PC Build Help

[Jordan1417]

My cousin is wanting to build his very first gaming PC. I built mine so I can help him on that part. I just don't know what parts to select. We want to keep the PC build under $750 if possible. He is only going to be gaming on it so here are my requirements.

*I don't want a dual core pentium chip like a lot of people suggests since that some games don't handle dual core cpu's very well.

*I have a windows 7 disk so we don't need that.

*Would Prefer 1TB of HDD space but could settle with 500GB

*Want it to be future proof, being able to play modern games at medium-high settings for atleast 2 more years.

*Easily upgradable

* On another note, he doesn't have a desk or a monitor but I am not going to include those in the budget since I can help him out with that out of my own pocket. But, any decent monitors at least 1080P 60Hz for cheap and a decent size but cheap and sturdy desk?

 

Have at it... Thanks for the help btw!

[SuperPug]

Inb4 someone's gonna yell at you for using the words ''future proof''...

[dadasmithywinkle]

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There's no such thing as future-proof. What can run games great today may run like total sh*t next year. @SuperPug

[SuperPug]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($96.48 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Tri-X Video Card  ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $704.06
 

50$ under budget because case not included

[Jordan1417]

There's no such thing as future-proof. What can run games great today may run like total sh*t next year. @SuperPug

True. True. 

[Jordan1417]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($70.98 @ Newegg) 

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

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.97 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($306.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $747.88

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-16 03:15 EST-0500

 

see if you can find a 970 at this price since it has better stability and maybe better optimisation for games than the 290x(maybe) since its a newer card

 

Any Idea on how high of a overclock you can achieve with that 6300? I've never really fooled with AMD cpu's.

[Jordan1417]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

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

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.75 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($96.48 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($63.99 @ Newegg)

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

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Tri-X Video Card  ($229.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $704.06

 

50$ under budget because case not included

Liking that build

[dadasmithywinkle]

Liking that build

Get that build with the NZXT Source 210. It's about $30-$45, depending on color and whether or not it has a window. I have a couple of pictures of builds that I have done in them in the gallery of my profile.