850$ pc upgrade for a friend

[snoop doggie dogg]

so my friend wants to upgrade his current PC (http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FDkgWZ#problems) so he asked me for help and said "i want to be able to play any game" and i said "well that's easy just get a 980" but then i went to look for some CPUs and noticed i know nothing about CPUs. 

 

he also wants to upgrade his motherboard, ram, PSU (if required) and the case if its required. Also he doesn't care if its intel, amd or nvidia he just wants the best he can get for 850$.

 

thanks in advance.

[dalomo]

First off, he should sell his stupidly expensive sound card, his $300 in case fans, his CPU, and his GPU. Nothing about that computer says "gaming". he spent more on case fans than he did on his CPU and GPU combined...

[mayu]

Where is he putting those 10 fans? 

Also 1600*900 monitor, so he will be fine with something like 280x/380/960 for high/ultra gaming

CM's bundled PSU might not be good enough IMO

[snoop doggie dogg]

First off, he should sell his stupidly expensive sound card, his $300 in case fans, his CPU, and his GPU. Nothing about that computer says "gaming". he spent more on case fans than he did on his CPU and GPU combined...

i dont know why he spent so much on random things but can we talk about the upgrades?

[snoop doggie dogg]

Where is he putting those 10 fans? 

Also 1600*900 monitor, so he will be fine with something like 280x/380/960 for high/ultra gaming

CM's bundled PSU might not be good enough IMO

what about the CPU?

[Pandora]

sell it all really. get an i5 and a 290x or something its pretty simple.

[snoop doggie dogg]

sell it all really. get an i5 and a 290x or something its pretty simple.

if he would do it what kind of i5 should he get?

[mayu]

what about the CPU?

I will recommend upgrading to i5 4690k if overclocking, or i5 4590 (latest from 4xxx non-k)

[TheAmazingCookieFromSquare]

i dont know why he spent so much on random things but can we talk about the upgrades?

 

 

what about the CPU?

What kind of build is that.Rather then a $850 upgrade why not build a brand new $850 system?

[snoop doggie dogg]

What kind of build is that.Rather then a $850 upgrade why not build a brand new $850 system?

can you recommend a build for 850$?

[mata-pombos]

get a high end i5 like the 4690 and a high end gpu like the r9 390/290x

[PudgyAstronaut]

I will list what I think is worth keeping:

 

RAM

Case if he likes it (but not the bundled PSU)

Bluray player

Windows key

ASUS wifi card

Half the fans

KB/mouse for now maybe

 

Will update with suggested replacments for everything else.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($25.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z87 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($104.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($20.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: PNY CS1111 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($72.98 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($274.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $863.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-11 10:45 EDT-0400

[TheAmazingCookieFromSquare]

can you recommend a build for 850$?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($209.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($25.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($318.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ NCIX US) 

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

Total: $861.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-11 10:22 EDT-0400

[snoop doggie dogg]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($209.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($25.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($318.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ NCIX US) 

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

Total: $861.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-11 10:22 EDT-0400

 

thank you 

[PudgyAstronaut]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($209.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($25.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($318.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ NCIX US) 

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

Total: $861.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-11 10:22 EDT-0400

 

 

A couple things, he already has a 4GB stick of ram, so why not just get another 4GB stick? Also his current case might still work, although not sure if the hyper 212 can fit. I don't think a $100 case makes a ton of sense for this budget unless he's a constant tweaker and will be moving things around and adding things really often. I did a build in a CM N200 and it's pretty nice for $35, providing he doesn't need the fan controller. And lastly, the 750W SuperNova B2 is only $50 and is SuperFlower whereas I don't think the first gen one is, so probably worth that $10. I like the overall direction, just had some slightly different thoughts. I also fit a Z series board and an SSD, which is the main advantage of my config, but the 970 is a few percent better than the 290 in games.

[vSyNd1c4t3]

so my friend wants to upgrade his current PC (http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FDkgWZ#problems) so he asked me for help and said "i want to be able to play any game" and i said "well that's easy just get a 980" but then i went to look for some CPUs and noticed i know nothing about CPUs. 

 

he also wants to upgrade his motherboard, ram, PSU (if required) and the case if its required. Also he doesn't care if its intel, amd or nvidia he just wants the best he can get for 850$.

 

thanks in advance.

 

I think I can help.

 

i dont know why he spent so much on random things but can we talk about the upgrades?

 

I have a friend that did that... I'll never understand. He spent $500 more on his pc than I did, and mine out performs his by a mile.

 

what about the CPU?

 

 

Let's get him the got to Gamers CPU. i5-4690k

 

can you recommend a build for 850$?

 

This is what you do for $850...

