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Mar 17 2015 01:52pm
Please help.
Looking to spend $400 now, and up to $600 more on upgrades (in the coming months).


What I want to be able to do at once with the base $400:

1) Be able to run x16 copies of Diablo2 LoD.
2) Skype.
3) TeamView/Remote Controll
3) Heavy web browsing.



When I upgrade (up to an additional $600) I want to be able to do the following at once:

1) Run 4-8 copies of Diablo2 LoD
2) Play Battlefield Hardline on med-max settings
3) Vent/Raid/TeamSpeak
4) Heavy web browsing.
5) x3 screens



I want good quality... but for a cheap price.






Here is my so-far picks:

$400 build w/ up-gradable to better:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113285 CPU AMD 8320 - 8 Core
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102882 GFX HD 5450 2 GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104464 Memory 2x 4GB (8GB) 1866 ddr3 RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130679 Motherboard MSI ATX AM3+ AMD 970 + SB950
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811353055 Case DIYPC Solo-T1-BK Black USB 3.0 ATX Mid Tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817170018 Power Supply LOGISYS 480W ATX12V Single Rail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136771 Hard Drive Western Digital Blue 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5"


$600 worth of upgrades:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161459 GFX HIS Radeon R9 290 4GB 512-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104464 Memory 2x 4GB (8GB) 1866 ddr3 RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182063 Power Supply Rosewill LIGHTNING-1300
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2W02KJ5977 Hard Drive Kingston SSDNow V300 120G 2.5" SATA III
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099 CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO


This post was edited by yuppers_90210 on Mar 17 2015 02:01pm
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Mar 17 2015 02:21pm
Bad idea.

Save for when you can buy everything in one shot.

EDIT: And stick to one post, please.

This post was edited by VVR4ITH on Mar 17 2015 02:22pm
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Mar 17 2015 02:31pm
Initial:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7JpqXL

Similar to what you wanted to do, but different parts (bigger HDD, different RAM, etc).

Upgrade:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LHpqXL





Alternatively, you could do this:

Initial:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/82j3Mp

Upgrade:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RQwT3C


Its a little more expensive upfront, cheaper upgrade, and less wasted parts.

Of course, if you plan to order it all from Newegg, you can always open a Preffered Account on Newegg and just pay it off monthly and you'd be able to buy it all upfront that way.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/s8xyRB
If you did the Preferred Account, as long as you pay it off in full within 1 year, there's no interest.



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Quote (VVR4ITH @ Mar 17 2015 04:21pm)
Bad idea.

Save for when you can buy everything in one shot.

EDIT: And stick to one post, please.



And yes, its definitely better if you could purchase it all in one go. Too much part swapping, reformatting (if necessary on parts change), etc if you don't. Plus you end up having to extremely cheap out on some parts (Motherboard, PSU) just to keep it in budget and end up having to upgrade them later.

This post was edited by DeXaFiLaH on Mar 17 2015 02:32pm
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