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So I want to build my friend his first gaming PC.

We live in NZ and He has NZD$900 or roughly USD$700 to spend.

 

He has KB/M and a screen. Just need the case and everything in it. He doesn't care if it runs loudly.

 

Thank you.

Cpu: Intel i5- 4570 | Ram: Crucial DDR3 8GB | Video Card: Evega GTX 660 Ti 2GB Super Clocked


Monitor: Philips 24" | Keyboard: CM Storm Quickfire TK | Mouse: Logitech G700s |


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does he video edit? does he wanna overclock? 

My Little Gaming Rig:

CPU: FX 8320 | MOBO: Gigabyte 970A-D3P | RAM: G.Skill Ares 2x4GB | GPU: Sapphire Dual-X R9 270X | Storage: Seagate SSHD 1TB | Case: Corsair 200R | PSU: CM 550W V-Series

Upgrades to come: CPU FAN: Corsair H100i | RAM: 2 more 4GB sticks | GPU: Another R9 270X running in crossfire | Storage: Samsung 120GB SSD | PSU: Corsair 800w

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 GTX 750 or 750 ti.
look at oneof austin evans buget builds for a guideline

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Does he need an OS? ATX, M-ATX, or ITX? What type of games and what settings? We need you (and your friend) to help us help you.

| CPU: An abacus | Motherboard: Tin foil | RAM: 2 Popsicle sticks | GPU: Virtual Boy | Case: Cardboard box | Storage: Cardboard | PSU: 3... Er... Make that 2 hamsters | Display(s): Broken glass | Cooling: Brawndo | Keyboard: More cardboard | Mouse: Jerry | Sound: 2 Cans of SpaghettiO's |

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 GTX 750 or 750 ti.

look at oneof austin evans buget builds for a guideline

Much better to get a 270 or 270x cause 750 prices in australia are expensive. And the 270 is far moar superior in performance

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Much better to get a 270 or 270x cause 750 prices in australia are expensive. And the 270 is far moar superior in performance

dude no one said anything about australia.. he said NZ

The Beast [Case -  Corsair 750D CPU - I5 4670k @ 4.3ghz 1.2V CPU cooler - Hyper 212 evo Mobo - MSI g45 z87 RAM - G.Skill Z series 4*4@1866mhz GPU - Gigabyte windforce 3x r9 290 Storage - SSD, samsung 840 evo 120gb HDD, Western Digital Blue 1tb PSU - SilverStone Strider silver 80+ 750W] Peripherals [Monitor - ASUS VS239 IPS 23" Keyboard - Corsair K95 Mouse - Mad Catz RAT 7]

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dude no one said anything about australia.. he said NZ

Same thing almost

 

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Same thing almost

 

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just worse exchange rate + higher prices

The Beast [Case -  Corsair 750D CPU - I5 4670k @ 4.3ghz 1.2V CPU cooler - Hyper 212 evo Mobo - MSI g45 z87 RAM - G.Skill Z series 4*4@1866mhz GPU - Gigabyte windforce 3x r9 290 Storage - SSD, samsung 840 evo 120gb HDD, Western Digital Blue 1tb PSU - SilverStone Strider silver 80+ 750W] Peripherals [Monitor - ASUS VS239 IPS 23" Keyboard - Corsair K95 Mouse - Mad Catz RAT 7]

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks


 
CPU:  Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($184.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard:  ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory:  A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.43 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card:  PowerColor Radeon R9 280X 3GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
Case:  Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply:  XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $696.37
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-02 15:05 EDT-0400)
 
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($119.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard:  ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($52.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory:  A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage:  PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card:  XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Case:  Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply:  XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $706.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-02 15:17 EDT-0400)

 

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So I want to build my friend his first gaming PC.

We live in NZ and He has NZD$900 or roughly USD$700 to spend.

 

He has KB/M and a screen. Just need the case and everything in it. He doesn't care if it runs loudly.

 

Thank you.

