Building my 1st PC! How does this look?Tight budget!

mistersprinkles

Active Member
In that case, in the interest of not screwing yourself, start with an i5 and NO GPU. Just run integrated graphics until you can afford a GPU. No swapping parts and losing money that way.

In the interim you can buy a previously enjoyed GTX 680 or something for peanuts off craigslist.
 

ramirez

Member
Well i need a computer now couse im studying to get my engineers degree so wait is not an option!

You could always look for a bundle in the for sale section of the forums and save yourself even more money. I am sure you could find a i5 2500k or i7 2600k, motherboard, and RAM on the cheap and then still have some money for a mid range GPU. Those i5/i7's are awesome CPU's for gaming and overclocking. Most of the time I purchase used now rather than new.
 
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