PC for College

[forge153]

Hi guys,

 

I am an oversea student studying in America and am planning to build a PC of my own. I am a freshmen and want this PC to perform relatively well for its price range until my senior year. Bang for the Buck is my goal!

 

If there is a cheaper case that is a vertical HTPC that supports 3.5" and an SSD please tell me.

I already have a GTX 670 and 1600 Mhz 8 GB ram, that is why it isn't on the list.

 

Parts List:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LHZw4D

 

Thanks!

 

 

[Arty]

Whats the goal of the pc?

[TheMechEngineer]

Intel Core i3 and a H-Series motherboard. Very strong performance for the price.

[MblaZe7run]

Whats the goal of the pc?

I'll build you a Facebook machine that will last clear into 2050!

[Killervolt]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($112.89 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI H81I Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($63.99 @ Mac Mall)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($66.89 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.89 @ OutletPC)

Case: Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Silverstone 450W 80+ Bronze Certified SFX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)

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

Total: $484.63

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-15 22:10 EDT-0400

The samsung ssd is better

The coolermaster case is cheaper

Everything else looks good

[forge153]

Whats the goal of the pc?

 

Its for casual gaming like csgo, and browsing internet. No intensive work like rendering.

[Drackeo]

Its for casual gaming like csgo, and browsing internet. No intensive work like rendering.

 

You may wana get a dedicated GPU if your doing light gaming. Just may help in the long run. Also you looked at the RVZ01? Very similar case to the one you had listed, just mini ITX not HTPC. 

[forge153]

I already have a gtx 670

[Drackeo]

plus i dont see that you ended up including RAM... Thats kinda important lol

[Drackeo]

I already have a gtx 670

 

totally didnt see that my bad lol oops just saw it

[forge153]

plus i dont see that you ended up including RAM... Thats kinda important lol

I also already have RAM. hahahahah

[Drackeo]

I already have a gtx 670

 

totally didnt see that my bad lol oops just saw it

[Drackeo]

All right, mess ups not counting.... for $50 more i got you personally a nicer case a better more efficient power supply and a nicer larger monitor.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZZhkQ7

 

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock H81M-ITX/WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($41.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.89 @ OutletPC) 

Case: Silverstone RVZ01B Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($76.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($86.99 @ NCIX US) 

Monitor: Acer S241HL bmid 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 

 

Total: $553.72