[Lambro]

I always wanted to this and it's a dream come true! Here are the Specs:

Graphics Card: Sparkle GeForce GT 220 1GB DDR3
Motherboard: Gigabyte H55M-S2H Intel H55 Socket LGA1156 MB
Processor: Intel Core i3-530 2.93Ghz 4M LGA1156 CPU
RAM: OCZ 4GB DDR3 PC3-10666
HDD: Hitachi 1TB Serial ATA HD 7200
Case: Thermaltake V3 Black Edition Mid Tower Case
OPS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit DVD OEM
Optical Drive: LG 22X DVDRW IDE OEM
Moniter: Hannspree HF199HPB 19" wide 1440x900 HDMI Monitor
PSU: ULTRA LS500 500W ATX POWER SUPPLY
Now i can finally play almost any P.C. game on MAX without any lag problems. Even Pcsx2 emulator works well!
What do you guys think?

This post has been edited by Lambro: 16 March 2010 - 10:17 PM

[poplast]

Why would you buy an i3..... It has integrated graphics in it. so normally you buy an i5. with a graphics card. or an i3 without one.

Grammar fail

This post has been edited by poplast: 16 March 2010 - 08:11 PM

[Fatman<3]

You won't be able to max out newer games with this computer.

This is a good low-budget build, ignore poplast. An i5 would have cost at least 80 more dollars (which is a problem for budget builders). The external card will also take some load off the processor. You should be able to push that processor to at least 3.4ghz+ in the future when you want to overclock it (just get a better cooler than the intel one).

You left out your PSU, throw that into the list.

Also, you will be able to upgrade your processor and GPU in the future. (Though I do suggest upgrading your GPU first, it's a little weak).

This is a solid build, good job. Any pics?

btw, we have a computer section -__-

moved

[yin-yangman]

how much was it for all that?

[Golden Falcon]

poplast, on 16 March 2010 - 09:11 PM, said:

Why would you buy an i3..... It has integrated graphics in it. so normally you buy an i5. with a graphics card. or an i3 without one.

Grammar fail

Obviously you don't know what the Core i3 really does. The integrated graphics only work on light shit like movies, pictures, youtube, etc.. the GPU kicks in when you need more power. Having an integrated graphics with the processor is actually a good idea because it can be used for different occasions.

[Potat4o]

Very nice, there is definitely room for upgrade.

[Marvelous Mark]

Sounds pretty good to me. But I don't keep up with what's what in a computer anymore.

Putting it together would be fun imo, but trying to decide what to buy is annoying, lol.

[Lambro]

yeah it was a low-budget build for $639.99 excluding the monitor and disc drive(dad paid for the monitor cuz it was over my budget and took disc drive from old comp.) AND it was a barebone kit at tigerdirect.com. it was either that or another pre-built one for about 5 bucks less but i chose this cuz it had better parts and it was under my budget. @fatman overclocking would be nice but i dont want burn out my CPU that quick. i bought this kit cuz my old comp has that "code purple" error thing(check in comp section to read the whole problem.)

[Fatman<3]

Marvelous Mark, on 16 March 2010 - 08:26 PM, said:

Sounds pretty good to me. But I don't keep up with what's what in a computer anymore.

Putting it together would be fun imo, but trying to decide what to buy is annoying, lol.

Deciding what to buy IS the fun part silly!

[Golden Falcon]

Fatman is a Sadman, on 16 March 2010 - 11:59 PM, said:

Deciding what to buy IS the fun part silly!

Well.. that implies building it is not!

Both parts are fun

More of the building for me.

[Marvelous Mark]

Fatman is a Sadman, on 16 March 2010 - 11:59 PM, said:

Deciding what to buy IS the fun part silly!

Meh, I like clear cut choices. If you can afford it, of course go for the best parts. But on a budget... nah...

[Potat4o]

I have to agree with fats. Making the lists on newegg is pretty fun. Assembling it can be a pain, but it can be fun too ... which makes it a double edged sword.

[Fatman<3]

Don't get me wrong, building the thing is fun too. I guess I meant to say that making the list of parts and deciding exactly which parts is fun too (along the lines of what potato said.)