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MattTheMayor
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Location: USA
Budget: 700 can be a BIT more

Target: Gaming, maybe a little editing with photoshop

Prefer: Easy cable management, make it simple for a first build, Optical drive and OS (windows pls)
Monitors: For now, 1 maybe 2

I had a pretty solid builds list. My mom disagrees of me building a computer because I might break it, even though it is my own money. Because of that, she is looking for a desktop that I can get (which I hate). She usually finds some bad desktops, but today I don't even know how she found this: http://www.frys.com/product/8117745?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG . I really really really want to build a computer so I can have the experience. The forums previously helped me get really awesome build parts before, so I trust you guys to give me the best list you can make.

 

Cheers <3

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Oh bloop, forgot the games I would be playing. I have BF3 waiting to be played on. Hopefully getting GTA since #pcmasterrace. But yeah, those are the highest component-hungry games I will play. I don't need it to be MAXED to the brim. But I would prefer a smooth gameplay

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that lenovo pc will do you no good for gaming on that integrated graphics 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mszhGX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mszhGX/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.78 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($78.98 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Tri-X Video Card  ($244.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $708.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-15 22:05 EST-0500
 
woops forgot you needed a monitor, ermm replace the 280 with a 270x and it will leave you enough budget for a decent monitor 

My Little Gaming Rig:

CPU: FX 8320 | MOBO: Gigabyte 970A-D3P | RAM: G.Skill Ares 2x4GB | GPU: Sapphire Dual-X R9 270X | Storage: Seagate SSHD 1TB | Case: Corsair 200R | PSU: CM 550W V-Series

Upgrades to come: CPU FAN: Corsair H100i | RAM: 2 more 4GB sticks | GPU: Another R9 270X running in crossfire | Storage: Samsung 120GB SSD | PSU: Corsair 800w

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You won't be able to play a single game without a dedicated graphics card

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that lenovo pc will do you no good for gaming on that integrated graphics 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mszhGX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mszhGX/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.78 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($78.98 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Tri-X Video Card  ($244.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $708.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-15 22:05 EST-0500
 
woops forgot you needed a monitor, ermm replace the 280 with a 270x and it will leave you enough budget for a decent monitor 

 

I don't need to include the monitor within the price so that's perfectly fine. The list looks great! But is the 200R an easy case to build in?

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Alright here you are mate this should be pretty good for you 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bKmjbv
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bKmjbv/by_merchant/
 
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($132.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($78.59 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Antec P280 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $746.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-15 22:09 EST-0500
Go on g2a to get windows i use it myself

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/elan2468/saved/hLjWGX

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/168241-guild-armada-team-thread/

"Do it Good, Do it Right"

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I don't need to include the monitor within the price so that's perfectly fine. The list looks great! But is the 200R an easy case to build in?

On mine if your looking for ease of use mine is pretty good b/c of the fully modular psu and the case is pretty good

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/elan2468/saved/hLjWGX

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/168241-guild-armada-team-thread/

"Do it Good, Do it Right"

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($97.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $746.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-15 22:20 EST-0500

Current Build + Setup

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | GIGABYTE B550 Aorus Pro v2 | CORSAIR Dominator Platinum 16gb 3600Mhz | GIGABYTE RTX 3070 AORUS MASTER OC 8 GB | NZXT H510 Elite | 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM | ADATA XPG GAMMIX S7 512GB M.2-2280 NVME | Corsair RM850 80+ Gold Modular PSU | NZXT Kraken X63 | Harman Kardon Soundstick 4 | Koorui 27E1Q

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buy a cheap windows key on G2A.com

Current Build + Setup

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | GIGABYTE B550 Aorus Pro v2 | CORSAIR Dominator Platinum 16gb 3600Mhz | GIGABYTE RTX 3070 AORUS MASTER OC 8 GB | NZXT H510 Elite | 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM | ADATA XPG GAMMIX S7 512GB M.2-2280 NVME | Corsair RM850 80+ Gold Modular PSU | NZXT Kraken X63 | Harman Kardon Soundstick 4 | Koorui 27E1Q

