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My friend wants a gaming pc for about 500 us dollars. His system is a 9500gt stock mobo stock everything. Athlone X2

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he can maybe use his current HDD and optical drive. and what games will he be playing? 500 may not cut it if he aims for latest titles and high to max settings.

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a mini pc would work fine.

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He is planning on using current hdd and such. He wants to play bf4.not on max though still I know this is a tight budget

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He is planning on using current hdd and such. He wants to play bf4.not on max though still I know this is a tight budget

Max for 500 sounds impossible

 

Will he be using the same monitor ? 

What reselution ?

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Resolution is important. I don't think he will be able to meet the $500 budget restriction for bf4 at 1080p but definitely can for just a little bit over that.  Does he already have his OS?

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He is planning on using current hdd and such. He wants to play bf4.not on max though still I know this is a tight budget

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1EoDb

should play bf4 at around high settings. if  he needs a new hdd then downgrade to a 7850 and a 1tb caviar blue.

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1EoDb

should play bf4 at around high settings. if  he needs a new hdd then downgrade to a 7850 and a 1tb caviar blue.

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He is planning on using current hdd and such. He wants to play bf4.not on max though still I know this is a tight budget

Is he going to be including peripherals and/or a  monitor and OS in that? 

 

CPU - AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor

MOBO - MSI 760GM-P34(FX) Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard

2 choices (1 if he isnt gonna upgrade aka SLI crossfire and 1 if he does (top is one if he doesnt)

MOBO - MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard

MEMORY - GeIL Enhance CORSA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory

STORAGE - Seagate Momentus 750GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

GPU - Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card

PSU - Corsair CX 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply

 

MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard

 

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I'd get the one that @ComputerNoob suggested, but:

1. Skip the CPU cooler

2. Got at least 550W PSU and the cheapest 7950 you can find, preferably not stock

OK I just looked it up:

1. Keep the cooler

2. Get OCZ Fatal1ty 550W

3. Get Powercolor HD7950

Price is $499.91 ;)

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Mind listing all the specs of what he has so far?

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gtx 9500gt 512mb.

 

athlon x 2 250.

 

amd mobo

 

1tb hdd 

win7 

 

5 gigs of ddr2

 

400watt  psu

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gtx 9500gt 512mb.

athlon x 2 250.

amd mobo

1tb hdd 

win7 

5 gigs of ddr2

400watt  psu

In that case,

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1EoDb

should play bf4 at around high settings. if  he needs a new hdd then downgrade to a 7850 and a 1tb caviar blue.

Edits: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1EyOI

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In that case,

Edits: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1EyOI

Why 1x8 gb of memory? And why get rid of the cpu cooler? I agree with the video card, did not see that the 7870 ghz was cheaper then the regular one. Oh and yea, i didn't see that that was an old motherboard without usb 3.0.

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I'd get the one that @ComputerNoob suggested, but:

1. Skip the CPU cooler

2. Got at least 550W PSU and the cheapest 7950 you can find, preferably not stock

OK I just looked it up:

1. Keep the cooler

2. Get OCZ Fatal1ty 550W

3. Get Powercolor HD7950

Price is $499.91 ;)

get this motherboard instead: 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a78lmusb3

this one has usb 3.0 and is newer i think.

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Why 1x8 gb of memory? And why get rid of the cpu cooler? I agree with the video card, did not see that the 7870 ghz was cheaper then the regular one. Oh and yea, i didn't see that that was an old motherboard without usb 3.0.

Because it's cheaper and fits the budget without having to rely on rebates.

If you ever need help with a build, read the following before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/
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