Posts by Ethan Flores

graniteharbor85 said:The higher price point applies if you're paying cash versus using a credit card.

Your setup should look something like this:

A8 X4 5600K
SPIRE KEPLER REV 2.0
MSI FM2 A55 E33
TRANSCEND 4GB 1600 MHZ
TOSHIBA 3,5 500 GB SATA 3
LG GH24NS95 SATA
CHICONY HPA 400W ACTIVE
NAVIATEC ATX

$852For the graphics cards—check out Futura IT (that includes assembly and shipping)

Now, look, this build might feel a little weaker than the other suggestion right out of the gate, but it'll get you through those games if you're willing to dial back the settings and drop the resolution... which most people end up doing anyway. On the flip side, this is actually the smarter long-term play. Once you scrape together maybe $500$333, you can pull off a serious upgrade with a dedicated GPU—think along the lines of an HD 7770, HD 7790, R7 260X, GTX 650 Ti BOOST, or an HD 7850 (I've listed them from weakest to strongest and cheapest to most expensive, though obviously, keep your budget in mind if you're hunting on eBay or Craigslist). Unlike the option with the Intel Pentium G2030 3.1, you won't be stuck with a processor that acts as a massive bottleneck for your graphics card later on...

Will this support 64-bit Windows 7?

crimsonstag84 said:1 x Intel Pentium G2030 3.1GHz, 3MB, 65W, Socket 1155, box
1 x DDR3 4GB (1x4GB) Kingmax, 1600MHz, FLGF
1 x TOSHIBA 500GB, 7200rpm, SATA 6 Gb/s, 32MB, DT01ACA050
1 x Chicony HPA-400W, Advanced Highly HPA Series
1 x Samsung SH-224DB sat Bulk Black, SATA
1 x Zalman ZM-T4 micro tower case. 189(W) x 427,5(H) x 364(D)mm. MB
1 x MSI H61M-P20-G3, Socket 1155, CPU: Sandy Bridge, Intel ® H61
1 x Sapphire HD 7750, 1GB GDDR5 128bit, 28nm, DVI + HDMI + DP

$874 ...from Micro Center

Thanks

Larry Ortiz5 said:Are you looking for the monitor and all the other peripherals too, or just the tower itself? Also, are you paying cash or using a card?

Just the tower, and I'll be paying by card.

So, I'm looking to pick up a new rig around Christmas with a budget of about $833. It doesn't need to be some high-end beast or anything, just something capable enough to handle League of Legends, Mafia II, Modern Warfare, Grand Theft Auto IV, and stuff like that
. If anyone could point me toward a solid build that I can actually find easily in a local Best Buy or something similar here in the States, I'd really appreciate it...