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Lhn2787
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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2sV8Vn

What should I change, what did I do right, that sort of stuff. Are there any better options to go with? This is going to be my first build, and my budget is under $500. Thanks.

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If you are willing to save 50 dollars extra :3 

 

 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($33.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Superclocked Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Directron) 
Total: $547.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-04 08:40 EST-0500

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Ewww.....

Changed the GPU, motherboard, and PSU.

 

 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($33.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 285 2GB ITX COMPACT OC Video Card  ($142.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $455.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-04 08:41 EST-0500

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If you are willing to save 50 dollars extra :3 

 

 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($33.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Superclocked Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Directron) 
Total: $547.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-04 08:40 EST-0500

 

Done, and for ~$100 cheaper

Check out my guide on how to scan cover art here!

Local asshole and 6th generation console enthusiast.

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Done, and for ~$100 cheaper

:3 Change out that harddrive for a 1tb harddrive and perfect.

Moist

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Ewww.....

Changed the GPU, motherboard, and PSU.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($126.98 @ Newegg) 

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

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($33.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($36.00 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 285 2GB ITX COMPACT OC Video Card  ($142.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $455.82

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-04 08:41 EST-0500

Is that MSI mobo decent for upgrading?
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Hi,

 

id highly advise you to save 100$ more so you can get an i5 (pretty much gonna double your pcs cpu performance).

If not go for a used 7870, 7950 etc for under 100$ and a cheap motherboard to get to 500$.

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Hi,

 

id highly advise you to save 100$ more so you can get an i5 (pretty much gonna double your pcs cpu performance).

If not go for a used 7870, 7950 etc for under 100$ and a cheap motherboard to get to 500$.

I agree with this :3

Moist

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I was just planning to get the minimum right now, and upgrade to something better every Christmas. I probably won't be getting another hundred any time soon.

Edit: I really like Dan's build, so I might just go with that. Thanks!

And yes, I probably will try to ask my dad if I could have one if his 1TB hard drives for free, so I'm not too concerned about that placeholder 500GB.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($172.89 @ OutletPC)

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

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($33.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti 4GB Video Card ($149.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Raidmax ATX-402WB ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $494.63

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-04 13:47 EST-0500

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

My rig:

Spoiler

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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