Hello! Im looking to get a gaming computer, and from what I've heard its best to build one. Is there any build that could run games like DayZ, Battlefield 3, Diablo 3, etc, for about 300-400 dollars? Im not very computer savvy, so thank you for the help!
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Battlefield III is probably going to be the toughest call. Does that $300 - $400 need to include a monitor, by the way? If so, I think it's pretty much impossible. Even without a monitor, you're going to need to scrimp as much as you can and maybe try and pick things up second hand off eBay. For a graphics card, getting the budget end of a new chipset can work out really well. You won't get that second hand, though.
Although I can see a new 2Gb GeForce GTX 650 on eBay for $75. That would be a bit of a steal. If it's going to be a gaming machine and nothing much else, scrimp on the case, hard disk (especially size, rather than speed), audio, and channel your memory into the graphics card and the memory. CPU-wise, you're not going to get anywhere near top-end or even middle-spectrum. You're probably looking at an Intel i3 and looking for a bargain there too.