Cheap PC build!

[RaptorCock]

Can someone give me a good cheap PC build for my friend that is less than $550 and is better than PS4? Or maybe a prebuilt PC that is better but is lower than $550 would be better. thx

[Xaring]

Check this out:

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/484112-holiday-buyers-guide-2015/

 

Its a video on Vessel atm, but it'll be up in youtube by next week.

 

consider grabbing a r9 380 instead of the 960 (except if the 960 is very cheap and/or you dont want shadowplay - I do use shadowplay so I stick to Nvidia, but price/performance alone, 380 beats 960 most of the time).

[Bazilias]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($88.75 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($144.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $526.48

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-17 08:16 EST-0500

[Sir Asvald]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($88.75 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($217.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $545.48

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-17 08:13 EST-0500

 

You Forgot the PSU.

[Bazilias]

You Forgot the PSU.

Changed it

[PlayStation 2]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($88.75 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($144.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $526.48

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-17 08:16 EST-0500

 

Admittedly, you can do better than that for $520.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)

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

Memory: Team Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($32.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.00 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card  ($223.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($35.98 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $523.82

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-17 08:19 EST-0500

[Bazilias]

Admittedly, you can do better than that for $520.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock H81 Pro BTC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB SOC Video Card  ($203.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $555.71

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-17 08:18 EST-0500

 

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[shanmu54321]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($40.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

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

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($217.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  ($22.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $541.71

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-17 08:19 EST-0500

[PlayStation 2]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock H81 Pro BTC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB SOC Video Card  ($203.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $555.71

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-17 08:18 EST-0500

 

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Check my edit.

[PlayStation 2]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($40.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

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

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($217.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  ($22.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $541.71

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-17 08:19 EST-0500

 

Why is more going towards your motherboard rather than PSU and/or case?

[stconquest]

Only one build here is under budget, and that is @RaptorCandy with a GTX 950.

 

MIR do not affect the purchase price, so if you have $70 in MIR, OP is spending that $70 to buy the rig.

 

$3 over budget, no rebates:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($50.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($31.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card  ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($22.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Kingwin CF-012LBR 40.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($3.98 @ OutletPC)  <<rear exhaust
Total: $552.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-17 08:33 EST-0500

[N64CUBE]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nkbxwP

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nkbxwP/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($68.89 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X+ BTC ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($70.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($47.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.88 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card ($154.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($67.95 @ Amazon)

Total: $542.67

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-17 08:43 EST-0500

[RaptorCock]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($40.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

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

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($217.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  ($22.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $541.71

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-17 08:19 EST-0500

 

my friend will love it i bet

[stconquest]

my friend will love it i bet

 

If that is the build you picked, you should probably learn more about components before you build a PC. 

[shanmu54321]

If that is the build you picked, you should probably learn more about components before you build a PC. 

Why?

[shanmu54321]

my friend will love it i bet

Thanks!!!

[stconquest]

Why?

 

You are over budget by $30.

 

You have an i3, and you paired it with a Z97 board.

 

Your case is old and does not support USB 3.0 on the front panel.

 

These are not terrible mistakes, but... I posted a build with an i5 + 380 2GB and I was at $553 before rebates. 

[shanmu54321]

You are over budget by $30.

 

You have an i3, and you paired it with a Z97 board.

 

Your case is old and does not support USB 3.0 on the front panel.

 

These are not terrible mistakes, but... I posted a build with an i5 + 380 2GB and I was at $553 before rebates. 

What the heck?

1. I am $9 less than the budget

2. If you have a z97 board in the beginning, you could later get a k series processor like the i5 4690k and overclock it without problems.

3. The case doesn't matter for this budget. The motherboard has usb 3.0 ports at the back, so that should not be problem.

[stconquest]

What the heck?

1. I am $9 less than the budget

2. If you have a z97 board in the beginning, you could later get a k series processor like the i5 4690k and overclock it without problems.

3. The case doesn't matter for this budget. The motherboard has usb 3.0 ports at the back, so that should not be problem.

 

1.  You are wrong.  MIR do not make the build cost less.  You have $40 in MIR, that means the build costs $590 to actually buy.

 

2.  You assume that the OP will be spending $100's more.

 

3.  That case is offered at Microcenter, only pick up orders.