750$ gaming build

[moonedunk]

Friend needs a 750$ computer for gaming. Anyone mind helping.

[DND]

what $ exacly au? cad? 

[moonedunk]

what $ exacly au? cad? 

usd

[soaringchicken]

Currency?

[DND]

usd

okie. does he need os? monitor? peripherals.? or anything? what display is he going to play 1080p? 

[soaringchicken]

CPU AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core $98.99 Motherboard Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ $88.99 Memory Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 $72.99 Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM $54.98 Video Card XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation $282.99 Case Fractal Design Define R5 ATX Mid Tower $107.99 Power Supply Corsair 600W ATX12V

$69.99

TOTAL= $770

[moonedunk]

okie. does he need os? monitor? peripherals.? or anything? what display is he going to play 1080p? 

Just the computer. Yeah 1080p.

[SimpleG]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($79.98 @ 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  ($52.85 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB DUAL-X Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($77.98 @ Newegg) 

Other: Corsair Air 240 ($90.00)

Total: $763.76

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-06 09:36 EST-0500

[DND]

Just the computer. Yeah 1080p.

okay just wait a bit.

[Castdeath97]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($79.98 @ 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  ($52.85 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB DUAL-X Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($77.98 @ Newegg) 

Other: Corsair Air 240 ($90.00)

Total: $763.76

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-06 09:36 EST-0500

 

I think a 650W and a r9 280X will do better

[WoodenMarker]

How's this look? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ThVM23

[Giganizer300PRO]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jVMLqs

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor

Cooler: Corsair H50 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply
Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
Total: $756.67

[Giganizer300PRO]

How's this look? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ThVM23

A 280 would be better, as it has 3GB of GRAM and can easily be OC to the speed of a 285 and on within the manufacturer's software.

[DND]

check this

 

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WYMLqs) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WYMLqs/by_merchant/)

 

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | $219.99 @ SuperBiiz 

**Motherboard** | [MSI H97 Guard-Pro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-h97guardpro) | $89.99 @ SuperBiiz 

**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz8gx3m2a1866c9b) | $84.88 @ OutletPC 

**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $52.85 @ OutletPC 

**Video Card** | [XFX Radeon R9 285 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9285acdfc) | $199.99 @ Newegg 

**Case** | [NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-cas340ww1) | $64.99 @ Micro Center 

**Power Supply** | [EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10500kr) | $39.99 @ Micro Center 

 | | **Total**

 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $752.68

 | Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-06 09:57 EST-0500 |

 

tried my best to go within the budget.

[GarnetDevil]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($75.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($62.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($264.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $755.79

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-06 09:59 EST-0500

 

Try to upgrade your CPU to an i5 later

[stconquest]

When you are ready to overclock, just grab a Hyper 212 (or similar) for under $30.

 

My two cents: 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($90.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk X110 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 280 3GB royalKing Video Card  ($169.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $743.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-06 10:00 EST-0500

 

Edit:  Fine if you want new fancy GPU architecture, here:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($90.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk X110 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 285 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $753.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-06 10:21 EST-0500

[WoodenMarker]

A 280 would be better, as it has 3GB of GRAM and can easily be OC to the speed of a 285 and on within the manufacturer's software.

Vram isn't everything. The 285 outperforms the 280 and is more similar to the 280x.

[Giganizer300PRO]

Vram isn't everything. The 285 outperforms the 280 and is more similar to the 280x.

I know VRAM isn't everything...

Just saying...

[Johannes_Lazor]

This is without a OS,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($132.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($99.89 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($73.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.50 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($214.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $750.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-06 10:04 EST-0500




And this one has a OS.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($99.89 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($73.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.50 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Cooler Master Elite V2 550W ATX Power Supply  ($27.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $744.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-06 10:06 EST-0500



Both are mainly Black-Red themed builds based on AMD, You can expect a more stable FPS with the 8320+280x than the 6300+280, But it wont be bad by any means.

Edited January 6, 2015 by Johannes_Lazor