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HaVeNII7 05/05/20 10:27:16 PM #1:	Friends gonna build one. Ive built mine too, but over time, and also had a lot of the parts gifted to me, so Im not sure how good of one you could make from that price. --- PSN/Steam: HaVeNII7 <cite>HaVeNII7 posted [p:938676275] in How decent... [t:78661578]...</cite> <quote>Friends gonna build one. Ive built mine too, but over time, and also had a lot of the parts gifted to me, so Im not sure how good of one you could make from that price. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnholyMudcrab 05/05/20 10:28:04 PM #2:	Not particularly --- https://imgur.com/VeNBg https://imgur.com/gd5jC8q https://imgur.com/PKIy7 https://imgur.com/3p29JqP <cite>UnholyMudcrab posted [p:938676313] in How decent... [t:78661578]...</cite> <quote>Not particularly</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CommunismFTW 05/05/20 10:34:59 PM #3:	Not fantastic, especially with covid prices right now. You could get an RX 580 for $170 but that's where the good prices end. --- Since only from below can one better see the heights. https://imgur.com/OhZgm <cite>CommunismFTW posted [p:938676654] in How decent... [t:78661578]...</cite> <quote>Not fantastic, especially with covid prices right now. You could get an RX 580 for $170 but that's where the good prices end. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FabIemaster 05/05/20 10:37:11 PM #4:	depends on what you already have. --- The stories and information posted here are artistic works of fiction and falsehood. Only a fool would take anything posted here as fact. <cite>FabIemaster posted [p:938676775] in How decent... [t:78661578]...</cite> <quote>depends on what you already have. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 05/05/20 10:38:55 PM #5:	Depends on what you wanna do with it. You can get a RPi for under $50 and despite running on Linux, it's more than capable of being the "browser box" that most people want out of a computer. --- 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:938676855] in How decent... [t:78661578]...</cite> <quote>Depends on what you wanna do with it. You can get a RPi for under $50 and despite running on Linux, it's more than capable of being the "browser box" that most people want out of a computer. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HaVeNII7 05/05/20 10:51:58 PM #6:	FabIemaster posted... depends on what you already have. Hes console going PC - starting from zero. DevsBro posted... Depends on what you wanna do with it. You can get a RPi for under $50 and despite running on Linux, it's more than capable of being the "browser box" that most people want out of a computer. He said hes wanting a PC at least about as good as his PS4/X1, but better if possible. --- PSN/Steam: HaVeNII7 <cite>HaVeNII7 posted [p:938677544] in How decent... [t:78661578]...</cite> <quote>FabIemaster posted... </cite> <quote>depends on what you already have.</quote>Hes console going PC - starting from zero. DevsBro posted... </cite> <quote>Depends on what you wanna do with it. You can get a RPi for under $50 and despite running on Linux, it's more than capable of being the "browser box" that most people want out of a computer.</quote>He said hes wanting a PC at least about as good as his PS4/X1, but better if possible. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CommunismFTW 05/05/20 10:53:32 PM #7:	HaVeNII7 posted... Hes console going PC - starting from zero. He said hes wanting a PC at least about as good as his PS4/X1, but better if possible. Going from blank to that on $600? Gonna be hard to budget in the kb/m and monitor and headphones etc then if we're literally starting from scratch, unless the quality is compromised enough to not be around the X1 tier. --- Since only from below can one better see the heights. https://imgur.com/OhZgm <cite>CommunismFTW posted [p:938677620] in How decent... [t:78661578]...</cite> <quote>HaVeNII7 posted... </cite> <quote>Hes console going PC - starting from zero. He said hes wanting a PC at least about as good as his PS4/X1, but better if possible.