Moosty 148 Posted June 30, 2015 My ol faithful laptop is slowly dying. I'm going to build my own rig now. I only have about a 500$ budget but I can get something that runs tf2 like a champ for that. I found a build in my price range, tell me if it sucks or not. I know I'm not going to be able to max out the more intensive games but I just want to be able to max out source games. Tell me if I'm way off on this build ive never done this before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StarmiX 4 Posted June 30, 2015 Here's one I came up with. This is assuming you don't need any peripherals. Intel Pentium G3258, XFX Radeon R9 380, Thermaltake VL80001W2Z - System Build - PCPartPicker PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.89 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($41.98 @ Newegg) Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital RE3 750GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.00 @ Amazon) Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg) Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Micro Center) Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg) Other: Windows 8.1 Standard ($20.00) Total: $465.83 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-30 18:14 EDT-0400 Price is ~500 but if you want to do some rebates, it is ~460. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fink 64 Posted July 1, 2015 Any 500 dollar custom PC today can run TF2 at max everything with 60+ frames if you buy the right parts, as most 500 dollar customs can even run new triple a games at mid settings Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moosty 148 Posted July 14, 2015 Here's the build I have ordered. What do you guys think? @metalslug53 @ChickenPanda @Whyte @StarmiX @whoever knows about PC's Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
