Rig for friend

[Suika]

He wants a decent machine on the side of his Xbox One, he got curious when I told him I could build something nice for less than $500.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard:  MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($29.99) 

Memory:  G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($70.20 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.24 @ Amazon) 

Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 

Case:  Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Micro Center) 

Total: $459.40

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-20 20:11 EDT-0400)

 

I'll be picking up the 6300 and G46 at Microcenter, and I'm giving him my old Zalman. It looks alright for what it is, it's really for gaming on the side. 

[antoainb]

Looks fine.

[Izaya Orihara]

 

He wants a decent machine on the side of his Xbox One, he got curious when I told him I could build something nice for less than $500.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard:  MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($29.99) 

Memory:  G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($70.20 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.24 @ Amazon) 

Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 

Case:  Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Micro Center) 

Total: $459.40

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-20 20:11 EDT-0400)

 

I'll be picking up the 6300 and G46 at Microcenter, and I'm giving him my old Zalman. It looks alright for what it is, it's really for gaming on the side. 

 

Migth want to add an ssd. 

[EpicGeekonFire]

Yoo get an i3 Its about the same power if you dont OC. 

[Suika]

Migth want to add an ssd. 

that's a joke right

 

So he texted me and told me he wants it to be upgradable. I'm shocked he knew PCs could do that.

 

Here's a slightly better rig with more potential for upgrades.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i3-4340 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($129.99 @ Micro Center) 

Motherboard:  MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($39.99) 

Memory:  Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 

Case:  Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Power Supply:  Rosewill Green 630W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $512.94

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-20 20:37 EDT-0400)

[Izaya Orihara]

 

that's a joke right

 

So he texted me and told me he wants it to be upgradable. I'm shocked he knew PCs could do that.

 

Here's a slightly better rig with more potential for upgrades.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i3-4340 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($129.99 @ Micro Center) 

Motherboard:  MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($39.99) 

Memory:  Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 

Case:  Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Power Supply:  Rosewill Green 630W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $512.94

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-20 20:37 EDT-0400)

 

No with ssd being dirt cheap these days. You can get a 120 gb ssd for something like  50$. And since there were 40$ left in the budget. 

[helping]

 

that's a joke right

 

So he texted me and told me he wants it to be upgradable. I'm shocked he knew PCs could do that.

 

Here's a slightly better rig with more potential for upgrades.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i3-4340 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($129.99 @ Micro Center) 

Motherboard:  MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($39.99) 

Memory:  Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 

Case:  Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Power Supply:  Rosewill Green 630W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $512.94

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-20 20:37 EDT-0400)

 

 

 

No with ssd being dirt cheap these days. You can get a 120 gb ssd for something like  50$. And since there were 40$ left in the budget. 

 

An SSD with a cloned OS partition can be seen as a future upgrade if he determines that's something for him. 

 

 

Some people are fine without one. 

 

that said you can find a 50$ OS only SSD around on the interwebs someplace. 

 

btw if you can find a way to bench your chip and stability test it with Y clock @X voltage I would definitely consider picking it up in the future. 

[WoodenMarker]

Better: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3dwah