A $700 build, need feed back

[Wingfan]

My friend has been wanting to build a new gaming computer and his wife wants me to get all the parts for him for Christmas. Their current computer is older and used by everyone in the house (2 adults/2 kids).

Her budget is $700 +/- and needs everything except OS.

 

I want to get him something that will play games descently now and able to upgrade parts in the future.

 

Here is what I came up with, i need to choose a case. A mid tower thats easy to build in and preferably a window

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YRr7nQ

I went with a Z97 board, has everything he needs and can upgrade CPU in the future
G3258 because its cheap and performs well
The 750w PSU in case he wants to Crossfire later

 

Thanks for any feedback

 

 

[Guest]

mobo costs more than cpu

it looks good

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

My friend has been wanting to build a new gaming computer and his wife wants me to get all the parts for him for Christmas. Their current computer is older and used by everyone in the house (2 adults/2 kids).

Her budget is $700 +/- and needs everything except OS.

 

I want to get him something that will play games descently now and able to upgrade parts in the future.

 

Here is what I came up with, i need to choose a case. A mid tower thats easy to build in and preferably a window

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YRr7nQ

I went with a Z97 board, has everything he needs and can upgrade CPU in the future

G3258 because its cheap and performs well

The 750w PSU in case he wants to Crossfire later

 

Thanks for any feedback

 

Hmmm Her budget is 700 and you want to get him to play games. lol

[Hyttech]

Pretty good, but I would suggest a Hyper 212 EVo cooler, not that much more but performs quite better than the stock cooler. Also possibly an SSD? I suggest the NZXT Source S340 as a nice and cheap mid tower (note the window can easily scratch)

[ForsakenLive]

Hmmm Her budget is 700 and you want to get him to play games. lol

He has a friend, the friend has a wife, the wife talks to OP about building a present to her husband, he plays games, she pays.

[Chronos5618]

Looks good! An SSD would be the icing on the cake though. I recommend the Antec 100. Good case (no window) easy to build in, nice and cheap. 

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

He has a friend, the friend has a wife, the wife talks to OP about building a present to her husband, he plays games, she pays.

 

Ah, I see.

[Wingfan]

Thanks for all the feedback

If i could somehow get an SSD and a case and still be in budget would be great. But if not it wont be a big loss cuz he's never had one and doesnt know the speed difference lol

[SImoHayha]

exactly 700$ PSU part of the case

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($63.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.85 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 4GB Dual-X Video Card  ($176.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 350 ATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Logitech Wireless Combo MK270 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($19.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $677.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-18 18:26 EST-0500

 

Base Total: $700.77   Mail-in Rebates: -$25.00   Shipping: $1.99   Total: $677.76  

[Wingfan]

Im going with this. Need to order this morning so it gets there by Christmas eve, drop shipping to his inlaws house. Keeping this a secret has been very hard.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CbhyZL

I talked to him last night and kinda 'covertly' asked him a few questions. He will mostly be playing Diablo3 for a few months (he hasnt played anything newer cuz their PC sux) and doing the usual PC stuff (web surfing, email, etc.)
This build should be perfect for now, even a little overkill for Diablo3 and great upgrade options in the future. This should be easy enough for his first build and he has watched build videos, and we can skype or something so i can help him a little since i cant be there.

 

Wish i could be there to see his face lol theres nothing like opening a big box of new parts!!!