$600 build for a friend!

[Guest]

Okay ya'll, it's your time to shine. I have a friends brother who wants to build a PC for gaming. $600 budget. I have some parts like a 300w PSU, AMD A8 6600k, and an AMD Radeon R7 240, all lying around waiting for a build. What do you guys suggest?

[ili199]

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/

^^^^^

Does he need pariparals, windows, special parts like a case?

[007agentHP]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($72.88 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($194.99 @ Micro Center) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.90 @ Directron) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $588.73

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-25 15:43 EST-0500

boom good gpu with a decent i3

[stconquest]

Do you guys live near a Microcenter?

[Guest]

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/

^^^^^

Does he need pariparals, windows, special parts like a case?

Sorry, probably should've looked at that. He will hook it to a 1080p TV. He has no taste in periferals. He does need an OS, and a case. 

[Guest]

Do you guys live near a Microcenter?

We are in the US.

[stconquest]

We are in the US.

 

Yes, but do you live in driving distance of one of these stores?:

 

http://www.microcenter.com/

[stconquest]

If you can get to a Microcenter this build will be cheaper:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($61.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.40 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($35.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $614.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-25 15:51 EST-0500

[Guest]

Yes, but do you live in driving distance of one of these stores?:

 

http://www.microcenter.com/

No

[Guest]

He will need an OS, case. and I would prefer he has a small SSD, and another, larger hard drive. 

[ili199]

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

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

 

CPU: AMD A8-6600K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($84.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Motherboard: MSI A58M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($40.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($78.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($51.78 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Best Buy) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1300 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.98 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.75 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $668.19

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-25 16:01 EST-0500

 

This build you can use if you give him your old A8-6600K and for mail-in rebates.

If you don't go for the mail-in rebates remove the hyper 212 EVO and get that later down the line 

[ili199]

If you can get to a Microcenter this build will be cheaper:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($61.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.40 @ Amazon)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($35.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $614.30

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-25 15:51 EST-0500

what way of exporting do you use for this kind of price brakedown?

 

Edit: found it already 

[stconquest]

No

 

Oh sorry, I read that wrong.  I thought he did NOT need a case and OS.

[stconquest]

what way of exporting do you use for this kind of price brakedown?

 

Edit: found it already 

 

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[stconquest]

He will need an OS, case. and I would prefer he has a small SSD, and another, larger hard drive. 

 

So, with OS and case:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($166.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock B85 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($67.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Team Dark 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($25.49 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 270 2GB '14Series Video Card  ($139.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.98 @ Directron)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($35.98 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $619.39

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-25 16:06 EST-0500

 

Do NOT sacrifice CPU power and GPU power for the hard drive.  You can always grab more drives later.  You really want to replace the CPU later?  I don't think so.

[Guest]

I would like to get rid of the pieces I have, if I can.

[stconquest]

I would like to get rid of the pieces I have, if I can.

 

Sell them.

[ili199]

I would like to get rid of the pieces I have, if I can.

With mine you can get rid of your CPU and I don't think it will bottleneck the gpu. And if it starts to do you can get any fm2 or fm2+ CPU to replace it with

[MadOliveGaming]

yeah besides the cpu i wouldnt use anything you have. No offence but they suck. the 240 barely beats onboard grafics of lets say an i5 or something and the 300W spu is only good for build including either no seperate cpu or a a really basic one that you'd use just cuz your cpu has no onboard graphics. You wont run a good gaming system on 300W. even the 960, one of the least energie consuming gaming cards, still want at least 400W to be safe. 

 

i'd also skip the ssd as at this pricepoint you want to put as much as you can into the important thing such as cpu (not in ur case) gpu and 8 gigs of ram (preferably 2 sticks of 4). But as the following build shows it is possible to combine that if yu look for a while.

