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Okay so long story short. Ever since my girlfriend moved in with me she's fallen in love with my PC, well PC gaming. She didn't want me to build her a PC because she thought it would cost a lot of money until E3 2015. She saw some games and gave me the green lights. No we didn't go, we watched some trailers and livestreams on Youtube.

 

This build will take me from now until mid to late August (around the time of her birthday). I will be purchasing on a $200 weekly or biweekly budget until her PC is built and finished.

 

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Intel Core i3 4160
MSI Z97 Mobo PC Mate
Kingston Fury White 8gb kit 1866MHz
Crucial MX100 256GB SSD
Corsair CX600 600W PSU
Microsoft Windows 8.1 64bit
NZXT Source 210 Case
 
Budget = $600
 
I will also be upgrading my PC with a GTX 970 and 256GB SSD, so I will be donating my R9 270X to her 
 
She will mostly use this PC for Skyrim, League of Legends, The Sims, and later Star Wars BF plus some of my other Steam games. She won't be gamine at 4K and on ultra/max settings on every game.
 
I need help with parts list and budget. Everyone I've talked to keeps telling me to drop the i3 for an i5 because Witcher 3 requires 4 cores! She's not even interested in Witcher 3! LOL Personally I think that an i5 would be overkill for the budget and her as the most multitasking thing she does is go on Facebook while playing The Sims or League of Legends. Also I've been told to drop the Z97 mobo for an H97 mobo since this build won't be overkill / no overclocking. I do however plan on either getting her a second R9 270X for crossfire(if it's even worth it) OR getting her a better GPU later this year. 
 
If you'd like to argue about more cores = better gaming, then please help me but with an AMD CPU without breaking the budget. I have zero experience with AMD CPUs so if you have a similar build, please post it!
 
Other notes... No optical drive or HDD. I know it sounds ludicrous, but she will only use storage for a couple of games. She doesn't consume media like I do. She has all her music stored on a 32GB flashdrive which only has about 2GB used up. For loading up Windows I will use my optical drive. 
 
Thank you all!
 
On to another topic, I also want to paint her PC case green or give it green accents, her favorite color. I want to take the case apart and send it to some friends of mine to get it painted and clear coated or paint it myself. Anyone have experience painting cases? I really want her PC to be extra special.

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Ive totally done this lol.

i will say the z97 doesnt make sense for a processor you arent going to overclock. maybe you drop it down to an h97 and get a lower end i5? or just drop it down in general. z97 is for overclocking h97 is for non overclockable cards. 

270x is a good card. i will say that you probably dont need 1866 ram 1600 is enough. case is good. I would get a 1tb hdd at some point. shell run out of space pretty fast.

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That case isn't very good quality I think. Go for a 200R for slightly better or 350D/450D for much better. They cost a bit more but not too much.

Buy all your parts right before you build.

Looks good with ssd, motherboard, and CPU though.

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The build should be fine, the i3 does really well for gaming.

 

And even in Witcher 3 it's not really a problem as long as you're ok with 30 FPS (appears the i3 can't drive 60 fps in it).

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Ive totally done this lol.

i will say the z97 doesnt make sense for a processor you arent going to overclock. maybe you drop it down to an h97 and get a lower end i5? or just drop it down in general. z97 is for overclocking h97 is for non overclockable cards.

270x is a good card. i will say that you probably dont need 1866 ram 1600 is enough. case is good. I would get a 1tb hdd at some point. shell run out of space pretty fast.

You need z97 for cfx though which is why he chose it. Also, he said he won't need more storage and I guess it's up to him and if he needs storage it won't be hard at all to add.

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fbcv7P

 

 
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Looks like a solid idea and build, love it.

But for future pref. if you are allready talking about upgradeing video.

Id just, lose the z97.. get h97 instead, save money and get i5-4460

Cause, iwe been with cpu's with 3mb cache, it's frustrateing, you can feel it.

with a i5+z97/h97 she will last longer and you will feel better :D

 

and allso lose the 1866 mem, 1600 is enough. if you can save money

 

but for mobos, i would look for a deal! sometimes you can step in for a really cheap z97.

otherwize h97 is more than enough.

