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So my friend is looking to buy a PC and he told me $600 and I said you could do a lot better for $750 so he said okay. Can you guys think of something in mind including Operating System? Whatever performs the best.

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where are you located? US? Canada? Aus?

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where are you located? US? Canada? Aus?

Pretty sure he's from the United States. I'll ask though.

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So my friend is looking to buy a PC and he told me $600 and I said you could do a lot better for $750 so he said okay. Can you guys think of something in mind including Operating System? Whatever performs the best.

 

Currency?

 

Peripherals (keyboard, mouse, monitor, headset)?

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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where are you located? US? Canada? Aus?

He's from Canada.

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Currency?

 

Peripherals (keyboard, mouse, monitor, headset)?

Nope just Operating System. Canada Dollars or some crap

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does he plan on overclocking?

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does he plan on overclocking?

He's a noob so probably not.

i5 4590 @ Stock, XFX R9 290!, HyperX Beast 4x8GB  @1600, 850 EVO 120gb, WD Caviar Blue 1TB, , Asrock H97m Pro 4 , Fractal Design Define R4, Windows 10

 

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

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

 

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

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Shadow Rock Slim 113.8 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($86.48 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($78.10 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Seagate  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card  ($195.66 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design FD-CA-CORE-3300-BL ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 


Total: $740.19

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-04 22:32 EDT-0400

Here you go.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/elan2468/saved/hLjWGX

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/168241-guild-armada-team-thread/

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Great, hes canadian ><

lol

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


 

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

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.79 @ DirectCanada) 

Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($89.25 @ Vuugo) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($84.35 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Seagate  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($77.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card  ($218.50 @ Vuugo) 

Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ NCIX) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.98 @ Amazon Canada) 


Total: $774.84

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-04 22:36 EDT-0400

Canadian mode

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/elan2468/saved/hLjWGX

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/168241-guild-armada-team-thread/

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So my friend is looking to buy a PC and he told me $600 and I said you could do a lot better for $750 so he said okay. Can you guys think of something in mind including Operating System? Whatever performs the best.

 

Here you go! Great performer now and has the room and power to add a second 280/7950 down the road if your friend wants to :)

 

 
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($159.99 @ NCIX) 
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS5X Performa CPU Cooler  ($17.07 @ DirectCanada) 
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($69.95 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($229.99 @ NCIX) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ NCIX) 
Other: Windows 8.1 - G2A ($20.00)
Total: $751.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-04 22:36 EDT-0400

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Hmm which to choose the R9 280 one or the 270x One?

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Hmm which to choose the R9 280 one or the 270x One?

280 is quite faster then a 270X. The CX750 is a better quality PSU then the CX500 since it's from a different OEM, and it also provides more power for possible future crossfire setup.

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Here you go! Great performer now and has the room and power to add a second 280/7950 down the road if your friend wants to :)

 

 
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($159.99 @ NCIX) 
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS5X Performa CPU Cooler  ($17.07 @ DirectCanada) 
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($69.95 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($229.99 @ NCIX) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ NCIX) 
Other: Windows 8.1 - G2A ($20.00)
Total: $751.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-04 22:36 EDT-0400

 

hes canadian

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/elan2468/saved/hLjWGX

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/168241-guild-armada-team-thread/

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hes canadian

that was in usd

I don't even know what you're saying. I never knew they had Canada Computers in the US.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($120.86 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Memory Express)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($184.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.25 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Memory Express)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($99.79 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $742.85
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-04 22:53 EDT-0400

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($120.86 @ DirectCanada)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ NCIX)

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

Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Memory Express)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($184.99 @ NCIX)

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.25 @ Vuugo)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Memory Express)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($99.79 @ DirectCanada)

Total: $742.85

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-04 22:53 EDT-0400

lol I'm curious to where the money was spent here. The I3 is worse then the 8320 right? and a lower watt psu and a R9 270. Hmm. Oh it has a SSD hmm

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lol I'm curious to where the money was spent here. The I3 is worse then the 8320 right? and a lower watt psu and a R9 270. Hmm. Oh it has a SSD hmm

 

The i3-4150 is less powerful than an FX-8320, but not as much as one might think when it comes to games. For most games the gpu is what determines system performance. Take a look at BF4 cpu benchmarks, with the same gpu an i3-3220 is within 1 fps of an FX-8350.

 

The ssd makes a system much more responsive when browsing and doing general work. It also makes games load much quicker.

 

pcpartpikcer says the system will draw 278W. Anything more than 430W might be considered excessive.

 

Note the inclusion of a Windows license. Savings could be realized by going with one of the online options mentioned elsewhere.

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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