The original post: /r/buildapc by /u/milkofmagnet0 on 2025-01-26 03:55:25.

Pc noob here, just watched a bunch of videos on how to put together a system and how confusing some of the parts are that needs to be compatible, nowww im here.

Only requirement is snappy web browsing and dota 2 at least 60fps? I understand some cpu’s are powerful enough to play non demanding games so i dont need a gpu?? Budget is 1000usd for the computer itself. I have all other accessories. Tia

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    9 days ago

    I would start with looking at what are the recomended specifications for Dota 2 and any information about specs for dota 2 that will achieve 60 FPS.

    Then once you have an idea of what CPU and GPU you need you should have an idea of the total price of the PC would be if you add another $250 USD for the rest (I am in Aus and would typically use $500AUD for this but we also have less options, it’s just a rough estimate anyway). There are a lot more parts you need but don’t get lost in the weeds specing it out and checking compatibility just yet.

    From here depending on your budget you might want to get the next tear of GPU or CPU etc. I suspect this might be the case as DOTA 2 looks like it would run well on budget hardware quite well.

    You might very-well get away without a GPU but it might be a good idea to get a motherboard (with a spare PCIE slot) and PSU (600+ W) and case (with space for a GPU) that can run a low end GPU just in case your not quite happy with the performance of the integrated GPU. Who know you might get a GPU 3+ years from now when DOTA 3 comes out and it needs ray tracing or some shit. :P

    General advice. Cases are not special if you can read use one or mum\dad have an old Or broken PC try to salvage this.

    For snappy web browsing you have to go out of your way to make a system that fails at this these days. But as long as you have an SSD (M.2 or SATA) and 16GB or more of RAM you will be fine to open way too many tabs and the system will still preform well.

    If I where you I would also look at one of your countries PC recyclers that sell ex goverment, schools, business computers referbished. You might get 90% of when you need at a good rate. If you don’t mind buying second hand and some scuffs. Especially seeing that you might get away with integrated graphics only.

    Check this link out for some CPU GPU combos and their expected FPS for DOTA 2: https://www.pcgamebenchmark.com/dota-2-system-requirement

    Use Excel or something to track various builds and more importantly the specs, prices and links that make them up. This way you can compare new vs second hand and mix and match parts etc.

    Hope this give you a push in the right direction.

    Good luck.