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So I'm building a gaming PC for an acquaintance and his budget is $500... yeah... he says it is mainly for playing Minecraft and Black Ops 2. I have a couple different parts lists already put together, but as usual, I'm curious to see what any of you can come up with. So if interested, let's see what you can put together with only $500 (INCLUDING WINDOWS 8.1) that can pull as much FPS as possible in those games.

 

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Only victors are allowed to live... this world is merciless like that.

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CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($84.73 @ OutletPC) 


Motherboard: MSI A88X-G43 ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($58.91 @ Newegg) 

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


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

Case: Cooler Master N400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 


Total: $489.57

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Windows 8 it's self is 118 dollars (In Canada at least) so really your budget is 382 dollars (Canadian)

G2A sell the OS key for like $25+

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Windows 8 it's self is 118 dollars (In Canada at least) so really your budget is 382 dollars (Canadian)

 

Most people here use G2A and don't have problems with it. It's something like $30 on G2A.

 

EDIT: @dragoon20005 was quicker than me. Darn!

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G2A sell the OS key for like $25+

 

Hey by the way, if you get a key from G2a, does that mean you have to torrent the actual Windows 8.1 then just use the key to activate it... or...

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Hey by the way, if you get a key from G2a, does that mean you have to torrent the actual Windows 8.1 then just use the key to activate it... or...

download the ISO here

 

http://blogs.technet.com/b/canitpro/archive/2014/03/19/windows-8-1-tips-how-to-download-the-windows-8-1-pro-iso.aspx

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Most people here use G2A and don't have problems with it. It's something like $30 on G2A.

 

EDIT: @dragoon20005 was quicker than me. Darn!

 

 

G2A sell the OS key for like $25+

 

 

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Assuming windows from G2a

 


 



Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-S1 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($34.69 @ Newegg) 

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


Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($173.99 @ Newegg) 


Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $477.54

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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I'm sorry. plz don't hurt me.

"How hard can it be?" - Jeremy Clarkson

"Speed has never killed anyone. Suddenly becoming stationary, that's what gets you." - Jeremy Clarkson

 

"There's an old saying that God exists in your search for him. I just want you to understand that I ain't looking." - Leslie Nielsen

 

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it show me at 22 dollars based on my currency Singapore dollars

 

yes it changing constantly

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I'm sorry. plz don't hurt me.

I won't.

 

Probably

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Monitor: AOC Q2963pm 29'' 21:9 IPS Mouse: Mionix Naos 8200 Mousepad: Mionix Sargas 320 Headset: HyperX Cloud Keyboard: Corsair Gaming K70 RGBIKEA Headset/Headphone Holder
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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/q8vpzy Include OS of choice for 20 bucks off of G2A, or some such.

Do not  as I  do, and  not  as I say. Instead do as you may..

 

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