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350$ build for a good friend.

ilove64
By ilove64
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Hello guys, I've never had a job before but I'm going to start working with my other friend to get my good friend a computer gift. My friend lives alone with his mom and has a tough time dealing with school and house work,although I sadly am not allowed to celebrate Christmas, for some reason I really feel the need to give :)

For the build, an OS isnt needed, would be nice if he could run most games at even low-mid settings. A monitor osnt imcluded in the budget but I'll take recommendations for a cheap monitor. Thx for helping me help my good friend.

NO MAIL AND REBATE PLEASE :D

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this should be a good starting point: ;)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-4100 3.6GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Avexir Core series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($128.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($25.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $339.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-25 18:47 EST-0500

 

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This monitor should also fit nicely, IPS panel, 1080p, 5ms response time, fine for gaming: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/aoc-monitor-i2269vw

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Real tough without a monitor..I don't know.

Without a monitor it's supposed to be easier, isn't it? 400 works too if needed

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this should be a good starting point: ;)PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchantCPU: AMD FX-4100 3.6GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray ProcessorMotherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)Memory: Avexir Core series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($128.99 @ SuperBiiz)Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.98 @ OutletPC)Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($25.99 @ Newegg)Total: $339.93Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-25 18:47 EST-0500 EDIT:This monitor should also fit nicely, IPS panel, 1080p, 5ms response time, fine for gaming: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/aoc-monitor-i2269vw

Im sorry i forgot to mention, im not a fan of MaR's looks fantastic though, ty

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Im sorry i forgot to mention, im not a fan of MaR's

sorry, whats mars ?

Personal Build Project "Rained-On"

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#KilledMyWife #MakeBombs #LinusIsNotFunny || Please, dont use non-default grey font colors. Think about the night-theme users! ;)

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Mail and rebate, sorry i'm using a small phone, thought it was obvious, my bad :)

lol, isnt it mail in rebates ? nvm :D

 

reworked the part list without mirs (including monitor)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-4100 3.6GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($54.99 @ Micro Center)

Memory: Avexir Core series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($119.99 @ NCIX US)

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

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Monitor: Acer G227HQLbi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($119.98 @ OutletPC)

Total: $471.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-25 18:59 EST-0500

Personal Build Project "Rained-On"

helped building up the CPU Overclocking Database and GPU Overclocking Database, check them out ;)

#KilledMyWife #MakeBombs #LinusIsNotFunny || Please, dont use non-default grey font colors. Think about the night-theme users! ;)

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lol, isnt it mail in rebates ? nvm :D reworked the part list without mirs (including monitor) PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchantCPU: AMD FX-4100 3.6GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray ProcessorMotherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($54.99 @ Micro Center)Memory: Avexir Core series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg)Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($119.99 @ NCIX US)Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ Micro Center)Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)Monitor: Acer G227HQLbi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($119.98 @ OutletPC)Total: $471.92Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-25 18:59 EST-0500

Looks wonderful! ! By the way, how much is the CPU for since its not showing the price and are there any other options for a case and psu? I don't like the fact that im paying more money wothout getting anythong in return (from the mail in rebates)

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Looks wonderful! ! By the way, how much is the CPU for since its not showing the price and are there any other options for a case and psu? I don't like the fact that im paying more money wothout getting anythong in return (from the mail in rebates)

wow, I keep on failing, I am sorry

 

EDIT: Now, the cpu was not included in the calculation before, so that messed up the whole pricing. I had to cut down on memory and hdd to make it fit within 400. the psu is the cheapest you can find with a decent quality, so Id leave that. Case of course, is a very subjective thing, but anything that holds an matx motherboard should fit the configuration.

Also 4GB ram is ok for the start, but Id recommend to get a second stick in the near future if possible.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($93.58 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($54.99 @ Micro Center)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($29.24 @ Amazon)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($119.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Mwave)

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Monitor: Acer G227HQLbi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($119.98 @ OutletPC)

Total: $516.75

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-25 19:13 EST-0500

Personal Build Project "Rained-On"

helped building up the CPU Overclocking Database and GPU Overclocking Database, check them out ;)

#KilledMyWife #MakeBombs #LinusIsNotFunny || Please, dont use non-default grey font colors. Think about the night-theme users! ;)

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Without a monitor it's supposed to be easier, isn't it? 400 works too if needed

Meaning that the budget has to be stretched by quite a bit losing from other components. But the guys should easily fill out with great builds!

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