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At least you can note that any z97 board will work. The Intel standards on mobos is so much more rigorous than amds so that makes the is this too cheap to be good a bit easier. I would generally recommend going 4 cores unless you plan on upgrading within a year because the end of 2014 was really the first time every single triple a title was optimized for 4 cores and we have already seen some games at launch straight up not run on dual cores. Hopefully this wouldn't be an issue for bf but one never knows with ea...

As for ram, just buy whatever set is cheapest. A lot of people don't realize that sometimes a 2133 set can be cheaper than a 1866 or 1600 if you catch it on sale.

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Check this out... Sub 600 dollars with all the goodies and a 4690k. Ka bam. You can do down to a lower I5 and save a bit more.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7RMdTW

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Okay so long story short.

See above for badassness.

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An i3 should be fine for games that require quad core. It's hyperthreaded, so applications can use 4 logical cores, even though there are only 2 actual physical cores, even though you are mainly getting the raw compute power of a dual core. But if you got a cheaper mobo, you could afford a locked i5. i5's are awesome even non OCed.

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An i3 should be fine for games that require quad core. It's hyperthreaded, so applications can use 4 logical cores, even though there are only 2 actual physical cores, even though you are mainly getting the raw compute power of a dual core. But if you got a cheaper mobo, you could afford a locked i5. i5's are awesome even non OCed.

just saying I fit an I5 unlocked in a 600 dollar budget with real parts above.

also to op you can pick up a Windows legit product key on reddit for ~25 USD.

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pretty sure my build is perfect for him anyway

no real need for all this extra comments

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pretty sure my build is perfect for him anyway

no real need for all this extra comments

just saying mine is cheaper and better haha.

Although you did spend less not including that random hdd you put on. But mine is technically within budget already.

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I just talked to her about the list and she says she may buy the i5. @techguru, you left out the OS! That completely breaks the budget. 

 

This budget will be added to my upgrade of a GTX 970 bringing the total build for hers and mine to about $1000. This is why I want to keep it at $600 or less.

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just saying mine is cheaper and better haha.

cpu a tiny bit faster..not like it would be noticeable 

you gave him a gimp'd ssd..the BX line of crucial is gimp'd vs the MX line

and I doubt the rosewill hive is very good

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I just talked to her about the list and she says she may buy the i5. @techguru, you left out the OS! That completely breaks the budget. 

 

This budget will be added to my upgrade of a GTX 970 bringing the total build for hers and mine to about $1000. This is why I want to keep it at $600 or less.

not really

you can get the os for free or very cheap 

all you really need to buy is the key anyway...not the disc

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I just talked to her about the list and she says she may buy the i5. @techguru, you left out the OS! That completely breaks the budget.

This budget will be added to my upgrade of a GTX 970 bringing the total build for hers and mine to about $1000. This is why I want to keep it at $600 or less.

https://m.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap/comments/3adyyt/h_windows_7_8_81_pro_office_2010_2013_mac_servers/ even with 20 usd os that brings mine to 603 dollars with a really strong cpu.

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cpu a tiny bit faster..not like it would be noticeable

you gave him a gimp'd ssd..the BX line of crucial is gimp'd vs the MX line

and I doubt the rosewill hive is very good

no it actually isn't. At all. The bx has slightly slower reads (535 vs 550) with more than slightly better writes (370 vs 315) edit: bah I was looking at something else. It's still 491 vs 494 and 400 vs 350.. not a big deal.

as far as the psu he can use yours as well. It's basically the same price.

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no it actually isn't. At all. The bx has slightly slower reads (535 vs 550) with more than slightly better writes (370 vs 315)

as far as the psu he can use yours as well. It's basically the same price.

read 

http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/storage-ssd-comparison

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/crucial-storage-ssd-bx100-mx200,28352.html

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Yea see edit. Mx200>Bx100>mx100 but imho not worth price difference.

http://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Crucial-MX200-250GB-vs-Crucial-BX100-250GB/3196vs3145

http://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Crucial-MX100-256GB-vs-Crucial-BX100-250GB/2317vs3145

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Here is a modified list if that $25 Windows 8.1 is legit

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8zxQ23
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8zxQ23/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($56.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($82.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: BitFenix Neos Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $466.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Why get a 970? :o

 

Unless it gives you issues in some games or your PSU does, then you do not need a Nvidia card. :P

 

BTW what PSU ya got?

