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CartertheCOCguy
By CartertheCOCguy
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This build is for a friend in college who is a casual gamer, types alot, and needs it to be portable

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NdcCCJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NdcCCJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($67.99 @ NCIX US)

Its perferct, great OC, and with games and word not taking alot of multithreaded processes, its a great buy

 

 

 

Motherboard: Asus Z97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ Amazon)

HAS WIFI, great stability and its neutral colours

 

 

 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg)

1 stick for future upgradeability

 

 

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($119.00 @ Amazon)

Already has a NAS (8TB, Synology 2bay, 2x4tb WD reds) so this is great for applications and boot :)

 

 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($129.99 @ Newegg)

Just enough power to play pretty much all the games he wants to play (COD, BF4, Trine 2, Titainfall....ect.)

 

 

Case: Cooler Master HAF Stacker 915F Mini ITX Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg)

front mounted psu, great airflow, very small

 

 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($66.66 @ Newegg)

Its a good psu lol

 

 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.99 @ Newegg)

cupholder

 

 

Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($139.99 @ Best Buy)

great monitor, i own one myself

 

 

Keyboard: Thermaltake POSEIDON Z Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($69.99 @ Amazon)

linus did a review of it, and its cheap and has blue switches for typing

 

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse  ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
i also have one and he loves mine

 

 

Total: $950.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-04 19:57 EDT-0400

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
 
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($67.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97E-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($119.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master HAF Stacker 915F Mini ITX Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Samsung S23C570H 23.0" Monitor  ($130.50 @ Newegg) 
Keyboard: Thermaltake POSEIDON Z Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $869.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-04 20:15 EDT-0400

the asrock board is solid and is easy to manage while being like 40$ cheaper so you can save yourself/your friend a little money. and you don't need 650w or gold for something that will pull around 150-200w max probably.

edit again*

Computing enthusiast. 
I use to be able to input a cheat code now I've got to input a credit card - Total Biscuit
 

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($113.98 @ SuperBiiz) 



Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 


Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($139.99 @ Best Buy) 

Keyboard: Thermaltake POSEIDON Z Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $852.49

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-04 20:17 EDT-0400

 

Put a bigger SSD in and 2X4 GB will usually help a bit better than one stick.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($67.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Asus H97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($107.24 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($119.00 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master HAF Stacker 915F Mini ITX Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: Samsung S23C570H 23.0" Monitor  ($130.50 @ Newegg) 

Keyboard: Thermaltake POSEIDON Z Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $861.66

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-04 20:12 EDT-0400

you can overclock on h97 boards so you can save yourself a little money. and you don't need 650w or gold for something that will pull around 150-200w max probably.

edit realized you need wifi xD stupid me. just the powerspply is changed then.

hmmm how far of an OC though?

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hmmm how far of an OC though?

4.2ghz/4.5ghz depending on teh chip but I edited it. 

I'm running pretty much the same setting so yeah it's pretty good.

Computing enthusiast. 
I use to be able to input a cheat code now I've got to input a credit card - Total Biscuit
 

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Stacker 915F for the win!

 

Seriously a great, compact, super featured mini-ITX case.

 

My only little question: Does he really need the optical drive? Personally, I'd opt out and mount an HDD up there for more storage :)

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Stacker 915F for the win!

 

Seriously a great, compact, super featured mini-ITX case.

 

My only little question: Does he really need the optical drive? Personally, I'd opt out and mount an HDD up there for more storage :)

wow! a CM affiliate! yeah its a great case :)

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