</quote> Going from blank to that on $600? Gonna be hard to budget in the kb/m and monitor and headphones etc then if we're literally starting from scratch, unless the quality is compromised enough to not be around the X1 tier. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mezcla 05/05/20 10:54:29 PM #8:	FabIemaster posted... depends on what you already have. i hate those youtube videos that are like "HOW TO BUILD A GOOD GAMING PC FOR 300 DOLLARS" "so first thing, i already had a monitor, keyboard, mouse, case, motherboard, ram, hdd, ssd, cpu, and power supply. so i went with the 300 dollar rx580." like holy shit really --- Sig <cite>Mezcla posted [p:938677666] in How decent... [t:78661578]...</cite> <quote>FabIemaster posted... </cite> <quote>depends on what you already have.</quote>i hate those youtube videos that are like "HOW TO BUILD A GOOD GAMING PC FOR 300 DOLLARS" "so first thing, i already had a monitor, keyboard, mouse, case, motherboard, ram, hdd, ssd, cpu, and power supply. so i went with the 300 dollar rx580." like holy shit really </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CommunismFTW 05/05/20 10:55:38 PM #9:	Mezcla posted... i hate those youtube videos that are like "HOW TO BUILD A GOOD GAMING PC FOR 300 DOLLARS" "so first thing, i already had a monitor, keyboard, mouse, case, motherboard, ram, hdd, ssd, cpu, and power supply. so i went with the 300 dollar rx580." like holy shit really I agree. It's cancer. Yes, for $600 you can make a phenomenal browser-box/general use PC. But for gaming, how most people understand it to be (Medium or High at 60fps/1080p) is gonna be more than $600 if you're starting from virtually scratch and need everything from a mouse to a psu. --- Since only from below can one better see the heights. https://imgur.com/OhZgm <cite>CommunismFTW posted [p:938677717] in How decent... [t:78661578]...</cite> <quote>Mezcla posted... </cite> <quote>i hate those youtube videos that are like "HOW TO BUILD A GOOD GAMING PC FOR 300 DOLLARS" "so first thing, i already had a monitor, keyboard, mouse, case, motherboard, ram, hdd, ssd, cpu, and power supply. so i went with the 300 dollar rx580." like holy shit really</quote> I agree. It's cancer. Yes, for $600 you can make a phenomenal browser-box/general use PC. But for gaming, how most people understand it to be (Medium or High at 60fps/1080p) is gonna be more than $600 if you're starting from virtually scratch and need everything from a mouse to a psu. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FabIemaster 05/06/20 9:06:24 AM #10:	Also keep in mind that Windows 10 is ~$100 unless you plan on using an unactivated version that will restrict most of the features of the OS. A decent budget PC from the ground up, not uncluding mouse, monitor, and keyboard is gonna run you at least a grand. --- The stories and information posted here are artistic works of fiction and falsehood. Only a fool would take anything posted here as fact. <cite>FabIemaster posted [p:938694030] in How decent... [t:78661578]...</cite> <quote>Also keep in mind that Windows 10 is ~$100 unless you plan on using an unactivated version that will restrict most of the features of the OS. A decent budget PC from the ground up, not uncluding mouse, monitor, and keyboard is gonna run you at least a grand. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Austin_Era_II 05/06/20 9:08:05 AM #11:	Stop wasting your time and money. Save up for at least $1500 budget. No point in blowing $500-600 on a useless gaming PC. --- No. of days without watching porn: 2 Best record: 3 days <cite>Austin_Era_II posted [p:938694088] in How decent... [t:78661578]...</cite> <quote>Stop wasting your time and money. Save up for at least $1500 budget. No point in blowing $500-600 on a useless gaming PC. