MR PC GEEK - Budget Gamer PC: Intel Quad i5-4440/8GB/120GB SSD/2TB/USB3/R7-250 $779 + Delivery

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  WorkAround on 06/11/2013 - 11:26

  +6

  $205 - Processor: Intel Quad Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz
  $89 - RAM: 8GB 1600Mhz DDR3 RAM [Kingston]
  $104 - Solid State Drive: 120GB SATA3 SSD [Samsung]
  $95 - Hard Drive: 2TB 7200RPM SATA3 HD [Seagate]
  $88 - Motherboard: Gigabyte B85M-HD3 Motherboard with USB3.0 Ports
  $98 - Graphics: 1GB AMD R7-250 Graphics Card [Asus]
  $18 - Optical Drive: 24x DVD-RW Burner [Samsung]
  $79 - Case: Black Thermaltake V4 ATX Gamer Case
  —- Powersupply: 500W Thermaltake PSU

  Total: $776 + assembly/warranty (prices from MSY). Add shipping if you can't pick up and OS costs if you need it.

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  CyberGenesys on 06/11/2013 - 11:28

  What is a AMD R7-250 Graphics equal to in the old model numbering system?

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    p1 ama on 06/11/2013 - 11:33

    +5

    Equivalent to a 7750

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  p1 ama on 06/11/2013 - 11:32

  +10

  I've reiterated this a lot, but a $99 graphics card in an $800 PC doesn't really meet the requirements to call that PC a "gaming" system. That PC would be more like an "all-rounder" rather than a gaming PC. For gaming PCs, the graphics card should be costing at least 25% of the total build cost, i.e. for an $800 PC, you should be spending at least $200 on the graphics card, if not more. I usually even suggest spending 33%.

  Anyway, for a budget oriented gaming system, this would be my pick:

  CPU: x6 FX-6300 $129
  MOBO: AsRock 980DE3-U3S3 $69
  RAM: 8G Kit 1333 (Kingston) $86
  GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD7950 3GB OC Edition V3 $269
  Case/PSU: Thermaltake V4 with 500W PSU - $79
  Storage: Plextor M5S 256GB - $168

  Total - $800

  Alternatively, opt for a Pentium G3320 if you are an Intel fan. These dual-core CPUs still hold up pretty well in gaming, especially if you're on a budget.

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    WorkAround on 06/11/2013 - 11:37

    +2

    I'm not sure a 256GB SSD fits into a "budget orientated" system unless you have pre-existing storage you're planning to recycle. :o

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      p1 ama on 06/11/2013 - 11:41

      +1

      Yeah, I was tossing up on that one as well. In the end, I had three options I could go with

      1) 256GB SSD for $168
      2) 128GB SSD for $104 + 2TB HDD for $95 (which is just above the budget)
      3) Go with a Seagate SSHD drive

      I was actually tempted by option 3, but I guess you could make a case for going option 2 as well. Personally though, everything I do fits onto a 120GB SSD, so I'm sure that an average gamer would be able to fit their Steam library and whatnot onto 256GB, but yeah.

      Edit - I didn't neg your comment, btw, it's a fair point :)

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        vlaaad on 06/11/2013 - 12:18

        I'd go for SSD-only option as well. Can install ~10 modern games (15-20GB each) on a 256GB SSD.

        I don't mean to advertise, but I found this guide quite useful for building gaming PC's: http://www.logicalincrements.com/. It does suggest getting HDD+SSD though, as apparently many people tend to need that much storage.

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        Riczter on 06/11/2013 - 18:43

        +2

        +1 for logical increments
        +1 for SSDs

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    CyberGenesys on 06/11/2013 - 12:36

    +2

    +1 for going cheap on the CPU & more on the GPU. My Intel G2020 + HD 7850 plays 90% of games on high (even plays BF3 on high)

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    ItsMeAgro on 06/11/2013 - 14:25

    +1

    Yep, 30-50% on the GPU, if you'll do any gaming on it.

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      p1 ama on 06/11/2013 - 14:42

      Completely agree, 50% is heaps for a budget system because it doesn't leave much headroom for everything else. But yeah, I always suggest at least a third for budget systems.

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  icanconfirm on 06/11/2013 - 11:50

  +1

  Meh

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  canny on 06/11/2013 - 13:52

  Can you please provide a price excluding the Graphics Card Please.

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    Store Repmrpcgeek @ MR PC GEEK on 06/11/2013 - 13:53

    $679 without the graphics card. Will we add this option to our special now.

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  Logical on 07/11/2013 - 10:01

  So in summary… no positive votes, can build cheaper yourself… No bargain here at all. Why did a PC "specialist" post this deal as a bragain in the first place?? Only a bit of a check with other suppliers will show this is No bargain at all. Pure advertising only.