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fx 6300 and GTX 970 ?
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($99.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($89.89 @ Amazon) 
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($329.99 @ NCIX US) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $756.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-15 22:29 EST-0500

Current Build + Setup

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | GIGABYTE B550 Aorus Pro v2 | CORSAIR Dominator Platinum 16gb 3600Mhz | GIGABYTE RTX 3070 AORUS MASTER OC 8 GB | NZXT H510 Elite | 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM | ADATA XPG GAMMIX S7 512GB M.2-2280 NVME | Corsair RM850 80+ Gold Modular PSU | NZXT Kraken X63 | Harman Kardon Soundstick 4 | Koorui 27E1Q

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I know it's over budget but the 970 throws it over quite a bit.

I would say it's worth it, but if you can't afford it downgrade to 290.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gNhrt6
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gNhrt6/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($119.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($67.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($71.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.64 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($348.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $769.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-15 22:30 EST-0500
 
300R is a good case to build in and has a lot of room under the backplate. The 4160 has two physical cores and 2 threads (unlike a g3258) and has better single core performance than a fx6300. The rest is pretty straight forward, and the graphics card is up to you.

System: Thinkpad T460

 

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I appreciate everyone for the lists. But I would much prefer the os to be included in the price of 700 or a bit more

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But yes, if someone can make a really good list including the os in the price with only the max of 750, I will love you forever and you can become my papi <3

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZKtdvK

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZKtdvK/by_merchant/

 

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($99.98 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($71.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.64 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card  ($224.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.98 @ OutletPC) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $754.51

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-15 22:44 EST-0500

System: Thinkpad T460

 

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buy a cheap windows key on G2A.com

 

I recommend this method along with my original build. R9 280x and GTX970 is a huge performance difference.

System: Thinkpad T460

 

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZKtdvK
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZKtdvK/by_merchant/
 
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($99.98 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($71.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.64 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card  ($224.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.98 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $754.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-15 22:44 EST-0500

 

Oh my heavens. I love you so much <3 Using this. Anyone have any experience with XFX. Heard they're "okay"

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Oh my heavens. I love you so much <3 Using this. Anyone have any experience with XFX. Heard they're "okay"

 

I always look at reviews on Newegg and they seem pretty good for a graphics card. 

I'd post the build here again  just to see if there are any better solutions for the price. 

System: Thinkpad T460

 

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Oh my heavens. I love you so much <3 Using this. Anyone have any experience with XFX. Heard they're "okay"

i think you better not spend money on OS 

Just buy key on G2A.com

throw the os and put GTX 970 On it 

check my build 

Current Build + Setup

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i think you better not spend money on OS 

Just buy key on G2A.com

throw the os and put GTX 970 On it 

check my build 

How does it work on G2A? Does it just give me a code? If so, how would I put it into my new pc?

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How does it work on G2A? Does it just give me a code? If so, how would I put it into my new pc?

buy it on G2A.com they will give you the code and after you download the iso just burn in to usb or dvd from your laptop or your friend pc then install it on your pc

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Current Build + Setup

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | GIGABYTE B550 Aorus Pro v2 | CORSAIR Dominator Platinum 16gb 3600Mhz | GIGABYTE RTX 3070 AORUS MASTER OC 8 GB | NZXT H510 Elite | 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM | ADATA XPG GAMMIX S7 512GB M.2-2280 NVME | Corsair RM850 80+ Gold Modular PSU | NZXT Kraken X63 | Harman Kardon Soundstick 4 | Koorui 27E1Q

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G2A.com windows is cheap it make you can put 970 on it :D

Current Build + Setup

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | GIGABYTE B550 Aorus Pro v2 | CORSAIR Dominator Platinum 16gb 3600Mhz | GIGABYTE RTX 3070 AORUS MASTER OC 8 GB | NZXT H510 Elite | 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM | ADATA XPG GAMMIX S7 512GB M.2-2280 NVME | Corsair RM850 80+ Gold Modular PSU | NZXT Kraken X63 | Harman Kardon Soundstick 4 | Koorui 27E1Q

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