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ClubGaming_
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My friend has asked me to build a PC for him. He said he needed a Wireless network adapter as well as a keyboard, mouse, and monitor in his budget of 900. I put this together but I really don't feel comfortable with that CPU. On top of that I'm already really pushing his budget. I guess that I could get a different GPU but I'm not sure which one. Finally he doesn't really care what colors are in the color scheme, he just doesn't want a mash of colors. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tyfW7P

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give me 20 minutes

 

Here's a pretty good build. It's got an SSD and nice blue and black color scheme. 

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($104.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($72.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Mushkin Chronos 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($191.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake Core V1 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($37.99 @ Micro Center) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($91.71 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Acer G227HQLbi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $836.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-19 13:49 EDT-0400

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My friend has asked me to build a PC for him. He said he needed a Wireless network adapter as well as a keyboard, mouse, and monitor in his budget of 900. I put this together but I really don't feel comfortable with that CPU. On top of that I'm already really pushing his budget. I guess that I could get a different GPU but I'm not sure which one. Finally he doesn't really care what colors are in the color scheme, he just doesn't want a mash of colors. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tyfW7P

Here. Better and cheaper. If you can't afford it, get the r9 280x as the GPU instead. But if you can... oh boy, this is a killer system.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($173.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team Dark 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($52.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 290 4GB IceQ X² Video Card  ($252.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.78 @ Directron) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($18.83 @ Mwave) 
Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $914.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-19 13:39 EDT-0400

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Here. Better and cheaper. If you can't afford it, get the r9 280x as the GPU instead. But if you can... oh boy, this is a killer system.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($173.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team Dark 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($52.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 290 4GB IceQ X² Video Card  ($252.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.78 @ Directron) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($18.83 @ Mwave) 
Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $914.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-19 13:39 EDT-0400

 

That's what i've been trying to tell him. If he can go for 1k he would have the time of his life on that thing. Thanks for the help!

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That's what i've been trying to tell him. If he can go for 1k he would have the time of his life on that thing. Thanks for the help!

He doesn't really need 1k. He'll be golden with only those extra 14$ I mentioned, although that is still overbudget.

 

You know what.... give him those 14$ as an early birthday gift. He'll be thankfull.

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