Posted July 24, 2014 I'm trying to build a gaming pc for a friend and it has to be under $800. His original plan was a gaming pc around $700-$800 and preferably 1080p. After an hour or so, I came up with this: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/f4JWzy He prefers to buy stuffs on amazon and newegg CPU : AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor Mobo: Biostar TA970 ATX AM3+ Motherboard Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive (hybrid) GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case PSU: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer Monitor: BenQ GW2255 60Hz 21.5" Monitor Total: $783.67 Any tips and suggestions would be much appreciated. -Thank you for your time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 24, 2014 Don't get a biostar motherboard....... NEW PC build: Blank Heaven minimalist white and black PC Old S340 build log "White Heaven" The "LIGHTCANON" flashlight build log Project AntiRoll (prototype) Custom speaker project Spoiler Ryzen 3950X | AMD Vega Frontier Edition | ASUS X570 Pro WS | Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB | NZXT H500 | Seasonic Prime Fanless TX-700 | Custom loop | Coolermaster SK630 White | Logitech MX Master 2S | Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Pro 512GB | Samsung 58" 4k TV | Scarlett 2i4 | 2x AT2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 24, 2014 Author Don't get a biostar motherboard....... any reason why? and suggestion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 24, 2014 any reason why? and suggestion? It is a cheap brand that a lot of people have issues or failures with. Buy a good quality motherboard from ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, or EVGA NEW PC build: Blank Heaven minimalist white and black PC Old S340 build log "White Heaven" The "LIGHTCANON" flashlight build log Project AntiRoll (prototype) Custom speaker project Spoiler Ryzen 3950X | AMD Vega Frontier Edition | ASUS X570 Pro WS | Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB | NZXT H500 | Seasonic Prime Fanless TX-700 | Custom loop | Coolermaster SK630 White | Logitech MX Master 2S | Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Pro 512GB | Samsung 58" 4k TV | Scarlett 2i4 | 2x AT2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 24, 2014 PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.98 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($78.98 @ OutletPC) Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($80.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($214.99 @ NCIX US) Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($61.99 @ NCIX US) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg) Monitor: BenQ GW2255 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($107.60 @ Amazon) Total: $804.51 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-24 13:23 EDT-0400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 24, 2014 Author PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.98 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($78.98 @ OutletPC) Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($80.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($214.99 @ NCIX US) Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($61.99 @ NCIX US) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg) Monitor: BenQ GW2255 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($107.60 @ Amazon) Total: $804.51 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-24 13:23 EDT-0400 I'll consider it. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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