help me build a pc please?

Question

so I want a HT-PC to play 1080P movies on a 51" Plasma tv and play low end games at MAX settings like NFS Underground it must be 500$ (without a case) and should not have more than a 450w power supply please (10 points for full info)

Answer 1

Since you want a HTPC then, one of the new AMD processors is better suited... http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007671+600166683&QksAutoSuggestion=&ShowDeactivatedMark=False&Configurator=&IsNodeId=1&Subcategory=343&description=&Ntk=&CFG=&SpeTabStoreType=&AdvancedSearch=1&srchInDesc=

Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007625%20600167117%20600041408&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&ShowDeactivatedMark=False&CompareItemList=22%7C13-130-619%5E13-130-619-TS%2C13-128-528%5E13-128-528-TS

ram

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148419

This setup will run many games on lower resolution, or lower settings...

Answer 2

Lol. I like how you're demanding that the PSU shouldnt be higher than 450w while expecting to have a GPU that can play 1080p movies and run games smooth at max settings (even games with lower min req)



Look... your display is controlled by your GPU (video card) and sine you want 1080p smooth and running games, you'll need a good one costing at least $140. That's just the card!



I don't know what the min req are for NFS ug but you should look them up and comply to those for picking out a chip.



RAM should be no less than 4gb (ram's cheap anyway)



and your PSU will def need to be higher than 450w. (depending on your mobo/cpu/gpu)



Pick them out for you? nah....do the legwork yourself if you're going to be picky



www.newegg.com

www.tigerdirect.com

Answer 3

$500 Gaming PC System Components

Component Model Price

CPU AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition $120

CPU Cooler AMD boxed heatsink/fan 0

Motherboard ASRock M3A770DE $60

RAM Crucial Ballistix sport 4 GB (2 x 2 GB) DDR3-1333 BL2KIT25664BA1339 $25

Graphics Sapphire 100314-3L Radeon HD 6870 1 GB $175

Hard Drive Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500 GB SATA 6.0Gb/s $40

Case NZXT Gamma Classic Series GAMA-001BK $36

Power Antec EarthWatts Green EA430D 430 W $44

Optical Samsung 22x DVD Burner SATA Model SH-222AB $19

Total Price

$519

Answer 4

4chan.org/g/ is a great place to get help with questions like this. someone there wold probably give you a whole setup and tell you where to buy it if you asked nice.