need help on building budget LoL pc

azurumi

New Member
EDIT : don't need to buy a OS . Saves me about 100 bucks. And I am now using cisco's build atm . Still looking out for good tips and deals tho .

Hello I am trying to build a desktop pc that has The cheapest parts to get the job done on a tight budget of about 350-450 And play league of legends at 60 fps no problem.
what I have already is - 1920/1080 monitor , mouse , OS ,keyboard and other small stuff -.

What I already have in my shopping cart that I really like - Hitachi 1tb HDD , Intel Pentium dual core 3.2 ghz - price of that = 110

Stuff I want that's overkill or to exspensive I need help changing - Intel asrock z77 extreme4 motherboard (120$) , GeForce gtx 750 ( 125$ ) , seasonic 650w gold ( 80$ ) -

And the biggest problem I have is the case ...I just want a case that has atleast 3 usb and one of them being a 3.0 usb and ofc support for audio and Mic .
all I could find is this " dyi gamemax bk black full tower " for about 80 and that price kills me .

last part I need help deciding on is should I go with the 8gb memory or just 4Gb?

lastly , here is my Conditions.
the power to play league of legends at 60fps easily .
GeForce/nvidia gpu.
Intel motherboard.
Preferably on newegg , I can make exceptions on that tho.
Please help me on what ever you can in this long list , thank you !
 
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johnb35

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My couple recommendations are not using Hitachi drive and use either Seagate or Western Digital. I've seen more bad hitachi drives then anything else in the years fixing computers.

Western Digital - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339

Seagate - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840


You don't need 650 watt power supply, a 500 watt will suffice.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438012
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027

I would probably upgrade to quad core processor with 8 gb of ram. Also upgrade to gtx 750 ti video card.

Motherboard - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128607

cpu - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116895

I don't think any new computer should only have a dual core processor when most games require a quad core anymore. If you have to, save up some more money.
 

Cisco001

Well-Known Member
how about this?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $460.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-02 09:13 EDT-0400
 

azurumi

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@cisco
If your sure that can play league at 60 fps smoothly , then I agree with all but 1 or 2 . The gpu isn't nvidia/geforce ...I really want that . Please find a gpu that'd nvidia/geforce.

The case isnt 3 usb slots...But I guess I might have to give up on that soon .

But other than that , it looks great , thank you !
 

azurumi

New Member
@jhonb35
I already have a 4000 bucks pc at home , but I'm gonna be far away for a long time at my gf's .so instead of risking my pc breaking in shipment , I'm just building a pc just for league . sadly my bf4 and or far cry might have to wait til I get home .
Also I haven't gamed in almost 3 months and I can't wait any longer x.x
 

azurumi

New Member
@ghost
Lmao
well she works a lot more hours than I do , so until she comes from work I need to kill some time with gaming =)
. Sadly all I got atm is a 3ds With pokemon and its driving me crazy o_O the bs luck on that game is unreal and over used OP monsters ....But anywhore , I need a pc!
 

Cisco001

Well-Known Member
@cisco
If your sure that can play league at 60 fps smoothly , then I agree with all but 1 or 2 . The gpu isn't nvidia/geforce ...I really want that . Please find a gpu that'd nvidia/geforce.

The case isnt 3 usb slots...But I guess I might have to give up on that soon .

But other than that , it looks great , thank you !

What is your budget?
it doesn't matter what you want if you can't afford it.


this $500 machine with quad core & GTX 750ti would probably do the tricks. But the intel g3258 list would offer you greater upgrade ability in future.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($73.88 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus A88XM-A Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($119.50 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-03 ATX Mid Tower Case ($40.49 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $507.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-02 11:18 EDT-0400
 
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azurumi

New Member
@cisco
I tried to stop it at 450 ...But I might have a way to pull in a extra 100-200....might , so I can make my limit 500 . I hope that helps and is reasonable to work with .

Oh , also...there was a lot of catches that made the 460 price tag go up a lot from the sites tool you used like in-store pickup and cash after rebate
 

beers

Moderator
Staff member
Where do you live?

An APU build like a 7850K has no problems with LoL at ultra using its iGPU. If you live next to a microcenter then that's probably a no brainer since you can get a CPU+MB bundle for $120.
 

azurumi

New Member
@beers
well I Google mapped it and it's over 2 hours away from my location .... That's hard since believe it or not we have no car .=/
I really wish I could live near a micro center.
 

ninjabubbles3

Active Member
Cisco's first build is great, AMD is way better at that price point. I have the same CPU and less ram, and a pretty similar GPU, and get over 60 FPS on maxed settibgs, with no shadows
 

azurumi

New Member
Ok guys , I will try out Cisco's build in my shopping cart and see how much it cost and double check a few things . Btw cisco case is perfect if it fits everything.!
 
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spirit

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Staff member
The 750 Ti and the R7 260X are quite evenly matched I think.

The Radeon may be a tad faster.
 

azurumi

New Member
i see , i see

The 750 Ti and the R7 260X are quite evenly matched I think.

The Radeon may be a tad faster.

thank you very much for your input , for a tiny speed loss I will take the gtx 750 . It just feels so reliable And easy .
 

azurumi

New Member
even better

You can see the 260X vs the 750 Ti here: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1044?vs=1130

Make sure you read whether higher or lower is better for each benchmark!

The cards are very evenly matched and I would also take the GeForce for the drivers since the cards are so similar. ;)

Exactly , those drivers are worth it . And I can still manage to get 60 fps on bf4 so I'm super happy !

Well I'm 90 percent done with my build , price is a little steep but it should be worth it .
 
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