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R20 score MC: 3688cb | R20 score SC: 489cb

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Case: Medion Micro-ATX Case / Case Fan Front: SUNON MagLev PF70251VX-Q000-S99 70mm / Case Fan Rear: Fanner Tech(Shen Zhen)Co.,LTD. 80mm (Purple) / Controller: Sony Dualshock 4 Wireless (DS4Windows) / Cooler: AMD Near-silent 125w Thermal Solution / CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600, 6-cores, 12-threads, 4.2/4.2GHz, 35MB cache (T.S.M.C. 7nm FinFET) / Display: HP 24" L2445w (64Hz OC) 1920x1200 / GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC "Afterburner" @1450MHz (T.S.M.C. 28nm) / GPU: ASUS Radeon RX 6600 XT DUAL OC RDNA2 32CUs @2607MHz (T.S.M.C. 7nm FinFET) / Keyboard: HP KB-0316 PS/2 (Nordic) / Motherboard: ASRock B450M Pro4, Socket-AM4 / Mouse: Razer Abyssus 2014 / PCI-E: ASRock USB 3.1/A+C (PCI Express x4) / PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2, 550W / RAM A2 & B2: DDR4-3600MHz CL16-18-8-19-37-1T "SK Hynix 8Gbit CJR" (2x16GB) / Operating System: Windows 10 Home / Sound 1: Zombee Z500 / Sound 2: Logitech Stereo Speakers S-150 / Storage 1 & 2: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD / Storage 3: Western Digital My Passport 2.5" 2TB HDD / Storage 4: Western Digital Elements Desktop 2TB HDD / Storage 5: Kingston A2000 1TB M.2 NVME SSD / Wi-fi & Bluetooth: ASUS PCE-AC55BT Wireless Adapter (Intel)

Vishera-X8-9370 | R20 score MC: 1476cb

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Case: Cooler Master HAF XB Evo Black / Case Fan(s) Front: Noctua NF-A14 ULN 140mm Premium Fans / Case Fan(s) Rear: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (red) / Case Fan(s) Side: Noctua NF-A6x25 FLX 60mm Premium Fan / Case Fan VRM: SUNON MagLev KDE1209PTV3 92mm / Controller: Sony Dualshock 4 Wireless (DS4Windows) / Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo / CPU: AMD FX-8370 (Base: @4.4GHz | Turbo: @4.7GHz) Black Edition Eight-Core (Global Foundries 32nm) / Display: ASUS 24" LED VN247H (67Hz OC) 1920x1080p / GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC "Afterburner" @1450MHz (T.S.M.C. 28nm) / GPU: Gigabyte Radeon RX Vega 56 Gaming OC @1501MHz (Samsung 14nm FinFET) / Keyboard: Logitech Desktop K120 (Nordic) / Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING, Socket-AM3+ / Mouse: Razer Abyssus 2014 / PCI-E: ASRock USB 3.1/A+C (PCI Express x4) / PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2, 850W PSU / RAM 1, 2, 3 & 4: Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1866MHz CL8-10-10-28-37-2T (4x4GB) 16.38GB / Operating System 1: Windows 10 Home / Sound: Zombee Z300 / Storage 1: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD (x2) / Storage 2: Seagate® Barracuda 2TB HDD / Storage 3: Seagate® Desktop 2TB SSHD / Wi-fi: TP-Link TL-WN951N 11n Wireless Adapter

