Unpacking and unboxing new budget gaming rig(total cost $545.10)

[lloose]

Hows your rig holding up?

[Aliendear]

The 6100PM-M2 is a reliable motherboard. I have had several of them. And Elite is a reliable mb manufacturing company. I have had almost nothing but Elite motherboards over the last decade or so. And not has come not working or failed.

[jj9528]

Woah, this is weird here are my specs for a 650$

AMD Athlon II x4 3.0ghz quadcore

1TB HDD

550Watt PSU

4GB ddr3 RAM

Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 1gb

24" Monitor. all under 650

[austen1oo195]

@jj9528 what about your motherboard and case and OS? Good deal if you got the whole shabam for 650$

[MrFritz17]

samo rape bebe

[Avataryoutuification]

I have a very similar rig as well.

8400 Phenom X3 2.1ghz

2GB corsair 800mhz DDR2

ECS GeForce 6100PM-M2 MicroATX (Could I use a AM3 procesor on it? I think I might just get a new mobo but I'am only 14 and spent all my birthday money which I got on my brithday to make the computer which I made on my birthday in the same day so it was rushed, btw It was my 14th birthday, 1 month ago)

HD 4670 1GB SAPPHIRE

500GB WD caviar blue 7200rpm sata

Phillips 22xRW dvd cd combo super IDE

500 w CIT

lots of fans

[Avataryoutuification]

would you say this MOBO sucks? I have it.

[1472jonathan]

daymm u all got these pro things and i got a new laptop and a 9 year old uncustomized deasktop......

[POPCORN454545]

you should of honestly gone with an asus or gigabyte mobo and a EVGA 9800....gt....they are cheap snd a way more powerfull card

[jordan0089]

my build is similer to your cost around 515$ without video card which i plan on getting this weekend (radeon hd 5770 185$) my specs are Amd Athlon x2 2.9ghz 4 gigs DDR3 320gig harddrive gigabyte motherboard and antec sonata 3 case with antec earthwatts 500watt psu

[gregrory89]

HEY THE SAME VIDEO CARD I HAVE

[MegumiFF7]

u should get the 8800gt its much better than 9600 gt

[ihaveadogandheisfat]

dont feel bad bout ur case, my new powersupply has been in Louisville for 13 days now.......i payed for 2 day shipping :/

[fiddy187]

Lol I paid 30 euro (40-50 dollars) for shipping and it's been one week and two days and still not here... It is very annoying when shipping takes so long :/

[MASTRCHIEFMOE]

btw this build cost me $600 aud

[Fitality101]

thats 300$ usd

[MASTRCHIEFMOE]

thats cheap......for aus that is

[MASTRCHIEFMOE]

imo the E8500 is better for gaming a good budget gaming rig is an E8500,8800gt or 9800gt(same thing),3gb ddr3 ram,gigabyte EP45T-UD3LR.i have this exact build and i play crysis at 1980 x 1080 resolution,everything on gamer settings and i get around 40-50 fps,i recently overclocked my cpu and i get 45-55 fps,so overclocking makes a big difference.

[Mrbadboy333]

bullshit, an 8800gt/9800gt can't do crysis at 50 fps on gamer.

[MASTRCHIEFMOE]

trust me i had to do some tweaking to my hardware

[danielsayles]

@Mrbadboy333 lol yea the 9800gt can in dirext x 11 -_- as for the 8800gt i do not know. if that card supports dx11 then meybe.

1 x HD5770 has a min of 40 FPS at 1680 x 1050 all hultra high settings with 4xAA

but my test system did have 8gb of ram and a amd phenom 2. 4 core class cpu running at 3.5 ghz per core.

[Mrbadboy333]

@danielsayles - the 9800 gt doesn't even support DX11, the only nvidia cards that support dx11 are the 480, 470 and 465 -.-

[danielsayles]

@Mrbadboy333 tell that to windows 7 -_-

[Mrbadboy333]

@danielsayles - It doesn't matter if the SOFTWARE supports it if the physical HARDWARE doesn't.

[MasterOfFlash92]

@danielsayles realize ur wrong and get on with your life >_< no point in arguing when you know its not right..lol

[exellenta]

You didn't just call that 9600 massive did you? Jesus, it's so low end now....

[declaration963]

check video date dude, it's almost years ago.

