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ZiggyManSaad
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So I'm building my sister a PC. She's at the age where she's obsessed over Minecraft and wants nothing to do but play and watch videos about it. I'd like to get her into other games as well but I don't want to spend a small fortune on her PC. I was thinking of something that would be able to handle any game thrown at it. To cut the cost down more, I'll be using some of the parts from my previous PC to help with this. Below is the list of the items I've thrown together. Please let me know if anything needs changing.

 


 
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($26.92 @ OutletPC)   I own one so I'm throwing it in.
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($78.98 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($85.49 @ Newegg)   I've got two 4GB sticks left over from my upgrade.
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card  ($173.99 @ SuperBiiz)  This is currently out for an RMA but will be included.
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($84.15 @ SuperBiiz) I'm going to see if I can still get this through school.
Total: $643.40 
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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So with the prices of the cooler, memory, and GPU removed, it comes to $357. If I'm able to get the OS, it'll be $272.85.
 
And I have no idea for the case. 

 

Thanks for the help.

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 MB: MSI Z77A-GD55  CPU: i5 3330 OCd to 3.4Ghz CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i RAM: Kingston HyperX Blu 2x8GB @ 1600MHz GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming PSU: Seasonic M12II 650W HDD: Two Seagate Barracuda 2TB @ 7200 RPM SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB

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Get the NZXT S340, looks nice

Computer Specifications:

AMD Ryzen 5 3600  | Gigabyte B550M Aorus Elite | ADATA XPG SPECTRIX D50 32 GB 3600 MHz | Asus RTX 3060 KO Edition | CoolerMaster Silencio S400 | Klevv Cras C700 M.2 SSD 256GB | 

1TB Crucial MX500 | 1 TB SanDisk SSD | Corsair RM650W

Camera Equipment:

Camera Bodies: 

Olympus Pen-F | Panasonic GH3 (Retired)

Lenses:

Sigma 30mm F1.4 | Sigma 16mm F1.4 | Sigma 19mm F2.8 | Laowa 17mm F1.8 | Olympus 45mm F1.8

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Get the NZXT S340, looks nice

I like that case. Like more than the R4 I have...

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 MB: MSI Z77A-GD55  CPU: i5 3330 OCd to 3.4Ghz CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i RAM: Kingston HyperX Blu 2x8GB @ 1600MHz GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming PSU: Seasonic M12II 650W HDD: Two Seagate Barracuda 2TB @ 7200 RPM SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB

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Some tiny changes:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BtBDMp
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BtBDMp/by_merchant/
 
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($84.15 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $322.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-26 01:16 EST-0500
 
You can get her optifine and enable multi-core CPU usage.
A corsair 200r should be fine.

System: Thinkpad T460

 

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Some tiny changes:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BtBDMp
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BtBDMp/by_merchant/
 
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You can get her optifine and enable multi-core CPU usage.
A corsair 200r should be fine.

 

Thank you. 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 MB: MSI Z77A-GD55  CPU: i5 3330 OCd to 3.4Ghz CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i RAM: Kingston HyperX Blu 2x8GB @ 1600MHz GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming PSU: Seasonic M12II 650W HDD: Two Seagate Barracuda 2TB @ 7200 RPM SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB

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You can use the windows 10 tech preview as a stable and free OS not to mention that mc works on linux

Thats that. If you need to get in touch chances are you can find someone that knows me that can get in touch.

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You can use the windows 10 tech preview as a stable and free OS not to mention that mc works on linux

My sister is 10. Linux is above her head.

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 MB: MSI Z77A-GD55  CPU: i5 3330 OCd to 3.4Ghz CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i RAM: Kingston HyperX Blu 2x8GB @ 1600MHz GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming PSU: Seasonic M12II 650W HDD: Two Seagate Barracuda 2TB @ 7200 RPM SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB

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you can add a R9 270 and change that FX 6300 for the FX 8320 that is really cheap this days ^_^

CPU = A10 6800K (@4.3Ghz) / GPU = HD 8670D (@844mhz/ram@1866mhz) - 2016 ≠ Dual Cores - why learn Linux ? - OLD intel x4 cpu (Q6600) + amd HD 7950 - this is what i think on watts x dollar cost - CPU "bottlenecks" only start to show "at the super high end cards" (like the 390) if you have a 4 cores CPU

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you can add a R9 270 and change that FX 6300 for the FX 8320 that is really cheap this days ^_^

Why would I opt to buy a GPU when I already have one available to me for no cost? And I'm not looking to spend another $25 on a CPU if I don't have to. The 6300 is great for what she'd need. Thank you for your input though.

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 MB: MSI Z77A-GD55  CPU: i5 3330 OCd to 3.4Ghz CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i RAM: Kingston HyperX Blu 2x8GB @ 1600MHz GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming PSU: Seasonic M12II 650W HDD: Two Seagate Barracuda 2TB @ 7200 RPM SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB

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My sister is 10. Linux is above her head.

fair enough windows 10 is still great

Thats that. If you need to get in touch chances are you can find someone that knows me that can get in touch.

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this may help also

 

http://youtu.be/Sr3MgKkS314

CPU = A10 6800K (@4.3Ghz) / GPU = HD 8670D (@844mhz/ram@1866mhz) - 2016 ≠ Dual Cores - why learn Linux ? - OLD intel x4 cpu (Q6600) + amd HD 7950 - this is what i think on watts x dollar cost - CPU "bottlenecks" only start to show "at the super high end cards" (like the 390) if you have a 4 cores CPU

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Oh, she'll be building it. I've already made sure of that.

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 MB: MSI Z77A-GD55  CPU: i5 3330 OCd to 3.4Ghz CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i RAM: Kingston HyperX Blu 2x8GB @ 1600MHz GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming PSU: Seasonic M12II 650W HDD: Two Seagate Barracuda 2TB @ 7200 RPM SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB

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Just bought the Define R4 that's on sale at NCIX. $69? Oh yes.

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 MB: MSI Z77A-GD55  CPU: i5 3330 OCd to 3.4Ghz CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i RAM: Kingston HyperX Blu 2x8GB @ 1600MHz GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming PSU: Seasonic M12II 650W HDD: Two Seagate Barracuda 2TB @ 7200 RPM SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB

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