3 Best Budget PCs for Gaming and Daily use in 2012

We were being bombarded with so many requests to bring the best possible PC systems for daily use and gaming each and every month, which we couldn’t just sit there and ignore them. So keeping our readers expectations in mind, we will give some recommendations to them regarding buying PC. This month we will be focusing on building a rig that fulfills your everyday needs and more; keeping in mind the size of your pocket, of course.

Over the last couple of months, we have seen a dramatic increase in the number of options available for memory. Enthusiasts can go nuts with all the big names available in the market, which makes choosing one even more difficult. Prices of hard disks have seen a significant price bump. In fact, since the increase in the US dollar exchange rate, they seem to be one of the worst-hit products. The processor category is dominated by Intel, specifically its 2nd generation Core series. Intel seems to have outperformed AMD’s lineup in nearly every benchmark. All I can say is that AMD has a lot of catching up to do if it wants to retain any market share. Choosing a graphic card is a tricky little thing, since the increments are translated into only a couple of more frames. So we tried to choose a middle ground in terms of price and performance. And without further ado, here’s your delicious serving of bytes.

1)      Budget PC

  • Processor: Intel Core i3 2100 3.1GHz
  • Motherboard: Asus P8H61-M LX
  • RAM: Kingston DDR3 2GB-1066
  • Graphics card: Nvidia GT 210
  • Hard Disk: Seagate 250GB
  • Optical: Samsung DVDRW
  • Casing: Promedia Mini Tower
  • Power Supply: 420Watt

Price: Approximately 350 US dollars

2)      Gaming PC

  • Processor: Intel Core i5 2320 3.0GHz
  • Motherboard: Asus P7P55D-E LX
  • RAM: Kingston DDR3 4GB-1333
  • Graphics card: ATI Radeon HD 6750
  • Hard Disk: Seagate 500GB
  • Optical: HP DVDRW
  • Casing: Legend thermal
  • Power Supply: Cooler Master Extreme Power 460Watt

Price: Approximately 670 US dollars

3)      Extreme Gaming PC

  • Processor: Intel Core i7 960 3.2GHz
  • Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V Pro
  • RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR3 6GB-1600 2GX3
  • Graphics card: ATI Radeon HD 6870
  • Hard Disk: Western Digital 1TB
  • Optical: ASUS DVDRW
  • Casing: Cooler Master HAF 92 Black
  • Power Supply: Cooler Master Extreme Power 600Watt

Price: Approximately 1220 US dollars

Sohail Qaisar

Sohail Qaisar is the Founder and Managing Editor of GamesHT.com, he founded this site in 2011. He loves to write on video games, tech & hardware. Contact him on this email address: contact@gamesht.com

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