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So I decided to make a budget build guide for people who are in tight budgets and won't be able to spend much on a pc. This is the ULTIMATE Budget Builds series, these builds will be raging from 400 to 900 USD (no monitor nor peripherals included)

 

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Here you go guys:

 

$400: These builds are intended for people with really low budget, good for 1080p gaming and supports oc

 

Option 1

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant



CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($59.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($36.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Antec Green 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Directron)
Total: $381.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-08 23:48 EDT-0400

 

Option 2

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CPU:
($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard:
($57.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory:
($36.00 @ Newegg)

Storage:
($52.33 @ OutletPC)

Video Card:
($99.99 @ Newegg)

Case:
($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply:
($39.99 @ Directron)

Total:
$395.28

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-08 23:49 EDT-0400

 

Some stuff you should consider:
  1. The reason why i went with that Antec PSU was because it is cheap, i know many of you will think is a crappy PSU, but it isn't because is made by Delta one of the best OEM PSU makers
In terms of CPU, it really depends, if you want extra cores go amd, if you don't, just go with g3258
No SSD is included, unless you want to add ~45 more for a 120GB drive

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$450:
This build is for people with a low budget, good for 1080p

 

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CPU:
($59.00 @ Amazon)

Motherboard:
($49.99 @ Amazon)

Memory:
($36.00 @ Newegg)

Storage:
($52.33 @ OutletPC)

Video Card:
($158.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case:
($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply:
($39.99 @ Directron)

Total:
$440.29

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-08 23:57 EDT-0400

 

Just something to consider:

  1. Why going AMD?? Well this is one of the best and cheapest CPU and supports overclocking, has 2 extra cores (comparing with the g3258)

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$500: This build is for people with a low budget but want to have the best of it, great for 1080p

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant



CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($103.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($36.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB PCS+ Video Card ($169.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Antec Green 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Directron)
Total: $496.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-09 00:01 EDT-0400

 

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$600:
1080p budget king best bang for buck

 

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CPU:
($174.89 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard:
($49.89 @ OutletPC)

Memory:
($36.00 @ Newegg)

Storage:
($52.33 @ OutletPC)

Video Card:
($203.98 @ Newegg)

Case:
($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply:
($39.99 @ Directron)

Total:
$601.07

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-09 00:03 EDT-0400

 

This is the 1080p sweetspot, the console killer, if you can afford an ssd go for it. Also for people who don't want to overclock. Nothing more to say
:P

 

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$700:
This build is for people who want to video edit, but have a tight budget

 

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CPU:
($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard:
($49.89 @ OutletPC)

Memory:
($36.00 @ Newegg)

Storage:
($44.99 @ Newegg)

Storage:
($45.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card:
($203.98 @ Newegg)

Case:
($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply:
($45.26 @ Amazon)

Total:
$712.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-09 00:22 EDT-0400

 

Based on the $600 1080p budget king build, but with different CPU, the Xeon E3 1231 v3, the best budget CPU for people that can't afford an i7, also supports hyper-threading; additionally, an SSD is included, you can change if you don't like the one that's on the current build
:P

 

 

$700:
More gaming oriented than the one above, excellent for 1080p, great for 1440p

 

Option 1: For Nvidia Fanboys /jk

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CPU:
($174.89 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard:
($49.89 @ OutletPC)

Memory:
($36.00 @ Newegg)

Storage:
($45.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card:
($309.99 @ B&H)

Case:
($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply:
($45.26 @ Amazon)

Total:
$705.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-09 00:15 EDT-0400

 

Option 2: For the ones who seek for price/performance

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CPU:
($174.89 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard:
($49.89 @ OutletPC)

Memory:
($36.00 @ Newegg)

Storage:
($45.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card:
($294.99 @ Newegg)

Case:
($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply:
($58.10 @ Mac Mall)

Total:
$703.75

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-09 00:19 EDT-0400

 

Why no SSD, to keep cost down, if you can afford, then go for it
:D

 

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$800:

 

Option 1: The powerful gaming/ workstation build

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CPU:
($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard:
($49.89 @ OutletPC)

Memory:
($36.00 @ Newegg)

Storage:
($44.99 @ Newegg)

Storage:
($45.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card:
($294.99 @ Newegg)

Case:
($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply:
($58.10 @ Mac Mall)

Total:
$816.84

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-09 00:27 EDT-0400

 

