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Hi everyone, I'm planning on a basic build for a friend and am trying to keep it under $130 for the motherboard, cpu, and ram. I am thinking of going with this on newegg, http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.2145175. I'm looking for it to push minecraft at 720p at basic settings. We plan on adding a gpu later on but for now I am hoping this will do low setting gaming on Minecraft, Left 4 Dead 1 + 2, or even lowest settings BF4. Would this be able to handle all this without much or any lag? I have a case, power supply, and 2GBs of 1333 DDR3 ram to add to it.

 

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are you only buying the cpu mob and ram, if not can we get the budget for the total build and see what you have in mind so we can shave off some money where we can

 

i would say that something like this would be better since you have no gpu, however you will be limited in upgrades on that board, and any decent gpu will likly bottleneck with that apu.

 

 
CPU: AMD A6-6400K 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($47.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $135.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-15 22:36 EDT-0400

My Rig  

 
PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/kGNksY

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($379.00 @ shopRBC) 

CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK THEMIS 65.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ NCIX) 

Motherboard: MSI CSM-H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.83 @ DirectCanada) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($139.99 @ Memory Express) 

Storage: Kingston Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($71.34 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($92.95 @ Vuugo) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($298.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($125.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($66.99 @ NCIX) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($116.00 @ shopRBC) 

Case Fan: Cougar Turbine 120 (4-Pack) 60.4 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($23.99 @ NCIX) 

Monitor: HP 22xi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($187.11 @ Amazon Canada) 

Monitor: HP 22xi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($187.11 @ Amazon Canada) 

Keyboard: Logitech G710 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($114.99 @ NCIX) 

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse  ($76.99 @ Amazon Canada) 

Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset  ($78.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Total: $2074.22

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-10 15:33 EDT-0400Build log http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/303263-the-dell-from-hell/#entry4121100 

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are you only buying the cpu mob and ram, if not can we get the budget for the total build and see what you have in mind so we can shave off some money where we can

Yeah I'm only going for the cpu, motherboard, and ram. I have a working PSU, Case, Monitor, Keyboard, and mouse. 

 

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are you only buying the cpu mob and ram, if not can we get the budget for the total build and see what you have in mind so we can shave off some money where we can

 

i would say that something like this would be better since you have no gpu, however you will be limited in upgrades on that board, and any decent gpu will likly bottleneck with that apu.

 

 

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Yeah I'm only going for the cpu, motherboard, and ram. I have a working PSU, Case, Monitor, Keyboard, and mouse. 

playing minecraft? without a gpu? good luck.

 

But in all seriousness, I'm building a computer for a friend, and with a MIR theirs a great deal for a gt 740 that can run minecraft pretty well

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n7401gd5

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playing minecraft? without a gpu? good luck.

 

But in all seriousness, I'm building a computer for a friend, and with a MIR theirs a great deal for a gt 740 that can run minecraft pretty well

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n7401gd5

I actually have a friend who's sending me his old Asus GT 630 2GB DDR3 cards for $50 for this system and my HTPC (currently uses a HD 5450)

 

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Minecraft favors strong single core performance, so ideally you want to go Intel. With a h97 motherboard you get an upgrade path to Broadwell. Other wise you could settle for a cheap h81 board and meet your $130 target:

 

 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($68.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $151.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Minecraft favors strong single core performance, so ideally you want to go Intel. With a h97 motherboard you get an upgrade path to Broadwell. Other wise you could settle for a cheap h81 board and meet your $130 target:

 

 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($68.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $151.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-16 02:05 EDT-0400

 

How does this look?

 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston 2GB (1 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GT 630 2GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: DIYPC Solar-M1-G ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Other: Dell PS-6371-1DF-LF 375W (Purchased)
Total: $131.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-16 02:32 EDT-0400

 

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Looks fine to me. Just know that the 4GB stick will run at 1333Mhz.

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