(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Okay. So, I've earned some money, and I've decided to build a gaming rig. My budget would be at about $400 - $550 range, and I'm willing to spend a little more (I have about $800 - $900 at my disposal, but I'm not spending it all), and it needs to be able to run CoD at at least 20 fps. I've seen people do this, and spend very little on it, and I'm quite interested. Now, I haven't talked to my parents yet, (I'm 15) but if I get another job soon (Probably about $10/hour minimum) I'm positive they'll let me.
I've looked at many guides, and I see that it is based all on personal preference, and I'm not a hardware guy. I have a techie friend, who built this stuff all the time in High School, but he works almost 24/7 with a rapidly changing schedule.
I honestly don't give a shit if the case is a shoe-box, I just want it to (hopefully) run Crysis at a bare minimum of 10 FPS. I may be asking too much, but there is so much hardware available, I don't even know where to begin. I've looked at tons of YouTube videos, and many guides (I'll list some below), and some people have built Rigs that run Crysis at a kick-ass 30 FPS at full power, for less than $500. I know you don't need a quad-core CPU, so I'll probably get an AMD, just not sure which one. So, I would appreciate any help and I'm looking forward to you're responses.

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So, I've picked out some parts, and I would like to know of any suggestions you guys would have. I might just stick with 4GB of RAM, depending on what my dad says, and maybe a different GFX Card, because this one is apparently MASSIVE.

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I configured a PC for you... unfortunately I'm not familiar with AMD processors so I put an Intel i5 in it. It's a little pricey but if you want to reduce the cost, I think you can get away with a cheaper power supply (might want to check with someone on that) or change the CPU. You could also reuse parts of your older PC if you're not going to use it again for the DVD drive.

Hope it helps and good luck building your PC.

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CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory
Item #:N82E16820145345
Return Policy: Memory Standard Return Policy
$61.99
$51.99
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CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W High Performance Power Supply
Item #:N82E16817139020
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$119.99
$84.99
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Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$39.99
HEC Blitz Black Steel Edition ATX Mid Tower Computer Chassis Gaming Case
Item #:N82E16811121096
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$64.99
$39.99
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EVGA GeForce GTS 450 (Fermi) 01G-P3-1352-KR Video Card
Item #:N82E16814130679
Return Policy: VGA Standard Return Policy
$119.99
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SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-222AB
Item #:N82E16827151233
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$16.99
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ASUS SABERTOOTH P67 (REV 3.0) ATX Intel Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813131702
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy


Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor
Item #: N82E16819115072
Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy
-$20.00 Instant
-$20.00 Combo
$439.98
$399.98
Grand Total: $740.93

Hmmm. That's pretty nice Hardware, but it's a little too much for my budget. :/ I might use an i3, and a different power supply.

Yeah, sorry about that. If you do that the price will probably be down $100-$150 off what I configured. Good luck with your build

Actually, I'll probably spend that much, because my dad said he'll help me out. So I gathered a list of parts, and I'll look into your stuff a little more. Thanks. :y:

Go with the Antec Three Hundred Illusion case. You don't need to buy extra fans, it has plenty for me and I have much better parts than you (not bragging )

Get a 2500K, and a better CPU cooler than stock.

Unless he's overclocking that would be pointless, he's only said he wants to run CoD and crysis at like 20 FPS at least so he wouldn't need to overclock anyway.

I can't spend that much. I'm only 15 lol. It's not like I've got over $1,000 to spend. :p



I'm not overclocking, and I like the AMD's better. Cheaper, Quad-Core, 3.4 GHz. Pretty damn good deal.

I also got an aftermarket CPU cooler, and some thermal paste, so I'm good there.


Yup. I mean, 20 FPS is pretty playable, for a rig for that cheap. I actually might up my GFX card to a 560 GTX, just not buy fans, and use my old servers fans. It just depends on how much I'm allowed to spend.

The case is 70$, minus the 25$ of fans you're buying, it's only 45$ Plus, I just turned 15, like, a week ago.