 

Edit: Changed the PSU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($23.32 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00)

Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($20.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($63.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Cooler Master Elite 342 (Black) MicroATX Mini Tower Case w/400W Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Optical Drive: LG BH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  (Purchased For $0.00)

Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card  (Purchased For $0.00)

Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-AC56 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  (Purchased For $0.00)

Total: $836.25

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-11 11:02 EDT-0400

 

After selling crap off the old PC... add a 1TB WD Blue HDD and a new Monitor.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($23.32 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00)

Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($20.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($63.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Cooler Master Elite 342 (Black) MicroATX Mini Tower Case w/400W Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Optical Drive: LG BH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  (Purchased For $0.00)

Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card  (Purchased For $0.00)

Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-AC56 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  (Purchased For $0.00)

Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($142.98 @ Best Buy)

Total: $1015.22

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-11 10:52 EDT-0400

[vSyNd1c4t3]

thank you 

 

zzzzz my build is better than his. Just sayin.

[Saiku]

Hi! I'm Snop Doog's Friend! :3 And this is the PC Upgrades I'm planing on getting. ==> http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GKbChM

[snoop doggie dogg]

zzzzz my build is better than his. Just sayin.

k me and my friend will talk about it 

[vSyNd1c4t3]

Hi! I'm Snop Doog's Friend! :3 And this is the PC Upgrades I'm planing on getting. ==> http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GKbChM

 

Based on what your friend opened the post with... I don't think what you picked is the best option. Will it work? Yes. Is it the best bang for $$$? No.

 

You're over the $850 budget, and still only gaming at 900p.

 

Proof you are over original budget. I put in $100 for the motherboard, I bet it's more though. Probably $130, I'll let that $30 slide though.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($359.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i GT 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($91.08 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: ASRock Z170M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($100.00)

Memory: PNY Anarchy X 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($139.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($203.98 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($87.28 @ Mwave)

Total: $982.32

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-11 15:48 EDT-0400

 

So your total is reaching almost $1000 and you are still only playing at 900p.

 

I would say the H80i is crap for it's price as well.

 

The R9 380 will run games at 1080p 60fps... but only between Medium-High settings. Pretty much never on Ultra. You will see <45 fps dips in games if you try, and with only 2gb of Ram prepare to turn down a lot of filters in AAA games. GTAV? nope, better turn those settings down or off.

 

Sorry if this all sounds rude toward you decision, but I'm just being completely honest.

 

so my friend wants to upgrade his current PC (http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FDkgWZ#problems) so he asked me for help and said "i want to be able to play any game" and i said "well that's easy just get a 980" but then i went to look for some CPUs and noticed i know nothing about CPUs. 

 

he also wants to upgrade his motherboard, ram, PSU (if required) and the case if its required. Also he doesn't care if its intel, amd or nvidia he just wants the best he can get for 850$.

 

thanks in advance.

[Saiku]

Based on what your friend opened the post with... I don't think what you picked is the best option. Will it work? Yes. Is it the best bang for $$$? No.

 

You're over the $850 budget, and still only gaming at 900p.

 

Proof you are over original budget. I put in $100 for the motherboard, I bet it's more though. Probably $130, I'll let that $30 slide though.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($359.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i GT 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($91.08 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: ASRock Z170M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($100.00)

Memory: PNY Anarchy X 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($139.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($203.98 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($87.28 @ Mwave)

Total: $982.32

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-11 15:48 EDT-0400

 

So your total is reaching almost $1000 and you are still only playing at 900p.

 

I would say the H80i is crap for it's price as well.

 

The R9 380 will run games at 1080p 60fps... but only between Medium-High settings. Pretty much never on Ultra. You will see <45 fps dips in games if you try, and with only 2gb of Ram prepare to turn down a lot of filters in AAA games. GTAV? nope, better turn those settings down or off.

 

Sorry if this all sounds rude toward you decision, but I'm just being completely honest.

Then what do I get?

[vSyNd1c4t3]

I think I can help.

 

 

I have a friend that did that... I'll never understand. He spent $500 more on his pc than I did, and mine out performs his by a mile.

 

 

 

Let's get him the got to Gamers CPU. i5-4690k

 

 

This is what you do for $850...

 

Edit: Changed the PSU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($23.32 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00)

Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($20.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($63.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Cooler Master Elite 342 (Black) MicroATX Mini Tower Case w/400W Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Optical Drive: LG BH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  (Purchased For $0.00)

Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card  (Purchased For $0.00)

Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-AC56 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  (Purchased For $0.00)

Total: $836.25

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-11 11:02 EDT-0400

 

After selling crap off the old PC... add a 1TB WD Blue HDD and a new Monitor.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($23.32 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00)

Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($20.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($63.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Cooler Master Elite 342 (Black) MicroATX Mini Tower Case w/400W Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Optical Drive: LG BH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  (Purchased For $0.00)

Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card  (Purchased For $0.00)

Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-AC56 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  (Purchased For $0.00)

Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($142.98 @ Best Buy)

Total: $1015.22

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-11 10:52 EDT-0400

 

 

Then what do I get?

 

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