Budget Rig for My Friend

[GIJew]

Hey guys,

 

I was hoping maybe a few of you would mull over the rig I'm putting together for my pal whose taking his first foray into PC gaming.

Its relativly cheap coming in at about R9000/$900, sadly parts in my country are so expensive lately, this rig shouldn't be much more than $700.

 

I also get Gigabyte and Corsair directly from the supplier so that helps- a bit.

 

CPU: Intel i5 4670 (he won't be doing any OCing) $220

MOB: Gigabyte P85-D3 $100

GPU: GIgabyte GTX660ti SOC (I know rather get the 760, but down south it costs over $100 more than the 660ti) $250

RAM: Corsair Dual Channel 8GB $90

PSU: Corsair VS-550 $50

HDD: Seagate 1TB $50

Case: Corsair Vengeance C70 $120

 

= $980

 

Daylight robbery, I know right?

 

Any advice will be well appreciated

[Morpheus]

how much more is the 4670k? if it's not much, just get that instead anyway in case he changes his mind in the future

[TechSage]

DAMN, $90 for 8GB RAM?! It wasn't long ago when you can get 8GB of ram for $47.99 but now you get 8GB for the price of 16GB 

[Jamdude]

CPU: 4670K is $219 on Amazon, you might as well get that.  http://www.amazon.com/Intel-i5-4670K-Quad-Core-Desktop-Processor/dp/B00CO8TBOW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375483943&sr=8-1&keywords=4670k $219

MOBO: MSI Z87-GD45 http://www.amazon.com/MSI-Computer-Corp-Z87-GD45-GAMING/dp/B00D12OBEU/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1375484401&sr=1-3&keywords=lga1150+motherboard+z87 $155

GPU: Why not this GTX 760 rather than 660ti when it's only $10 more? http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperClocked-Dual-Link-Graphics-02G-P4-2765-KR/dp/B00DHW4HXY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375484016&sr=8-1&keywords=gtx+760 $260

RAM: What speed is that RAM?  Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB 1866MHz here for $85: http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-Desktop-Memory-CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9/dp/B004CRSM52/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1375484081&sr=8-6&keywords=corsair+ram+8gb+1866mhz $85

PSU: That PSU isn't even 80+, try and get this one if you can, it's only a little more: http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Builder-Series-Watt-CX600/dp/B0092ML0OC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375484184&sr=8-1&keywords=Corsair+600w $66

HDD: Western Digital 1TB http://www.amazon.com/WD-Blue-Desktop-Hard-Drive/dp/B0088PUEPK/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1375484593&sr=1-2 $63

Case: Corsair Vengeance C70: http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-Military-Computer-CC-9011018-WW/dp/B007S02GLQ/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1375484642&sr=1-2&keywords=corsair+vengeance+c70 $110

 

Total = $958

[Luc401]

throw a ssd is there ffs.. i think ssd should be needed now adays

[GIJew]

DAMN, $90 for 8GB RAM?! It wasn't long ago when you can get 8GB of ram for $47.99 but now you get 8GB for the price of 16GB 

 

Yeah I know right, worst is when I bought my ram (which is exactly the same) it was $60, and apparently RAM has gotten cheaper worldwide? Its just the suppliers pulling a fast one. If I got retail it would cost over $100

 

throw a ssd is there ffs.. i think ssd should be needed now adays

 

Is an SSD really THAT critical? He's a new pc gy, I don't think he's gonna need it?

 

CPU: 4670K is $219 on Amazon, you might as well get that.  http://www.amazon.com/Intel-i5-4670K-Quad-Core-Desktop-Processor/dp/B00CO8TBOW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375483943&sr=8-1&keywords=4670k $219

MOBO: MSI Z87-GD45 http://www.amazon.com/MSI-Computer-Corp-Z87-GD45-GAMING/dp/B00D12OBEU/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1375484401&sr=1-3&keywords=lga1150+motherboard+z87 $155

GPU: Why not this GTX 760 rather than 660ti when it's only $10 more? http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperClocked-Dual-Link-Graphics-02G-P4-2765-KR/dp/B00DHW4HXY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375484016&sr=8-1&keywords=gtx+760 $260

RAM: What speed is that RAM?  Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB 1866MHz here for $85: http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-Desktop-Memory-CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9/dp/B004CRSM52/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1375484081&sr=8-6&keywords=corsair+ram+8gb+1866mhz $85

PSU: That PSU isn't even 80+, try and get this one if you can, it's only a little more: http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Builder-Series-Watt-CX600/dp/B0092ML0OC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375484184&sr=8-1&keywords=Corsair+600w $66

HDD: Western Digital 1TB http://www.amazon.com/WD-Blue-Desktop-Hard-Drive/dp/B0088PUEPK/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1375484593&sr=1-2 $63

Case: Corsair Vengeance C70: http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-Military-Computer-CC-9011018-WW/dp/B007S02GLQ/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1375484642&sr=1-2&keywords=corsair+vengeance+c70 $110

 

Total = $958

Sorry bro but Amazon don't ship electronics to South Africa, believe me I've looked for any possible loop-hole.

[GIJew]

Sorry for the double post

 

how much more is the 4670k? if it's not much, just get that instead anyway in case he changes his mind in the future

 Yeah I see what you mean, its only about $20 more.

[Morpheus]

Sorry for the double post

 

 Yeah I see what you mean, its only about $20 more.

I would spend the extra $20, if he needs more performance he will always have an option available where as if you don't get the "k" version, you would have to buy a whole new cpu