Gaming PC help

hdd, psu, case?

I would recommend you check this out: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i5-overclock-performance-gaming,3097.html It is a guide from dec. 2011 for building a $600 budget gaming PC. It is a little out of date however I would recommend to go with an intel based processor as you will have more room to upgrade to a better processor in the future.

vote B

I vote for B, but them both suck ;(

Build B ($527) i got something like this, and runs pretty awesome, but in uruguay it cost $1200 :). I would recommend the A.

Radeon 6850 system requirements: «500 Watt or greater power supply recommended».

You should get a good power supply (Enermax, Corsair...). AMD processors includes a standard heatsink usually, you don't need to get another unless you want overclock. If you can afford it, a 64 GB SSD (e.g. Crucial M4) dedicated to operating and frequently used programs would be very useful.

B! but try another graphic card.

How about this? If you don't like anything, just poke around and find something else.

B, but...
You need a stronger power supply unit.

I would go for a AMD Radeon 6870 or AMD Radeon 7770. Both are about 10 - 20 dollars more than the 6850 but are better performance wise.

Also you might not have the money for it but I suggest getting an intel i5-2500k. Even though I'm and AMD fanboy the 2500k is the better CPU.

Edit: You can possibly save money by using the hard drive on the computer you're currently on

I would go with B, but you need to change that piece of shit power supply.

monitor?

•AMD Athlon/Phenom II X4 ~2.8GHz or more

•ASRock M3A770DE -OK

•Ram: min - 4 GB. 8Gb -good (you can buy 2x2Gb now and again 2x2Gb in future if needed)

•Radeon HD 6870

•HDD min - 320Gb SATA 3Gb/s ; 500Gb -good

•PSU: min 450W

I hate to be that one guy to say this, but save up another $200 and wait for keplar series. If you can't wait then something from AMD 7000 series and a 2500k. It'd be so much better than the two builds said. I can't pick between the because I don't agree on either builds with those video cards. I suggest neither.

Going cheap isn't really worth it then down the line you'd have to upgrade far much earlier than opposed going something mid tier. High tier then oh boy. Rarely any games is pushing the limits besides that demo using 580x3 last year.

Thank all of you, I took everything each of you said into consideration and I think I have a decent PC for around 600 bucks. Some of you suggested somethings I simply couldn't add because I am on a tight budget or wouldn't work with future upgrades I plan to make, but I still thank you for the input because my current build is way better than my two shown above... lol.

I will show the build I went with after I get it... I don't want to jinx it (seems to happen a lot to me).

Check this site out, might give you some ideas:
http://www.hardware-revolution.com/best-budget-gaming-pc-february-2012/

I would wait on getting a hard drive. The prices are still fairly high from the flooding, and should be getting back to Normal over the next Months. Also, If your that set on getting one, get a 1 TB.

If you want cheap/lower endish go with an i3-2100 and 1155 socket H61 motherboard.

Cheap 8GB ram is around $30-35
Do not get a 5400rpm or Green/Eco hard drive. Go with WD Blue/Black (black is faster) or Spinpoint F3 or similar.
Go with the 6850, although I highly recommend taking the 6870 instead
450w-550w PSU rated 80+ Bronze or better (Antec EarthWatts has a 520w I think that will be perfect)
You won't need a heatsink

A decent $60 case is a HAF 912.

I don't get the builds. Why so much difference?

I'd say:

i3 CPU and suitable MB
8GB RAM
Radeon 6850
500GB disk minimum (games take a lot of disk space)