Finalizing a build for my younger sister

[NoMooreMercy]

Hello, I'm finalizing a rig I'm building for my younger sister that she'll be using for gaming.  The parts where the price listed are parts I already have laying around that I feel would work well in her system and I'm selling them to her at a lower cost than she would get them new.  I haven't added a monitor or peripherals, even though she'll need those as well.  What do you guys think of this? Any suggestions or changes? I'd like to change the case if possible, but that's mostly up to personal preference.

 

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($150.00)
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 45.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $0.00)
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G43 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard  ($50.00)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($70.00)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($0.00)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq 500W ATX Power Supply  ($20.00)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($0.00)
Total: $596.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-11 16:53 EDT-0400

 

Updated with your input:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($150.00)
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 45.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($0.00)
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G43 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard  ($50.00)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($50.00)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($0.00)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq 500W ATX Power Supply  ($20.00)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($0.00)
Total: $577.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-11 17:28 EDT-0400

[SuperPug]

Not so sure about that PSU... theres better ones for only a few bucks more.

[NumLock21]

She your sis, should have just give it to her.

[Aniallation]

@NoMooreMercy 

 

Don't get Kingston V300 and GTX 960. Get ADATA SP900 and R9 280.

[Aniallation]

Not so sure about that PSU... theres better ones for only a few bucks more.

OP already has it.

[Oberon.Smite]

The Arctic Freezer is pretty bad. Pick up a Hyper 212 Evo. 

 

I speak from experience. It has only like a 5-10 degree diff from stock.

[dadasmithywinkle]

She your sis, should have just give it to her.

Agreed. I give my sister all of her stuff. I just built her a rig, got her monitors, and gave her an iPhone.

[NumLock21]

Build looks good, for case maybe a Cosair 200r and gpu get a R9-280 or 270x. For monitor and peripherals, go to a retail shop to see which one she likes.

[Yeater]

@NoMooreMercy 

 

Don't get Kingston V300 and GTX 960. Get ADATA SP900 and R9 280.

exactly

[SteveGrabowski]

Hello, I'm finalizing a rig I'm building for my younger sister that she'll be using for gaming.  The parts where the price listed are parts I already have laying around that I feel would work well in her system and I'm selling them to her at a lower cost than she would get them new.  I haven't added a monitor or peripherals, even though she'll need those as well.  What do you guys think of this? Any suggestions or changes? I'd like to change the case if possible, but that's mostly up to personal preference.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($150.00)

CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 45.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $0.00)

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G43 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard  ($50.00)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($70.00)

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($0.00)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($209.99 @ Amazon)

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($46.98 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Antec Basiq 500W ATX Power Supply  ($20.00)

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($0.00)

Total: $596.95

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-11 16:53 EDT-0400

 

A few notes to make:

 

1. She's getting a nice deal on the CPU + board. Overall a pretty well balanced system.

2. You're screwing her on the RAM. You can buy brand new DDR3 1600 cheaper than that.

3. The V300 SSDs are crap. The Crucial MX100 128GB for $70 at newegg is way better.

4. Instead of the NZXT Source 210 for $47, get the NZXT Source 220 from newegg for $50. It has two fans preinstalled instead of one and has more airflow through its front.

[NoMooreMercy]

Not so sure about that PSU... theres better ones for only a few bucks more.

I already have the PSU and I had it in my system for a little over a year, it was solid.

 

She your sis, should have just give it to her.

While she's a family member, she's also an adult and I wouldn't just give away expensive parts to her for nothing.  If anything, I'm cutting her pretty good deals on the CPU/MoBo.

 

@NoMooreMercy 

 

Don't get Kingston V300 and GTX 960. Get ADATA SP900 and R9 280.

Kingston V300 works great from my personal standpoint, but I'll look into the Adata SP900.  With the graphics card in mind, I imagine she'll want to use Shadowplay. Does AMD have an equivalent?

 

The Arctic Freezer is pretty bad. Pick up a Hyper 212 Evo. 

 

I speak from experience. It has only like a 5-10 degree diff from stock.

I used it in an old rig, and i'm giving it to her for free.

 

A few notes to make:

 

1. She's getting a nice deal on the CPU + board. Overall a pretty well balanced system.

2. You're screwing her on the RAM. You can buy brand new DDR3 1600 cheaper than that.

3. The V300 SSDs are crap. The Crucial MX100 128GB for $70 at newegg is way better.

4. Instead of the NZXT Source 210 for $47, get the NZXT Source 220 from newegg for $50. It has two fans preinstalled instead of one and has more airflow through its front.

2. After doing some research, I agree.  I'll knock the cost down to $50.

3. I'll look into that but I've never had issues with the Kingston V300.

4. I've been on the fence about this but thank you for your input, I haven't had any personal experience with this case so it was more or less a placeholder anyway.

[stconquest]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($150.00)
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 45.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $0.00)
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G43 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard  ($50.00)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($50.00)
Storage: OCZ ARC 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($192.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($0.00)
Total: $577.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-11 17:33 EDT-0400

[SteveGrabowski]

3. I'll look into that but I've never had issues with the Kingston V300.

4. I've been on the fence about this but thank you for your input, I haven't had any personal experience with this case so it was more or less a placeholder anyway.

 

3. They went and changed to lower quality NANDs after all the reviews had been done. So early V300s are awesome, but now they're pretty low quality.

4. The Source 220 is a really solidly built case. After getting one in my hands at a local computer shop I was pretty sold on getting that case for my system (Xeon E3-1231v3 + GTX 970), but then Newegg put the Antec GX500 on sale for like $25 after rebate and I had to jump on it. The weaknesses of the Source 220 (and Source 210 also) are that they have no dust filters and that you'll need to buy a 3.5 inch mounting bracket for the SSD to install it. It's a really solidly built case with tons of airflow and lots of fan options, and it looks great in person. For the extra $3 I think it's worth it over the Source 210, especially since you get a top exhaust fan that doesn't come with the Source 210 (the 210 only comes with a single rear exhaust 120mm fan).

[SteveGrabowski]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($150.00)

CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 45.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $0.00)

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G43 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard  ($50.00)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($50.00)

Storage: OCZ ARC 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($192.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US)

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($0.00)

Total: $577.95

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-11 17:33 EDT-0400

 

Holy crap that's a ridiculously good price for a 280x, especially a Vapor-X 280x.

[stconquest]

Holy crap that's a ridiculously good price for a 280x, especially a Vapor-X 280x.

 

Yeah, I thought it was the black and white, dual fan one at first.... then I clicked on it and was in awe.

[NoMooreMercy]

Is that a permanent price on the 280x? And does amd have a shadowplay equivalent? I apologize for my ignorance but I haven't used an amd card in a few years.

[stconquest]

Is that a permanent price on the 280x? And does amd have a shadowplay equivalent? I apologize for my ignorance but I haven't used an amd card in a few years.

 

Lol, the sale on that card seems to be gone already =/. Oh!...it is still there:  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202137&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

Yeah, Gaming Evovled App:  http://www.amd.com/en-us/markets/game/downloads/raptr

 

Anything lower than a GTX 970, and you should go with AMD... unless you need CUDA cores for 3D modeling or something.... or have one of those Shield thingies.