I Want To Buy A New Computer But I Have A Low Budget ($650)?

1. Anonymous Says

   Like “Someone” said up here, best option will be to build one.
   You spend less and get more (of what you want). And there is no tax or shipping on Newegg.com, unless you live in TN, NJ or CA.
   Buy a cheap $40 to $60 PC Case with power supply mounting on the bottom (better air flow and cooling)
   Buy an Intel Core i3-2100 ($125) and a Z68 chipset LGA1155 socket motherboard ($108)http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
   Buy 8GB DDR3 RAM (2 x 4GB) of G.Skill Ripjaws X Series either 1600 or 1333 ($40 to $50)
   Buy a 1TB Seagate Barracuda SATA III (6.0Gb/s) hard drive ($65)http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
   Buy a GeForce GTX460 graphics card ($150)http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
   Buy a good 600 watts power supply ($60) – Cooler Master, Antech, OCZ, Corsair, etc.
   TOTAL: $515
   Go for an Intel Core i5-2500K (much better, that’s what I recommend) and it goes up to $615http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
   Add another $100 for Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OEM:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…

2. Someone Says

   First off, don’t buy an HP. Build your own. Best way to go. You can get exactly what you want instead of picking from crap like this. Case in point:
   1. FX 6100? An i3 2100 will easily outrun it in games, or for a few bucks more you can get an i5 2×00 CPU that will beat it senseless. Don’t bother with a Faildozer.
   2. The video card is lousy for gaming.
   3. 300w is garbage. Any good video card won’t work on that.
   $650 is a bit on the low side, but you can still assemble a decent gaming rig for that price. Hunt around on Newegg.

3. tjgro Says

   I agree with Someone! HP might be one of the worst companies you can buy. Try Dell or Acer they tend to be pretty good machines. Second do not build your own unless you know what you are doing because if you don’t you will spend hours researching the parts and finding them online. It is not responsible time management wise.
   Its up to you HP i had bad experience with their computer did not keep up to the speed i thought it would run at. But that was probably from the porn oh well it was worth it. Their customer service is just below average that is why i say don’t get, but it you can’t find another computer with those specs at that price go for it.

4. PTRP Says

   For $650, here you go my friend:
   Intel Core i3-2120 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 BX80623I32120 – $120
   GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2 LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard – $53
   HITACHI HDS721050CLA362 (0F10381) 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive – $85
   G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9S-4GBRL – $22
   SAPPHIRE 100314-3L Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card – $165 ($145 after rebate)
   OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W Modular High Performance Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandybridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom – $75 ($50 after rebate)
   Thermaltake V3 Black Edition VL80001W2Z Black SECC / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case – $44 ($34 after rebate)
   LITE-ON 24X DVD Writer 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model iHAS-324-98B – $20
   Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit – OEM – $100
   TOTAL: $684 ($629 after rebate), this is practically the best build I could give you for that price, this set up can play all games on high-max settings on 1080p =P
   NOTE : newegg.com parts and prices =P

5. Laurence I Says

   nothing wrong with pc just the power supply
   a gamer needs at least 600 watt supply.
   generally HP,DELL etc only put those in their GAMER models
   that they charge twice as much for.
   you just need to think built it myself
   go get a BAREBONES box.
   you get stuffed with the opsys, but you get the right box.
   the above HP has a SOCKET AM3+ thats what you want
   chances are the rest just dont matter much.
   i live in the uk, but found this one with 600 watt supply, just need WINDOWS
   there are better mobo’s but you need a good deal
   check http://www.videobenchmark.net

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