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$600-700 1080p gaming rig for a friend.

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As the title says I have a friend who is looking for a computer for 1080p gaming.  Mainly games like World of Warcraft, Ark, Heroes of the Storm and he's really gotten into a game called Mordheim: City of the Damned.

 

He did give me a pretty broad range for budget which was $500 - $800.  I was trying to stay in the middle if I could but wouldn't mind presenting maybe 2-3 options to him throughout the budget range.

 

This is the first build I came up with so far.  I hear the 380 is a good bang for the buck card...I've not done a ton of research on it personally though.

 

Also I left the case out because I'll just let him choose it.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $572.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($67.98 @ Newegg) 


Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($63.89 @ OutletPC) 


Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($319.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.10 @ Mac Mall) 

Total: $776.17

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-20 23:19 EDT-0400

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($67.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($63.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($319.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.10 @ Mac Mall) 
Total: $776.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-20 23:19 EDT-0400

 

change that gpu to 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100382ntoc2l

better preformance/clocks/cooling

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Crap, I forgot to mention he already has a 480GB SSD he bought on sale a few months ago.

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($87.78 @ OutletPC) 



Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($319.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 


Total: $794.96

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-20 23:25 EDT-0400

 

or

 



 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($198.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($153.99 @ SuperBiiz) 



Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($209.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 


Total: $780.83

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-20 23:27 EDT-0400

 

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($87.78 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($44.95 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.89 @ OutletPC) 


Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($209.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 


Total: $769.81

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-20 23:29 EDT-0400


CPU:Intel Core i3 3210 Mobo:MSI B75MA-E33  GPU:Intel 2500 HD Graphics  SSD:Adata SP600 128gb  HDD:Seagate 1tb 7200rpm  

PSU:Corsair CX430   Case:Antec ASK4000bU3  Monitor:Dell S2240l 21.5 inch 1080p

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sapphire is the EVGA or AMD if u know what i mean :l

nah msi has hotter temps, but thats about all, msi is gud too

http://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/1986-amd-r9-390-r9-380-overclocking-benchmark/Page-2

It has nothing to do with what manufacturer is the main one. The Sapphire couldn't pass over 1100mhz. 100 less than what the MSI is capable of.

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sapphire is the EVGA or AMD if u know what i mean :l

nah msi has hotter temps, but thats about all, msi is gud too

 

Either way AMD has hotter temps in comparison.

As for what I've heard the Asus strix series has the hottest temps, even with their nvidia gpus

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Either way AMD has hotter temps in comparison.

As for what I've heard the Asus strix series has the hottest temps, even with their nvidia gpus

lol i thought i misread that and you saying asus strix has teh best temps, i was like wtf :D

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lol i thought i misread that and you saying asus strix has teh best temps, i was like wtf :D

 

I do find it a shame really, since i do think Asus strix has a pretty cool design. My favorite gpus in terms of design is MSI's twin frozr coolers. Asus' strix might be my second favorite design.

When it comes to builds I usually prefer matching motherboards and gpus. (I wish I did the same with my current set up, which is an msi board and a gigabyte gpu, the gigabyte one looking very out of place). I do wish Asus would upgrade the fans on theirs.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($183.89 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($103.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Mushkin ECO2 60GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($38.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($175.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Raidmax ATX-295WBP ATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $714.71

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-21 13:15 EDT-0400

Athlon X2 for only 27.31$   Best part lists at different price points   Windows 1.01 running natively on an Eee PC

My rig:

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Celeronator (new main rig)

CPU: Intel Celeron (duh) N2840 2.16GHz Dual Core

RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz

HDD: Seagate 500GB

GPU: Intel HD Graphics 3000 Series

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Frankenhertz (ex main rig)

CPU: Intel Atom N2600 1.6GHz Dual Core

RAM: 1GB DDR3-800

HDD: HGST 320GB

GPU: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

 

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I think this is the build minus the GPU, Hard Drive and SSD.  (He has a brand new SSD he'll be using and will be re using a 1TB HDD.

 

I'm torn between the GTX 970 or the R9 390.  I've watched a few videos here and there and I can't decide which one to get.  Which card would fit best here and keep it under $800?

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($163.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($80.10 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($65.70 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $419.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-29 23:44 EDT-0400
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I think this is the build minus the GPU, Hard Drive and SSD.  (He has a brand new SSD he'll be using and will be re using a 1TB HDD.

 

I'm torn between the GTX 970 or the R9 390.  I've watched a few videos here and there and I can't decide which one to get.  Which card would fit best here and keep it under $800?

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($163.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($80.10 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($65.70 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $419.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-29 23:44 EDT-0400

 

Get the Sapphire Tri-X 390 in my opinion.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($163.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($64.80 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($72.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.66 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($308.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.80 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $784.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-30 06:39 EDT-0400

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