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jamajka000
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Soo my friend asked me to upgrade his old PC. We will leave the old case, hdds, and DVD burner. We need cpu, gpu, psu and ram for under 630$. He will be gaming most of the time.

If you could spend ~100$ more, this will give you the near BEST performance:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.96 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($81.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $751.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.96 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($81.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($254.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $656.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-28 15:56 EDT-0400

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I recommend the first build above me^, but the second is great too if you can't afford the extra $100.

PC Specs: 

CPU: i7-9700k  | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Elite | RAM: 16GB's Team T-Force Vulcan 3000MHz | GPU: Zotac GTX 1070 8GB AMP! Edition  | Storage: 500GB WD Caviar Blue | 1TB WD Caviar Black | Crucial BX200 240GB SSD | OS: Windows 10 64-bit  | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold | CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 | Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | Headphones: Sennheiser HD 598 Special Edition's, HD 598 Cs | Keyboard: CM Storm QuickFire XT MX Blues | Monitors: Acer GN246HL 144Hz, Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro.

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If you could spend ~100$ more, this will give you the near BEST performance:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.96 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($81.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $751.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-28 15:55 EDT-0400

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.96 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($81.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($254.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $656.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-28 15:56 EDT-0400

 

You missed a PSU and therefore you go over the budget so fast.

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This is an edit of a build posted above. 

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($214.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($53.00 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($254.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $639.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PC Specs: 

CPU: i7-9700k  | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Elite | RAM: 16GB's Team T-Force Vulcan 3000MHz | GPU: Zotac GTX 1070 8GB AMP! Edition  | Storage: 500GB WD Caviar Blue | 1TB WD Caviar Black | Crucial BX200 240GB SSD | OS: Windows 10 64-bit  | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold | CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 | Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | Headphones: Sennheiser HD 598 Special Edition's, HD 598 Cs | Keyboard: CM Storm QuickFire XT MX Blues | Monitors: Acer GN246HL 144Hz, Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro.

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This is an edit of a build posted above. 

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($214.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($53.00 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($254.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $639.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-28 20:42 EDT-0400

 

I will need to check the prices (may be little bit more in poland). but i think it will be good

 

Ok that didn't went well. Yours 640$ build is 930$ in Poland FML

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I will need to check the prices (may be little bit more in poland). but i think it will be good

 

Ok that didn't went well. Yours 640$ build is 930$ in Poland FML

Damn, here's a cheaper one:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($74.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($47.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $400.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PC Specs: 

CPU: i7-9700k  | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Elite | RAM: 16GB's Team T-Force Vulcan 3000MHz | GPU: Zotac GTX 1070 8GB AMP! Edition  | Storage: 500GB WD Caviar Blue | 1TB WD Caviar Black | Crucial BX200 240GB SSD | OS: Windows 10 64-bit  | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold | CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 | Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | Headphones: Sennheiser HD 598 Special Edition's, HD 598 Cs | Keyboard: CM Storm QuickFire XT MX Blues | Monitors: Acer GN246HL 144Hz, Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro.

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Damn, here's a cheaper one:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($74.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($47.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $400.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-30 15:46 EDT-0400

 

Ok that one is ideally 600$. But i have a question: Isn't this PSU a little weak for the 280? Thanks btw

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Ok that one is ideally 600$. But i have a question: Isn't this PSU a little weak for the 280? Thanks btw

Nice catch. No problem

 
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($74.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($200.91 @ Newegg) 
Total: $448.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-31 17:43 EDT-0400

PC Specs: 

CPU: i7-9700k  | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Elite | RAM: 16GB's Team T-Force Vulcan 3000MHz | GPU: Zotac GTX 1070 8GB AMP! Edition  | Storage: 500GB WD Caviar Blue | 1TB WD Caviar Black | Crucial BX200 240GB SSD | OS: Windows 10 64-bit  | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold | CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 | Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | Headphones: Sennheiser HD 598 Special Edition's, HD 598 Cs | Keyboard: CM Storm QuickFire XT MX Blues | Monitors: Acer GN246HL 144Hz, Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro.

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Nice catch. No problem

 
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($74.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($200.91 @ Newegg) 
Total: $448.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-31 17:43 EDT-0400

 

Thank you again for help. We will try to build it as soon as possbile, Maybe i will post some piccs here

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Thank you again for help. We will try to build it as soon as possbile, Maybe i will post some piccs here

No problem! I'd love to see some pictures of it when it's done.

PC Specs: 

CPU: i7-9700k  | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Elite | RAM: 16GB's Team T-Force Vulcan 3000MHz | GPU: Zotac GTX 1070 8GB AMP! Edition  | Storage: 500GB WD Caviar Blue | 1TB WD Caviar Black | Crucial BX200 240GB SSD | OS: Windows 10 64-bit  | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold | CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 | Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | Headphones: Sennheiser HD 598 Special Edition's, HD 598 Cs | Keyboard: CM Storm QuickFire XT MX Blues | Monitors: Acer GN246HL 144Hz, Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro.

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