750
Alone in the dark starts off slow for the first "level" after that the game gets more and more entertaining as it goes on. i definitly enjoyed playing it and couldnt pull myself away till i beat it. usually a sign of a good game. well put together awesome levels and music is awesome as well.