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Hey LLT,

 

I'm helping out a friend that wants a new gaming desktop.

He actually ordered a desktop from IBUYPOWER for $800 USD which had GT 720 as the GPU with an i5 4460.

I immediately told him to return the desktop and I'll help him build a brand new one.

Here is what I have so far.

 
Motherboard: Asus H170-PLUS D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($94.24 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($229.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($65.95 @ Amazon) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($17.75 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($87.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $897.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-07 14:07 EST-0500
 
Couple requirements has been made by my friend. 
He wants an i5 with an ASUS MB. He also needs a copy of W8.1 as well and of course under the budget of $900 USD.
Do you guys think what I have built for him is optimized?
 
If anyone else have some inputs, please do reply.
 
Thanks!
 
EDIT: I'm using Newegg, Amazon, & OutletPC due to fast shipping times.

CASE - CM Storm Stryker, PSU - EVGA 1000 P2 80+ Plat, CPU - i7 4790K w/ NZXT Kraken X61, GPU - MSI GTX 1080 TI Seahawk X, MB - ASUS Z97 Maximus Hero VII, RAM - G.SKILL Ripjaw X Series (2 x 8GB) DDR3 1600, SSD - SAMSUNG 1 TB, DISPLAY - ACER XB270HU + SAMSUNG S24C570HL

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Hey LLT,

 

I'm helping out a friend that wants a new gaming desktop.

He actually ordered a desktop from IBUYPOWER for $800 USD which had GT 720 as the GPU with an i5 4460.

I immediately told him to return the desktop and I'll help him build a brand new one.

 
Couple requirements has been made by my friend. 
He wants an i5 with an ASUS MB. He also needs a copy of W8.1 as well and of course under the budget of $900 USD.
Do you guys think what I have built for him is optimized?
 
If anyone else have some inputs, please do reply.
 
Thanks!

 

The CPU would most likely have more GPU power than the GT 720. The build looks good but see if you can add a SSD

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Why get a large and beefy cooler for an unlocked processor.

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Hey LLT,

 

I'm helping out a friend that wants a new gaming desktop.

He actually ordered a desktop from IBUYPOWER for $800 USD which had GT 720 as the GPU with an i5 4460.

I immediately told him to return the desktop and I'll help him build a brand new one.

Here is what I have so far.

 
Motherboard: Asus H170-PLUS D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($94.24 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($229.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($65.95 @ Amazon) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($17.75 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($87.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $897.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-07 14:07 EST-0500
 
Couple requirements has been made by my friend. 
He wants an i5 with an ASUS MB. He also needs a copy of W8.1 as well and of course under the budget of $900 USD.
Do you guys think what I have built for him is optimized?
 
If anyone else have some inputs, please do reply.
 
Thanks!
 
EDIT: I'm using Newegg, Amazon, & OutletPC due to fast shipping times.

 

Do you mind me asking what the max he will pay is?

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You dont need an all out hyper 212, if you really want an aftermarket cooler, get the tx3 or t4.

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CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($195.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Asus H170-PLUS D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($92.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: PNY Anarchy 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($33.99 @ Newegg) 



Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($333.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($57.99 @ Micro Center) 


Total: $914.31

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-07 14:13 EST-0500

 

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NztP4D

 

Changed i5 to i3 and added an SSD.

He wants an i5 or I would've done the same.

 

Do you mind me asking what the max he will pay is?

He said under $1000 but I kept it around $900 due to 9% tax.

CASE - CM Storm Stryker, PSU - EVGA 1000 P2 80+ Plat, CPU - i7 4790K w/ NZXT Kraken X61, GPU - MSI GTX 1080 TI Seahawk X, MB - ASUS Z97 Maximus Hero VII, RAM - G.SKILL Ripjaw X Series (2 x 8GB) DDR3 1600, SSD - SAMSUNG 1 TB, DISPLAY - ACER XB270HU + SAMSUNG S24C570HL

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You can get your Windows cheaper from g2a or /r/microsoftsoftwareswap on reddit for like 20$

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


Motherboard: Asus H97M-E/CSM Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz) 




Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($57.99 @ Micro Center) 


Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($17.75 @ OutletPC) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($88.88 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $901.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-07 14:16 EST-0500

Rigs I've Built

The Striker i5 4590 @ 3.7 ||  MSI GTX 980 Armor X2 || Corsair RMX 750 || Team Elite Plus 8 GB || Define S || MSI Z97S SLI Krait

The Office PC i3 4160 @ 3.6 || Intel 4600 || EVGA 500B || G.Skill 8 GB || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M Pro4

The Friend PC G3258 @ 4.3 || Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X || EVGA 600B || 8 GB Dell Ram || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M- iTX/ac

The Mom Gaming PC A10-7890K @ 4.4 || iGPU + ASUS R7 250 ||  8 GB Klevv DDR3-2800 Mhz

 

 

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[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Xm6kNG) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Xm6kNG/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74790) | $249.99 @ Micro Center

**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper T2 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rrht228pkr1) | $15.99 @ SuperBiiz

**Motherboard** | [ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z97extreme3) | $76.98 @ Newegg

**Memory** | [Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx318c10fbk28) | $42.99 @ SuperBiiz

**Storage** | [seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $44.89 @ OutletPC

**Video Card** | [MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9380gaming4g) | $219.99 @ Micro Center

**Case** | [Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/deepcool-case-tesseractsw) | $42.98 @ Newegg

**Power Supply** | [XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550bbefx) | $66.98 @ Newegg

**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | $87.98 @ OutletPC

| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |

| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $918.77

| Mail-in rebates | -$70.00

| **Total** | **$848.77**

| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2015-11-07 14:27 EST-0500

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