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Master_Bass 05/06/20 9:10:43 AM #12:	Yeah, I would recommend saving up more money too. Don't waste your time on a $600 PC that you want to game with. You won't be satisfied. --- Many Bothans died to bring you this post. <cite>Master_Bass posted [p:938694190] in How decent... [t:78661578]...</cite> <quote>Yeah, I would recommend saving up more money too. Don't waste your time on a $600 PC that you want to game with. You won't be satisfied. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alucard188 05/06/20 9:11:13 AM #13:	It'll be very basic. Most of the budget will go towards the video card if you want any attempt at decent high-quality gaming. Edit: Oh, he's starting from literally nothing? So he has no peripherals or operating system to work on? Unless they get some of that stuff donated, or on an extreme sale, he's going to be having a terrible time. --- Face it Cloud is a gaming icon and has appered in lots of games while mario has only appeared in 2 games sunshine and 64~xSlashbomBx <cite>Alucard188 posted [p:938694212] in How decent... [t:78661578]...</cite> <quote>It'll be very basic. Most of the budget will go towards the video card if you want any attempt at decent high-quality gaming. Edit: Oh, he's starting from literally nothing? So he has no peripherals or operating system to work on? Unless they get some of that stuff donated, or on an extreme sale, he's going to be having a terrible time. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
voldothegr8 05/06/20 9:14:33 AM #14:	For 1080p 60hz a $600 machine is probably possible, but it won't be much better than a console for gaming. --- Oda break tracker 2020- 2 (3) \| THE Ohio State: 13-1 \| Oakland Raiders: 7-9 <cite>voldothegr8 posted [p:938694335] in How decent... [t:78661578]...</cite> <quote>For 1080p 60hz a $600 machine is probably possible, but it won't be much better than a console for gaming.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
coolpal23 05/06/20 9:16:20 AM #15:	its really not hard follow this g\uide: https://www.reddit.com/r/buildmeapc/comments/3r5a85/heres_some_builds_i_made_450_550_fallout_4/ --- MSI B360-A PRO\|EVGA 8Gb Gtx 1070\| DDR4 2400 16Gb G.skill\| i5 8600K 3.6Ghz Steam: That Hero Luka "Fact and fiction, where do you draw the line?" <cite>coolpal23 posted [p:938694408] in How decent... [t:78661578]...</cite> <quote>its really not hard follow this g\uide: https://www.reddit.com/r/buildmeapc/comments/3r5a85/heres_some_builds_i_made_450_550_fallout_4/ </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alucard188 05/06/20 9:19:27 AM #16:	coolpal23 posted... its really not hard follow this g\uide: https://www.reddit.com/r/buildmeapc/comments/3r5a85/heres_some_builds_i_made_450_550_fallout_4/ --- Face it Cloud is a gaming icon and has appered in lots of games while mario has only appeared in 2 games sunshine and 64~xSlashbomBx <cite>Alucard188 posted [p:938694505] in How decent... [t:78661578]...</cite> <quote>coolpal23 posted... </cite> <quote>its really not hard follow this g\uide: https://www.reddit.com/r/buildmeapc/comments/3r5a85/heres_some_builds_i_made_450_550_fallout_4/</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FabIemaster 05/06/20 9:20:01 AM #17:	coolpal23 posted... its really not hard follow this g\uide: https://www.reddit.com/r/buildmeapc/comments/3r5a85/heres_some_builds_i_made_450_550_fallout_4/ Thread is 4 years old but aside from that the OP specifically says OS, mouse, monitor, and keyboard not included. --- The stories and information posted here are artistic works of fiction and falsehood. Only a fool would take anything posted here as fact. <cite>FabIemaster posted [p:938694529] in How decent... [t:78661578]...</cite> <quote>coolpal23 posted... </cite> <quote>its really not hard follow this g\uide: https://www.reddit.com/r/buildmeapc/comments/3r5a85/heres_some_builds_i_made_450_550_fallout_4/</quote> Thread is 4 years old but aside from that the OP specifically says OS, mouse, monitor, and keyboard not included. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
