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ThyFeared
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1: Budget and Location.

$600 USD and USA

 

2:Aim.

Heavy chrome browsing and gaming on recent games from time to time.

 

3:Monitors.

None Needed

 

4:Peripherals.

None Needed. Most likely get W8.1 off G2A

 

5:Why is he upgrading?

He's upgrading from his old Dell XPS 400 which is just getting waaay to slow for him.

 

Thanks for the help gents! Also no OC'ing will be done!

Also could it be possible to fit a small SSD just for the os?

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Motherboard: ASRock Z97M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($72.99 @ Amazon) 



Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card  ($142.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 


Total: $611.30

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-26 15:48 EDT-0400

 

The RAM is 1866 because it was the cheapest that wasn'r Team Vulcan or 1333MHz.

i'm a potato

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Motherboard: ASRock Z97M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($72.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card  ($142.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $611.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-26 15:48 EDT-0400

 

this and you can upgrade gpu and cpu down the line

My Setup :P

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Skylake: I7-6700|MSI B150 GAMING M3|16GB GSKILL RIPJAWS V|R9 280X (WILL BE 1070)|CRUCIAL MX300 + WD BLACK 1TB

 

 

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Motherboard: ASRock Z97M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($72.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card  ($142.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $611.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-26 15:48 EDT-0400
 
The RAM is 1866 because it was the cheapest that wasn'r Team Vulcan or 1333MHz.

 

How well would that cpu hold up with Hardcore Linus Chrome Browsing tabs? He literally has so many open it's insane. Otherwise it looks good!

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($68.99 @ Newegg) 


Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 


Total: $569.33

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-26 15:52 EDT-0400


 

Modifications of @antoainb's rig, since OP said no overclocking and quad cores are far superior for gaming.

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 500GB Crucial P3 Plus, 4TB Silicon Power UD90 | GPU: AsRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Steel Legend | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Corsair SF850

Main Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | RAM: 64GB (2x32GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 | Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair VII Hero WiFi | Storage: 512GB SKHynix NVMe | GPUs: NVIDIA TITAN Xp 2-way SLI | Cooling: Thermalright Frozen Prism 360mm | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM850

File and Media Server (AOOSTAR WTR Pro): CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5825U | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Silicon Power DDR4-3200 SODIMMs | Storage: 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x14TB Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC530

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How well would that cpu hold up with Hardcore Linus Chrome Browsing tabs? He literally has so many open it's insane. Otherwise it looks good!

Not amazingly since it is still a dual core, but it may do.

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 500GB Crucial P3 Plus, 4TB Silicon Power UD90 | GPU: AsRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Steel Legend | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Corsair SF850

Main Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | RAM: 64GB (2x32GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 | Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair VII Hero WiFi | Storage: 512GB SKHynix NVMe | GPUs: NVIDIA TITAN Xp 2-way SLI | Cooling: Thermalright Frozen Prism 360mm | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM850

File and Media Server (AOOSTAR WTR Pro): CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5825U | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Silicon Power DDR4-3200 SODIMMs | Storage: 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x14TB Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC530

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Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54440) | $179.98 @ SuperBiiz 
**Motherboard** | [MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-h81me33) | $44.99 @ Micro Center 
**Memory** | [Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/team-memory-tld38g1600hc9dc01) | $68.99 @ Newegg 
**Storage** | [seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $50.40 @ Amazon 
**Video Card** | [sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100365l) | $139.99 @ Newegg 
**Case** | [Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-nse200kkn1) | $39.99 @ NCIX US 
**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx430m) | $44.99 @ Newegg 
 | | **Total**
 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $569.33
 | Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-26 15:50 EDT-0400 |
 
Modifications of @antoainb's rig, since OP said no overclocking and quad cores are far superior for gaming.

 

 

Dat formatting doe... Looks good too.

i'm a potato

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Dat formatting doe... Looks good too.

Lol, just changed the formatting :P

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 500GB Crucial P3 Plus, 4TB Silicon Power UD90 | GPU: AsRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Steel Legend | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Corsair SF850

Main Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | RAM: 64GB (2x32GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 | Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair VII Hero WiFi | Storage: 512GB SKHynix NVMe | GPUs: NVIDIA TITAN Xp 2-way SLI | Cooling: Thermalright Frozen Prism 360mm | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM850

File and Media Server (AOOSTAR WTR Pro): CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5825U | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Silicon Power DDR4-3200 SODIMMs | Storage: 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x14TB Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC530

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$575

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QfLTpg

Shot through the heart and you're to blame, 30fps and i'll pirate your game - Bon Jovi

Take me down to the console city where the games are blurry and the frames are thirty - Guns N' Roses

Arguing with religious people is like explaining to your mother that online games can't be paused...

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The point on getting the Pentium-K is that the CPU becomes quite decent when you OC it. Not only he said no overclocking, but also you shouldn't be giving a OC'd system to someone that knows nothing about it.

An i3 4130, or a i5 4440, or similar, is enough for the system you are aiming for.

 

Go with  TheSLSAMG build, it's actually pretty good.

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This would run well, Also be good as a hackintosh if your father desired OSX.

 


 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.38 @ Newegg) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($72.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 


Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card  ($109.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 


Total: $597.71

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-26 15:57 EDT-0400

| i7 4790k | Noctua NH-D14 | Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI | 16GB HyperX Fury | 128GB Transcend SSD370 x2 | 512GB Transcend SSD370S x2 | Node 304 |


| AOC 2250 (1080p) | NS Optimum OEM Keyboard | Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse | Creative Inspire w/ JBL Control ONE |

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($114.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($82.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($95.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card  ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($41.27 @ Amazon)
Total: $594.19
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-26 16:08 EDT-0400

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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