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500-700$ build for Minecraft

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My friend wants to get a pc mainly to play Minecraft, but he may also play some other no so demanding games. So what would be a good build in the 500-700$ range. 

He is also considering the option buying a gaming laptop, he could go up to a 1000$ for that.

 

 

Thanks in advance.

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My friend wants to get a pc mainly to play Minecraft, but he may also play some other no so demanding games. So what would be a good build in the 500-700$ range. 

He is also considering the option buying a gaming laptop, he could go up to a 1000$ for that.

 

 

Thanks in advance.

Does he need monitor, Keyboard mice and windows?

PC is Intel Core i5 6400, GIgabyte H170 Gaming 3, Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x4GB 2400Mhz ,Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB, WD Blue 1TB, NZXT S340, ASUS Geforce GTX 960. Fractal Design Tesla R2 650W. http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/793XNG. Graphics card choices don't always have to be dictated on performance. If you want the game stream and power consumption of the GTX 970 get that. If you want raw performance of the R9 390 get that. In the end we are all gamers, so what if your buddy gets an extra 5 fps? 

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My friend wants to get a pc mainly to play Minecraft, but he may also play some other no so demanding games. So what would be a good build in the 500-700$ range. 

He is also considering the option buying a gaming laptop, he could go up to a 1000$ for that.

 

 

Thanks in advance.

if he is going to be playing minecraft, dont bother with a build, most pre fab builds can do this as minecraft isnt a very demanding program, 

Its a Championship not a Belt!

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if he is going to be playing minecraft, dont bother with a build, most pre fab builds can do this as minecraft isnt a very demanding program, 

I wouldnt get pre done build as even HD graphics dont do well on mc at 1080p

PC is Intel Core i5 6400, GIgabyte H170 Gaming 3, Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x4GB 2400Mhz ,Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB, WD Blue 1TB, NZXT S340, ASUS Geforce GTX 960. Fractal Design Tesla R2 650W. http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/793XNG. Graphics card choices don't always have to be dictated on performance. If you want the game stream and power consumption of the GTX 970 get that. If you want raw performance of the R9 390 get that. In the end we are all gamers, so what if your buddy gets an extra 5 fps? 

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vGgYCJ

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vGgYCJ/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($48.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: OCZ ARC 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($53.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($237.50 @ B&H) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 

Total: $690.30

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-28 22:18 EDT-0400

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it does fine in my lenovo ideapad

Not on my old 525M and my firends 210

PC is Intel Core i5 6400, GIgabyte H170 Gaming 3, Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x4GB 2400Mhz ,Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB, WD Blue 1TB, NZXT S340, ASUS Geforce GTX 960. Fractal Design Tesla R2 650W. http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/793XNG. Graphics card choices don't always have to be dictated on performance. If you want the game stream and power consumption of the GTX 970 get that. If you want raw performance of the R9 390 get that. In the end we are all gamers, so what if your buddy gets an extra 5 fps? 

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You would be better off buying and xbone or ps4 for minecraft.

Minecraft for pc has more features

PC is Intel Core i5 6400, GIgabyte H170 Gaming 3, Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x4GB 2400Mhz ,Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB, WD Blue 1TB, NZXT S340, ASUS Geforce GTX 960. Fractal Design Tesla R2 650W. http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/793XNG. Graphics card choices don't always have to be dictated on performance. If you want the game stream and power consumption of the GTX 970 get that. If you want raw performance of the R9 390 get that. In the end we are all gamers, so what if your buddy gets an extra 5 fps? 

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I would do a small mini itx build then.

True that

PC is Intel Core i5 6400, GIgabyte H170 Gaming 3, Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x4GB 2400Mhz ,Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB, WD Blue 1TB, NZXT S340, ASUS Geforce GTX 960. Fractal Design Tesla R2 650W. http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/793XNG. Graphics card choices don't always have to be dictated on performance. If you want the game stream and power consumption of the GTX 970 get that. If you want raw performance of the R9 390 get that. In the end we are all gamers, so what if your buddy gets an extra 5 fps? 

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