coolpal23 05/06/20 9:20:06 AM #18:	Alucard188 posted... FabIemaster posted... Thread is 4 years old but aside from that the OP specifically says OS, mouse, monitor, and keyboard not included. OS is free for 200 you can find a mouse, keyboard, and a monitor --- MSI B360-A PRO\|EVGA 8Gb Gtx 1070\| DDR4 2400 16Gb G.skill\| i5 8600K 3.6Ghz Steam: That Hero Luka "Fact and fiction, where do you draw the line?" <cite>coolpal23 posted [p:938694536] in How decent... [t:78661578]...</cite> <quote>Alucard188 posted... </cite> <quote></quote> FabIemaster posted... </cite> <quote>Thread is 4 years old but aside from that the OP specifically says OS, mouse, monitor, and keyboard not included.</quote> OS is free for 200 you can find a mouse, keyboard, and a monitor </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alucard188 05/06/20 9:21:16 AM #19:	coolpal23 posted... OS is free for 200 you can find a mouse, keyboard, and a monitor Cool. That means OP's friend has $400 to build a machine on. Would you like to Game on a $400 rig? --- Face it Cloud is a gaming icon and has appered in lots of games while mario has only appeared in 2 games sunshine and 64~xSlashbomBx <cite>Alucard188 posted [p:938694571] in How decent... [t:78661578]...</cite> <quote>coolpal23 posted... </cite> <quote>OS is free for 200 you can find a mouse, keyboard, and a monitor</quote> Cool. That means OP's friend has $400 to build a machine on. Would you like to Game on a $400 rig? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
coolpal23 05/06/20 9:21:58 AM #20:	Alucard188 posted... Would you like to Game on a $400 rig? not the question Anyway, it's not hard to build a decent machine for 600 --- MSI B360-A PRO\|EVGA 8Gb Gtx 1070\| DDR4 2400 16Gb G.skill\| i5 8600K 3.6Ghz Steam: That Hero Luka "Fact and fiction, where do you draw the line?" <cite>coolpal23 posted [p:938694605] in How decent... [t:78661578]...</cite> <quote>Alucard188 posted... </cite> <quote>Would you like to Game on a $400 rig?</quote>not the question Anyway, it's not hard to build a decent machine for 600 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alucard188 05/06/20 9:22:59 AM #21:	coolpal23 posted... not the question Anyway, it's not hard to build a decent machine for 600 $400, considering that you've budgeted $200 for his gaming peripherals. --- Face it Cloud is a gaming icon and has appered in lots of games while mario has only appeared in 2 games sunshine and 64~xSlashbomBx <cite>Alucard188 posted [p:938694646] in How decent... [t:78661578]...</cite> <quote>coolpal23 posted... </cite> <quote>not the question Anyway, it's not hard to build a decent machine for 600</quote> $400, considering that you've budgeted $200 for his gaming peripherals. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
coolpal23 05/06/20 9:24:26 AM #22:	Alucard188 posted... $400, considering that you've budgeted $200 for his gaming peripherals. actually he could use his tv as a monitor so factor in even less if he wants to --- MSI B360-A PRO\|EVGA 8Gb Gtx 1070\| DDR4 2400 16Gb G.skill\| i5 8600K 3.6Ghz Steam: That Hero Luka "Fact and fiction, where do you draw the line?" <cite>coolpal23 posted [p:938694711] in How decent... [t:78661578]...</cite> <quote>Alucard188 posted... </cite> <quote>$400, considering that you've budgeted $200 for his gaming peripherals.</quote>actually he could use his tv as a monitor so factor in even less if he wants to </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alucard188 05/06/20 9:26:01 AM #23:	coolpal23 posted... actually he could use his tv as a monitor so factor in even less if he wants to True enough. He could buy a decent keyboard and mouse for $35. That thread you linked is still four years old, so the information is outdated on it. Doubly so with the pandemic affecting prices as they are. I bought a Samsung 970 Evo plus 500gb NVMe m.2 for $130 CAD 4 months ago. It's now almost $190 on Newegg, currently on sale for $170. --- Face it Cloud is a gaming icon and has appered in lots of games while mario has only appeared in 2 games sunshine and 64~xSlashbomBx <cite>Alucard188 posted [p:938694764] in How decent... [t:78661578]...</cite> <quote>coolpal23 posted... </cite> <quote>actually he could use his tv as a monitor so factor in even less if he wants to</quote> True enough. He could buy a decent keyboard and mouse for $35. That thread you linked is still four years old, so the information is outdated on it. Doubly so with the pandemic affecting prices as they are. I bought a Samsung 970 Evo plus 500gb NVMe m.2 for $130 CAD 4 months ago. It's now almost $190 on Newegg, currently on sale for $170. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
