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A friend wants help with building a computer he has about a 700usd budget so I figured we would look at doing an amd build only thing is I have never done an amd build and don't know much about it. Any help or parts lists or just info on amd in general would be appreciated.

Must haves- bluray disk and windows.

Uses - media/gaming

i7 4770k/Maximus VII Hero/Titan X/ 500gb 850evox2 r0/1000 EVGA G2

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Pentium g3258 (70)

Cooler master hyper 212 (20)

Asrock z97 anniversary (90)

8gb ram (2x4gb) (75)

120 Samsung 840 evo (100)

1 tv Wd blue (55)

Nzxt source 210 (45)

R9 280 (250)

Cx500w/evga 500w (40)

Any Blu ray drive (30)

W8.1 from g2a.com (22)

Total: 740~

/ew Blu ray....why does he want a dying format...who still uses discs.

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A friend wants help with building a computer he has about a 700usd budget so I figured we would look at doing an amd build only thing is I have never done an amd build and don't know much about it. Any help or parts lists or just info on amd in general would be appreciated.

Must haves- bluray disk and windows.

Uses - media/gaming

 

It has to have blu ray? any reasons? its quite expensive tbh

 

(sorry I went for an i3)

 

 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($54.79 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($279.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Other: Windows From G2A  ($30.00)
Total: $721.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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It has to have blu ray? any reasons? its quite expensive tbh

(sorry I went for an i3)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($124.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($54.79 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ NCIX US)

Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($61.75 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($279.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($34.99 @ Newegg)

Other: Windows From G2A ($30.00)

Total: $721.48

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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I tried talking him out of bluray I don't have an optical drive at all but I think its more to appease his wife lol. Thanks for the input

i7 4770k/Maximus VII Hero/Titan X/ 500gb 850evox2 r0/1000 EVGA G2

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I tried talking him out of bluray I don't have an optical drive at all but I think its more to appease his wife lol. Thanks for the input

 

Haha yeah its pretty pointless on PC when you can just buy your movie on Google Play/Itunes in full HD :P

 

That is probably what I would build I am sure some people can provide alternatives too

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Okay noob question what is g2a

 

Its a software store where you can buy games. they also sell cheap windows keys

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It has to have blu ray? any reasons? its quite expensive tbh

 

(sorry I went for an i3)

 

 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($54.79 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($279.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Other: Windows From G2A  ($30.00)
Total: $721.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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1+ for this build

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[ I5 4690k (no oc) - Gigabyte Z97 D3H - 8GB Ram - Sapphire R9 280X Vapor-X ]

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I had a similar case, which comes out to be about $900 but once you take out the monitor and wait for a few sales it would be down in the 700USD range. Just add a optical drive and you'll be good to go. Also I got windows cheaper $60 from ebay, I know some people have success with G2A but I don't trust it a whole lot. Just an opinion though. Also the case is a bit unnecessary you could get something cheaper and more functional.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($77.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card  ($222.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($85.87 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($135.00 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($18.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $894.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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