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ok guys so my aunt want to build a gaming pc for her kids and the oldest is 13. and there budget is around $400 but everything needs to be from amazon.

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look into getting used parts from amazon, that's the best way to do it.

btw, what games are we talking about here?
 

We can't Benchmark like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to shove more GPUs in your computer. Like the time I needed to NV-Link, because I needed a higher HeavenBench score, so I did an SLI, which is what they called NV-Link back in the day. So, I decided to put two GPUs in my computer, which was the style at the time. Now, to add another GPU to your computer, costs a new PSU. Now in those days PSUs said OCZ on them, "Gimme 750W OCZs for an SLI" you'd say. Now where were we? Oh yeah, the important thing was that I had two GPUs in my rig, which was the style at the time! They didn't have RGB PSUs at the time, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big green ones. 

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Challenge accepted! brb

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look into getting used parts from amazon, that's the best way to do it.

btw, what games are we talking about here?

 

i really dont know what they play other then really old games and minecraft but im guessing there be getting into WOW and more up to date games there newest pc that they have is an intel core 2 due with 320g hhd and 2g of ram.

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Challenge accepted! brb

you have my interests.

We can't Benchmark like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to shove more GPUs in your computer. Like the time I needed to NV-Link, because I needed a higher HeavenBench score, so I did an SLI, which is what they called NV-Link back in the day. So, I decided to put two GPUs in my computer, which was the style at the time. Now, to add another GPU to your computer, costs a new PSU. Now in those days PSUs said OCZ on them, "Gimme 750W OCZs for an SLI" you'd say. Now where were we? Oh yeah, the important thing was that I had two GPUs in my rig, which was the style at the time! They didn't have RGB PSUs at the time, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big green ones. 

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Here's my two cents:

 

EDIT: Damn site froze up on me. Working on it.

 

Not even Newegg? I mean, only Amazon and the limitations are real.

CPU: Intel i5-4690k                                                               RAM: 16gb Corsair Vengance Pro DDR3-2400                                                                     Case: NZXT S340

Cooler: CM Hyper 212 Evo                                                  Storage: Intel 730 SSD                                                                                                            PSU: EVGA 850G2

Mobo: Asus Z97-A 3.1                                                          GPU: 980ti G1                                                                                                                          OS: Windows 10 Pro

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Realizing they probably need windows to be included in the budget my hopes went way down for this...

Really all I could do was this:

 

 
CPU: AMD A8-6600K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($113.78 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($47.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($32.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)  ($101.79 @ Amazon) 
Total: $404.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-28 00:12 EDT-0400

G3258 @ 4.5 | 8GB Team Vulcan RAM | 128GB Kingston V300 SSD (I didn't know what I was doing when I bought it) | MSI H81I Motherboard | Corsair H55 with Noctua NF-P12 | EVGA SSC GTX 960 4GB | OCZ 550W Fully Modular PSU with Noctua NF-A14 | Cooler Master Elite 130 (Soon to be something cool)

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Realizing they probably need windows to be included in the budget my hopes went way down for this...

Really all I could do was this:

 

 
CPU: AMD A8-6600K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($113.78 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($47.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($32.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)  ($101.79 @ Amazon) 
Total: $404.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-28 00:12 EDT-0400

 

i like but they dont need a OS so that puts 100 to a GPU.

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Then I'd go for this:

 

 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.95 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 2GB Core Edition Video Card  ($117.50 @ Amazon) 
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($32.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $407.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-28 00:24 EDT-0400

G3258 @ 4.5 | 8GB Team Vulcan RAM | 128GB Kingston V300 SSD (I didn't know what I was doing when I bought it) | MSI H81I Motherboard | Corsair H55 with Noctua NF-P12 | EVGA SSC GTX 960 4GB | OCZ 550W Fully Modular PSU with Noctua NF-A14 | Cooler Master Elite 130 (Soon to be something cool)

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Not even Newegg? I mean, only Amazon and the limitations are real.

 

yeah theres my aunt for you dont trust anything online lol

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tell your aunt..400 isn't enough for a gaming pc

if thats all she can afford..buy a ps4

If you need remote help fixing something on your computer

I can help over Teamviewer if you wish

just msg me on my profile

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or find her a second hand pc for cheap that you can throw a better gpu in

If you need remote help fixing something on your computer

I can help over Teamviewer if you wish

just msg me on my profile

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tell your aunt..400 isn't enough for a gaming pc

if thats all she can afford..buy a ps4

they have a xbox 360 and there not paying for any thing newer.

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This is what I'd go for if I were limited to $400 and Amazon:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mXP9pg

CPU: Intel i5-4690k                                                               RAM: 16gb Corsair Vengance Pro DDR3-2400                                                                     Case: NZXT S340

Cooler: CM Hyper 212 Evo                                                  Storage: Intel 730 SSD                                                                                                            PSU: EVGA 850G2

Mobo: Asus Z97-A 3.1                                                          GPU: 980ti G1                                                                                                                          OS: Windows 10 Pro

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I think your just kinda wasting money..basically its obsolete before you even buy it...

if you are buying a pc to game on it..you want it to last like 5 years atleast

If you need remote help fixing something on your computer

I can help over Teamviewer if you wish

just msg me on my profile

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if it was a client of mine..id say...save your money more...or don't bother

If you need remote help fixing something on your computer

I can help over Teamviewer if you wish

just msg me on my profile

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-If she's set on $400 and Amazon only, this is really solid:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mXP9pg

 
CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($91.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI 760GMA-P34(FX) Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($57.18 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital RE3 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($24.75 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($32.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $426.88
 
But compare that to the builds below with Newegg added to the equation:

 

-Here's with Newegg unlocked in combination with Amazon:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hVcNjX

 
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($81.98 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus A68HM-Plus Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($52.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($56.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital RE3 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($24.75 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($27.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($32.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $400.68

 

-Here's the same as above but a $500 budget:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/f9rtbv

 
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($81.98 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus A68HM-Plus Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($52.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($56.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.92 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-01 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $506.85 
 
Newegg is a great site, I'd recommend she open up to using it. And if you can go to $500, the overall gaming experience would be greatly enhanced.

CPU: Intel i5-4690k                                                               RAM: 16gb Corsair Vengance Pro DDR3-2400                                                                     Case: NZXT S340

Cooler: CM Hyper 212 Evo                                                  Storage: Intel 730 SSD                                                                                                            PSU: EVGA 850G2

Mobo: Asus Z97-A 3.1                                                          GPU: 980ti G1                                                                                                                          OS: Windows 10 Pro

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@K1ngoofportal did what I could, about $30 over:

 

 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($32.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $436.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-28 09:35 EDT-0400
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8j9y7P
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8j9y7P/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor
CPU Cooler: Rosewill RCX-Z775-LP 33.5 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($11.79 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P45T-ES3G ATX LGA775 Motherboard  ($99.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($57.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate  500GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($41.15 @ Amazon)
Video Card: VisionTek Radeon R7 250 1GB Video Card  ($76.41 @ Amazon)
Case: Apex PC-389-C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.68 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($32.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $415.71

 

Cut the 8gigs of ram down to 4 if you need to keep price under budget. Just tell them no cranking up the settings. Also, this price is no rebates.
 

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Is $400 just for the build or must included shipping and tax?

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Is $400 just for the build or must included shipping and tax?

just the build shipping and tax dose not matter

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