Cheap build for a Friend

[MADCATZ]

Hi, 

 

A mate of mine is wanting to build a new PC, he is only looking to spend $600 NZD...... He doesn't know a whole lot about computers, but is happy to learn enough to build it himself, just wondering what you guys are thinking in terms of parts. I know it's a very low budget.....do what you can

 

 

 

1. Budget & Location
$600, New Zealand(Land of expensive parts) 

2. Aim
Gaming(mostly CS:GO), Surfing the net, Teamspeak ect

3. Monitors
One, at 1080P 

5. Why are you upgrading?
To replace his old and slow PC

 

Regards

 

MADCATZ

[comicsansms]

CS:GO could run on a potato.

What does he already have?

[JoshPC]

I thought Australia was bad when it came to expensive PC parts. But then I look at New Zealand and it's like

[TechGod]

I thought Australia was bad when it came to expensive PC parts. But then I look at New Zealand and it's like

We get screwed over man...I love my country but sometimes....

[SPAS-ID]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($163.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($41.40 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($44.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.66 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($76.50 @ Newegg) 

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

Total: $599.41

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-03 03:43 EST-0500


you can change the GPU to a cheaper one to lower the price, hope this thing fly to NZ

your Cow is damn good

[JoshPC]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($163.99 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($41.40 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($44.89 @ OutletPC) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.66 @ SuperBiiz) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz) Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($76.50 @ Newegg) Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($99.99 @ Amazon) Total: $599.41Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-03 03:43 EST-0500you can change the GPU to a cheaper one to lower the price, hope this thing fly to NZ :Dyour Cow is damn good

You went on US PCPartPicker he lives in New Zealand

[SPAS-ID]

You went on US PCPartPicker he lives in New Zealand

Sorry, NZ Price is twice as much as US price probably Amazon will ship those thing to NZ

[JoshPC]

We get screwed over man...I love my country but sometimes....

Yeah especially when you realise you could get an i5-4460 for $160 in the U.S. But no in Australia with that you can get and FX6300 or an i3-4160

[JoshPC]

Sorry, NZ Price is twice as much as US price probably Amazon will ship those thing to NZ

Yeah but on Amazon u still have to convert the prices to your own Currency

[TechGod]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($163.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($41.40 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($44.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.66 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($76.50 @ Newegg) 

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

Total: $599.41

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-03 03:43 EST-0500

you can change the GPU to a cheaper one to lower the price, hope this thing fly to NZ

your Cow is damn good

 

That's US pricing...

[TechGod]

Yeah especially when you realise you could get an i5-4460 for $160 in the U.S. But no in Australia with that you can get and FX6300 or an i3-4160

Don't even get me started...I'l have to spent 2.5K NZD to get a decent rig. Nothing like a 980Ti cause the cheapest 980Ti costs 1000 and the Fury X starts at even more expensive price...

[Jykos]

I know that feel. 

Start with 750ti 

then find either a decent i3 or maybe an FX6300 (warning, you may be attacked by angry mob for buying one)

fit the rest into the small remaining budget

[Jykos]

Don't even get me started...I'l have to spent 2.5K NZD to get a decent rig. Nothing like a 980Ti cause the cheapest 980Ti costs 1000 and the Fury X starts at even more expensive price...

1.5K NZ for a 270x build. (I did splash a bit on case and cooler though)

[SPAS-ID]

Yeah but on Amazon u still have to convert the prices to your own Currency

dang

[TechGod]

I know that feel. 

Start with 750ti 

then find either a decent i3 or maybe an FX6300 (warning, you may be attacked by angry mob for buying one)

fit the rest into the small remaining budget

Oh no, not trying to brag, but I'm not as financially constrained as others...I can afford the 2.5K rig. It just sucks that I have to. 

[JoshPC]

1.5K NZ for a 270x build. (I did splash a bit on case and cooler though)

If your lucky maybe you could fit 4gb or ram for like $70

[Jykos]

Oh no, not trying to brag, but I'm not as financially constrained as others...I can afford the 2.5K rig. It just sucks that I have to. 

Nah, it cool. What really anoys me though are people who talk as if an r9 290 is a base line gaming rig.

[TechGod]

Nah, it cool. What really anoys me though are people who talk as if an r9 290 is a base line gaming rig.

That pisses me off also...

[JoshPC]

I think the best option for us Australians & New Zealanders is to wait for the Au and NZ dollar to be equal with the U.S. Dollar so that we can shop on Amazon. But that make take years upon years and before you know it You have $3000 and your still waiting

[Coombzy]

1.5K NZ for a 270x build. (I did splash a bit on case and cooler though)

o_o jeez

[MADCATZ]

Good old New Zealand.........we love you

[MADCATZ]

CS:GO could run on a potato.

What does he already have?

He has a Macbook Pro 15" 2011, 8GB ram, with 512MB vram on some old nvidia or intel chip I'm guessing. 

[Djole123]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.95 @ Computer Lounge)

Motherboard: Asus H81M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Mighty Ape)

Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($75.48 @ Aquila Technology)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($87.00 @ 1stWave Technologies)

Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 240 2GB Video Card ($108.34 @ Wiseguys)

Case: Cooler Master Elite 361 ATX Mid Tower Case ($65.00 @ Wiseguys)

Power Supply: FSP Group 550W 80+ Silver Certified ATX Power Supply ($89.00 @ 1stWave Technologies)

Total: $619.76

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-04 02:15 NZDT+1300

It. Is. Bad

[MADCATZ]

This is what I've put together: 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.95 @ Computer Lounge) 

Motherboard: Asus H81M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($84.99 @ Mighty Ape) 

Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($77.77 @ Wiseguys) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($87.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB STRIX Video Card  ($228.85 @ PB Technologies) 

Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($135.00 @ Paradigm PCs) 

Total: $807.56

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-04 10:33 NZDT+1300

[Jykos]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.95 @ Computer Lounge)

Motherboard: Asus H81M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Mighty Ape)

Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($75.48 @ Aquila Technology)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($87.00 @ 1stWave Technologies)

Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 240 2GB Video Card ($108.34 @ Wiseguys)

Case: Cooler Master Elite 361 ATX Mid Tower Case ($65.00 @ Wiseguys)

Power Supply: FSP Group 550W 80+ Silver Certified ATX Power Supply ($89.00 @ 1stWave Technologies)

Total: $619.76

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-04 02:15 NZDT+1300

It. Is. Bad

 

 

 

This is what I've put together: 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.95 @ Computer Lounge) 

Motherboard: Asus H81M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($84.99 @ Mighty Ape) 

Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($77.77 @ Wiseguys) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($87.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB STRIX Video Card  ($228.85 @ PB Technologies) 

Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($135.00 @ Paradigm PCs) 

Total: $807.56

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-04 10:33 NZDT+1300

 

 

It'll hurt, I know, but the second option here really isn't worth your money. The extra $200 makes it a capable of playing new games 1080p low-mid settings at decent framerates (my (uni-student) brother is very happy with his). The r7 240 wont.