Andrewr05 Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 (edited) So the past few months I've barely been able to game (mostly due to less free time available; I started a night job) and due to a combination of my computer being deathly slow and Steam basically crashing 99.9% of the time I launch it. So yeah, I'm reduced to playing vintage games as anything else is deathly slow. The thing is though, I dont have much time to even game so my PC has basically been on the back burner, I almost don't even give a shit that its slow because I use it so little. I have an older laptop that browses the web fine and I use that about as much as my desktop. I'd LIKE this computer to be functional again, but I'm just having a hard time necessitating the expense to fix it. Edited February 25, 2014 by Andrewr05 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewr05 Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 (edited) Well, for better or worse I just bought a Mitx CM Elite 110 case. Potential new system: CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B75N Mini ITX LGA1155 Motherboard ($75.98 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($76.99 @ Newegg) Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card ($127.27 @ TigerDirect) Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US) Total: $490 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) I may add some new storage, not sure... Edited February 25, 2014 by Andrewr05 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewr05 Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 Let me know what you guys think. Also post up if you have any equivalent/better parts for cheap, thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENERALCHAOS Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 It ok but i would ever Spend Under $60 on a PSU look it up there video people showing PSU going POOF unless u buy a Platinum or Gold Rated and also would not buy a GPU under 2GB not worth it for Beefier Games DDR3 RAM 2133 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231655 PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151136 This my Buget if where the Same : CPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113348 MB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128663 DDR3 RAM 2133 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231655 GPU $119 (Limited Time price ) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202081 PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151136 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarWeeny Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 It ok but i would ever Spend Under $60 on a PSU look it up there video people showing PSU going POOF unless u buy a Platinum or Gold Rated and also would not buy a GPU under 2GB not worth it for Beefier Games His PSU is under your limit because it is only 380W and that is all he needs, why spend double on something he doesn't use? If you are going to give advice, be at least a bit more considerate on what he has in his PC... The parts you chose where pretty good tho. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 Why not get a used and better video card? That seems to be the way to go for the $150 and below range... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewr05 Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 (edited) Yeah, the PSU is only 380w and it is 80+ certified... Also I'm not against an AMD build at all, in fact I have a similar build on PCPartPickers. Why not get a used and better video card? That seems to be the way to go for the $150 and below range...+1 The cheaper the better. Edited February 26, 2014 by Andrewr05 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewr05 Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 Anyone wanna buy an X3220, GTX 285 and 8GB of G.Skill DDR2? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 (edited) Yeah, the PSU is only 380w and it is 80+ certified... Also I'm not against an AMD build at all, in fact I have a similar build on PCPartPickers. Why not get a used and better video card? That seems to be the way to go for the $150 and below range...+1The cheaper the better. Might be tough with the stupid mining mayhem but here's a nice deal....though I wonder what could, or couldn't work in the Mini-ITX setup... What was your reasoning to go M-ITX if I may be so curious? http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1808296 (I was going to recommend THIS with hopes to find another but the M-ITX killed that idea...) Edited February 26, 2014 by IVIYTH0S Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewr05 Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 (edited) What was your reasoning to go M-ITX if I may be so curious?IDFK, hence the pfp in the above post. lel I mean I've always wanted to do an SFF build, so why not now? Edited February 26, 2014 by Andrewr05 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 (edited) What was your reasoning to go M-ITX if I may be so curious?IDFK, hence the pfp in the above post. lel I mean I've always wanted to do an SFF build, so why not now? I'm not sold on M-ITX, atleast for a main build. Too many drawbacks unless you're rich lol. You can't cut cost in some ways that you can with a mid-tower setup/ATX setup.... mainly with videocard compatibility. For instance, I was going to recommend a better AMD machine but realized the case would be a little too cozy I have a great M-ITX HTPC that I'm super happy with...ironically I'd be 100% happy with it if there were room to throw in a modest graphics card since the APU can't handle ripped/RAW bluray files. Edited February 26, 2014 by IVIYTH0S Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewr05 Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 Well, I'm not beyond cutting out some stuff to fit a bigger GPU. Then again its probably really tight against a side panel and not a drive bay in a MITX case. We'll see... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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