If you don't like the 390, swap it for the 970, although, the 390 is a bit better
:P

 

Option 2: The overclocker's dream (a bit less powerful, but great for 1080p)

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CPU:
($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler:
($28.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard:
($106.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory:
($36.00 @ Newegg)

Storage:
($51.99 @ NCIX US)

Storage:
($45.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card:
($203.98 @ Newegg)

Case:
($45.99 @ Directron)

Power Supply:
($58.10 @ Mac Mall)

Total:
$797.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-09 00:30 EDT-0400

 

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$900:
Last but not least, the overclocker's 1440p budget build

 

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CPU:
($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler:
($28.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard:
($106.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory:
($36.00 @ Newegg)

Storage:
($51.99 @ NCIX US)

Storage:
($45.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card:
($294.99 @ Newegg)

Case:
($45.99 @ Directron)

Power Supply:
($58.10 @ Mac Mall)

Total:
$888.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-09 00:32 EDT-0400

 

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Disclaimer:

Some reasons why there aren't any skylake chips on the overcloking rigs: 1) they are expensive.  2) ddr4 is more expensive than ddr3 although prices have lowered. 

 

Another thing to take into account is that prices fluctuate, so the builds made may be a bit higher or lower. Also some discounts and rebate may be included or may be removed because promotion ended.

 

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I really want to here your opinions about this guide to make it better so any suggestion will be taken into consideration.

 

Will do a Canada, UK and Australia budget guide, so don't worry it will be done :D

 

Edit: I know there are a lot of build guides on this forums so... yeah, i wanted to do mine too :P and also sorry for making such long post :P

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You know your just begging people to take this as a challenge to do better :)

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This gets my seal of approval.

For what its worth these days...

 

Anyway, I'd take the time to consider what I would put, but basically, the core things are all there. Solid power supplies, the right gpus, the right cpus. However, i must deduct points for your repeated use of the horror known as the Seagate Consumer Harddrive. Seriously people, don't even risk it. Get yourself a hitachi, they're the same if not cheaper and have far, far more reliability.

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I really don't know how to respond to this, so... I guess it is sort of true

 

Anyways, what my intention was, was to make a guide that will help people plan their rigs while being budget friendly, that's it, just to take advantage of their money and spend it well, just saying
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This gets my seal of approval.

For what its worth these days...

Anyway, I'd take the time to consider what I would put, but basically, the core things are all there. Solid power supplies, the right gpus, the right cpus. However, i must deduct points for your repeated use of the horror known as the Seagate Consumer Harddrive. Seriously people, don't even risk it. Get yourself a hitachi, they're the same if not cheaper and have far, far more reliability.

Thanks for the tip, will update soon, the reason why i went with that seagate hdd was to just lower costs down, that's probably it :P
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I really don't know how to respond to this, so... I guess it is sort of true

 

Anyways, what my intention was, was to make a guide that will help people plan their rigs while being budget friendly, that's it, just to take advantage of their money and spend it well, just saying :P

 

Yeah, it's a great idea - there are so many posts started that could be avoided by just reading this.

 

It's just that every time someone does something like this, someone else comes along to try and out do them :)

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The gtx 970 is good. I'd rate it a 3.5/4

that just never gets old, does it!? :P

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Yeah, it's a great idea - there are so many posts started that could be avoided by just reading this.

 

It's just that every time someone does something like this, someone else comes along to try and out do them :)

Haha, that's true for both :P

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Speaking of this debate about HDD reliability, I am aware of this study that was done a while ago.  I am also aware of many people who reference it, and rumours that the results were suspicious at best due to the circumstances not being fair and/or fully disclosed.

 

Atmos, is that what you were referencing, and everyone, what have you heard about those results?

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Speaking of this debate about HDD reliability, I am aware of this study that was done a while ago. I am also aware of many people who reference it, and rumours that the results were suspicious at best due to the circumstances not being fair and/or fully disclosed.

Atmos, is that what you were referencing, and everyone, what have you heard about those results?

Really nice article, left me a bit speechless because of its quality and learned more abour hdd failure rates :P
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Really nice article, left me a bit speechless because of its quality and learned more abour hdd failure rates :P

 

Well in a nutshell, the bad I've heard about it is that some of the drives were basically getting all the workload and others were just idling away (if I recall correctly) so of course it made some look better or worse.  I just don't know all the details or if it's even true...

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