The Cheapest Gaming Computer I could Find (just above 500)

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    • The Cheapest Gaming Computer I could Find (just above 500)

      Should I buy this? 5
      1.  
        Yes (2) 40%
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        No (3) 60%

      Yes The CyberpowerPC Gamer Ultra 2098 (GU2098) Desktop PC is a cheap Gaming Computer right in my budget, but I have heard some good and bad things about this computer and I am not sure about it, here are the specs from the site, (see spoiler) I dont know much about computers but given these videos of gameplay on it, I would say it runs fine enough for me and I am planning on getting a new graphics card

      I want this PC mainly to do Livestreams and Lets Plays, nothing more than that exept video editing and personal use like visiting the site
      NewEgg: newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229285

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      General Spec
      BrandCyberpowerPC
      ModelGamer Ultra 2098 (GU2098)
      TypeGaming
      ProcessorAMD FX-4100 3.6GHz
      Processor Main Features64 bit Quad-Core Processor
      Memory8GB DDR3 1333
      Hard Drive500GB SATA II 3.0Gb/s 7200RPM
      Optical Drive 124x DVD±R/±RW Dual Layer Drive
      GraphicsAMD Radeon HD 6670 1GB
      AudioSound card - Integrated
      EthernetGigabit Ethernet
      Power Supply500W
      KeyboardXtreme Gear USB Keyboard
      MouseXtreme Gear USB Mouse
      Operating SystemWindows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
      Special FeaturesAZZA Orion Gaming Case

      Motherboard
      ChipsetNVIDIA GeForce 7025

      CPU
      CPU TypeAMD FX-Series
      CPU SpeedFX-4100(3.6GHz)
      CPU Socket TypeAM3+
      CPU Main Features64 bit Quad-Core Processor

      Graphics
      GPU/VPU TypeAMD Radeon HD 6670 1GB

      Memory
      Memory Capacity8GB DDR3
      Memory SpeedDDR3 1333
      Memory Spec4GB x 2
      Memory Slot (Total)2

      Hard Drive
      HDD Capacity500GB
      HDD InterfaceSATA II
      HDD RPM7200rpm

      Optical Drive
      Optical Drive TypeDVD±RW
      Optical Drive Spec24x DVD±R/±RW DUAL LAYER DRIVE

      Audio
      Audio ChipsetIntegrated
      Audio Channels7.1 Ch Audio

      Communications
      LAN ChipsetIntegrated
      LAN Speed10/100/1000Mbps

      Front Panel Ports
      Front USB2

      Back Panel Ports
      PS/22
      Video Ports1 VGA, 1 DVI, 1 HDMI
      Rear USB4
      RJ451 port
      Rear Audio PortsYes

      Expansion
      PCI Slots (Available/Total)1x PCI-e 16x
      2x PCI-e 1x
      1x PCI

      Physical Spec
      Dimensions20.00" x 17.00" x 7.5"
      Weight30.6 lbs.

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    • Above $500?

      Case: NZXT Tempest 210 $55 newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146084
      CPU: Intel Ivy Bridge i5-3450 $200 newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116506
      Motherboard: ASRock H77 Pro4-M $80 newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157301
      HDD: WDC Blue 500GB SATA III $70 newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769
      PSU: Seasonic M12II 520w 80+ Bronze $70 newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151094
      Ram: Gskill Ripjaws X 8GB (2x4) DDR3 1600 $47 newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428
      GPU: ASUS HD7850-DC2-2GD5 Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 $260 newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121623

      $712

      It's the Video card that's why it's a bit pricey. You can play almost everything in max with this. Trust me,in the long run, you'll be glad you've built on your own.

      +Ivy bridge! So FREAKING EFFICIENT DUDE!
      +Good looking case. I'm using this one and it's almost fully tool less. (no screws except for the video card.)
      + H77 mobos that can do xfire in the future.
      +500GB SATA III
      + 5yrs warranty PSU + 80+ Bronze. And FULLY MODULAR
      + 8GB DD3 1600 RAM, that's all you need.
      + New gen card. 7850 brings the best out of the game. high to ultra @ 30fps consistent, or even higher.

    • Nugeddi wrote:

      I think its pretty good but if you going to livestream than you may can't run some games with out lag unless you drop the graphic down and by games I mean like Battlefield 3.
      but if your old computer is geting old and you never had a gaming PC than I think this should be good for you.
      I am probably mainly going to do LSs of games like Dead Island and also I never did have one and this one seems very easy to edit the parts and it can run games right out of the box so it seems perfect for me.

      karlsanada10 wrote:

      Trust me,in the long run, you'll be glad you've built on your own.
      TBH I will actually install newer parts into this, like I said I am getting the best videocard I can for Christmas, I never had a desktop so I would rather see some tutorial videos and experiment with this one, I am sure it will be fine I mean I did take apart my PS3 once and put it back together.

      but I dont think I could actually build one... YET I do plan to build one once I figure how everything works with this one but thanks for the info, besides I am 200 short for what your giving me.. but I will take a look at that videocard
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    • karlsanada10 wrote:

      You can bring all the parts to a computer shop and they will make it to you. I'm cleaning my own PC and that's where I learned how to jack those ports to the right sockets. The things that I don't know how to put is the mobo itself and also the cpu.

      oh thats the easiest part of building one bro



      also I have decided to build it so this thread is pointless now
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