I'm looking for a build that's /really/ cheap, that I could get over 100 fps with a config at least. I googled and found this, http://lifehacker.com/5840963/the-best-pcs-you-can-build-for-600-and-1200
And for around 300$ on that page I found http://pcpartpicker.com/user/alanhenry/saved/1x7t
Really, with an fps config, or not, would that do me well? I'm really not asking for much.
This is what I've been playing with for over a year.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Compaq-Black-15.6-Presario-CQ57-229WM-Laptop-PC-with-AMD-Dual-Core-C-50-Processor-and-Windows-7-Home-Premium/16662274
I'm looking for a build that's /really/ cheap, that I could get over 100 fps with a config at least. I googled and found this, http://lifehacker.com/5840963/the-best-pcs-you-can-build-for-600-and-1200
And for around 300$ on that page I found http://pcpartpicker.com/user/alanhenry/saved/1x7t
Really, with an fps config, or not, would that do me well? I'm really not asking for much.
This is what I've been playing with for over a year.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Compaq-Black-15.6-Presario-CQ57-229WM-Laptop-PC-with-AMD-Dual-Core-C-50-Processor-and-Windows-7-Home-Premium/16662274
Don't forget a video card. If I were you I'd just save money and get something that will last you more than a year or two.
Don't forget a video card. If I were you I'd just save money and get something that will last you more than a year or two.
a good video card would be something like the radeon 6770, not too expensive and gets me pretty much constant 90 fps on full settings
edit: but you'd need at least a 450w psu, i'd recommend 550w
a good video card would be something like the radeon 6770, not too expensive and gets me pretty much constant 90 fps on full settings
edit: but you'd need at least a 450w psu, i'd recommend 550w
http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/1khff2/
http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/1l3j0b/do_you_guys_know_you_can_get_a_pretty_kickass/
Edit: Also browse /r/buildapc every once in a while! Some great budget builds come up on there that are really powerful
flatlinea good video card would be something like the radeon 6770, not too expensive and gets me pretty much constant 90 fps on full settings
edit: but you'd need at least a 450w psu, i'd recommend 550w
450 is more than enough for a 6770 unless you're running some old shitty 65nm chip overvolted or something, 550 is overkill unless you plan on upgrading to some microwave oven gtx #80 space heater card in the future
graphics cards are practically irrelevant in tf2 anyways, the game's performance is near entirely cpu based so allocate most of the money there. If you're really trying to go the cheap route I'd look into buying some used parts off of pc forums. I got an i5 2500k with a really good board/ram for like 250 off ocn a while ago.
[quote=flatline]a good video card would be something like the radeon 6770, not too expensive and gets me pretty much constant 90 fps on full settings
edit: but you'd need at least a 450w psu, i'd recommend 550w[/quote]
450 is more than enough for a 6770 unless you're running some old shitty 65nm chip overvolted or something, 550 is overkill unless you plan on upgrading to some microwave oven gtx #80 space heater card in the future
graphics cards are practically irrelevant in tf2 anyways, the game's performance is near entirely cpu based so allocate most of the money there. If you're really trying to go the cheap route I'd look into buying some used parts off of pc forums. I got an i5 2500k with a really good board/ram for like 250 off ocn a while ago.
You forgot about a monitor Sylvester
You forgot about a monitor Sylvester
A lot of people seem to be missing that the AMD CPU linked isn't a CPU, its an APU, a CPU/GPU combo. That said, its not a very good one.
Theres a few things wrong with your build link. One, its on an old socket, FM1, when the A series APUs are on FM2. APUs rely HEAVILY on RAM speed, as its just a GPU core with the CPU, it uses the standard system memory, DDR3, which is much slower then most graphics cards GDDR5. You'll gain a good 15-20 FPS on just upgrading the RAM speed to 2133 or so. Unfortunately, I don't believe you can buy 2133 below 8GB, so I would go for at least 1866 in this Kingston HyperX stick.
You need to go FM2 to have better performance per dollar and upgrade possibilities, I would suggest the ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M. For the APU, the FM2 version of what you have on that list is the A4-4000, but honestly both are absolute garbage chips and really not THAT much better then your laptop. Better, yes, but I honestly don't know if its enough to even bother spending the money on. I would suggest taking a step up and getting the A6-6400K, a nice middle ground between the bottom of the barrel (A4-4000) and the A-Series flagship, the A10-6800k.
EDIT POST: The tf.tv forum linking is absolute garbage, so here is the above APU list:
A4-4000: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113343 (dual core)
A6-6400k: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113335 (dual core)
A10-6800k: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113331 (quad core)
I would say look over the entire FM2 APU line to fine whats right for you. Theres a few quad-cores for cheap with decent GPUs on them, look them over and find what price is right for you.
A lot of people seem to be missing that the AMD CPU linked isn't a CPU, its an APU, a CPU/GPU combo. That said, its not a very good one.
Theres a few things wrong with your build link. One, its on an old socket, FM1, when the A series APUs are on FM2. APUs rely HEAVILY on RAM speed, as its just a GPU core with the CPU, it uses the standard system memory, DDR3, which is much slower then most graphics cards GDDR5. You'll gain a good 15-20 FPS on just upgrading the RAM speed to 2133 or so. Unfortunately, I don't believe you can buy 2133 below 8GB, so I would go for at least 1866 in [url=www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104296]this Kingston HyperX stick[/url].
You need to go FM2 to have better performance per dollar and upgrade possibilities, I would suggest the [url=www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157334]ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M[/url]. For the APU, the FM2 version of what you have on that list is the [url=www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113343]A4-4000[/url], but honestly both are absolute garbage chips and really not THAT much better then your laptop. Better, yes, but I honestly don't know if its enough to even bother spending the money on. I would suggest taking a step up and getting the [url=www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113335]A6-6400K[/url], a nice middle ground between the bottom of the barrel (A4-4000) and the A-Series flagship, the [url=www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113331]A10-6800k[/url].
EDIT POST: The tf.tv forum linking is absolute garbage, so here is the above APU list:
A4-4000: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113343 (dual core)
A6-6400k: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113335 (dual core)
A10-6800k: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113331 (quad core)
I would say look over the entire FM2 APU line to fine whats right for you. Theres a few quad-cores for cheap with decent GPUs on them, look them over and find what price is right for you.
http://www.pcper.com/hwlb They have a system listed for $467, though it doesn't include stuff like a Case or Optical Drive.
http://www.pcper.com/hwlb They have a system listed for $467, though it doesn't include stuff like a Case or Optical Drive.