Challenge $700 - $800 PC build

[Raphael_123]

Hello guys!! a friend at school wants a gaming PC i told him i will look for the parts for him because he did not know what to pick. his budget $700 - $800 but leaning to $700 if possible.

 

I was thinking of a fairly quiet PC with the R4 and H100i ( because its silent). He will only be using it for Gaming thats all. Im horrible with AMD market names lol (intel fanboy )

 

So far i got this. 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/31iDc

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/31iDc/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/31iDc/benchmarks/

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ TigerDirect) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($97.16 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Kingston Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.98 @ OutletPC) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Mwave) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 

 

Total: $542.10

 

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-27 20:11 EST-0500)

 

Missing Motherboard and Graphics card (i prefer to be NVIDIA because their Eco systen )

 

Thank you !!!!

[The Doctor]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/31jkc

A little over budget, but not by much.

EDIT: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/31jof This noctua will suit you much better. It may not look as nice, but if he wants silence this is what he should get.

[venturizhou]

I think the issue with getting a H100i and Define R4 is that this budget isn't big enough. If it is a $700 build you are spending over 30% of your build on two components that are not realistically going to make a difference in performance. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ TigerDirect) 

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard:  Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($54.99 @ Microcenter) 

Memory:  A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($68.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Toshiba  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card  ($239.99 @ Newegg) 

Case:  Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Microcenter) 

Power Supply:  EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $748.91

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-27 20:21 EST-0500)

[Raphael_123]

Aw you guys are quick on this

[Shd0w2]

Dish PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ TigerDirect) 

Motherboard:  Biostar A960D+ Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory:  A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($68.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card  ($328.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case:  Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Mwave) 

Power Supply:  Rosewill Stallion 500W ATX Power Supply  ($32.50 @ Newegg) 

Total: $796.42

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-27 20:27 EST-0500)

[xjohnny3589]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/31k4w

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/31k4w/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/31k4w/benchmarks/

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ TigerDirect) 

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Microcenter) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($68.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($65.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.75 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card  ($328.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Microcenter) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Microcenter) 

Total: $798.67

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-27 20:39 EST-0500)

 

8320+770+V300= some serious gaming power

[SAV1OUR]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ TigerDirect) 

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Microcenter) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($82.95 @ Amazon) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card  ($239.99 @ Newegg) 

Case:  Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Mwave) 

Power Supply:  EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $817.88

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-27 20:30 EST-0500)

[brob]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard:  Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($94.79 @ Amazon)
Memory:  Team Xtreem Dark Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card:  PNY GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card  ($309.99 @ Amazon)
Case:  Cooler Master N400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply:  XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $807.72
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-28 01:04 EST-0500)

 

The motherboard has BIOS Flashback. This means the BIOS can be updated without a cpu installed.