Man, are prices there steep (not like i can talk, since prices here and prices there are pretty similar...) :(

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($159.00 @ PC Force)

Motherboard:  Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($155.24 @ PB Technologies)

Memory:  G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($113.85 @ PB Technologies)

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($83.00 @ PC Force)

Video Card:  Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($212.00 @ Paradigm PCs)

Case:  Cooler Master K380 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($88.55 @ Aquila Technology)

Power Supply:  FSP Group 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($109.00 @ PC Force)

Total: $920.64

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-10 21:40 NZST+1200)

 

If you want to lower the price, just downgrade 6300 to 4300

http://animezone.boards.net/

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Much better to get a 270 or 270x cause 750 prices in australia are expensive. And the 270 is far moar superior in performance

The 750 is cheaper and performance is better! is it not?

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The 750 is cheaper and performance is better! is it not?

nope 

 

the R9 270 will stomp the GTX750

 

check benchmarks for R9 270 and GTX750 from guru3D

Budget? Uses? Currency? Location? Operating System? Peripherals? Monitor? Use PCPartPicker wherever possible. 

Quote whom you're replying to, and set option to follow your topics. Or Else we can't see your reply.

 

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The 750 is cheaper and performance is better! is it not?

Na m8 270 have way better performance than a 750 ti or non ti

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thanks everyone. So my friend and I went through all the parts and picked what we would get. We swapped somethings because he wants to get all the parts in one day from the local computer shop

 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/p/TMPJmG

Price breakdown by merchant: http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/p/TMPJmG/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/p/TMPJmG/benchmarks/


CPU: AMD FX-4300 (PB tech) $150

http://goo.gl/yowTR7


Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 AMD 760G mATX Socket AM3+ ($109.25 @ PB Technologies)

http://goo.gl/UZZ2Hy


Memory: G.SKILL 2X4GB DDR2 1600MHz

($113.85 @ PB Technologies)

http://goo.gl/YUPP1f


Storage: Western Digital WD Blue 1TB 3.5" 5900RPM  ($83.95 @ PB Tech)

http://goo.gl/W4Ty9c


Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260x 1GB  ($200.00 @ PB Tech)

http://goo.gl/TEOieC


Case: COOLER MASTER K282 ($90.85 @ PB Tech)

http://goo.gl/OB2sB6


Power Supply: Super Flower Golden Green HX 600W 80Plus Gold ($148 @ PB Tech)

http://goo.gl/Myb2cd

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 (Buying online somewhere)

 

 

Total: $1042

Cpu: Intel i5- 4570 | Ram: Crucial DDR3 8GB | Video Card: Evega GTX 660 Ti 2GB Super Clocked


Monitor: Philips 24" | Keyboard: CM Storm Quickfire TK | Mouse: Logitech G700s |


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So I want to build my friend his first gaming PC.

We live in NZ and He has NZD$900 or roughly USD$700 to spend.

 

He has KB/M and a screen. Just need the case and everything in it. He doesn't care if it runs loudly.

 

Thank you.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($129.95 @ Computer Lounge)

CPU Cooler:  Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 45.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($53.00 @ Paradigm PCs)

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($102.59 @ Aquila Technology)

Memory:  G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($113.85 @ PB Technologies)

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($83.00 @ PC Force)

Video Card:  Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($212.00 @ Paradigm PCs)

Case:  BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($75.38 @ Ascent Technology)

Power Supply:  FSP Group 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($99.00 @ PC Force)

Optical Drive:  Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  ($39.35 @ Ascent Technology)

Total: $908.12

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-12 10:19 NZST+1200)

Gaming/Editing PC: AMD FX-8350 | CM Seidon 120V Liquid Cooler | Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard | G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600| Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB WINDFORCE | PNY XLR8 240GB SSD | Seagate Barracuda 2TB HDD | Corsair 600W ATX Semi-Modular PSU | Thermaltake Chaser A71 | LG 25UM64-S 25.0" 2560 x 1080 Display | CM Storm Devastator Gaming Keyboard & Mouse

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Na m8 270 have way better performance than a 750 ti or non ti

 

 

nope 

 

the R9 270 will stomp the GTX750

 

check benchmarks for R9 270 and GTX750 from guru3D

Whoops i thought it was R7 270x DERP ill read more carefully from now on!

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