coolpal23 05/06/20 9:32:00 AM #24:	Alucard188 posted... I bought a Samsung 970 Evo plus 500gb NVMe m.2 for $130 CAD 4 months ago. It's now almost $190 on Newegg, currently on sale for $170. Yikes, that's absolutely a fair point TC's friend should wait of course. After the pandemic would be a lot better --- MSI B360-A PRO\|EVGA 8Gb Gtx 1070\| DDR4 2400 16Gb G.skill\| i5 8600K 3.6Ghz Steam: That Hero Luka "Fact and fiction, where do you draw the line?" <cite>coolpal23 posted [p:938694981] in How decent... [t:78661578]...</cite> <quote>Alucard188 posted... </cite> <quote>I bought a Samsung 970 Evo plus 500gb NVMe m.2 for $130 CAD 4 months ago. It's now almost $190 on Newegg, currently on sale for $170.</quote>Yikes, that's absolutely a fair point TC's friend should wait of course. After the pandemic would be a lot better </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hexenherz 05/06/20 9:44:26 AM #25:	It really depends on where you buy and what you buy. That Potato Masher rig is still running new releases with decent framerates at 1080 resolutions and I think it cost $450? --- FFXIV: Lucius Hexenseele (Brynhildr) \| RS3: UltimaSuende . 99 WC/Fish/Cook/Fletch/Div/Mining/Smithing/Thieving/Crafting https://letterboxd.com/BMovieBro/ <cite>Hexenherz posted [p:938695419] in How decent... [t:78661578]...</cite> <quote>It really depends on where you buy and what you buy. That Potato Masher rig is still running new releases with decent framerates at 1080 resolutions and I think it cost $450? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alucard188 05/06/20 11:46:57 AM #26:	Me: Pandemic affects prices. Newegg: Best price I've seen that kit go for. >_> --- Face it Cloud is a gaming icon and has appered in lots of games while mario has only appeared in 2 games sunshine and 64~xSlashbomBx <cite>Alucard188 posted [p:938701148] in How decent... [t:78661578]...</cite> <quote>Me: Pandemic affects prices. Newegg: Best price I've seen that kit go for. >_> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mezcla 05/06/20 11:58:52 AM #27:	yeah i remember all the pc makers on youtube were like "DONT GO BUY A PC THIS WONT AFFECT PRICES" but Linus Tech Tips was like "uh, this is definitely going to affect prices. if you want one, get it now" and he was right. --- Sig <cite>Mezcla posted [p:938701828] in How decent... [t:78661578]...</cite> <quote>yeah i remember all the pc makers on youtube were like "DONT GO BUY A PC THIS WONT AFFECT PRICES" but Linus Tech Tips was like "uh, this is definitely going to affect prices. if you want one, get it now" and he was right. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 05/06/20 12:22:53 PM #28:	Mezcla posted... yeah i remember all the pc makers on youtube were like "DONT GO BUY A PC THIS WONT AFFECT PRICES" but Linus Tech Tips was like "uh, this is definitely going to affect prices. if you want one, get it now" Generally, anyone who claims prices won't go up, wants prices to go up. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:938703169] in How decent... [t:78661578]...</cite> <quote>Mezcla posted... </cite> <quote>yeah i remember all the pc makers on youtube were like "DONT GO BUY A PC THIS WONT AFFECT PRICES" but Linus Tech Tips was like "uh, this is definitely going to affect prices. if you want one, get it now"</quote>Generally, anyone who claims prices won't go up, wants prices to go up. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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