Friends build

[Genecidalic]

My friend wants me to build him a computer that will run games like arma 3 smoothly. The price is about 800$ any suggestions 

here's what i thought up-http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1dhAP

Mail in rebates our out. Also if you leave and idea please make sure to include windows in it.

He wants a black and blue theme. Thanks for any help

 

Also i forgot to mention. He wants to order it all from newegg.

Edited July 5, 2013 by Genecidalic

[mvitkun]

how about this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard:  MSI 970A-G43 ATX  AM3+ Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($96.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.98 @ Outlet PC) 

Video Card:  Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card  ($265.91 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ Outlet PC) 

Total: $822.82

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-05 17:21 EDT-0400)

 

[Genecidalic]

 

how about this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard:  MSI 970A-G43 ATX  AM3+ Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($96.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.98 @ Outlet PC) 

Video Card:  Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card  ($265.91 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ Outlet PC) 

Total: $822.82

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-05 17:21 EDT-0400)

 

 

Case?

[nightlitezzz]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($144.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ Outlet PC) 

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 ATX  AM3+ Motherboard  ($69.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($59.99 @ Microcenter) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card  ($255.66 @ Newegg) 

Case:  Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($48.44 @ TigerDirect) 

Power Supply:  XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US) 

Optical Drive:  Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer  ($15.99 @ Microcenter) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ Outlet PC) 

Total: $819.99

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-05 17:33 EDT-0400)

[mvitkun]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($144.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ Outlet PC) 

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 ATX  AM3+ Motherboard  ($69.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($59.99 @ Microcenter) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card  ($255.66 @ Newegg) 

Case:  Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($48.44 @ TigerDirect) 

Power Supply:  XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US) 

Optical Drive:  Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer  ($15.99 @ Microcenter) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ Outlet PC) 

Total: $819.99

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-05 17:33 EDT-0400)

 

FX 8320 on 970 chipset?

[nightlitezzz]

Get this if you want the theme going http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp42765kr

[nightlitezzz]

FX 8320 on 970 chipset?

The only major difference (and I think the only one) is if you are going CFX or SLI. 

 

They will run at different speeds but this won't affect performance, well it does but it is very small.

[Genecidalic]

Get this if you want the theme going http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp42765kr

He wants to order it all from newegg. So he can order it all at once.

[nightlitezzz]

He wants to order it all from newegg. So he can order it all at once.

The EVGA ones are out of stock so get this Gigabyte one instead. It looks way better IMHO and should be cooler.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125466

If you can then get this 7950 instead. Once over clocked it will eat the 760 alive.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202026

EDIT: Actually, just get the 7950.

[mvitkun]

The only major difference (and I think the only one) is if you are going CFX or SLI. 

 

They will run at different speeds but this won't affect performance, well it does but it is very small.

no, the major difference is the quality of the power delivery components as well as the quality of the heatsinks which cool them.

 

@nightlitezzz

[nightlitezzz]

no, the major difference is the quality of the power delivery components as well as the quality of the heatsinks which cool them.

Oh, thanks. I'm learning every day. Then get this http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-990fxextreme3

and drop the cooler.

[WoodenMarker]

Here you go: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1dC1C

 

I recommend you tell your friend to save up for an ssd upgrade in the future.

[Genecidalic]

Here you go: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1dC1C

 

I recommend you tell your friend to save up for an ssd upgrade in the future.

Wow love the choices. And he's not the kind of person to appreciate ssd's

[ShadowRaven]

Wow love the choices. And he's not the kind of person to appreciate ssd's

As I would like to show you my suggestions on your friends build

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1dDki

[Genecidalic]

As I would like to show you my suggestions on your friends build

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1dDki

A bit too much