Mid Gaming/Work PC

Marioedd on 22/03/2015 - 11:23
Last edited 22/03/2015 - 11:23

hi guys,
I was looking to buy a new pc, my price range is around $500
I want to use it for mid range gaming like watch dogs on medium graphics and let it run smoothly, I will also want to play battlefield hardline
I will also be using it for school and work use.
Any suggestions
Thanks

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  • ozhunter on 22/03/2015 - 12:06

    Desktop?

  • UnciasDream on 22/03/2015 - 12:11

    Do you have an old PC that you can recycle a HDD, Case or some Ram?

    • Marioedd on 22/03/2015 - 12:13

      Nope sorry
      But I do have an external hdd

  • scrimshaw on 22/03/2015 - 12:14
    +2

    "Gaming" on a $500 laptop or desktop is going to be a tough stretch.

    If you were to build a gaming PC, you'd have to stick with using Linux (Steam OS for e.g) since a copy of Windows would cost you a hundred, giving you $400 left in components.

    Are you willing to buy a second hand GPU? Let's say a Radeon 7870 (market value: $110) If you are, then you'd be able to build a gaming PC for possibly just over $500.

    PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/BJtppg
    Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/BJtppg/by_merchant/

    CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($139.00 @ Centre Com)
    Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.99 @ Mwave Australia)
    Memory: Team 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($46.00 @ IJK)
    Storage: Toshiba 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.00 @ IJK)
    Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply ($85.00 @ CPL Online)
    Total: $416.99

    The list of parts above doesn't have a GPU — and is valued at $417. Up to you whether you want to buy a new GPU (say, a R7 260) or an old GPU.

    • elusive on 22/03/2015 - 21:58

      If he wants WATCH_DOGS, the minimum RAM requirement is 6 GB. 8 GB costs about $80.

  • fungi79 on 22/03/2015 - 22:23

    No frills build:

    $63: ASRock H81M-DGS
    $89: Intel G3258 (can be overclocked to 3.8 to 4Ghz on stock fan)
    $61: WD Blue 500GB
    $85: 8GB ram Patriot or $45 4GB
    $79: Thermaltake USB3.0 500wPSU Versa-H21

    $337 Total (for 4 GB)

    Card options
    1. (new) $171 2G GTX 750 Ti Gainward-OC
    2. (second hand) Radeon 7870 as suggested above

    Gets you under or close to $500

    For the OS: Might be able to get a copy of Windows 10 preview for free, or use Linux as suggested by others.
    Suggested upgrades later on: extra 4gb ram, 120Gb SSD (lowest ozbargain price down to $59), i3 or i5 upgrade

  • Kozhutki on 23/03/2015 - 05:18
    +1

    Getting a computer in that price range to play a poorly optimised game on medium is going to be difficult.

  • woodwa on 23/03/2015 - 09:17

    Get an AMD APU based system..

    saves some $$$ the A6-7800 is a reasonable gaming processor GPU combo..(just make sure you get the fastest ram you can…)

    • littleDealFish on 23/03/2015 - 13:06

      Note that AMD does not guarantee any memory frequency over 1,866MHz - had a few issues with higher memory modules not always being supported/compatible.

  • littleDealFish on 23/03/2015 - 13:06

    If you can, I always recommend get a dedicated gpu - can be overclocked easier as well. In terms of Watch dogs, here is a good indicator of what settings/graphics card you should get.

    http://www.techspot.com/review/827-watch-dogs-benchmarks/pag…

    I would definitely recommend a 750ti or 260x - should be able to play on medium/high settings 1080p monitor.

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