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$700 PC for streaming/gaming

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My friend's buddy wants a PC for streaming old school runescape and league of legends, what's the best thing he can get for $700?

Stuff:  i7 7700k @ (dat nibba succ) | ASRock Z170M OC Formula | G.Skill TridentZ 3600 c16 | EKWB 1080 @ 2100 mhz  |  Acer X34 Predator | R4 | EVGA 1000 P2 | 1080mm Radiator Custom Loop | HD800 + Audio-GD NFB-11 | 850 Evo 1TB | 840 Pro 256GB | 3TB WD Blue | 2TB Barracuda

Hwbot: http://hwbot.org/user/lays/ 

FireStrike 980 ti @ 1800 Mhz http://hwbot.org/submission/3183338 http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/11574089

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($41.34 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($68.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.93 @ Amazon) 


Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $694.71

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Don't you think an i5 would be a smarter choice than a Xeon.

It's only 50$ more which fits perfectly in that build considering those games do not need a better GPU than a 750 Ti. A xeon is just a i7 with no IGP and ECC support. They're not any worse or better than regular i7's for gaming.

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Alri

 

It's only 50$ more which fits perfectly in that build considering those games do not need a better GPU than a 750 Ti. A xeon is just a i7 with no IGP and ECC support. They're not any worse or better than regular i7's for gaming.

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($41.34 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($68.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.93 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $694.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-09 06:06 EST-0500

 

 

 

What about this? he doesn't need an SSD @Faa

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sWVGVn

Stuff:  i7 7700k @ (dat nibba succ) | ASRock Z170M OC Formula | G.Skill TridentZ 3600 c16 | EKWB 1080 @ 2100 mhz  |  Acer X34 Predator | R4 | EVGA 1000 P2 | 1080mm Radiator Custom Loop | HD800 + Audio-GD NFB-11 | 850 Evo 1TB | 840 Pro 256GB | 3TB WD Blue | 2TB Barracuda

Hwbot: http://hwbot.org/user/lays/ 

FireStrike 980 ti @ 1800 Mhz http://hwbot.org/submission/3183338 http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/11574089

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What about this? he doesn't need an SSD @Faa

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sWVGVn

Get a better case, with removable filter. Wait i dig up if i find something i post here.

 

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Here, removable front filter and 2 fans.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Case: Cougar MX300 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.99 @ Mwave)

Case Fan: Enermax UCTB12 42.1 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($9.19 @ Amazon)

Case Fan: Enermax UCTB12 42.1 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($9.19 @ Amazon)

Total: $56.37

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-09 07:38 EST-0500

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