[rsman169]

I just built a nice little Rig for around 500$, Q9400, 9600 GT, 4GB of DDR2 1066, 500GB HDD, plus my 400GB I already had, Coolermaster 310 with red lights and etc, 4 case fans, and other junk.

Going to OC the CPU to around 3.5ghz.

Damn good deal for 500$

[Mousethepk]

3.5 Ghz...Mmmm sexy

Just remember to keep an eye on core temp when you OC.

Ruined a few good ones that way. Intel has a very bad rep for shorting if it gets to hot.

[rsman169]

I must mention I already had the vid card.. so it would have been around 565:P lol.

[nairb2693]

Should have gone for a E8500 and gotten a better GPU, like, IDK, a 9800 GT/GTX?

[rsman169]

@nairb2693 I did not want a dual core, that's a step down.

I don't care if they say it's better for gaming, gaming isn't the only thing I do.

I am also looking into buying a 5850 or 5870.

[nairb2693]

Why would you go for a 5800 if you're not a mainstream gamer?

What could you possibly need a quad core for unless you're a video junky who does a lot of editing and encoding?

If you just want to play the games at a nice resolution with Med/High settings definately get a GTS250 or something from ATI.

But, hey, it's not my money to spend here.

[rsman169]

The 5850 is a great deal for 300$, It stomps the GTS 250 in every area, and it's better then a GTX 285, also consumes much less power also.

I think it's a great deal for 300$.

As for my processor, it works, it gets the job done, what more do I need?

[nairb2693]

First of all, the GTS 250 is like $100, and I thought you were looking for a budget system, but I guess not.

And for your point on the processor, thats exactly what I've been saying, a E8500 would do the job for like $50-$100 cheaper.

[rsman169]

BTW, I just looked on newegg, funny enough, the E8500 is the exact same price as the Q9400, 189$.

As for the gpu I want to go a bit further then the GTS 250 because it's not very future proof, but it's good where it stands right now.

[nairb2693]

Did I say 8500? My bad, I meant the 8400, the one I should have bought for myself.

3.00GHz w/ 6Megs L2 Cache

Amazon has it for $150.

In my opinion, no cards are futureproof, as it seems that a new card is released every week.

[rsman169]

I didn't buy the 9600 with my new system, I had that a year before actually.. just didn't buy a gpu with the new build, so if that clears your thoughts about why I went with a 9600 gt at this date.

[MASTRCHIEFMOE]

yeh but a 4870x2 also beats the gtx 285 and as i recall its about $50/$60 cheaper

[MASTRCHIEFMOE]

do you have this cpu (e8500(?

[nairb2693]

No.

[Mousethepk]

dual core isnt for gaming, and you're missing a video card.

[imsososogreat]

dual core is considered better for gaming because it can be overclocked at far greater speeds then a quad and there arn't many games that use all four cores.

yet if you're into video edeting etc. then a quad is better... but still, more games will come that use more cores.

[tripplenipple100]

i just bought for 500$ a

intel pentium dual processor

6gb. ddr2 ram

Windows 7

[OBEYtheMUSIKK]

anything under 9800gt is a waste of money man. nVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 is great, got it on its way. best you can get is the GTX295+ its kind of retarded because you dont need it for any game

[Remasik96]

gta iv would get max of it :P

[OBEYtheMUSIKK]

bet its slow as hell though. max + lag doesnt mean shit. Maxing without lag is the ONLY way to max

[Remasik96]

yea. we will see how gta iv runs on it when ill get it

[OBEYtheMUSIKK]

yeah. Its not completely worthless now. but it will be in a year for any new games. If you invest now you wont have to later.

[Remasik96]

yea. ill get new parts to my pc soon and ill see what that card rly can do xD

[aschris87]

help that mobo is shit i had the same mine craped out...

[kidcrazyways]

so did u ever put it together yet?

and waz it easy???

[shibby222222]

hey, i have the ECS Geforce6100PM-M2 too. but im really strugling to overclock using it. i cant access ram timings or CPU and ram voltages. am i missing something or is it just not there at all?

[Mousethepk]

It's just not there. It's a real pain.

I was gonna save up for a better mobo soon.

