Is this a good low-cost gaming setup?

Discussion in 'Building a new PC' started by TehUltra, Dec 16, 2009.

  1. TehUltra

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    I am thinking about building a gaming pc, however with a low-ish budget (max 620 or so), I have to find a good low budget setup.

    My current setup I have in mind:

    Case:

    XCLIO Windtunnel Fully Black Finish 1.0 mm SECC Chassis ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail - $79.99

    Mobo:

    GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail - $79.99 + $10 mail in rebate

    Graphics:

    XFX HD-477A-YDFC Radeon HD 4770 512MB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Retail - $114.99

    PSU:

    OCZ StealthXStream OCZ700SXS 700W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Retail - $79.99 + $25.00 mail-in rebate

    RAM:

    Crucial Ballistix Tracer 1GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory (with LEDs) Model BL12864TR1608 - Retail - $33.99, Might get 2 of these.

    Processor:

    AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition Callisto 3.1GHz Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Processor Model HDZ550WFGIBOX - Retail - $99.00

    CPU Cooler:

    ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 92mm Fluid Dynamic CPU Cooler - Retail - $34.98\

    Other:

    Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM -Cause I don't have it at the moment, $8 (getting 2)

    Hard drive and DVD drive:

    LG DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model GH24NS50 - OEM - $27.99

    Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - $49.99


    Total cost: $624.47 including cables. (I might be able to get cables for free and lower the price by $5)

    Total after rebates: $589.47

    Is this a good setup and is there any conflicts? Thanks in advance.

    PS: I'm mainly going to be playing steam games with it (such as L4D(2), CS:S, TF2, HL2(EP2, EP1), Bioshock, etc... So this graphics card seems to suffice.

    Also, getting these from newegg.


    EDIT: Changed Graphics card to xfx radeon hd 4770
    EDIT: Case changed to Xclio Windtunnel
    EDIT: DVD drive/hdd
     
    Last edited: Dec 17, 2009
  2. modmyxbox

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    gonna need atleast 3-4gb of ram.
     
  3. TehUltra

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    yeah i know, but atm i can run all the games i listed at good speeds with 1 or 2 gb. Also, I can change that later if needed.
     

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