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games like TF2? why you no go Apu side of things? Unless he wants to upgrade later

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Hey guys! So, I'm building my cousin a gaming rig, but I'm not sure how much vram he needs, Also, I can't figure out which to choose: Nvidea or AMD. From what I've benn looking at on newegg, AMD is a lot cheaper. So, his budget is $500 and his dad told me that he's going to be playing games like tf2; not that intensive. So, what should I get? I already spent $451( almost all of it). So, what should I get? I know how the AMD APU technology is pretty good, but I want to get him an actual gpu, so that he can upgrade easily. SO, what gpu or APU should I get? And, while I'm here, can you guys give me suggestions about the main build(other than the gpu)? I'll put a screen snip of it in the PNG file on this post. Thank you in advance for helping me!

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The PSU is way to much and you should throw in a SSD

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Hey guys! So, I'm building my cousin a gaming rig, but I'm not sure how much vram he needs, Also, I can't figure out which to choose: Nvidea or AMD. From what I've benn looking at on newegg, AMD is a lot cheaper. So, his budget is $500 and his dad told me that he's going to be playing games like tf2; not that intensive. So, what should I get? I already spent $451( almost all of it). So, what should I get? I know how the AMD APU technology is pretty good, but I want to get him an actual gpu, so that he can upgrade easily. SO, what gpu or APU should I get? And, while I'm here, can you guys give me suggestions about the main build(other than the gpu)? I'll put a screen snip of it in the PNG file on this post. Thank you in advance for helping me!

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games like TF2? why you no go Apu side of things? Unless he wants to upgrade later

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CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($62.10 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: *Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($45.90 @ SuperBiiz) 


Video Card: *XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.60 @ SuperBiiz) 


Total: $511.57

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-24 12:05 EDT-0400

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PSU is overkill and get an i3 with a h81 mobo instead. For the gpu I don't know how much room you still have but try to find a 280, if not possible then 270x

 

and why is the hdd so expensive?

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The PSU is way to much and you should throw in a SSD

Well, the R9 series gpus from AMD require atleast 750w of power, based on Newegg's specifications.

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PSU is overkill and get an i3 with a h81 mobo instead. For the gpu I don't know how much room you still have but try to find a 280, if not possible then 270x

 

and why is the hdd so expensive?

I'm buying 2 HDDs to put in RAID 1

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Well, the R9 series gpus from AMD require atleast 750w of power, based on Newegg's specifications.

recommended they can actually run off much much less

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($103.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.99 @ Directron) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($37.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $507.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-24 12:08 EDT-0400

 

 

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games like TF2? why you no go Apu side of things? Unless he wants to upgrade later

Oh, thanks, didn't know that APUs are good with TF2

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recommended they can actually run off much much less

What? It said 750w minimum though?

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The PSU is way to much and you should throw in a SSD

alright dude I don't think you NEED an SSD for a $500 build. Like come on no matter the budget I've seen people do $400 builds. "Throw in an SSD" You can't do that without sacrificing a bunch of performance.

 

 

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Well, the R9 series gpus from AMD require atleast 750w of power, based on Newegg's specifications.

I am running OC'ed r9 270 with 500w

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Hey im rocking that same motherboard and its quite stable. I suggest you downgrade your choice of powersupply so you same spend a little more on other components that will directly affect performance, your GPU. I have an FX-8350 along with that board and an R9 285.. It can live with my PSU a corsair 650w one. Yours is a lower wattage chip and i would presume you'll use somewhat a low end card as well considering your targettingnon intensive games.

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I'm buying 2 HDDs to put in RAID 1

 

is it neccesary? Because for that extra 50$ you can get a better cpu, mobo, gpu or case

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What? It said 750w minimum though?

thats say if your running an extremely power hungry cpu

in reality your entire system with a 280x will use a max of 380w

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alright dude I don't think you NEED an SSD for a $500 build. Like come on no matter the budget I've seen people do $400 builds. "Throw in an SSD" You can't do that without sacrificing a bunch of performance.

You could at least use one for the OS after you save on the PSU. But yes, they're not necessary on a budget build.

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You could at least use one for the OS after you save on the PSU. But yes, they're not necessary on a budget build.

I understand this but an SSD literally takes no more then 2 minutes to install after he saves up another $100

 

 

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