Buyers Guide: Budget AMD-Based Gaming PC Configuration
At $500, this quarter's budget-oriented AMD-based gaming machine lives up to its title. AMD's processors don't have the performance crown right now, so the company uses excellent value to woo its customers. An Athlon II X3 450 wields three cores and a 3.2 GHz clock rate to serve our gaming purposes. A Radeon HD 6770 with 1 GB of GDDR5 memory delivers more performance than would have been possible with a Llano-based APU, too. Ample RAM, modest hard drive space, and a solid power supply value help keep the overall system price down. Rosewill's Challenger chassis offers plenty of room for upgrades, too, which is why we gave it a Recommended Buy award in 2010. A special congratulations to forum member lunyone for having his recommended build picked by the Tom's Hardware community this quarter!
| Component | Model | Average price |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | AMD Athlon II X3 450 Rana-based 3.2 GHz CPU | $78 |
| Motherboard | Biostar A880G+ Socket AM3 Motherboard | $55 |
| RAM | G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4 GB DDR3-1333 Kit (2 x 2 GB) | $30 |
| Graphics Card | XFX Radeon HD 6770 1 GB | $120 |
| Hard Drive | Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500 GB 7200 RPM Hard Drive | $50 |
| Case | Rosewill Challenger ATX Mid-Tower | $50 |
| Power Supply | Corsair Builder CX500 500W 80 PLUS | $60 |
| DVD Burner | Lite-On iHAS124 24x DVD±RW Drive | $19 |
| TOTAL : $462 | ||
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