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Formally ?? Senior Member
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09-25-2011

Hey guys, I am looking for the cheapest possible computer to play league of legends on high~max graphics.

Preferably i5~i7 and prebuilt. I don't want to be building my own system. Thanks in advance.

 
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09-25-2011

go to newegg.com there you can find the best deals and pick your own price. They've even got refurbs and scratch n dent models to choose from.

 
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09-25-2011

If it has to be prebuilt you're probably not going to find much below $600.

 
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09-25-2011

u can build a comp with a 6870 and 965 be amd phenmom for 500 bucks if you get the stuff off newegg

 
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http://www.aliexpress.com/product-fm...olesalers.html

Is this a good deal and does it look legitimate?

 
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http://www.aliexpress.com/product-fm...olesalers.html

Is this a good deal and does it look legitimate?

This screams scam


If you want to build cheap you don't build intel.


You want a system with a 965 in it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103727

 
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Son Golin Son Golin's Avatar ?? Tech Support Specialist
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09-25-2011

If you don't mind a refurb, I'd pick up something like this: http://store.onsale.com/p/product~dp...36~pdp.giecdja (Not an Intel system)

It has all the power you need to get you up and running; if you find that the graphical prowess is not high enough for your taste, you will be able to purchase a new video card for it.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...20HD-685X-ZNBC
or
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=55409

Note: You will need to upgrade the PSU if you plan to upgrade the video card; something like this should do: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371044

 
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Thanks a ton Son Golin, I really like the system you showed me there and at a curiosity, would that reach max graphics on league before the upgrades? And if not would it be able to after the upgrades you showed me.

 
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Personally, I'm running:
-970 Black Edition
-XFX 6950
-8 GB DDR3 1600 RAM
-750 Watt PSU
-1 TB 7200 RPM 32 MB Cache HDD

I get inbetween 190-230 FPS, even in team fights. I built it myself, cost me ~660. Picked up the 6950 and 970 on sale. Building it yourself really saves you a ton of money and is rather simple. Newegg even has tutorials on it. Definitely go with AMD if you're on a tight budget. i7's may be godly, but you'd be bottlenecking them without an appropriate GPU. If you really don't feel comfortable with building your own computer, get the prebuilt Son Golin linked.

One of my friends has something similar to it(it's got a X4 955 instead of an X6 1045T). He has the same GPU and same RAM. I think he gets ~70 FPS on max settings on LoL. It's a good startup build.

 
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Thanks a ton Son Golin, I really like the system you showed me there and at a curiosity, would that reach max graphics on league before the upgrades? And if not would it be able to after the upgrades you showed me.
It would not max out LoL without the upgrades, though there are probably some cheaper upgrades that you could get than the ones Son Golin linked assuming all you want to max out is LoL and not other, more demanding games

This card is $40 cheaper and would run fine on that power supply Son Golin linked. The PSU is a great grab at that price too.

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