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Crossingfields
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Hey Guys I'm building a gaming rig for my friend id like some input on it.

 

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dVnGdC) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dVnGdC/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd6300wmhkbox) | $109.99 @ Newegg
**Motherboard** | [MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-970gaming) | $99.99 @ Amazon
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbxl) | $79.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $53.98 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n770tf2gd5oc) | $244.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120g10650xr) | $64.99 @ NCIX US
**Optical Drive** | [Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas) | $19.98 @ OutletPC
**Other**| NZXT Guardian 921 RB 921RB-001-RD Black SECC steel chassis Computer Case| $69.99
**Other**| Windows 8.1 student Pro| $69.99
 | | **Total**
 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $800.89
 | Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-10 14:56 EDT-0400 |

 

 

Any idea's? I'm trying to go for a black and red design (his favorite colors) around $700-800. the case wont change because well he picked it out

 

NOW BUILD ME A COMPUTER MINIONS :D B) :rolleyes:

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I'd recommend an Intel CPU current the AMD ones are way behind Intel currently.

My Build


 - i5 4670k @ 4.4GHz - MSI z87m Mobo - 16Gb 1866MHz RAM - MSI R9 290 - Samsung 840 EVO 250Gb - 2 x 1Tb WD Blue - CX600m - H55 AIO cooler - Fractal Node 804 - Lg 25um64-s Ultrawide screen monitor -  http://pcpartpicker.com/user/colec18/saved/9FKXsY

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Then could you tell me which ones and what board to use in the build or at least recommend i am not very familar with Intel

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My Build


 - i5 4670k @ 4.4GHz - MSI z87m Mobo - 16Gb 1866MHz RAM - MSI R9 290 - Samsung 840 EVO 250Gb - 2 x 1Tb WD Blue - CX600m - H55 AIO cooler - Fractal Node 804 - Lg 25um64-s Ultrawide screen monitor -  http://pcpartpicker.com/user/colec18/saved/9FKXsY

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Then could you tell me which ones and what board to use in the build or at least recommend i am not very familar with Intel

An Intel i3 4130 and a MSI H97 board for good upgradability.

i3 4130: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116946&cm_re=i3_4130-_-19-116-946-_-Product

Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130782&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

My Build


 - i5 4670k @ 4.4GHz - MSI z87m Mobo - 16Gb 1866MHz RAM - MSI R9 290 - Samsung 840 EVO 250Gb - 2 x 1Tb WD Blue - CX600m - H55 AIO cooler - Fractal Node 804 - Lg 25um64-s Ultrawide screen monitor -  http://pcpartpicker.com/user/colec18/saved/9FKXsY

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Alright ill think about making the change any other suggestions?

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Alright ill think about making the change any other suggestions?

If you want red and black you can use the MSI gaming Z87 which is a bit more expensive:\

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130737&cm_re=z87_gaming-_-13-130-737-_-Product

My Build


 - i5 4670k @ 4.4GHz - MSI z87m Mobo - 16Gb 1866MHz RAM - MSI R9 290 - Samsung 840 EVO 250Gb - 2 x 1Tb WD Blue - CX600m - H55 AIO cooler - Fractal Node 804 - Lg 25um64-s Ultrawide screen monitor -  http://pcpartpicker.com/user/colec18/saved/9FKXsY

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My reccomendation:

 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 240M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 KILLER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($156.00 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($33.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case Fan: Silverstone FN121-P-RL 58.5 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($9.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Silverstone FN121-P-RL 58.5 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($9.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $877.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-10 15:38 EDT-0400

 

This way he only needs to swap out the GPU to do upgrades ( And maybe add 8GB ram in a few years.) for at least 5 years. And it's an awesome looking build. ( Red theme). It will perform similar ( if not better ) than your build.

 

It's an investement now to save money later

Interested in Business and Technology

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AMD build ---->  PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NQM3sY Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NQM3sY/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Mushkin Stealth 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($65.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman Z11 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Other: Windows 8.1 student Pro ($69.99)
Total: $808.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-10 15:29 EDT-0400

 

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Intel build ---->  PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mk7CMp Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mk7CMp/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Stealth 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($65.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card  ($329.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: Zalman Z11 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($26.97 @ Newegg)
Other: Windows 8.1 student Pro ($69.99)
Total: $863.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-10 15:48 EDT-0400

Cry Me A River B)

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Do you even need that case?

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($234.95 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($84.99 @ Micro Center) 
Memory: Team Dark 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($66.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Corsair Force LS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($156.00 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.98 @ OutletPC) 
Other: NZXT Guardian 921 RB 921RB-001-RD Black SECC steel chassis Computer Case ($69.99)
Other: Windows 8.1 student Pro ($69.99)
Total: $880.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-10 16:00 EDT-0400
 
 
 
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($139.97 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Dark 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($66.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Corsair Force LS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 280X 3GB IceQ X² Video Card  ($229.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.98 @ OutletPC) 
Other: NZXT Guardian 921 RB 921RB-001-RD Black SECC steel chassis Computer Case ($69.99)
Other: Windows 8.1 student Pro ($69.99)
Total: $849.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-10 16:02 EDT-0400
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Do you even need that case?

Intel
 

 

How do you save them in this format with thick names for the parts and link for each part, Then how you manage to make them more expensive and worst than main?! Why would you even bother?! u.u

Cry Me A River B)

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How do you save them in this format with thick names for the parts and link for each part, Then how you manage to make them more expensive and worst than main?! Why would you even bother?! u.u

The OP clearly said that he wanted to save that case, other wise i would make them cheaper, did you even bother reading the OP post/thread? 

 

Any idea's? I'm trying to go for a black and red design (his favorite colors) around $700-800. the case wont change because well he picked it out

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Here you go PC master race @Crossingfields , giving up in performance for a fancy "good looking" case. u__u

 

***AMD Build***

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Stealth 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($65.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Other: Windows 8.1 student Pro ($69.99)
Other: NZXT Guardian 921 RB 921RB-001-RD Black SECC steel chassis Computer Case ($69.99)
Total: $808.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-10 16:48 EDT-0400

 

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***Intel Build***

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Stealth 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($65.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($26.97 @ Newegg)
Other: Windows 8.1 student Pro ($69.99)
Other: NZXT Guardian 921 RB 921RB-001-RD Black SECC steel chassis Computer Case ($69.99)
Total: $803.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-10 16:50 EDT-0400

Cry Me A River B)

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