Taggerunghttp://pcpartpicker.com/user/thatguytagg/saved/1oMK
Any ideas on making this cheaper?
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/N6rG
cheaper, better for streaming because you can OC processor. you can upgrade to a 2gb 7850 if you want to, but that would push your budget slightly over. not sure why you're getting professional, doesnt really help your usage i think
FoxOblivionageDMLTerrahttp://pcpartpicker.com/user/DMLTerra/saved/1nx3
Here's what I was suggested via /r/buildapcforme. Do any of you more computer savvy people have recommendations on how to make it cheaper/more optimized for playing TF2? I think the video card is a bit expensive (at $229 O.O), but I don't really know whether it's necessary to get good performance. Thanks. Oh, and I know there's only 120 GB of memory (on the SSD), but I have a 500 GB laptop that I would use for most other stuff. I just thought that it would be good to get the SSD now and install the OS and TF2 and other games on that and maybe add a HDD later instead of getting a HDD with more memory and then having to transfer all of that to the SSD.
EDIT: I can't type.
for tf2, get an i5-3570k or 2500k instead of that one because they're unlocked and are just better. 7870 is good for other games like bf3, fc3, crysis and shit. if you want to play both at good frames just get a 7850 and you'll be fine. tbh if u want to keep the 7870 and either of the 2 processors i listed above just get the ssd later and a $50-$60 hard drive for now and use the money u saved for a better processor. the one u picked is good and all but theres no reason not to put in a couple dollars and get the better one.
what does locked mean?
do you mean like it's at a fixed speed and you can't overclock it or something?
i personally never do any overclocking, so i was just curious what you meant by that since i'm due to build a new desktop pretty soon
a locked processor means a locked multiplier, so it's much more difficult to OC. certain processors like the 3820 still can