Phelphor, of the Deep Posted August 23, 2018 Report Share Posted August 23, 2018 i got a "shopping list" of what i need and i want to make a gaming pc under a budget. as cheap as i can go while still good. 16gb of memory, a hard drive and ssd. which is the bare min of what I need. processor motherboard memory 2 (two) sticks of RAM graphic processing unit storage AKA hard drive and solid state drive power supply monitor keyboard mouse audio speakers case windows 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad Posted August 23, 2018 Report Share Posted August 23, 2018 What gpu are you considering? Most of your money should go to the graphics, processor and motherboard anyway but I'm curious what you have in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phelphor, of the Deep Posted August 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 What gpu are you considering? Most of your money should go to the graphics, processor and motherboard anyway but I'm curious what you have in mind.I'm not sure and that's where I should start, picking out my motherboard and gpu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 I highly recommend pcpartpicker. You can find some incredible deals, ideas for pc builds that are cheap AND effective, and probably save a lot of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phelphor, of the Deep Posted August 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 I highly recommend pcpartpicker. You can find some incredible deals, ideas for pc builds that are cheap AND effective, and probably save a lot of time. Thanks. This is something? very basic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 Thanks. This is something? very basic. This is a good start. You'll want to invest into a bit more memory (2 gigs is way too few especially if you plan on playing games or the like). Invest in a minimum of 8gigs of ram. Other than that, for your first PC, this is a good way to start. I hope you keep this thread updated. I'm really excited now haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phelphor, of the Deep Posted September 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 Sorry I ran into snag but still buying just piece by piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchermitcher Posted September 4, 2018 Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 Never done this sort of thing myself but I happen to have a relevant link in my bookmarks bar that might help. http://www.logicalincrements.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phelphor, of the Deep Posted September 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 BUMP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phelphor, of the Deep Posted October 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 UPDATE: Just got my gaming mouse in mail yesterday, speakers en route and going to get my monitor soon. Lastly is to construct the box and getting it purring. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel - Core 2 Duo E8400 3GHz Dual-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($29.47 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: Zalman - CNPS7000V(AL)-1-PWM CPU Cooler ($6.50 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Asus - P5QL-VM DO/CSM Micro ATX LGA775 Motherboard Memory: Kingston - ValueRAM 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2-800 Memory ($23.70 @ Amazon) Memory: Kingston - ValueRAM 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2-800 Memory ($23.70 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($19.15 @ Amazon) Video Card: VisionTek - Radeon HD 4350 512MB Video Card ($36.62 @ Amazon) Power Supply: Corsair - Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($18.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: Lite-On - iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ SuperBiiz) Sound Card: Diamond - XtremeSound XS51 16-bit 48 KHz Sound Card ($17.45 @ Amazon) Wired Network Adapter: Rosewill - RC-402 PCI 100 Mbit/s Network Adapter ($6.99 @ Amazon) Wireless Network Adapter: Belkin - F9L1002 USB 2.0 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($7.00 @ Amazon) Total: $203.56 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-16 17:56 EDT-0400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathanael D. Striker Posted October 19, 2018 Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 TBQH, you should have coughed up the extra cash for at least a 1TB HDD, though I've seen recommendations at 2TB HDD. Also, four sticks of 2GB DDR2 RAM? The current standard is DDR4, though you could have gotten away with DDR3. Though, I would have gone with fewer sticks of RAM that each had a higher capacity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phelphor, of the Deep Posted October 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 TBQH, you should have coughed up the extra cash for at least a 1TB HDD, though I've seen recommendations at 2TB HDD. Also, four sticks of 2GB DDR2 RAM? The current standard is DDR4, though you could have gotten away with DDR3. Though, I would have gone with fewer sticks of RAM that each had a higher capacity. I switched up where it is Memory: Kingston - ValueRAM 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2-800 Memory ($23.70 @ Amazon) Memory: Kingston - ValueRAM 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2-800 Memory ($23.70 @ Amazon) edit: oh I see (2 x 2gb). see if I can fix that... stuff coming in the mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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