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Planned budget gaming build for a friend!

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Alright i was asked by a friend to make a little list of parts he should get for a cheap computer that could run most games from medium to high settings

 

Heres the planned build, please tell me what i should change!

 

 

 

 

 

Pentium D Processor (Purchaced)
 
Corsair 350D Windowd Matx case
 
123.99$
 
ASRock G41C-GS LGA775 Intel G41 + ICH7 Micro ATX intel motherboard
 
64.49$
 
Zalman fanless CPU cooler heatsink
 
69.56$
 
Kingston HyperX FURY 8GB kit
 
89.99$
 
ASUS GTX750TI-OC-2GD5
 
154.99$
 
Corsair CX Series 750 Watt PSU
 
89.99$
 
WD Blue 500GB 7200RPM Drive
 
52.99$
 
TOTAL: 646.00$
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Don't get that cpu cooler. Whatever you do, don't get that. Passive coolers are not worth the metal they're made of unless you strap a fan to it.

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Use a less expensive case and get a modern cpu and motherboard..

System CPU : Ryzen 9 5950 doing whatever PBO lets it. Motherboard : Asus B550 Wifi II RAM 80GB 3600 CL 18 2x 32GB 2x 8GB GPUs Vega 56 & Tesla M40 Corsair 4000D Storage: many and varied small (512GB-1TB) SSD + 5TB WD Green PSU 1000W EVGA GOLD

 

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Get a 212 EVO and you should be fine

 

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Pentium D Processor (Purchaced)
 

Really? That thing is not even good for Office. Get a new processor if you want to run ANY game on medium. 

Get something modern.

 

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SSD:OCZ Vertex 3 120 GB HDD:2x640 GB WD Black Fans:2xCorsair AF 120 PSU:Seasonic 450 W 80+ Case:Thermaltake Xaser VI MX OS:Windows 10
Speakers:Altec Lansing MX5021 Keyboard:Razer Blackwidow 2013 Mouse:Logitech MX Master Monitor:Dell U2412M Headphones: Logitech G430

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Get a 212 EVO and you should be fine

This^

 

You could also bring the PSU down to 500-600W and get a 1TB drive. I'm guessing that build will probably draw 300W, 350 at most. 750W is overkill for a build like this.

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This^

 

You could also bring the PSU down to 500-600W and get a 1TB drive. I'm guessing that build will probably draw 300W, 350 at most. 750W is overkill for a build like this.

He could drop the PSU to a quality 300W and be fine that 750W is way more than he needs.

System CPU : Ryzen 9 5950 doing whatever PBO lets it. Motherboard : Asus B550 Wifi II RAM 80GB 3600 CL 18 2x 32GB 2x 8GB GPUs Vega 56 & Tesla M40 Corsair 4000D Storage: many and varied small (512GB-1TB) SSD + 5TB WD Green PSU 1000W EVGA GOLD

 

You can trust me, I'm from the Internet.

 

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Really? That thing is not even good for Office. Get a new processor if you want to run ANY game on medium. 

Get something modern.

 im using a 3.4GHz Pentium D because i found it in a box i had laying around, it just saves money until he can afford a modern CPU

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This^

 

You could also bring the PSU down to 500-600W and get a 1TB drive. I'm guessing that build will probably draw 300W, 350 at most. 750W is overkill for a build like this.

Thanks for the advice!

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 im using a 3.4GHz Pentium D because i found it in a box i had laying around, it just saves money until he can afford a modern CPU

Don't forget he will also have to replace the mobo!

 

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CPU:Intel Xeon X5660 @ 4.2 GHz RAM:6x2 GB 1600MHz DDR3 MB:Asus P6T Deluxe GPU:Asus GTX 660 TI OC Cooler:Akasa Nero 3


SSD:OCZ Vertex 3 120 GB HDD:2x640 GB WD Black Fans:2xCorsair AF 120 PSU:Seasonic 450 W 80+ Case:Thermaltake Xaser VI MX OS:Windows 10
Speakers:Altec Lansing MX5021 Keyboard:Razer Blackwidow 2013 Mouse:Logitech MX Master Monitor:Dell U2412M Headphones: Logitech G430

Big thanks to Damikiller37 for making me an awesome Intel 4004 out of trixels!

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Use a less expensive case and get a modern cpu and motherboard..

ill look around for a cheaper case and im just using the pentium D as a temp CPU

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Don't forget he will also have to replace the mobo!

Yup he is aware of that 

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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 


Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($199.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case  ($51.99 @ NCIX US) 

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

Total: $599.85

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-06 16:27 EDT-0400

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


Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-S1 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($44.69 @ Amazon) 


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


Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($139.50 @ Newegg) 

Case: Enermax ECA3253-BW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 


Total: $563.15

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-06 16:30 EDT-0400

 

Better and cheaper than the OP but if the budget is $650 i can beef it up. I added a SSD because it will make a big improvement for user experience.

System CPU : Ryzen 9 5950 doing whatever PBO lets it. Motherboard : Asus B550 Wifi II RAM 80GB 3600 CL 18 2x 32GB 2x 8GB GPUs Vega 56 & Tesla M40 Corsair 4000D Storage: many and varied small (512GB-1TB) SSD + 5TB WD Green PSU 1000W EVGA GOLD

 

You can trust me, I'm from the Internet.

 

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CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($84.73 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-S1 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($44.69 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($139.50 @ Newegg) 
Case: Enermax ECA3253-BW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $563.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-06 16:30 EDT-0400
 
Better and cheaper than the OP but if the budget is $650 i can beef it up.

 

I will show him this and see what he says

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I will show him this and see what he says

I just want to say coolbeans build is more powerful with gaming, but the loss of a SSD will make web browsing and general computing less responsive.

System CPU : Ryzen 9 5950 doing whatever PBO lets it. Motherboard : Asus B550 Wifi II RAM 80GB 3600 CL 18 2x 32GB 2x 8GB GPUs Vega 56 & Tesla M40 Corsair 4000D Storage: many and varied small (512GB-1TB) SSD + 5TB WD Green PSU 1000W EVGA GOLD

 

You can trust me, I'm from the Internet.

 

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I just want to say coolbeans build is more powerful with gaming, but the loss of a SSD will make web browsing and general computing less responsive.

Alright ill take note of that 

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