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DarkBlade2117
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So.. Been trying to convince my cousin of getting into PC Gaming.

What can you people put together for $400 or less. One wild card, I have a PSU however, it only has a 4PIN CPU Connector and a 6 Pin GPU Connector. The PSU is nearly brand new, old, 400w PSU. No overclocking will be done, well not a heavy amount. Maybe some light

Parts I have

1) TB HDD and 200GB One

2) 8GB of DDR3 Ram

3) 400w PSU, 4PIN CPU, 6PIN GPU.

I may be able to snatch a case up at my local flea market. Some Cooler Master case for around $30 but just use like a NZXT 410 or similar case. Molex to 4/8PIN is a thing but would like to avoid :)

 

 

i7-6700k  Cooling: Deepcool Captain 240EX White GPU: GTX 1080Ti EVGA FTW3 Mobo: AsRock Z170 Extreme4 Case: Phanteks P400s TG Special Black/White PSU: EVGA 850w GQ Ram: 64GB (3200Mhz 16x4 Corsair Vengeance RGB) Storage 1x 1TB Seagate Barracuda 240GBSandisk SSDPlus, 480GB OCZ Trion 150, 1TB Crucial NVMe
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 


Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81N Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($67.99 @ Directron) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card  ($210.99 @ SuperBiiz) 


Total: $514.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($51.69 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R7 370 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($143.98 @ Newegg) 

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

Total: $282.65

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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One 6 pin on the GPU, was the most powerful GPU I could find with a 6 pin.. Unless i'm being stupid.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($5.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81N Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($67.99 @ Directron) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card  ($210.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 500 Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $514.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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$400 or less.. He is a console player. So as long as it can do medium settings 60FPS or high settings. That is fine.

 

 

i7-6700k  Cooling: Deepcool Captain 240EX White GPU: GTX 1080Ti EVGA FTW3 Mobo: AsRock Z170 Extreme4 Case: Phanteks P400s TG Special Black/White PSU: EVGA 850w GQ Ram: 64GB (3200Mhz 16x4 Corsair Vengeance RGB) Storage 1x 1TB Seagate Barracuda 240GBSandisk SSDPlus, 480GB OCZ Trion 150, 1TB Crucial NVMe
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CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($51.69 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R7 370 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($143.98 @ Newegg) 

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

Total: $282.65

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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One 6 pin on the GPU, was the most powerful GPU I could find with a 6 pin.. Unless i'm being stupid.

Not bad :D

 

 

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I would go with:

i3 4170(Can't go newer Skylake because DDR4)

A nice LGA1150 motherboard of your choosing

R9 380. (Can use molex to PCI power connector if PSU is powerful enough)

 

Also, what brand is the PSU?

 

I wouldn't go with AMD CPU at this pricepoint as an i3 is much stronger than the quad core 860k or FX 4000 series.

i7 4790k | GTX 970 | 16GB

That's all you need to know. It's a beast.

 

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Here's a basic build. No OS: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gH9qvK

No monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, or OS (like I said)

 

Enjoy

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Might wanna grab a better power supply. Something from Corsair. Dont get a goddamn sketchy as fuck thing lol

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Not bad :D

 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($51.69 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 285 2GB ITX COMPACT OC Video Card  ($172.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $311.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Molex to 8  pin = Win.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($51.69 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 285 2GB ITX COMPACT OC Video Card  ($172.98 @ Newegg) 

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

Total: $311.65

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-09 11:43 EST-0500

 

Molex to 8  pin = Win.

As I love AMD GPUs, with this PSU I would like to stick to the 300s or nVidia to cut down on heat and power consumption.

 

 

i7-6700k  Cooling: Deepcool Captain 240EX White GPU: GTX 1080Ti EVGA FTW3 Mobo: AsRock Z170 Extreme4 Case: Phanteks P400s TG Special Black/White PSU: EVGA 850w GQ Ram: 64GB (3200Mhz 16x4 Corsair Vengeance RGB) Storage 1x 1TB Seagate Barracuda 240GBSandisk SSDPlus, 480GB OCZ Trion 150, 1TB Crucial NVMe
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Might wanna grab a better power supply. Something from Corsair. Dont get a goddamn sketchy as fuck thing lol

Corsair? Lol the only "cheap" options from corsair are horrible. If he gets a new PSU it will be a cheap 400w XFX or SeaSonic

 

 

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As I love AMD GPUs, with this PSU I would like to stick to the 300s or nVidia to cut down on heat and power consumption.

That specific 285 was engineered to have low power consumption and heat... because ITX compact version.

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This will probably burn out the PSU within a year of heavy use... depends how good the PSU is.  With the HDD the system would be between 75%-90% PSU load under heavy usage.

 

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 2GB PCS+ Video Card  ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($22.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Kingwin CF-012LBR 40.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($3.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $414.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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...and no USB 3.0 header(mobo) for the front panel on the case.

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That specific 285 was engineered to have low power consumption and heat... because ITX compact version.

Ahh, the PSU as I forgot,to mention is the 2nd choice. The guy at the Flea Market has a ton of Antec PSUs. Some are Basiq series which are made by Delta and a HCG. Have not beem there in a few weeks, may be gone.

 

 

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Corsair? Lol the only "cheap" options from corsair are horrible. If he gets a new PSU it will be a cheap 400w XFX or SeaSonic

lol that's true. I realized what I said when you pointed it out xD. Seasonic is cheap lol. I forget stuff sometimes 

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