Best PC for $600?

[odizzido]

That's a lot of money to spend on storage considering the rest of the system. You would be far better off just using your old HD and spending that money on a better video card or processor.

If you really need extra storage grab a standard HD.

It has been forever since I've done this for someone online I don't know, but here is my suggestion.


processor 185 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...76&Tpk=i5-2300

mobo 115 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813121482

ram 61 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148262

PSU(55) - whatever you got I guess is fine, newegg doesn't have one I am too excited about. You can't use your old one?

GPU 140 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121390

total comes to 556. You could always get a 6850 is you're an ATI fan though.

If you still want a HD I'd recommend this one for 65 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136319

[john_savage1982]

HDD - $64.99 - 1TB 7200 RPM HDD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148433

Video Card - $209.99 - Geforce GTX 460 1GB 256-bit GDDR5
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127510

Processor - $159.99 - AMD Phenom II X4 965
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103727
You don't really need a 6-core processor in a budget PC. Most software isn't even optimized for 4 cores yet.

Motherboard - $109.99 - Asus M4A88T0V EVo/USB3 AM3 AMD 880G HDMI USB 3.0
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...scrollFullInfo

Memory - $47.99 - A-DATA Gaming Series 4GB (2 x 2 GB) 240-Pin DDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820211409

PSU - $44.99 - APEX AL-D500EXP 500W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817154026

Total: 637.94

I little over your 600 limit. If you can reuse a hard drive or power supply then you are golden. My advice on a budget is don't skimp on the video card it's the most important piece in a gaming rig. Don' be tempted by intel's i3/i5/i7 line, AMD is great for budget PCs. You don't need a 6-core processor though!!!

Good luck.

[odizzido]

The most I've seen a single game use is about 2.2gigs of ram.