$700 First Timmer Build

[DWong136]

So my laptop died and I now want to make myself a desktop. 

 

Thank you to all those help. 

 

I'm thinking of this configuration:

 

AMD 6300 ~ $120

ASrock 970 Extreme3 ATX ~ $75 w/ 25 MIR

PNY XLR8 120GB SSD ~ $75 

MSI 270x Gaming Edition ~ $220 w/ 30 MIR + 2 Free games

GSkill Ripjaw X 8GB (2x4) ~$80 

Corsair CX500M ~ $60 w/ 20 MIR

Bitfenix Merc Alpha ~ $50 

Recovered HDD from laptop ~ Free

Shipping from various vendors ~ $15

 

$690 w/ 75 MIR 

 

Any thoughts, suggestions, critiques? 

 

In addition, can I reuse my Win 7 key from my laptop or will I have to shill out for Win 8? 

[Shd0w2]

good nuff'

[EpicGeekonFire]

You cannot reuse your Windows key from laptop. You need to purchase a new one. 

[GeekySole9354]

Looks all good, my advice is Windows 8 since i do not like buying old stuff, and windows 7 is almost 5 years old now.

[Nxl8]

-snip-

What are you planning on using your desktop for e.g. gaming or generally computing like internet browsing?

[Izaya Orihara]

Here you go 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JyJNgs

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

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 

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

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Micro Center) 

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

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($264.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: NZXT H230 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $679.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-16 13:37 EDT-0400

[Izaya Orihara]

You cannot reuse your Windows key from laptop. You need to purchase a new one. 

Since he has windows on his laptop he can just use the hdd with windows. 

[Katsu-K1L]

I highly reccomend the Build izaya suggested, its really good!

[DWong136]

What are you planning on using your desktop for e.g. gaming or generally computing like internet browsing?

I'm using it for

-light gaming (Medium detailed 1080p is fine for me) 

-Lightroom batch RAW editing 

-Photoshop retouching

-Light h.264 DSLR footage editing (Just simple edits) 

-Maybe some CAD work (engineering student) 

[DWong136]

 

Here you go 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JyJNgs

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

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 

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

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Micro Center) 

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

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($264.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: NZXT H230 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $679.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-16 13:37 EDT-0400

 

Will this hold up in Canada? 

All my pricing is done through Can retailers. 

[Nxl8]

Will this hold up in Canada? 

All my pricing is done through Can retailers. 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/JyJNgs

Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/JyJNgs/by_merchant/

Total: $935.75

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-16 13:55 EDT-0400

 

Plus it says the EVO is not compatible with the H230 for me, I do not know if this is correct or not.

 

I would stick with your first post as your budget is $700 but if you wanted the perfect PC for your jobs you would need an i7 processor but that is quite expensive and isn't really needed. Your first build is very good for your budget.

[lx_srs]

Nice pick for the PSU. I'm currently using one, and it's fantastic.

[EpicGeekonFire]

Since he has windows on his laptop he can just use the hdd with windows.

Oh I forgot he was using his laptops drive.

[DWong136]

Oh I forgot he was using his laptops drive.

Will that still work if I use the SSD as a boot drive?

[Izaya Orihara]

Will this hold up in Canada? 

All my pricing is done through Can retailers. 

Say that BEFORE!  I know your new to the forum but that's just wasting my time. Make sure to remember saying that. 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/2zbVGX

Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/2zbVGX/by_merchant/

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($159.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($119.99 @ NCIX) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 280X 3GB IceQ X² Video Card  ($259.99 @ Memory Express) 

Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($40.02 @ NCIX) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ NCIX) 

Total: $714.97

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-16 14:27 EDT-0400

[EpicGeekonFire]

Will that still work if I use the SSD as a boot drive?

Wait you are switching the OS from your laptop to an ssd?

[DWong136]

Wait you are switching the OS from your laptop to an ssd?

I have two HDD from my laptop that died. One has the OS (500GB 7200rpm) and the other one is just a data drive.(1TB 5400rpm)  

I want to buy a new SSD and use that as the OS drive and then the other two HDD as mass storage. 

 

I was wondering if I could download the ISO onto a flash drive, boot from it, install Win7 onto the new SSD, and then use the same product key from my old laptop to authenticate it. 

[EpicGeekonFire]

I have two HDD from my laptop that died. One has the OS (500GB 7200rpm) and the other one is just a data drive.(1TB 5400rpm)  

I want to buy a new SSD and use that as the OS drive and then the other two HDD as mass storage. 

 

I was wondering if I could download the ISO onto a flash drive, boot from it, install Win7 onto the new SSD, and then use the same product key from my old laptop to authenticate it. 

I am not sure if you can authenticate it two times. But how are you planning on downloading the ISO from an already installed OS, Do you have the OS recovery cd? 

[DWong136]

I am not sure if you can authenticate it two times. But how are you planning on downloading the ISO from an already installed OS, Do you have the OS recovery cd? 

-Edit- Oh sorry about that. I had someone explain to me that my laptop probably has a OEM key for Win7 which is locked down to that specific mobo.