Buget PC face off

[Ashkendor]

wow sad to see all of them are bad... other pc build is more pricey and im not comfortable trying to assemble for the first time when the budget is already so tight. out of the ones i selected even though they are all bad will any get me over 40 fps

Putting together your own system is actually really simple. The case and mobo usually come with pretty in-depth instructions telling you where to mount the various components and make all of the various connections to.

[Ksenia]

The last two machines I bought were factory refurbs. They went back to the manufacturer and were stress tested, parts were replaced and they were sent back out with base OS.

I'm running an i5 3.3 Ghz quad with 10GB ram that I got for $300 US. If I can find a modular power supply that fits in it, I'll get a 750 ti low profile as the supply in it only has 240 watts but the 610 card I got is running this and everything else I play. Is it brag worthy? No but I still have a hard time wrapping my head around paying $600 for a vid card so I'll make due.

[SavageRico]

Where can I view some of the used systems?

[CrystalRainbow]

http://www.walmart.com/ip/PS4-500GB-...tered/42935498 = Budget computer that plays FFXIV very well.

Sadly, "Budget" and "PC gaming" tend to be mutually exclusive.

If you can't spend more then $500 I would honestly hold off.
$900 is kind of where the price starts to be best bang for your buck range.

Anything below $600 you aren't getting bang for your buck.

Anything above $1100 diminishing returns on your $

[SavageRico]

Putting together your own system is actually really simple. The case and mobo usually come with pretty in-depth instructions telling you where to mount the various components and make all of the various connections to.

Interesting.... So after securing the mother board everything else is simple to put in place?

[MatthiasS]

Interesting.... So after securing the mother board everything else is simple to put in place?

I wouldn't call it "simple", it can be daunting if you don't have any clue what you are doing, but if you watch a video on the basics, anyone can do it.

[Risvertasashi]

Yet another thread? Can't stay indecisive forever ~.^

Sadly, "Budget" and "PC gaming" tend to be mutually exclusive.

Sorry, but I gotta disagree with this. Now if the OP wants a console just to avoid the hassle of fussing with computer specs, sure, more power to him.

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Editing because I'm running up against the stupid daily post limit. Here's my thoughts:

Thank the stars your here! I found two more but sadly it seems all my choices suck.... Please any input on the new systems I added?

1. Solid gaming machine that sticks to the basics with no frills. Oh, someone going to complain it can't do good graphics? Hahahahahaha.
2. Same as above, but with a slightly worse video card in exchange for a slightly better CPU. This might be a good trade off for video editing or something but for gaming... #1 is better.
3. ...Video GPU is nvidia but has less memory and performs slightly worse than the R7 250 (but only very slightly).... I wouldn't bother with it
4. Same video capability as #1, but with a bigger hard drive and an SSD and a stronger CPU. So it gives you some room to grow. As discussed before, SSDs do give you better load times but any desktop hard drive will be faster than your old notebook. So, do you want loadtimes to be lightning fast? (I won't deny it; like a performance car, it's really nice... but it's also a luxury).
Honestly, you won't notice the CPU difference unless you edit videos, encode DVDs, run some really intense simulations (they kind they do in universities, not ones branded Microsoft or something)....that sort of thing

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It is worth noting that, as others say, you do get the best bang for your buck building your own. However, the markup from those smaller names like the ones you link to is considerably less. So... if you want to go that route, it's really how comfortable you are with building a computer (go on youtube and search around, lots of guide videos).

The console route is also viable if you just don't want to deal with all this. xD (But you would need to buy FFXIV for the PS4 to move your account over)

[SavageRico]

Yet another thread? Can't stay indecisive forever ~.^



Sorry, but I gotta disagree with this. Now if the OP wants a console just to avoid the hassle of fussing with computer specs, sure, more power to him.

Thank the stars your here! I found two more but sadly it seems all my choices suck.... Please any input on the new systems I added?

[Zumi]

You aren't really going to get a good pc for the money unless you build your own. All perbuilts have a high mark up and use lower quality parts. I never built a PC then decided to build my last one and it wasn't very hard at all. It similar to putting together legos.

[SavageRico]

I'm hoping that number one comes back in stock by next Friday then if not I'll see about number four if I can afford it.