Total noob at this stuff

[Ir1shM1ke]

I like to buy some sort of gaming pc for around €500 - €600 any suggestions on what I should do

 

[swampfire]

wait for sometime a try the new geforce 780 or 770 or if u are in an urgent you could try Geforce TITAN its a very good choice

 

[rex4235]

You're suggesting he buys a GPU that costs more than the entire build budget... good luck with that

 

[johnnyb105]

Ok whats 500 to 600 E mean WHAT form of money to us dollars are you intel or amd bound what are you wanting from your pc people can build a box from a few hundred to thousands of dollar do you have a os =IE copy of windows that needs to be factor in need more input that's it thanks

 

[Jack Revenant]

Ok whats 500 to 600 E mean WHAT form of money to us dollars are you intel or amd bound what are you wanting from your pc people can build a box from a few hundred to thousands of dollar do you have a os =IE copy of windows that needs to be factor in need more input that's it thanks

You don't recognize the Euro symbol?

To OP: What do you need, precisely? Just the components for a gaming PC, or also the OS, monitor, keyboard, etc.? Also, what country will you be buying in, and when?

 

[Ir1shM1ke]

Ok whats 500 to 600 E mean WHAT form of money to us dollars are you intel or amd bound what are you wanting from your pc people can build a box from a few hundred to thousands of dollar do you have a os =IE copy of windows that needs to be factor in need more input that's it thanks

Euros I'm want it for gaming and browsing the Internet I mostly play games like minecraft, dayz, euro truck simulator

 

[johnnyb105]

No I don't sorry I was trying to factor in his monies into mine to help simple question and to help that op with his problems.

 

[Jack Revenant]

No I don't sorry I was trying to factor in his monies into mine to help simple question and to help that op with his problems.

Generally, it's more ideal to work in the native currency. Different countries have different parts prices, sometimes drastically so. As a side note, never buy a GPU in South Africa. Learned that the hard way.

 

[johnnyb105]

Lol and sorry that's something I will never have to worry about since I am in the states but I can understand the pain of it living in other countries.

 

[Jack Revenant]

Lol and sorry that's something I will never have to worry about since I am in the states but I can understand the pain of it living in other countries.

I'm stateside as well (though I'm in the Pacific Northwest, so I may as well be Canadian), but I helped a South African with a build once. The prices there caused me physical pain. I don't know how their computer industry survives.

 

[johnnyb105]

I would of figured it be cheaper that way in Africa since its considered a 3 rd world nation but who knows and whom can purchase at those prices makes me wonder I know its hard here and every cent! counts these days

 

[Jack Revenant]

I would of figured it be cheaper that way in Africa since its considered a 3 rd world nation but who knows and whom can purchase at those prices makes me wonder I know its hard here and every cent! counts these days

Strictly, South Africa was first-world, as it was in alliance with the capitalist countries and against the Communists.
Most poor countries have higher prices than the developed nations for these sorts of things, oddly. I suspect that it's a combination of worse infrastructure increasing transportation and storage costs, the lack of competition removing the incentive for lower prices, and the fact the most people purchasing expensive electronics or other luxuries in such countries would be among the small hyperwealthy class that tends to form in such places.
Apologies for the digression, I'm a political economy major.

OP, we've not forgotten you, but we really can't do anything until you answer my questions.

 

[johnnyb105]

I understand and I can relate to that in some means but I am sure glad my prices are not those the op has to face in his/her purchase. I build pc,s for someone or somebody about 1 a month on the side here been doing this since 95 before the I can get it cheaper at walmart set in I was doing about 30 or so a month but people factor in the cost vs the quality and upgradability of a system so when they do the walmart thing there sol I don't have a degree in this infact I flunt computer science but passed business management lol al tho my grammer sucks but still I have the know how to do what most computer science degree holders have. I don't program I do hard builds and make sure my friends and or customers get everything they paid for and them some. In every build I leave some degree of upgradability to the pc so my customers can expand weather its intel or amd I don't sell them short. As for the op hes/ she probally in bed lol as well as me im off to that now .

 

[Jack Revenant]

I understand and I can relate to that in some means but I am sure glad my prices are not those the op has to face in his/her purchase. I build pc,s for someone or somebody about 1 a month on the side here been doing this since 95 before the I can get it cheaper at walmart set in I was doing about 30 or so a month but people factor in the cost vs the quality and upgradability of a system so when they do the walmart thing there sol I don't have a degree in this infact I flunt computer science but passed business management lol al tho my grammer sucks but still I have the know how to do what most computer science degree holders have. I don't program I do hard builds and make sure my friends and or customers get everything they paid for and them some. In every build I leave some degree of upgradability to the pc so my customers can expand weather its intel or amd I don't sell them short. As for the op hes/ she probally in bed lol as well as me im off to that now .

I wouldn't worry too much about OP. His username implies that he's Irish, so the markup he'll be looking at isn't terribly steep. You're right about him likely being gone, however. Pity he didn't answer before departing.