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So another buddy needs help with their build. My friend is on an extremely tight budget and wants a $350 Intel "gaming" machine. He'll be playing minecraft, so nothing too special. He doesn't need a mouse, keyboard or monitor but he does need Windows. This is what I got so far but I'm $100 over so help would be nice http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FZZhBm . And thanks in advanced. Oh, and also he will not do mail in rebates so keep that in mind.

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Why that expensive motherboard?

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get windows on g2a.

Hmmm. I really don't trust it but I'll ask him if he's up for it.

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Why that expensive motherboard?

Cheapest z97 motherboard. So I can overclock without having to flash the BIOS.

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Why that expensive motherboard?

It's literally $10 more than the cheapest H97 board.

 

 

Hmmm. I really don't trust it but I'll ask him if he's up for it.

If he's going to get Windows while within a $350 budget while staying on Intel, he's got to get it through some other means. 

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sorry man, but... your intel build... is a waste of money  -_-

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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So another buddy needs help with their build. My friend is on an extremely tight budget and wants a $350 Intel "gaming" machine. He'll be playing minecraft, so nothing too special. He doesn't need a mouse, keyboard or monitor but he does need Windows. This is what I got so far but I'm $100 over so help would be nice http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FZZhBm . And thanks in advanced. Oh, and also he will not do mail in rebates so keep that in mind.

 

If your friend is only playing Minecraft, he can do it on Linux and not have to pay $100 for Windows.

 

 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($45.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GT 730 2GB Video Card  ($64.98 @ Amazon) 
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  ($12.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $312.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-12 23:12 EST-0500
 
Only $15 of this is rebates.

Why the i5 over the FX-8350?

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Or if you want the Z97 board so you don't have the 1.2V vcore limit, add your suggested Z97 board and he's $12 over budget (since $5 of this price is mail in rebates)

 

 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GT 730 2GB Video Card  ($64.98 @ Amazon) 
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  ($12.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $356.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-12 23:14 EST-0500

Why the i5 over the FX-8350?

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I would grab the pentium build and OC it like crazy. You don't need a z97 board for a pentium. It can go up to 4 ghz with the stock cooler while staying around 70 c, I believe.

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I'm gonna throw austin's own build for this price

 

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I'm gonna throw austin's own build for this price

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgyI8bfrYt4&list=UUXGgrKt94gR6lmN4aN3mYTg

i will just add a cheap A8 ^_^ (with 4 cores)

 

or a A10 with out any gpu (they already have a iGPU inside)

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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i will just add a cheap A8 ^_^ (with 4 cores)

 

or a A10 with out any gpu (they already have a iGPU inside)

I'd rather put a r7 260x or 250, the 240 is isn't gonna cut it.

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I'd rather put a r7 260x or 250, the 240 is isn't gonna cut it.

yea, people should not buy low cards :blush: (at this point i favor the APU way) 

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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an AMD build will be cheaper and better like this http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BGqjLk its over budget with no mail in rebaits but it can run most games at medium to high in 1080P 

CPU:AMD Athlon X4 760K MOBO:Asus A78M-E RAM:G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB STORAGE:Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB GPU:MSI Radeon R7 260 1GB CASE:Rosewill CHALLENGER PSU:EVGA 430W 80+ Certified

 

PcPartPicker Link:http://pcpartpicker.com/p/G99Fpg

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an AMD build will be cheaper and better like this http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BGqjLk its over budget with no mail in rebaits but it can run most games at medium to high in 1080P 

I absolutely love this except you forgot a psu.

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I absolutely love this except you forgot a psu.

he didn't forget, power supply is psu

 

but still need windows  -_-

 

(and a DVD drive help a lot also)

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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he didn't forget, power supply is psu

 

but still need windows  -_-

 

(and a DVD drive help a lot also)

woops, I skipped over it. I know psu and power supply are the same. I just skipped over it.

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he didn't forget, power supply is psu

 

but still need windows  -_-

 

(and a DVD drive help a lot also)

man just do what io used to do torrent it untill you can afford it and you cna just find a scraped pc and get the drive off that thats what i did 

CPU:AMD Athlon X4 760K MOBO:Asus A78M-E RAM:G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB STORAGE:Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB GPU:MSI Radeon R7 260 1GB CASE:Rosewill CHALLENGER PSU:EVGA 430W 80+ Certified

 

PcPartPicker Link:http://pcpartpicker.com/p/G99Fpg

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So another buddy needs help with their build. My friend is on an extremely tight budget and wants a $350 Intel "gaming" machine. He'll be playing minecraft, so nothing too special. He doesn't need a mouse, keyboard or monitor but he does need Windows. This is what I got so far but I'm $100 over so help would be nice http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FZZhBm . And thanks in advanced. Oh, and also he will not do mail in rebates so keep that in mind.

here i got you it fits perfectly in the budget well nearly

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 750GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.00 @ B&H)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GT 730 2GB Video Card  ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Cooler Master Elite 350 ATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply  ($55.46 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  ($12.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $357.39

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-13 21:12 EST-0500

 

Base Total: $361.41   Promo Discounts: -$7.00   Shipping: $2.98   Total: $357.39   (Using your selected merchants and only including nearby in-store pickup prices)  

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here i got you it fits perfectly in the budget well nearly

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 750GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.00 @ B&H)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GT 730 2GB Video Card  ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Cooler Master Elite 350 ATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply  ($55.46 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  ($12.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $357.39

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-13 21:12 EST-0500

 

Base Total: $361.41   Promo Discounts: -$7.00   Shipping: $2.98   Total: $357.39   (Using your selected merchants and only including nearby in-store pickup prices)  

 

you better hope the motherboard is shipped with a BIOS that supports the haswwll refesh CPU or that he has a CPU that works with the bios so he can update it 

CPU:AMD Athlon X4 760K MOBO:Asus A78M-E RAM:G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB STORAGE:Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB GPU:MSI Radeon R7 260 1GB CASE:Rosewill CHALLENGER PSU:EVGA 430W 80+ Certified

 

PcPartPicker Link:http://pcpartpicker.com/p/G99Fpg

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