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I was put to the task of making a gaming pc for my friend for his birthday. his budget is ~580$ USD and I have a build but just want the opinions of the LTT community to see if I could get it any better/ save on any areas, thanks!

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Hero780ti/saved/

My Main PC:

CPU: i5 3570k CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 Motherboard: Asus p8z77-v pro  RAM: Crucial Balistic 2x4gb  GPU: Two PNY GTX 680's in SLI Case: Some rando Antec one  PSU: Thermaltake 1000w  Display: HP Elite Display 321i 23''  Storage: Samsung 840 Evo 128gb, Seagate Barracuda 1tb

 

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I would maybe not pay that much for windows,

There are better ways, free, or even cheap on things like G2a and onthers

 

otherwise a i5 would be a lot better than a i3

Recommend what is best, not what you preffer.

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change the CX out for a EVGA psu

CPU - i5 4690K @ 4.5Ghz l CPU Cooler - Nepton 240m l GPU - MSI GTX970 gaming 4g 2-way SLI l SLI Bridge - MSI Gaming 2-way L Pro l Mobo - MSI Z97-G45 Gaming l RAM - 2x8GB Vengeance Pro 2133mhz DDR3 l PSU - Corsair HX750i l SSD - 2x Samsung 840 Evo 250GB in raid 0 | HDD - WD Black 2TB | Case - NZXT H440 Red/Black l OS - Windows 10 l Mouse - Logitech G502 l MousePad - XTRFY NiP lightning l KeyBoard - Corsair Vengeance K70 RGB (Red) | Headset - Asus ROG Spitfire | Monitor - Asus PG279Q - VG248QE l PCPP - http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sxTpsY | Please don't buy CX PSU for a high end PC

 

 

 

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I would maybe not pay that much for windows,

There are better ways, free, or even cheap on things like G2a and onthers

I have mentioned to him about g2a and other stuff like softwareswap on reddit (if that is even still around) but he doesn't want to go that route.

My Main PC:

CPU: i5 3570k CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 Motherboard: Asus p8z77-v pro  RAM: Crucial Balistic 2x4gb  GPU: Two PNY GTX 680's in SLI Case: Some rando Antec one  PSU: Thermaltake 1000w  Display: HP Elite Display 321i 23''  Storage: Samsung 840 Evo 128gb, Seagate Barracuda 1tb

 

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You used to have a R9 280 in there and you swapped it for a 750 ti ?

Keep the 280! 

I did have a 280 but he asked if I could get the cost any lower to I had to make some cuts. I may add it back in and express to him how much better it is over the 750ti.

My Main PC:

CPU: i5 3570k CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 Motherboard: Asus p8z77-v pro  RAM: Crucial Balistic 2x4gb  GPU: Two PNY GTX 680's in SLI Case: Some rando Antec one  PSU: Thermaltake 1000w  Display: HP Elite Display 321i 23''  Storage: Samsung 840 Evo 128gb, Seagate Barracuda 1tb

 

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I did have a 280 but he asked if I could get the cost any lower to I had to make some cuts. I may add it back in and express to him how much better it is over the 750ti.

Here is what I would do for 500:

 

i3 with a cheaper mobo,

either a R9 280 or R9 270, as those can be found very cheap,

You are wasting 1/5 of the budget on windows, really ? If he can't be convinced, go to your local hardware shop with him and make them isntall it for cheaper.

Recommend what is best, not what you preffer.

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I was put to the task of making a gaming pc for my friend for his birthday. his budget is ~580$ USD and I have a build but just want the opinions of the LTT community to see if I could get it any better/ save on any areas, thanks!

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Hero780ti/saved/

 

 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9a 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($40.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($50.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($43.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  ($22.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $579.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-22 06:58 EDT-0400

Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2

 

Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W

 

 

My Build | PCPartPicker | CoC

 

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.98 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($74.78 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($48.99 @ Newegg) 


Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $585.71

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Get windows from somewhere else and your options expand dramatically.  You can grab an i5 and a much nicer video card.

Personal Rig v3: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X | Noctua NH-U14S | Gigabyte B450 Aorus Pro ITX | Zotac GTX 2070 8GB | 16GB G-Skill Trident DDR4 3200MHz | EVGA Supernova 750B | Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX 

Peripherals: Sennheiser HD518 & Classic ModMic | Corsair K65 Luxe | Zowie EC2 | ASUS VG259QM  |  ASUS VG278E | Klipsch ProMedia 2.1

 

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i would ditch windows, get it from g2a and spend the saved cash on an i5 cpu and r9 280.

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CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9a 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($40.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($50.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($43.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  ($22.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $579.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Please... Just don't. Don't reccomend 32GB SSDs, If you gonna get an SSD at least get a 128 one.

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CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9a 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($40.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($50.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($43.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  ($22.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $579.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Uhh, no. I would not make him suffer with an AMD processor, 32gb ssd isn't even worth it, and hitachi hdd's aren't the best. With the case it doesn't even have usb 3.0 and cable management.

My Main PC:

CPU: i5 3570k CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 Motherboard: Asus p8z77-v pro  RAM: Crucial Balistic 2x4gb  GPU: Two PNY GTX 680's in SLI Case: Some rando Antec one  PSU: Thermaltake 1000w  Display: HP Elite Display 321i 23''  Storage: Samsung 840 Evo 128gb, Seagate Barracuda 1tb

 

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Please... Just don't. Don't reccomend 32GB SSDs, If you gonna get an SSD at least get a 128 one.

 

 

Uhh, no. I would not make him suffer with an AMD processor, 32gb ssd isn't even worth it, and hitachi hdd's aren't the best. With the case it doesn't even have usb 3.0 and cable management.

 

32 Gb is plenty for Windows 8 and a couple applications. At least he's getting an SSD in something this cheap. And AMD 860Ks are great for budget builds. Especially gaming budgets. At least this build has balance where it counts.

Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2

 

Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W

 

 

My Build | PCPartPicker | CoC

 

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