500$ build for friend.

[SpagettiNinja]

A friend asked me to help him with a build for $500 dollars. I tried putting together something, but i am not sure what would give the best performance for the price. He only needs a case and the needed parts inside that. He has everything else.

 

I was thinking something along the lines of a mAtx board with one of the new Athlons (760k perhaps?) or maybe an intel one (i3, G3258?) 8 GB of RAM, 1 TB HDD, R9 270, 400-500W PSU and some cheap case. Looked at the NZXT Source 210.

 

So, what are your thoughts?

[SimpleG]

What res and what is he doing?

[SpagettiNinja]

What res and what is he doing?

He has a 1080p monitor and intented use is gaming. Not nessecarily the best settings at the newest AAA titles, but anything is better than what he has. Lol.

[SimpleG]

He has a 1080p monitor and intented use is gaming. Not nessecarily the best settings at the newest AAA titles, but anything is better than what he has. Lol.

Maybe we could throw an ssd in and hdd later? Or is he wanting to play all the new games?

 

The build I have at this point :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($96.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($68.98 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($63.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($38.50 @ Newegg) 

Total: $468.42

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-12 15:58 EST-0500

[SpagettiNinja]

 

Maybe we could throw an ssd in and hdd later? Or is he wanting to play all the new games?

 

The build I have at this point :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($96.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($68.98 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($63.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($38.50 @ Newegg) 

Total: $468.42

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-12 15:58 EST-0500

 

 

That seems like a good build. I talked to him and he would prefer an HDD, for more space. So with a 1 TB HDD in there i guess it is good.

[SimpleG]

That seems like a good build. I talked to him and he would prefer an HDD, for more space. So with a 1 TB HDD in there i guess it is good.

Then add a wd blue or seasonic barracuda and builds done!