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max668

Hello all

So I have this friend that is in need of a computer and I am trying to buy it for him as a gift cause he cant afford anything. Problem is, I myself dont have a lot of money.

Could anyone help me? Im trying to find / build a rig that is inexpensive but still kicks ass. So a low budget pc that will be used for video editing / graphics.

all help is greatly appreciated

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Just now, max668 said:

Hello all

So I have this friend that is in need of a computer and I am trying to buy it for him as a gift cause he cant afford anything. Problem is, I myself dont have a lot of money.

Could anyone help me? Im trying to find / build a rig that is inexpensive but still kicks ass. So a low budget pc that will be used for video editing / graphics.

all help is greatly appreciated

i would try to look for a cheap 775 socket mobo and a xeon cpu. the just pair that with something like a r9 290 (idunno how expensive these are in tyour country but here in sweden they mostly go for around 70 bucks) or if you are able to find something cheaper and better. the 775 mobo could be easily found cheap and fif you are lucky you could get an mobo + ram combo.

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13 minutes ago, DankDeuxez said:

i would try to look for a cheap 775 socket mobo and a xeon cpu. the just pair that with something like a r9 290 (idunno how expensive these are in tyour country but here in sweden they mostly go for around 70 bucks) or if you are able to find something cheaper and better. the 775 mobo could be easily found cheap and fif you are lucky you could get an mobo + ram combo.

775 is quite old

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Just now, max668 said:

775 is quite old

but it can still handle some gaming, maybe not the newest titles but still. 

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Would tend to 1156. It's just a bit more expensive than LGA 775.

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35 minutes ago, max668 said:

775 is quite old

Yeah if you want something newer, (depending on ur country and budget) go with an AMD Ryzen 3 2200G and just run on iGPU. Throw 16gbs of ram in (you'll want a full 16gbs with iGPU), a cheap b450 mobo, case and psu and you should be looking at under $300. 

I got a ps5 and a pc pretty ballin

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2 hours ago, star_pilot475 said:

Yeah if you want something newer, (depending on ur country and budget) go with an AMD Ryzen 3 2200G and just run on iGPU. Throw 16gbs of ram in (you'll want a full 16gbs with iGPU), a cheap b450 mobo, case and psu and you should be looking at under $300. 

What about exon ?

 

I found this video

How good would this be compared to today's standards ? I know very little about parts. I do know how to put it together once I have the parts though

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Build something like this...

CPU - Xeon e5 2420v2 - https://www.aliexpress.com/af/intel-xeon-e5-2420v2.html?g=y&SearchText=intel+xeon+e5+2420v2&d=y&misspellText=Intel+Xeon+E5-2420v2&initiative_id=SC_20190501154029&origin=n&isViewCP=y&spellcheckPrompt=1&jump=afs&aff_platform=link-c-tool&cpt=1560660524442&sk=D1IbAHK&aff_trace_key=81e988e7b5754dc6bc5a408f61e0675c-1560660524442-06124-D1IbAHK&terminal_id=2cd7c99dabea4598a61fb47e459138e3 - $25-30.

MOTHERBOARD - https://www.aliexpress.com/af/EastVita-X79.html?sk=OfsIIoC&d=y&terminal_id=2cd7c99dabea4598a61fb47e459138e3&cpt=1560660582054&origin=n&jump=afs&aff_platform=link-c-tool&SearchText=EastVita+X79&aff_trace_key=9383cac31da44879aac1ac1db54eb6f0-1560660582054-06137-OfsIIoC&initiative_id=SB_20190430011811&isViewCP=y&catId=0 - $50-60.

COOLER - https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32976339406.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.50304c4diIdOSq&scm=1007.22893.125778.0&pvid=8d065536-9597-46f1-ac6a-0c6c5876b0c2&onelink_thrd=0.0&onelink_page_from=ITEM_DETAIL&onelink_item_to=32976339406&onelink_duration=0.796075&onelink_status=noneresult&onelink_item_from=32976339406&onelink_page_to=ITEM_DETAIL&aff_platform=link-c-tool&cpt=1560660612975&sk=cAjPCw40&aff_trace_key=3e3d9a42e5c244ab9c7a6a16d2873083-1560660612975-04742-cAjPCw40&terminal_id=2cd7c99dabea4598a61fb47e459138e3 - $15-20.

RAM - 8x2 ddr3 1600mhz ram sticks - $25-30.

GPU - https://www.ebay.com/b/AMD-Radeon-RX-570-Computer-Graphics-Cards/27386/bn_110678248 - $70-80.

CASE + PSU can be had for around $50-60.

Total cost of the build - $280

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Mobo - ASRock X470 Taichi

Memory - G.Skill Trident Z RGB (8x2 3200MHz) 

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What is your country, and what budget (in your local currency) do you actually have in mind?

 

That will stop these guys from slinging $200 junkyard builds at you, lol.

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2 hours ago, trevb0t said:

What is your country, and what budget (in your local currency) do you actually have in mind?

 

That will stop these guys from slinging $200 junkyard builds at you, lol.

Im in USA

The cheaper the better but at the same time I dont want to give him a socket that's from 2008

Let's just say 300 dollars the limit.

 I am aware that I will have to buy used parts.

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3 minutes ago, max668 said:

Im in USA

The cheaper the better but at the same time I dont want to give him a socket that's from 2008

Let's just say 300 dollars the limit.

 I am aware that I will have to buy used parts.

I wouldn't knock it... Check this out!

 

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27 minutes ago, trevb0t said:

I wouldn't knock it... Check this out!

 

Yea I did see that, but EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 is like 800 dollars

 

Unless hes using something else and I didnt see it.

That's also the reason why i asked about exon

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32 minutes ago, trevb0t said:

I wouldn't knock it... Check this out!

 

Could you help me put together something decent?

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6 minutes ago, max668 said:

Yea I did see that, but EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 is like 800 dollars

 

Unless hes using something else and I didnt see it.

That's also the reason why i asked about exon

 

2 minutes ago, max668 said:

Could you help me put together something decent?

Well the 2080 isn't the focus. The focus is that this 2nd gen Xeon chip (for servers.) is holding its own vs a 9900K (probably the best consumer CPU on the market. It's like $485).

The fact that it can operate with a 2080 is impressive in itself.

So my point is, this is a VERY relevant chip right now for extreme budget builders.

Hell yeah, let's see what we can do! I'll message you, since we aren't supposed to technically link ebay listings on here.

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1 minute ago, trevb0t said:

 

Well the 2080 isn't the focus. The focus is that this 2nd gen Xeon chip (for servers.) is holding its own vs a 9900K (probably the best consumer CPU on the market. It's like $485).

The fact that it can operate with a 2080 is impressive in itself.

So my point is, this is a VERY relevant chip right now for extreme budget builders.

Hell yeah, let's see what we can do! I'll message you, since we aren't supposed to technically link ebay listings on here.

Ok thank you so much

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pick what you need and you believe :

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($133.33 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M Pro4-F Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team - Elite Plus 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: Hyundai Technology - Sapphire 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Rosewill - FBM-X1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($19.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake - Smart 600 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($32.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $317.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-16 08:17 EDT-0400

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