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Repetive PC build advice

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InterStellar Architect
InterStellar Architects Corporation
#21 - 2016-10-18 01:58:31 UTC
For $200 - $300, this is no doubt the best bang for your buck, performance wise.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16868110214

But even this is $399.99
Demolishar
United Aggression
#22 - 2016-10-18 05:14:12 UTC  |  Edited by: Demolishar
InterStellar Architect wrote:
For $200 - $300, this is no doubt the best bang for your buck, performance wise.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16868110214

But even this is $399.99


I too play EVE on console.

EDIT: Maybe it's not so far fetched...
http://wololo.net/2016/04/04/how-to-install-and-run-linux-on-your-ps4/
Tiberius NoVegas
NovKor Corp.
#23 - 2016-10-18 21:28:26 UTC
for $200-300 your best bet is to buy a used laptop/desktop from a refurbishing site or open box on new egg. if its a desktop, you can upgrade its parts down the road.

If you talking about building one fore $200-300. I just suggest buying a Motherboard with integrated graphic, spend the rest of the money on a decent harddrive/ssd, get a case from your local dump and a small power supply. load it with Linux and run EVE on wine. it will perform poorly but its a cheap option.
Giovana Shaishi
Doomheim
#24 - 2016-10-18 23:40:01 UTC
I have the case and Moba still along with the PSU. Completely forgot my friend had the Skeleton from the old build. Its a gigabyte, the case is a simple micro atx, and the PSU is a 500w I believe.
Tiberius NoVegas
NovKor Corp.
#25 - 2016-10-19 01:35:33 UTC
Giovana Shaishi wrote:
I have the case and Moba still along with the PSU. Completely forgot my friend had the Skeleton from the old build. Its a gigabyte, the case is a simple micro atx, and the PSU is a 500w I believe.


Good, then you have a few options. the 500w PSU will only support so big of a graphics card, probably only 512mb but may get to run a 1gb if the requirements are low enough. the main thing you want to focus on is RAM, the more the better. find out what the max RAM is that your motherboard supports, i find 16gb+ runs almost all games smoothly. dont think less ran wont run it thought, i run 4gb on my laptop and eve runs decently, i miss out on a lot from turning the graphics down but it gets the job done.
Giovana Shaishi
Doomheim
#26 - 2016-10-19 03:20:16 UTC
It can support 16gb so I'm good on that front ddr3 at 1666mhz was what I used. I used an old gtx 9500 and that ran eve and csgo just fine stablke on medium setting just gotta test the Moba out as I haven't used it in a year or so it has integrated graphics as well but I didn't updatre the drivers on those so they dont work. For the windows I have my friends windows 10 key so I can use that
Ziranda Hakuli
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#27 - 2016-10-19 04:43:33 UTC
not sure what you intend to use for a windows OS or a linux set up.
If you plan on using windows 10 you may want to consider a slightly newer video card. some of the older have issues or no driver updates.

as seen Newegg.com has a lot of options and refurbished computers that meet the system requirements and your budget
DSpite Culhach
#28 - 2016-10-19 07:14:52 UTC  |  Edited by: DSpite Culhach
Well, I work as a computer tech, and the idea of "second hand hardware" is a rather bad one.

First off, attaching a PSU that is older then it's own warranty that also belonged to someone else is basically suicide. PSU's take the brunt of every brown out, power spikes, etc etc, and considering that a random brand, "new" and under warranty PSU is around $50, you are putting everything connected to that "second hand" PSU at risk by connecting it. I don't even put a working PSU back in my own main PC when it gets upgraded, I get a new one.

CPU and graphic card will be the main cost you have to optimize on, if you skimp on those, you will still get bad performance.

If you go "second hand" or refurb, you have to at least do it from a store and trust the actual store, would not advise a random sale on the net. You will use it 6 months, and then when parts in that start to die, you will be doing this again. I would never "sell" old parts even to friends, at best, I'd just give stuff to them and warn them not to come annoy me if things explode, even if it they had all be working fine until that point.

Computers contain delicate electronics, and have had electricity flowing through them for years. I've had perfectly working things just "die" on me and the last thing I need is someone else yelling at me that they lost all their data or that a USB port stopped working. I got enough of that working in stores, and in many cases it was people caused, like PC cases with dents from obvious drops or falls, or people jamming USB drive in ports like they are ramming shells into a tank turret.

Most people don't look after their computer gear, and "random" PC's will be like that.

I apparently have no idea what I'm doing.
Giovana Shaishi
Doomheim
#29 - 2016-10-20 04:26:53 UTC
Thanks for the advicd from everyone. I figured what my build would be for now. Just a simple g32 pentium with r7 combo . the Moba I forget with a MSI board and Eva 450 +80 PSU and 8gb of 1600mzh ram.
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