 

For the rest id like to refer you to the post ili199 made. i can post mine but he found better deal apperently cuz i couldnt get the 280 for that price. Really thats a great deal, but id personally NOT get rid of the cpu cooler as its way better than the stock one and also doesnt mess up airflow by trowing air all around the case. You can and would probably be fine, but i wouldnt personally do it unless you're sure you are gonna get in in a few months as an upgrade. i mean its a cheap but aawsome cooler, it beats a lot of coolers that are almost double the price

 

 

ili199 said:

 

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

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker....Bm/by_merchant/

 

CPU: AMD A8-6600K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($84.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Motherboard: MSI A58M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($40.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($78.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($51.78 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Best Buy) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1300 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.98 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.75 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $668.19

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-25 16:01 EST-0500

 

This build you can use if you give him your old A8-6600K and for mail-in rebates.

 

If you don't go for the mail-in rebates remove the hyper 212 EVO and get that later down the line 

 

Yes the price sais $688.19 but keep in mind thats including buying the proccecor, so since you have it already you can deduct about 84 dollars from the total price bringing you within your budget. i'd make a run for this cuz having an ssd AND a 280 in this pricepoint is pretty sweet!

[stconquest]

Just sell the CPU, 300WPSU, and r7.  Get like $100 (if you can get that much... or even more) and grab an SSD for that.

[ili199]

Just sell the CPU, 300WPSU, and r7. Get like $100 (if you can get that much... or even more) and grab an SSD for that.

It is a build for his friend so not his own. And if he does this he is just giving his friend 100 bucks.

[MadOliveGaming]

Just sell the CPU, 300WPSU, and r7.  Get like $100 (if you can get that much... or even more) and grab an SSD for that.

 i wouldnt pay that much for it. the psu is worth nothing but pocketchange. the gpu is horrible and not worth much to me either. I'd rather use intel onboard graphics. The cpu is decent, probably the best out of the 3 and the only one id concider. 

[ili199]

yeah besides the cpu i wouldnt use anything you have. No offence but they suck. the 240 barely beats onboard grafics of lets say an i5 or something and the 300W spu is only good for build including either no seperate cpu or a a really basic one that you'd use just cuz your cpu has no onboard graphics. You wont run a good gaming system on 300W. even the 960, one of the least energie consuming gaming cards, still want at least 400W to be safe.

i'd also skip the ssd as at this pricepoint you want to put as much as you can into the important thing such as cpu (not in ur case) gpu and 8 gigs of ram (preferably 2 sticks of 4). But as the following build shows it is possible to combine that if yu look for a while.

For the rest id like to refer you to the post ili199 made. i can post mine but he found better deal apperently cuz i couldnt get the 280 for that price. Really thats a great deal, but id personally NOT get rid of the cpu cooler as its way better than the stock one and also doesnt mess up airflow by trowing air all around the case. You can and would probably be fine, but i wouldnt personally do it unless you're sure you are gonna get in in a few months as an upgrade. i mean its a cheap but aawsome cooler, it beats a lot of coolers that are almost double the price

Yes the price sais $688.19 but keep in mind thats including buying the proccecor, so since you have it already you can deduct about 84 dollars from the total price bringing you within your budget. i'd make a run for this cuz having an ssd AND a 280 in this pricepoint is pretty sweet!

The CPU cooler can always be added later if you need the overclocking capability of the CPU.

I think my build is really the one to go for as it gives you an SSD and an r9 280.

[stconquest]

The CPU cooler can always be added later if you need the overclocking capability of the CPU.

I think my build is really the one to go for as it gives you an SSD and an r9 280.

 

Your build is the same price as mine.  You are settling for a crappy SSD (yes, the Kinston V-Series SSD is crap), and storage while sacrificing raw CPU power.  SSD's are not a necessity and can be added later on without much trouble at all.  You are also giving him 1TB of storage which is unlikely to be used.  

 

It is not a good trade-off.

[Ceatra]

 

He will need an OS, case. and I would prefer he has a small SSD, and another, larger hard drive. 

Wut?