Assembling a gaming computer for $550

[zoro1992]

HEY EVERYONE

I want to assemble a gaming cpu and budget was around $ 550

now I have already bought http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-SUPERCLOCKED-Graphics-03G-P4-3663-KR/dp/B008S15X64/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1364111585&sr=8-3&keywords=evga+660+ti
so budget is now $ 230

I am from india ...

any help will be greatly appericiated

 

[slh28]

With the $230 do you just need a CPU? Or CPU, mobo, RAM, PSU, case, etc?

 

[zoro1992]

CPU, mobo, RAM, PSU, case, etc?...

 

[St1ckM4n]

I don't think we can do that, in general. And even if we could, it'd be a massive bottleneck to your 660Ti.

PSU $80
CPU $180
MOBO $90
RAM $50
Case $40

That's around $440 for something decent.

 

[Jad Chaar]

Yeah, what games will you be playing? Plus if you are only running at 1080P that 3GB graphics card will do you no good. Maybe 1 game I know of would use a lot of memory even at 1080P, and that is Metro 2033.

 

[hood6558]

That's the exact same video card I just bought 2 months ago - very happy with the choice - I wanted a backplate, and the extra RAM for a future monitor upgrade. However, I first built a solid system using my old 550 Ti, (i5-3570K, Asus P8Z77-V, 2400 MHz RAM, 128 GB Crucial M4, H100 liquid cooler, etc). You really can't get the most out of the 660 Ti if you have a bottleneck at the CPU, and overclocking is always good for a bump in frame rates. RAM speed doesn't matter, it's so much faster than any CPU, 1333 or 1600 MHz is fine for gaming and cheap (get at least 8 GB). SSDs are great for many reasons, but not required for gaming. It's all about the GPU and CPU (& a solid, reliable PSU). You can cheap out on the rest and still game like a champ. You'll be glad later on if you save up a bit longer and get an unlocked quad core & cooler.

 

[baN893]

I think you need to increase your budget or sell that 660ti and go with something that will fit your budget. https://www.techspot.com/guides/buying/ is a great place to get a general idea of building your own desktop and what price range you will be looking at.