thoughts on budget build.

Killswitch49 · November 12, 2014

After a bit of playing around i decided to make this build for a friend. http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/Killswitch49/saved/TdZWGX. What changes would u make to it?

dizmo · November 12, 2014

I'd save up a little until you can afford the extra $30 for 8gb of RAM, and possibly look at the used market for video cards as you can get a much better one there.

MasonIsPurple · November 12, 2014

Get windows on G2A, use that money for RAM or a z97 board to OC later on.

Sumsar · November 12, 2014

Why are you getting MSI? You can get cheaper products that do the exact same thing....

You can get a Gigabyte 260x with 2 gb of vram for 17$ less

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr726xoc1gd

And an Asrock H81 motherboard for 35$ less

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h81probtc

And with the money that you saved on getting the Asrock board you can get this XFX 270

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9270acdfc

i_build_nanosuits · November 12, 2014

if this is going to be used mainly for gaming i'd suggest heading to future shop and just grab a PS4 as it's much more powerful and cheaper.

Killswitch49 · November 12, 2014

Get windows on G2A, use that money for RAM or a z97 board to OC later on.

Can you explain how g2a works. It seems a bit sketchy.

MasonIsPurple · November 12, 2014

Can you explain how g2a works. It seems a bit sketchy.

No, but they can. https://www.g2a.com/supporthub/?category=2&subcategory=0&question=17

Killswitch49 · November 12, 2014

Why are you getting MSI? You can get cheaper products that do the exact same thing....

You can get a Gigabyte 260x with 2 gb of vram for 17$ less

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr726xoc1gd

And an Asrock H81 motherboard for 35$ less

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h81probtc

And with the money that you saved on getting the Asrock board you can get this XFX 270

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9270acdfc

The mobo seems a little sketchy. But ill defenetly consider the gpu

i_build_nanosuits · November 12, 2014

The mobo seems a little sketchy. But ill defenetly consider the gpu

your entire build is sketchy to say the least...this board is fine to use with any intel CPU...i'd suggest a core i3 as a bare minimum.

Killswitch49 · November 12, 2014

your entire build is sketchy to say the least...this board is fine to use with any intel CPU...i'd suggest a core i3 as a bare minimum.

$$$$$.

i_build_nanosuits · November 12, 2014

here is a much improved rig in terms of performance that can actualy compete with a PS4 for about the same price...the case is not so nice but at least the performance are descent

you'll want to consider upgrading the RAM to 8GB rather quickly so i suggest spending for another stick...do you plan on mailin the mail in rebates? i didnt considered them i might if you want i can get better prices but you'd have to work a bit...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($129.50 @ Vuugo)

Motherboard: ASRock H81 Pro BTC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($19.99 @ Memory Express)

Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.50 @ Amazon Canada)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Canada Computers)

Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 270 2GB '14Series Video Card ($157.68 @ DirectCanada)

Case: Apex SK-393-C ATX Mid Tower Case ($26.25 @ DirectCanada)

Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply ($34.08 @ DirectCanada)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($107.99 @ NCIX)

Total: $567.98

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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