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Hi!

 

I'm helping a friend who got a i3-4160 in a raffle today. 
He wants to build a gaming PC with the i3.

 

1.

Since both of us are pitching in, we will shop at Amazon (him) and Newegg (me). 

 

2. 

His aim is to play CSGO and other games at decent framerates at high settings

 

3. 

No need, he has all peripherals

 

4. 

He has a sh*tty laptop, like, sh*tty. It cant run Minecraft!

 

Parts:
 

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($56.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($55.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($50.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($50.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $510.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-30 06:26 EDT-0400

Thanks for looking have le great day!

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-GabbDogg 2015

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CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($56.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($61.99 @ Amazon) 


Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 


Total: $512.69

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-30 07:47 EDT-0400

 

 

Don't spend your money on an SSD, spend it on the graphics card. 

Build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zBRFrH

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wb3vcf

way better for hardly anymore

 

Bunch of dumbies! Haswell Refresh incompatibility detected. When using Haswell-R CPUs, make sure to use H97 or Z97 mobos; otherwise, you might have problems with the mobo Bios and be unable to use it.

 

Also, screw those MIRs! Those builds are getting into the 50$ (aka 10%) overbudget! Here, something that you are surely able to afford:

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($60.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($53.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($241.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: Silverstone 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $499.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-30 08:53 EDT-0400

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My bad.

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($73.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($61.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $529.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-30 09:05 EDT-0400

Build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zBRFrH

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My bad.

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($73.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($61.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $529.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-30 09:05 EDT-0400

 

40$ overbudget, with a weak PSU that doesn't have the needed connectors and has a "closer to the edge than I'd like" wattage.

 

Laaaame.

Want to help researchers improve the lives on millions of people with just your computer? Then join World Community Grid distributed computing, and start helping the world to solve it's most difficult problems!

 

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40$ overbudget, with a weak PSU that doesn't have the needed connectors and has a "closer to the edge than I'd like" wattage.

 

Laaaame.

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($60.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($61.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $513.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-30 09:15 EDT-0400
 
 
?????

Build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zBRFrH

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CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($60.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($61.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $513.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-30 09:15 EDT-0400
 
 
?????

 

Still 40$ overbudget with the MIRs, but at the very least this would be a great deal (if affordable).

Want to help researchers improve the lives on millions of people with just your computer? Then join World Community Grid distributed computing, and start helping the world to solve it's most difficult problems!

 

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Overkill for your i3 because idgaf.

Use the mail-in rebates to pay some money for the parts. Don't be stupid.

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($55.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.75 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  ($21.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $515.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-30 11:48 EDT-0400

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Overkill for your i3 because idgaf.

Use the mail-in rebates to pay some money for the parts. Don't be stupid.

Using MIRs is great idea, as it can lower costs from your final build.....

 

....however, RELYING on MIRs is stupid, as you may end up not getting them, and your build becomes unaffordable as a result.

Want to help researchers improve the lives on millions of people with just your computer? Then join World Community Grid distributed computing, and start helping the world to solve it's most difficult problems!

 

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