New Computer Recommendation under $800

[Fatalis]

Soo I have been inactive so far as my computer broke down and it's a pain opening the website with a mobile phone

I'm getting a new computer and have a budget of $800, anybody can give me recommendations? thx

[Rocshi]

Buy parts off Newegg.

1TB is about $70 now, so that's worth it.

Get RAM, CD Drive, and Power Supply cheap (but you'll want >620 watts)

For the processor and motherboard, I'd recommend an i5 with a cheap-mid range motherboard. For the motherboard, make sure it has all the slots you want on it. I'm pissed that I don't have an SD slot D:

Video drive is where your opinion matters most, if you care that much, which I don't, go for the most amazing one. Mine is an $80 discontinued Radeon, run everything on Ultra perfectly.

This is for a mid-size chassis, you can go cheap on that.

Yeah, TL;DR build it.

[Mateo]

Get RAM, CD Drive, and Power Supply cheap (but you'll want >620 watts)

yea, if you want to fry your entire system and start all over in 3 months >.>

[Lazers]

pretty much what rochsi said

PS get a cheap, flexible mobo like the asrock z70 series, since spending more than that is overkill. make sure you got good upgrade slots available

also don't bother getting over 8 gb of ram, hell 4 gb is good

also get a 64 bit OS you piece of shit dont care if you pirate it

[ypmagic]

If you don't want to build one, just get the $599 gaming computer on Amazon.

[Dudemanguy12]

Imma go ahead and recommend looking at CyberPowerPC. Can't speak for other people, but I am happy with this PC I got last August.

This computer is worth 700$, but got it for 350$ on a deal over there. Worth the check.

[Admiral]

If you're in America, do you live near a Microcenter?


If not...

Phenom II X4 965 CPU ~$100
AsRock Motherboard ~$80
Radeon HD 7870 or 7950 ~$150-$220
G Skill 1600 MHz 2x2GB RAM ~$50
WD Black 500ish GB Hard Drive ~$60
DvD Drive ~$20
Cheap case ~$50

[Rocshi]

yea, if you want to fry your entire system and start all over in 3 months >.>

40 bucks, survived 5-second power outages every 10 minutes during Sandy. I beelliieeevvveee.

[oops_ur_dead]

Instead of getting a 1TB hard drive that you'll never fill, get a 500GB one and put the money you saved towards a small SSD.

[Apocist]

Instead of getting a 1TB hard drive that you'll never fill, get a 500GB one and put the money you saved towards a small SSD.

Got a $70 1.5 TB off newegg..... I sooo find it worth it now

[Mateo]

40 bucks, survived 5-second power outages every 10 minutes during Sandy. I beelliieeevvveee.

its not the outtages you have to worry about. the price doesnt really have anything to do with quality here; you can get a cheap psu from corsair or antec. just be sure not to buy one of those never-heard-of brands.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboB...292364-_-Combo
throw in a $20 dvd drive and you pick your graphics card.

or if you want a more expensive graphics card get this one, and buy a ssd
https://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboB...271085-_-Combo

you're welcome

[oops_ur_dead]

Got a $70 1.5 TB off newegg..... I sooo find it worth it now

That's cause you horde files you don't need.

An SSD makes a night/day difference. After going from a hard drive to a SSD, I can honestly say that it's the most noticeable upgrade you can get, especially for the money.

[Mateo]

That's cause you horde files you don't need.

An SSD makes a night/day difference. After going from a hard drive to a SSD, I can honestly say that it's the most noticeable upgrade you can get, especially for the money.

this is so true, having an ssd with your OS and primary programs on it means like 0 wait time. yes i also have many tb of storage but thats because i make redudntant back ups of everything i think is important, im ocd that way

[TimeTrx]

If your looking to save money, I recommend what rocshi said just load the computer with Linux you'll save a hundred dollars or so.

So:

Processor: Intel Core i5 4670K Unlocked Quad Core 3.4GHZ Processor LGA1150 Haswell 6MB Cache Retail: us.ncix.com/products/?sku=81327&vpn=BX80646I54670K&manufacture=Intel - $249.99

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z87X-D3H ATX LGA1150 Z87 DDR3 3PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 HDMI CrossFireX/SLI SATA3 USB3.0 Motherboard https://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=840...cture=Gigabyte - $154.99

Ram: Kingston HyperX Blu Black Series 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1600 CL9 DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit https://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=784...n&promoid=1288 - $57.99

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7750 OC 880MHZ 1GB 4.5GHZ GDDR5 VGA DVI HDMI PCI-E Video Card https://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=685...cture=Gigabyte - $119.99

DVD Drive : ASUS DRW-24B1ST 24X SATA DVD Writer OEM Black https://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=49597&vpn=DRW- 24B1ST%20Bulk&manufacture=ASUS&promoid=1243 -$18.99

PSU: XFX 650W PRO650W Core Edition Single Rail ATX 12V 53A 24PIN ATX Power Supply 80PLUS Bronze PSU https://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=596...X&promoid=1288 - $79.99

Case: Bitfenix Outlaw Steel Black ATX Mid Tower Case 4X5.25 4X3.25 1X2.5 *No PS* Top USB3.0 Audio https://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=825...x&promoid=1288 - $39.99

That will give you about: $721.93 with Linux
or: $861.93 with Windows 7/8

I also recommend take your old computer, or find one that someone is throwing out an old computer and gutting it. Leave the case and DVd/Cd player and maybe the HD if its 4-5 years or newer, throw out the rest, and that will save you about $60-$160. Also, waiting for when these items go on sale helps a lot, I waiting about 4 months for my parts but saved almost $200.

If you gut an old computer:
$801.93 With Windows 7/8
Or: $661.93 With Linux


And btw, Starcraft 2 works great on linux with Wine and it is what I use.