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So my cousin @DatSpeed, has a younger brother who keeps asking his parents to build a PC. 

While hearing this, the both of us decided to, think of a build that, you know, can play Minecraft, and he doesent care about anything so.........

 

Before that, here are some stuff:

 

1. Budget & Location
Eh, $750 (w/ monitor and KB/M) Well he said his parents wanted cheap, so we just placed part in PCPP, and checked for the cheapest place. 

2. Aim
It saddens me to say this to the PCMR people, but, he wants to play MC :(

with mods

 

 

3. Monitors

1080p will do, and we have one in the build

4. Peripherals
I bought 3 Windows licenses thinking someone will need it, so no need for OS
Peripherals are included in the parts list

5. Why are you upgrading?
He's running MC on a Celeron -_-

 

Anyways, here is the build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($85.50 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($36.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($32.30 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.98 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer H226HQLbid 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($126.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $712.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-25 10:07 EDT-0400

 

Note this word "high quality. Pay attention to the quotation marks. 

 

Water cooler was added because its a FX-6300, its freaking hot in his place, and he leaves anything on. Just to be sure his table and house does not get fried, we added it.

 

We need feedback, bc this may become his first PC. So he can join his brother in the PCMR.

 

thanks have a good day

 

BTW, special thanks to @DatSpeed for helping, and for being a "good brother"


LINUS PLS PUT THIS ON THE WAN SHOW - @DatSpeed

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-GabbDogg 2015

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NOOOOOPE! Please get rid of that FX 6300

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1. Get rid of that 120m cpu cooler and get something like a 212 evo.

2. Get a different brand of gpu, xfx is not the best.

Wanna hang out with me and people like @Theslsamg, @ Ssoele, @BENTHEREN, @Lanoi, @Whiskers, @_ASSASSIN_, @Looney, @WunderWuffle, and @nsyedhasan. Well.... Check out: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/48484-unofficial-linustechtips-teamschnitzel-server-teamspeak/

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($166.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E35 V2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($56.70 @ SuperBiiz) 



Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 


Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.98 @ OutletPC) 

Monitor: Acer H226HQLbid 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($126.99 @ Amazon) 


Total: $754.53

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-25 10:12 EDT-0400

 

 

psu is important but half the budget on psu is stupid

i5 slams the fx6300

core 1100 is much less annoying to live with because full front mesh gets dusty as heck.

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12700, B660M Mortar DDR4, 32GB 3200C16 Viper Steel, 2TB SN570, EVGA Supernova G6 850W, be quiet! 500FX, EVGA 3070Ti FTW3 Ultra.

 

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NOOOOOPE! Please get rid of that FX 6300

explain.....

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explain.....

 

It's the worst you can get and it's going to bottleneck that graphics card.

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($163.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.99 @ Directron) 



Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($184.99 @ SuperBiiz) 


Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 

Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($151.98 @ Newegg) 


Total: $736.19

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-25 10:14 EDT-0400

 

 

Since MC benefits from single threaded performance this build is perfect.

[uNOFFICIAL] LTT's Pokemon Thread.

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Go with 4690 or 4690k, get CM 212 evo instead of this seidon and u gonna have a good gaming box.

 

That's like a bit more.

Wanna hang out with me and people like @Theslsamg, @ Ssoele, @BENTHEREN, @Lanoi, @Whiskers, @_ASSASSIN_, @Looney, @WunderWuffle, and @nsyedhasan. Well.... Check out: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/48484-unofficial-linustechtips-teamschnitzel-server-teamspeak/

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($163.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.99 @ Directron) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($184.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($151.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $736.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-25 10:14 EDT-0400
 
 
Since MC benefits from single threaded performance this build is perfect.

 

960 is less powerful than 280x mate.

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Spoiler

12700, B660M Mortar DDR4, 32GB 3200C16 Viper Steel, 2TB SN570, EVGA Supernova G6 850W, be quiet! 500FX, EVGA 3070Ti FTW3 Ultra.

 

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NOOOOOPE! Please get rid of that FX 6300

only at stock 

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only at stock 

Still not going to perform as well as an I5 for minecraft. Minecraft is poorly optimized and needs a good CPU to play when you start turning the draw distance up etc.

Ketchup is better than mustard.

GUI is better than Command Line Interface.

Dubs are better than subs

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This should be around the same price with that monitor and kb

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($163.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($41.40 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($46.80 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($209.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($53.10 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $589.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Yup.

BUt still. He is going to only be playing MC. Not worth going for a better GPU imo, if he isn't going to utilize it.

Of course, but 960 is a crap.

750ti is cheaper and gonna perform better.

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Still not going to perform as well as an I5 for minecraft.

its minecraft it will not be that bad, trust me I run mc modded as fuck and I see no difference from an i5 to an fx 6300

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($163.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.99 @ Directron) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($184.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($151.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $736.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-25 10:14 EDT-0400
 
 
Since MC benefits from single threaded performance this build is perfect.

 

 

280X would be a better option as its got more VRAM. His brother may need it in the future

 

 

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*not related to quoted post*

 

Is it just me, or are there way too many Intel/Nvidia fanboys on this forum?

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Get this instead

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZYW43C

 

@SkywardKkalox How the hell is he going to connect the USB ports to that motherboard?

Only the 3.0 won't work.

Still, most low-mid end cases I've worked in have a 3.0 connector with a 2.0 block on them if you can't utilize 3.0.

[uNOFFICIAL] LTT's Pokemon Thread.

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its minecraft it will not be that bad, trust me I run mc modded as fuck and I see no difference from an i5 to an fx 6300

Chances are, he might want to play other things.

 

The fx 6300 needs to stop being recommended in general.

Ketchup is better than mustard.

GUI is better than Command Line Interface.

Dubs are better than subs

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280X would be a better option as its got more VRAM. His brother may need it in the future

 

 

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*not related to quoted post*

 

Is it just me, or are there way too many Intel/Nvidia fanboys on this forum?

Nah.

I usually go for i5/280x. Just wanted to throw the option of the 960 if he wanted a low power consumption build.

[uNOFFICIAL] LTT's Pokemon Thread.

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