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roboplex22
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Hey everyone! I just build my first rig. I had a budget of around $400 for just the PC, and my parents agreed to help out with the monitor and Windows. I got an awesome deal on TigerDirect for Cyber Monday. It's one of their barebones/combo deals. It was like $270 (after rebate) for the CPU, RAM, SSD, PSU, and Case. Was it a good deal? I have an illness that requires me to be out of school, so I needed a better computer than my laptop to do Virtual School, and maybe some gaming. Do you think it'll be able to handle it?

 

Edit: The Motherboard was included in the bundle, I forgot to add that.

 

(I don't yet have the GPU, or the 1TB HDD because I didn't have the money, but I'll deal with the Intel Graphics and limited SSD space for now. Even this is a MAJOR step up from my laptop.) 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tghrWZ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tghrWZ/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor 
Motherboard: MSI B85-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($92.27 @ TigerDirect) 
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($137.27 @ TigerDirect) 
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($77.27 @ TigerDirect) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.27 @ TigerDirect) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  ($137.27 @ TigerDirect) 
Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($53.62 @ TigerDirect) 
Power Supply: Ultra 650W ATX Power Supply  ($67.27 @ TigerDirect) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) 
Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 21.5" Monitor  ($156.59 @ TigerDirect) 
Total: $783.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-05 21:25 EST-0500

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz | Motherboard: MSI B85-G41 PC MATE | GPU: MSI R9 270x | Case: Fractal Design Define R4 | RAM: 8GB HyperX Fury Red | Storage: ADATA SP600 128GB / WD Blue 1TB | PSU: EVGA 500W 80+ | Monitor: Acer S220HQL Abd 21.5" | Audio: Logitech Z213 Speakers | Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013 | Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma | PCPartPicker Link: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/v8FNmG

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all i know is you way overpayed for that ram and motherboard

i5 4670k| Asrock H81M-ITX| EVGA Nex 650g| WD Black 500Gb| H100 with SP120s| ASUS Matrix 7970 Platinum (just sold)| Patriot Venom 1600Mhz 8Gb| Bitfenix Prodigy. Build log in progress 

Build Log here: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/119926-yin-yang-prodigy-update-2-26-14/

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That will be great for gaming, you should be able play any game with the right settings. I am sure you will be very happy with your build.

Happy gaming!

Build Log : Nintendo PC  http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/234249-nes-build-1985-2015-30th-anniversary/

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all i know is you way overpayed for that ram and motherboard

I think those are just the part picker prices. Op said he paid 270 for ram case ssd CPU and PSU. Seems like a straight deal.

Build Log : Nintendo PC  http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/234249-nes-build-1985-2015-30th-anniversary/

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Oh sorry. I forgot to add that the MOBO was included in the bundle.

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz | Motherboard: MSI B85-G41 PC MATE | GPU: MSI R9 270x | Case: Fractal Design Define R4 | RAM: 8GB HyperX Fury Red | Storage: ADATA SP600 128GB / WD Blue 1TB | PSU: EVGA 500W 80+ | Monitor: Acer S220HQL Abd 21.5" | Audio: Logitech Z213 Speakers | Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013 | Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma | PCPartPicker Link: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/v8FNmG

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