Godavari-X4-880K | R20 score MC: 810cb

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Case: Medion Micro-ATX Case / Case Fan Front: SUNON MagLev PF70251VX-Q000-S99 70mm / Case Fan Rear: Fanner Tech(Shen Zhen)Co.,LTD. 80mm (Purple) / Controller: Sony Dualshock 4 Wireless (DS4Windows) / Cooler: AMD Near-silent 95w Thermal Solution / Cooler: AMD Near-silent 125w Thermal Solution / CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K Black Edition Elite Quad-Core (T.S.M.C. 28nm) / CPU: AMD Athlon X4 880K Black Edition Elite Quad-Core (T.S.M.C. 28nm) / Display: HP 19" Flat Panel L1940 (75Hz) 1280x1024 / GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SuperSC 2GB (T.S.M.C. 28nm) / GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC "Afterburner" @1450MHz (T.S.M.C. 28nm) / Keyboard: HP KB-0316 PS/2 (Nordic) / Motherboard: MSI A78M-E45 V2, Socket-FM2+ / Mouse: Razer Abyssus 2014 / PCI-E: ASRock USB 3.1/A+C (PCI Express x4) / PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2, 550W PSU / RAM 1, 2, 3 & 4: SK hynix DDR3-1866MHz CL9-10-11-27-40 (4x4GB) 16.38GB / Operating System 1: Ubuntu Gnome 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) / Operating System 2: Windows 10 Home / Sound 1: Zombee Z500 / Sound 2: Logitech Stereo Speakers S-150 / Storage 1: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD (x2) / Storage 2: Western Digital My Passport 2.5" 2TB HDD / Storage 3: Western Digital Elements Desktop 2TB HDD / Wi-fi: TP-Link TL-WN851N 11n Wireless Adapter

Acer Aspire 7738G custom (changed CPU, GPU & Storage)
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CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, 2-cores, 2-threads, 2.4GHz, 3MB cache (Intel 45nm) / GPU: ATi Radeon HD 4570 515MB DDR2 (T.S.M.C. 55nm) / RAM: DDR2-1066MHz CL7-7-7-20-1T (2x2GB) / Operating System: Windows 10 Home / Storage: Crucial BX500 480GB 3D NAND SATA 2.5" SSD

Complete portable device SoC history:

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Apple A4 - Apple iPod touch (4th generation)
Apple A5 - Apple iPod touch (5th generation)
Apple A9 - Apple iPhone 6s Plus
HiSilicon Kirin 810 (T.S.M.C. 7nm) - Huawei P40 Lite / Huawei nova 7i
Mediatek MT2601 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - TicWatch E
Mediatek MT6580 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - TECNO Spark 2 (1GB RAM)
Mediatek MT6592M (T.S.M.C 28nm) - my|phone my32 (orange)
Mediatek MT6592M (T.S.M.C 28nm) - my|phone my32 (yellow)
Mediatek MT6735 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - HMD Nokia 3 Dual SIM
Mediatek MT6737 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - Cherry Mobile Flare S6
Mediatek MT6739 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - my|phone myX8 (blue)
Mediatek MT6739 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - my|phone myX8 (gold)
Mediatek MT6750 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - honor 6C Pro / honor V9 Play
Mediatek MT6765 (T.S.M.C 12nm) - TECNO Pouvoir 3 Plus
Mediatek MT6797D (T.S.M.C 20nm) - my|phone Brown Tab 1
Qualcomm MSM8926 (T.S.M.C. 28nm) - Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE
Qualcomm MSM8974AA (T.S.M.C. 28nm) - Blackberry Passport
Qualcomm SDM710 (Samsung 10nm) - Oppo Realme 3 Pro

 

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Here is a modified list if that $25 Windows 8.1 is legit

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8zxQ23
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8zxQ23/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($56.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($82.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: BitFenix Neos Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $466.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-21 01:44 EDT-0400
 
I know! That ram is a bit overkill and not supported by the mobo. I have a 1600MHz 8GB sticks in my PC which I could swap out.

 

the h97 annivarsary is a lower quality board...lower quality caps

the ssd is crap

the case is not very good (fine for ultra cheap maybe)

the psu is junk

 

just go with my build I posted

If you need remote help fixing something on your computer

I can help over Teamviewer if you wish

just msg me on my profile

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