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So recently a friend had a family member that was diagnosed with leukemia, his wish is to have a gaming rig. At this point $700 is all we can do to get a gaming rig together for him. We have a monitor, mouse, keyboard and a copy of windows 7 64 bit ultimate. So what is the best rig for $700 we can build for him. That is the max budget by the way. Thanks for the help.

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CPU: Intel Core i3-4360 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($135.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: *Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 


Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($325.99 @ SuperBiiz) 



Total: $695.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria

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Also get well soon to him :D

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I would at least get a good processor and then have a midrange video card.

Processor is so much more important to get right on your first build because it saves upgrading a motherboard also if you want to upgrade the CPU later (get a good CPU and you won't need to upgrade for years)

A gpu is hassle free and can be sold and then a new and better one can be bought or you can buy another one to crossfire or SLi.

So get the CPU and mobo and case right, better gpu can come later!

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CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($105.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: *Team Dark Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($57.99 @ Newegg) 


Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($154.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ Micro Center) 


Total: $511.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria

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CPU: i3-4130 Motherboard: Gigabyte H81M-S2PH RAM: 8GB Kingston hyperx fury HDD: WD caviar black 1TB GPU: MSI 750TI twin frozr II Case: Aerocool Xpredator X3 PSU: Corsair RM650

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4360 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($135.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: *Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: *Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.00 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($325.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $695.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-23 00:55 EST-0500

 

Also get well soon to him :D

I think the i3 will bottleneck that gpu in some games.
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I think the i3 will bottleneck that gpu in some games.

Nope show that CPU can run with a R9 280x

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CPU: i3-4130 Motherboard: Gigabyte H81M-S2PH RAM: 8GB Kingston hyperx fury HDD: WD caviar black 1TB GPU: MSI 750TI twin frozr II Case: Aerocool Xpredator X3 PSU: Corsair RM650

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CPU: Intel Core i3-4360 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($135.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: *Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($325.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $695.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-23 00:55 EST-0500
 
Also get well soon to him :D

 

Your over 700$

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KennyS and ScreaM are my role models in CSGO.

CPU: i3-4130 Motherboard: Gigabyte H81M-S2PH RAM: 8GB Kingston hyperx fury HDD: WD caviar black 1TB GPU: MSI 750TI twin frozr II Case: Aerocool Xpredator X3 PSU: Corsair RM650

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Don't know what your take is on rebates but:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/R3nGt6
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/R3nGt6/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.85 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card  ($219.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $653.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-23 01:06 EST-0500
 
Wish him the best and hope his build brings him some happiness. 

System: Thinkpad T460

 

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Your over 700$

695$

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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this one has an i5 and 290.  I think it's about the best you can get for $700

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: *Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $664.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-23 01:08 EST-0500
 
 
EDIT: the filter on pcpartpicker picked a hitachi hard drive, but I would probably get a WD Blue for a few bucks more because everybody has them and they seem to be really reliable

XEON E3 1231v3 | GA-Z97MX GAMING 5 | XFX R9 290 | 16GB RAM | CRUCIAL MX100 256GB | WD BLUE 1TB | EVGA SUPERNOVA 850W | CORSAIR 350D

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Don't know what your take is on rebates but:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/R3nGt6

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/R3nGt6/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.85 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card  ($219.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $653.79

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-23 01:06 EST-0500

 

Wish him the best and hope his build brings him some happiness.

I support this build even if it has no SSD. Maybe swap the HDD for SSD.
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Here you go an improved one 

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($105.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: *Team Dark Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($57.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $616.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
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KennyS and ScreaM are my role models in CSGO.

CPU: i3-4130 Motherboard: Gigabyte H81M-S2PH RAM: 8GB Kingston hyperx fury HDD: WD caviar black 1TB GPU: MSI 750TI twin frozr II Case: Aerocool Xpredator X3 PSU: Corsair RM650

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695$

nope check your list again.

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CPU: i3-4130 Motherboard: Gigabyte H81M-S2PH RAM: 8GB Kingston hyperx fury HDD: WD caviar black 1TB GPU: MSI 750TI twin frozr II Case: Aerocool Xpredator X3 PSU: Corsair RM650

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nope check your list again.

Base Total: $735.94   Mail-in Rebates: -$40.00   Total: $695.94

 

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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Base Total: $735.94   Mail-in Rebates: -$40.00   Total: $695.94

 

Screw reabates they are shit.

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KennyS and ScreaM are my role models in CSGO.

CPU: i3-4130 Motherboard: Gigabyte H81M-S2PH RAM: 8GB Kingston hyperx fury HDD: WD caviar black 1TB GPU: MSI 750TI twin frozr II Case: Aerocool Xpredator X3 PSU: Corsair RM650

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CPU: Intel Core i3-4360 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($135.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: *Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($325.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $695.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-23 00:55 EST-0500
 
Also get well soon to him :D

 

save a few bucks and get a cheaper h81/b85 mobo, that money u put in an i5 4460, rest looks really good

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The most improved build I got:

 

 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($195.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Corsair Force LS 60GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $694.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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KennyS and ScreaM are my role models in CSGO.

CPU: i3-4130 Motherboard: Gigabyte H81M-S2PH RAM: 8GB Kingston hyperx fury HDD: WD caviar black 1TB GPU: MSI 750TI twin frozr II Case: Aerocool Xpredator X3 PSU: Corsair RM650

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@Synthetic-Pulse Follow your topics.

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KennyS and ScreaM are my role models in CSGO.

CPU: i3-4130 Motherboard: Gigabyte H81M-S2PH RAM: 8GB Kingston hyperx fury HDD: WD caviar black 1TB GPU: MSI 750TI twin frozr II Case: Aerocool Xpredator X3 PSU: Corsair RM650

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Yeah but a gtx 970 is better than a r9 280x :P

More expensive.

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KennyS and ScreaM are my role models in CSGO.

CPU: i3-4130 Motherboard: Gigabyte H81M-S2PH RAM: 8GB Kingston hyperx fury HDD: WD caviar black 1TB GPU: MSI 750TI twin frozr II Case: Aerocool Xpredator X3 PSU: Corsair RM650

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CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($127.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($43.89 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 


Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($325.99 @ SuperBiiz) 



Total: $674.68

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-23 01:33 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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Pretty sure it's better, since it is even better than a 290

It's more expensive don't you get that see the price difference I didn't say it isn't better, sometimes you go with price/performance.

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KennyS and ScreaM are my role models in CSGO.

CPU: i3-4130 Motherboard: Gigabyte H81M-S2PH RAM: 8GB Kingston hyperx fury HDD: WD caviar black 1TB GPU: MSI 750TI twin frozr II Case: Aerocool Xpredator X3 PSU: Corsair RM650

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You're being vague..... I thought you meant the 280x was better than the 970...

Where did I say that I never said that you didn't read probably do read my posts again I never said that and I was clear.

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KennyS and ScreaM are my role models in CSGO.

CPU: i3-4130 Motherboard: Gigabyte H81M-S2PH RAM: 8GB Kingston hyperx fury HDD: WD caviar black 1TB GPU: MSI 750TI twin frozr II Case: Aerocool Xpredator X3 PSU: Corsair RM650

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