I'm building my first ever rig and I'd like to hear your opinions. My buds are trying to get me to play The Old Republic and I'd like to know what kind of components I would need. I don't really need a flashy computer but I'm looking to spend around $550 including case. Any help is greatly appreciated. Pce
What do you think?
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jonnyp11
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a little over budget but should play the game well at moderate settings
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233
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SuperDuperMe
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The apu should be ok on low-medium ish settins depending on resolution. Plus you could always make do and upgrade the gpu later down the line.
With a budget of $550, you can do better than an APU system. You said it didn't need to be pretty right? A $30-$40 case will work just fine. You also don't need to buy an $85 PSU. A nice $45-55 one will work well.
Basically, with a $550 budget, that is enough to afford a decent discrete video card. That APU will play the game, but if the only reason you're building this system is to play it, the whole idea should be to get the best video card you can with your budget, while toning down crap that doesn't matter -- like the case and a more expensive PSU than you need. There are plenty of decent quality/brand ~500 watt PSU for a hell of a lot cheaper than $85.
Also, going with a discrete video card later on with an APU system sort of defeats the purpose of buying it in the first place. I'd rather get a discrete video card the first time around, rather than half-assing it for awhile, and then giving my APU system the finger.
The secret to compiling a build list for someone with a budget is to cut costs wherever it won't hurt them, and then spend that money on crap that actually boosts performance. Not spending extra for a "super-sweet" $85 Corsair v2 PSU just because someone has a psu fetish and that this way, they'll be "set for sure and now their system REALLY won't blow up!"
Basically, with a $550 budget, that is enough to afford a decent discrete video card. That APU will play the game, but if the only reason you're building this system is to play it, the whole idea should be to get the best video card you can with your budget, while toning down crap that doesn't matter -- like the case and a more expensive PSU than you need. There are plenty of decent quality/brand ~500 watt PSU for a hell of a lot cheaper than $85.
Also, going with a discrete video card later on with an APU system sort of defeats the purpose of buying it in the first place. I'd rather get a discrete video card the first time around, rather than half-assing it for awhile, and then giving my APU system the finger.
The secret to compiling a build list for someone with a budget is to cut costs wherever it won't hurt them, and then spend that money on crap that actually boosts performance. Not spending extra for a "super-sweet" $85 Corsair v2 PSU just because someone has a psu fetish and that this way, they'll be "set for sure and now their system REALLY won't blow up!"
jonnyp11
Active Member
look at the link, the power supply is 60, and the ram is 40, put together they are 15 off and total 85 before rebates, so it's not 85 just for the power supply
the APU is plenty powerful, and if he wanted a descrete card he'd have to get a 2 or 3 core athlon instead and a graphics card barely better. with this he has a good draphics rig for now, and in a few months he can buy a 6670 on a budget or better if he wants, if the 6670 though, or a lower card, it works with the apu together doing a crossfire to boost performance.
the APU is plenty powerful, and if he wanted a descrete card he'd have to get a 2 or 3 core athlon instead and a graphics card barely better. with this he has a good draphics rig for now, and in a few months he can buy a 6670 on a budget or better if he wants, if the 6670 though, or a lower card, it works with the apu together doing a crossfire to boost performance.