[shibby222222]

its a pity hey:( im probably gonna have to do the same. i have a amd 5200+ 2.7ghz x2, 8800gt 512mb, 2 gigs ram. how does your rig usually run things? u have fallout 3?

[Mousethepk]

It should run fine,I got fallout and it runs pretty good on mine. But I got a lil more RAM and video.

Might wanna think of a cheaper 9600 gt video card or higher.

[joethehacker4life]

i did my build with that motherboard too mate its a great motherboard and doesnt cost the roof to get hold of i am getting my 4gb ram tomoorow as 1gb ram is rubbish and the sims 3 runs awfull even with a nvidia 9500GT graphics card so the rams to blame getting that sorted tommoorow 5/5 mate

[governator83]

U look like Timmothy Treadwell

[mrzonkedman]

why does your ceiling fan have only one light

[Alexthegeart09]

woot world of warcraft gamer!! For The Horde!

[c44xRiddler]

Sweet budget build, nice vid

[cr85racer357]

u could of gotten this cheaper i got 1 just like this but some better stuff and i got it for only 420

[tteeuunnttjjee]

nice build

[EastwayPyro]

UPS likes they're wrapping paper i can't wait...i'll light something on fire muhahahaha!

[raheemisbad]

some more wrapping paper! lol aaaannd 12 feet more of wrapping paper lol

[kiloneter]

amd is recomanded for gamming

[syedjaafar]

budget computer but still good ^^

[oldschooltoledo]

im building a gaming computer and was wondering if you have to buy microsoft windows to make it work or does the processor or motherboard come with it. wheres your hard-drive?

[Lazie4life]

you need to buy a disc

[pffkessulol]

Youre fucking retarded. If you dont know that dont even bother trying to build an computer.

[oldschooltoledo]

do you really go through your life being a bid dickhole with syphallis. you could just keep your comments to your self vag wod

[NoTaTtHiScHoOl]

LOL true that man

[mastershake1000]

Hahaha.. yeah you need to buy a disc. But you can also try going to the dump and finding computers with CD Keys and reuse them so then you won't have to pay for extra discs.

[lolomgdude]

do they even let people mess around looking for stuff in a dump?

[mastershake1000]

Yeah they do, haha. I find it funny how people don't know the value of a busted machine... let alone a Sticker with a bunch of letters and numbers. Well everytime I visit the dump I save $100. Ask for permission to whomever works there, or google for a dump to throw away electronics and pay them a visit.

[oldschooltoledo]

yeh i figured it out right after posting the comment i made my computer 3 weeks ago its sick. i ended up getting windows home premium

[Mousethepk]

vid comin tomorrow or next day of finished rig.

[sicorange3]

cool... cuz I ordered from Newegg too :P

You got the same hd, dvd drive, and case as me (except mine is orange/black)

As for ram, I went Gskill 2x2GB

Processor: Intel E5200 2.5Ghz

Mobo: ASUS PQ5

Vid card: GTX 260 (planning on getting a better processor for this later on)

All in all, I was on a budget too, but overspent a little bit. Newegg is still cheap and great, only cost me $720 (shipping and everything)

Please post your rig :)

[dirtboy03]

why only 500w power?

[Mousethepk]

Ill post a video soon as I fix my camera, my dog got ahold of it..Yay for $50 repairs

[zaheerali]

Please upload the final product i really want to see the outcome.

[guitarhead429]

i have both the same cpu and the same mobo as u do, but i have a 9800gt. I even have the same amount of RAM as u do. wierd, huh?

[Mousethepk]

I was on a fixed budget of $550.

Total cost including S&H was $545.10

Only gonna be using it for movies, WoW, and some simple net usage.

[Cssfan101]

not being mean

but u got a microatx motherboard and a tricore CPU???

and for 20$ more u could've got a better card

[edge160]

I agree. You should have gotten a hd 4830 or 9800gt

[surferstapleton]

what wrong with micro atx for a cheap rig?

[Cssfan101]

absolutely nothing is wrong w a micro atx mobo

im just saying he could've gotten an reg atx board for like 10$ more

and if he was lookn good at atx boards he wojulve even had the chance for an sli or Xfire board

even tho if those pci ex[ress were "only" x1

ao its totally alright

i was just saying that he couldve done a lil better

but still a nice rig

[JUDOHAWK69]

I personally like Matx boards hehe, kinda cute.