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Planning a $500-$600 rig that i will build for my friend

Gandek
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So my friend wants to get into PC Gaming and he currently only has a PS3 and a standard laptop so I told him I can build him a PC and we decided on a budget of 500 to 600 dollars that he should have soon. 

He will pretty much play all the new games that came out and will come out he is also into editing. 

 

Here is what i came up with so far give thoughts and improvements :)

 

 

#1

 

 
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A68M-DG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.99 @ Micro Center) 
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($18.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $524.58
 
 
#2
 
 
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($97.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($64.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $605.37
 
 
#3
 

 

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Out of those, #3.

Shot through the heart and you're to blame, 30fps and i'll pirate your game - Bon Jovi

Take me down to the console city where the games are blurry and the frames are thirty - Guns N' Roses

Arguing with religious people is like explaining to your mother that online games can't be paused...

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Intel, because intel so 3

 

Save some money on the ram https://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f31600c9d8gao (also some black ram for the same price if the orange is a no go)

 

better psu https://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-xfxts550w

 

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$615 before rebates:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($193.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($48.65 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case  ($25.99 @ Newegg)  <<Comes with two fans
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Kingwin CF-012LBR 40.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($3.98 @ OutletPC)  <<A second front intake
Total: $569.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-20 22:45 EST-0500

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$615 before rebates:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($193.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($54.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($48.65 @ OutletPC)

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

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case  ($25.99 @ Newegg)  <<Comes with two fans

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($26.99 @ Newegg)

Case Fan: Kingwin CF-012LBR 40.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($3.98 @ OutletPC)  <<A second front intake

Total: $569.47

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-20 22:45 EST-0500

 

 

I Like that one but I would definitely swap the seagate for a WD black like i have on all 3 i came up with. 

MY RIG | Intel Core i5-4690K @4.4GHz | COOLER MASTER HYPER 212 EVO | ASUS Z97-A  | Mismatched 24GB RAM @1600MHz DDR3 | WD CAVIAR BLUE 1TB + PNY CS900 120GB | GIGABYTE AORUS RX 570 4GB | FRACTAL DESIGN FOCUS G | CORSAIR CX550M  | WINDOWS 10 | Acer GN246HL 24" 1080p 144Hz  | Glorious Model O- (Glossy White) Ducky One 2 Mini (White - Cherry MX Silent Red) MOBILE | OnePlus 7 Pro 256GB (Grey) | iPad Pro 10.5 64GB (Gold)  PREVIOUS ACCOUNT: CYANOG

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Third one, except swap the 960 for a 380, ditch the CX power supply for something else, and maybe fit an SSD in there? Its totally worth it :)

4690K // 212 EVO // Z97-PRO // Vengeance 16GB // GTX 770 GTX 970 // MX100 128GB // Toshiba 1TB // Air 540 // HX650

Logitech G502 RGB // Corsair K65 RGB (MX Red)

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For build 3 if you want a good fairly cheap mATX case look into the cooler master n200. I got mine for 30$ after rebate and it's great plenty of cable management room and ample air flow

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He is going to be storing lots of games and programs and the black is fast for a hard drive. A SSD is a easy upgrade in the future.

MY RIG | Intel Core i5-4690K @4.4GHz | COOLER MASTER HYPER 212 EVO | ASUS Z97-A  | Mismatched 24GB RAM @1600MHz DDR3 | WD CAVIAR BLUE 1TB + PNY CS900 120GB | GIGABYTE AORUS RX 570 4GB | FRACTAL DESIGN FOCUS G | CORSAIR CX550M  | WINDOWS 10 | Acer GN246HL 24" 1080p 144Hz  | Glorious Model O- (Glossy White) Ducky One 2 Mini (White - Cherry MX Silent Red) MOBILE | OnePlus 7 Pro 256GB (Grey) | iPad Pro 10.5 64GB (Gold)  PREVIOUS ACCOUNT: CYANOG

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He is going to be storing lots of games and programs and the black is fast for a hard drive. A SSD is a easy upgrade in the future.

 

So, for maybe 2%-5% speed you are paying 30% more?

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For build 3 if you want a good fairly cheap mATX case look into the cooler master n200. I got mine for 30$ after rebate and it's great plenty of cable management room and ample air flow

Yes i completely forgot about that case whoops. Heard good stuff about it.

MY RIG | Intel Core i5-4690K @4.4GHz | COOLER MASTER HYPER 212 EVO | ASUS Z97-A  | Mismatched 24GB RAM @1600MHz DDR3 | WD CAVIAR BLUE 1TB + PNY CS900 120GB | GIGABYTE AORUS RX 570 4GB | FRACTAL DESIGN FOCUS G | CORSAIR CX550M  | WINDOWS 10 | Acer GN246HL 24" 1080p 144Hz  | Glorious Model O- (Glossy White) Ducky One 2 Mini (White - Cherry MX Silent Red) MOBILE | OnePlus 7 Pro 256GB (Grey) | iPad Pro 10.5 64GB (Gold)  PREVIOUS ACCOUNT: CYANOG

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