[Build] For Friend

[Emanuel_M]

My Friend at school got this. He does a lot of Winrar stuff, and he, wants to game on a budget. He needed a moniter and keyboard which I put. I also chose a r7 265, since it seems really good for the price, and I he can overclock it to 1ghz or more. All he needs is a motherboard and a CPU. Suggestions are welcome. Budget is $600 or less max $620

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2HbLRB

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2HbLRB/by_merchant/

Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.98 @ Best Buy)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($40.00 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($52.99 @ NCIX US)

Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($99.99 @ Amazon)

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($26.00 @ NCIX US)

Total: $444.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-27 23:13 EDT-0400

[themaniac]

My Friend at school got this. He does a lot of Winrar stuff, and he, wants to game on a budget. He needed a moniter and keyboard which I put. I also chose a r7 265, since it seems really good for the price, and I he can overclock it to 1ghz or more. All he needs is a motherboard and a CPU. Suggestions are welcome. Budget is $600 or less max $620

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2HbLRB

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2HbLRB/by_merchant/

Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.98 @ Best Buy)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($40.00 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($52.99 @ NCIX US)

Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($99.99 @ Amazon)

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($26.00 @ NCIX US)

Total: $444.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-27 23:13 EDT-0400

get an i3 and an asrock anniversarym or asrock pro4m

[FuzzyYellow]

yeah, I'd shoot for an i3 and an h81 board.

[BigDay]

for like 15 bucks more you could get the gtx 950

 

get the i3 4170 or a 4460 i5

 

MSI B85M-E45 for the mobo

[Emanuel_M]

get an i3 and an asrock anniversarym or asrock pro4m

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

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

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($112.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($42.89 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.98 @ Best Buy)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($40.00 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($52.99 @ NCIX US)

Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($99.99 @ Amazon)

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($26.00 @ NCIX US)

Total: $600.82

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-27 23:24 EDT-0400

The i3 4170 was the cheapest i3

[BigDay]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Value 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.98 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($153.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($40.00 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($60.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor  ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $615.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-27 23:26 EDT-0400

[shypin]

r7 265 is not very good tbh

 

if you want performance at around $150 then go for a used gtx 760 or r9 280

[alexhelvetica]

I would get an APU such as an a10 or an a8, so he can crossfire the GPU and APU.

 

The only reason I would get an i3 over an a10 or a8 APU is if he is going to upgrade later on.

[Emanuel_M]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchantCPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.99 @ NCIX US)Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.89 @ OutletPC)Memory: G.Skill Value 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($36.99 @ Newegg)Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.98 @ Best Buy)Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($153.98 @ Newegg)Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($40.00 @ NCIX US)Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($60.99 @ SuperBiiz)Monitor: Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor  ($119.99 @ NCIX US)Total: $615.81Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-27 23:26 EDT-0400

forgot trying not to buy from newegg. Tax will put budget off.

[Emanuel_M]

r7 265 is not very good tbh

 

if you want performance at around $150 then go for a used gtx 760 or r9 280

i mean I guess a teen go go around town and look for a used GPU I guess right?

[shypin]

i mean I guess a teen go go around town and look for a used GPU I guess right?

try craigslist if you live in the US or Canada

usually ill able to find good deals on that

[DarkBlade2117]

i mean I guess a teen go go around town and look for a used GPU I guess right?

eBay, Criagslist, ect ect. HD7950s and GTX 680s can be found for less then $150.

[Emanuel_M]

yeah, I'd shoot for an i3 and an h81 board.

i hit the max here

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ChZJ4D

[Emanuel_M]

eBay, Criagslist, ect ect. HD7950s and GTX 680s can be found for less then $150.

i mean I found a GTX 660 for $100

[FuzzyYellow]

i mean I found a GTX 660 for $100

the 660 and 265 perform almost identically.

[Emanuel_M]

the 660 and 265 perform almost identically.

Well he wants to go get this. He has enough extra for that extra charges, when buying online. Thanks for the suggestions

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ChZJ4D

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ChZJ4D/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($112.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($42.89 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.98 @ Best Buy)

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card ($159.98 @ NCIX US)

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($40.00 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($52.99 @ NCIX US)

Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($99.99 @ Amazon)

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($26.00 @ NCIX US)

Total: $620.81

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-27 23:36 EDT-0400

[FuzzyYellow]

Well he wants to go get this. He has enough extra for that extra charges, when buying online. Thanks for the suggestions

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ChZJ4D

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ChZJ4D/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($112.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($42.89 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.98 @ Best Buy)

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card ($159.98 @ NCIX US)

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($40.00 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($52.99 @ NCIX US)

Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($99.99 @ Amazon)

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($26.00 @ NCIX US)

Total: $620.81

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-27 23:36 EDT-0400

sounds good hope he enjoys it.

[DarkBlade2117]

i mean I found a GTX 660 for $100

Auctions work wonders.

For example

- http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gigabyte-AMD-Radeon-HD-7950-GV-R795WF3-3GD-R2-0-3-GB-GDDR5-GPU-Video-Card-/121739940893?hash=item1c5844141d

Or a few 680s that end soon are pretty low.