Uber Cheap PC

[shadowbyte]

Alright,

So tonight I was perusing Ebay for parts to (maybe?) build a powerful last-gen system for my friend, who currently has a mac.

Here's the list

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CH7KvK

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CH7KvK/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor  ($19.95)- Ebay

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G41MT-S2PT Micro ATX LGA775 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 6990 4GB Video Card  ($167.30)- Ebay

Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($31.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.88 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $534.06

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-04 22:59 EST-0500

 

I think that all the parts would work together, but what do you guys think?

Any ways to make it cheaper or better?

[RedSphyxis]

 

Alright,

So tonight I was perusing Ebay for parts to (maybe?) build a powerful last-gen system for my friend, who currently has a mac.

Here's the list

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CH7KvK

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CH7KvK/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor  ($19.95)- Ebay

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G41MT-S2PT Micro ATX LGA775 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 6990 4GB Video Card  ($167.30)- Ebay

Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($31.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.88 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $534.06

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-04 22:59 EST-0500

 

I think that all the parts would work together, but what do you guys think?

Any ways to make it cheaper or better?

 

save some money and get an windows 8.1 key on r/microsoftsoftwareswap or g2a

he windows 10 upgrade would still be free

 

use the saved up money on something else