I haven't built a rig since 2004
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I haven't built a rig since 2004
Hmm, I think building one is probably going to be your best bet. It will all boil down to how small you want it.
I just don't feel right recommending something at $600+ with an i3 processor and 860M. I will have to troll around eBay/Newegg to see what is available
Had to take apart the entire mini-itx build and re-seat the processor. what a pain in the ass. Prime 95 went from 80c under full load down to 65c max. let me tell you a Fractal Design Node looks cute but there's nowhere to put the cables so its a rats nest in there. Hopefully in the summer I don't get random shutdowns like I got with my gaming PC when it was in the Cooler Master Elite 130.
You're probably better off using a custom builder if you don't want to put the parts together yourself. An Alienware Alpha is a turd. Cost way too much to be stuck with the graphics card in there and its a custom card so the standard Nvidia drivers don't work on it. Dragon Age came out and people were upset about drivers.
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What kind of gaming and what resolution/performance?
1080p and 60fps with maxed (Ultra) settings is what I would aim for...
The CPU and GPU alone for that kind of performance will cost you $500-$600...
A GTX 970 should be able to do that at $300-$350 depending on where you get it.
You might have to buy some used shyt to be within price range. @Liquid made a $400 system that can play most games at high by buying used shyt.
$600 is tight, but it can probably get done if you buy used
lemme do some checking too. It'll be a fun distraction from my marathoning Justified at the momentWhat about 700?
wait, do you want prefab or are you building this yourself? That changes thingsWhat about 700?
Whatever is cheapest.....I can figure shyt out if I need to put together again. It's been a long while, but it's gotta be easier nowadays.
I used to fukk with pricewatch heavy.
ok...the search is on
look at what I found.
http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/category/PreBuild/
And you don't even have to build it. If you up your budget you can put a better gpu in the $700 one. What kinda graphics are you looking for?
If you put the nvidia 960 in it it's $776
edit: you can play around with the configurations and get a better harddrive or ssd if you don't mind less space.
It might be your best bet
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