Building a Small Computer For gaming

GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 LifeAkron, PA Icrontian
in Gaming
I'm looking to put together a Small PC for playing Starcraft D3 and Magicka, No FPS games and stuff Just those 3 games and a few games like that. I need to do it as cheap as possible Just the tower, I would prefer Micro ATX Since it will be in my living room hooked up to a TV Its been 3 years since I built anything and I am soooo far out of it I dont even have a clue as which direction to go And As cheap as possible without sacrificing quality

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  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    Budget?
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    Under 400??
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited October 2012
    I'm gonna jump right in and start suggesting the AMD A8-5600K APU as a CPU to build this around.
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    See the last PC i built had the Top of the Line Core 2 duo! lol
  • TushonTushon I'm scared, Coach Alexandria, VA Icrontian
    edited October 2012
    I don't think you'll have a satisfactory experience on an all new machine for that price point (with what you are asking it to do). What parts do you have that will be re-usable?
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    Ive been playing on my mackbook from 2010 I sold and bought a Ipad and only have 400 left, Im sure it will be better than the Macbooks graphics

    I have the keyboard mouse and all
  • TushonTushon I'm scared, Coach Alexandria, VA Icrontian
    You're going to run into issues like this, but here is the build I would recommend for all brand new parts, no monitor. Either build most of it and save for a little while, or wait and build it later. Maybe snag some Cyber Monday sales. You could initially get away with only the APU graphics but it will be lacking. I have no experience on building in HTPC enclosures, so you might need to get more advice on that.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited October 2012
    Here's a system that I put together: You're at $429 there. If you want to tack on a discrete GPU, which I highly recommend, you could spend another $110 and get the SAPPHIRE Low-Profile 7750 that we reviewed a while back.

    $400 is a really, really tight budget.
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