New PC $400

[RaidenRattlehead]

Hi!

 

My friend has asked me to help him pic pieces for a new PC. He has $400, but is willing to pull out another $100 if need be. He doesn't need a Case, monitor or peripherals though so we can scratch that off.

 

What would you guys suggest?

 

Thanks

[techguru]

what about the hdd?

does he have any other pieces?

cause 400$ is pretty low budget

[RaidenRattlehead]

He has a HDD for space so just an SSD for boot should be fine. Most of the other stuff is just too old to reuse though.

[techguru]

for the budget..im gonna let him reuse his old hdd..when he gets more money he can always add a ssd later

atlest this way he can have a better pc for now

[niofalpha]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/R3kCVn

 

Great build.

 

Edit: Saw reusing HDD, remove HDD add in ~50$ SSD

[TheKDub]

Hi!

 

My friend has asked me to help him pic pieces for a new PC. He has $400, but is willing to pull out another $100 if need be. He doesn't need a Case, monitor or peripherals though so we can scratch that off.

 

What would you guys suggest?

 

Thanks

 

What form factor is the case he currently has? or is he just gonna make one out of cardboard or something?

[RaidenRattlehead]

What form factor is the case he currently has? or is he just gonna make one out of cardboard or something?

Lol no, standard ATX he will reuse his old case.

[AlwaysFSX]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($52.31 @ Amazon)
Memory: Apotop 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($142.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Other: /r/MicrosoftSoftwareSwap Windows 8.1 License ($20.00)
Total: $373.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-30 18:43 EDT-0400

[techguru]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kGRj7P

that 4150 i3...should maybe be changed to a 4130...unless the bios can be updated on it

[RaidenRattlehead]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kGRj7P

that 4150 i3...should maybe be changed to a 4130...unless the bios can be updated on it

Thanks mate. I linked him that, but just added an SSD for boot and told him to save up for it rather, because SSD is love and SSD is life. Thanks ♥

[techguru]

if he can afford it..then yea..get the ssd...but otherwise its something he could add later

[matthewmarchant]

Save your pennies and try to spend at least $750.

[itachipirate]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WQ2gmG

No HDD or case, but this would be make for a good gaming PC if you can reuse your old hard drive. The 280 is considerably better than the 270x

 

EDIT: changed to CAS 9 RAM

EDIT: Sorry I'm busy right now I can't check if the motherboard/CPU are compatible without BIOS update. If someone else could check for me that'd be great!