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My friend needs two computers so he and his dad can play FF14 (along with some other games too) together. The budget is $400 for each computer. He says he already has monitors, peripherals, and operating systems. I need help finding the best part list for a $400 build. I don't think it's a really strict budget so if the optimal part list ends up being a little more then $400 then it should be fine. Currency is USD if anyone was wondering.

 

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Or one $800 machine with VMs c: Give me a moment.

 
Motherboard: Asus A68HM-K Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($37.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($143.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $401.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-09 18:14 EST-0500
 
ALL CREDIT GOES TO @Amazingasian for the original list which I made just shy of $400 (I just made the board have USB 3.0 headers and made the card a little cheaper). If you can go a little over, go with his list.

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($36.30 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Mushkin ECO2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 


Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($154.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Rosewill FBM-05 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $411.13

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-09 18:07 EST-0500

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($32.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($43.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $439.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-09 18:09 EST-0500

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CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-HD2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Micro Center) 


Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($143.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $448.82

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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a bit over budget, but it should pretty much destroy the game.

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CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-HD2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Micro Center) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($143.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $448.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-09 18:12 EST-0500
 
a bit over budget, but it should pretty much destroy the game.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.89 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($32.99 @ Adorama)

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

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($43.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $439.80

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-09 18:09 EST-0500

Just wondering, why would it be better to use that Intel duel core rather then a quad core processor like the Athlon X4 860k?

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CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1246 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($279.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($74.89 @ OutletPC) 


Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($143.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($35.12 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $725.95

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-09 18:18 EST-0500

 

add another $140 for this for the second gpu, and you have pretty much my last recommendation, but with @TheRandomness and his virtualization idea.

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Just wondering, why would it be better to use that Intel duel core rather then a quad core processor like the Athlon X4 860k?

well, to be honest i went for the i3 because my first choice was an i5 4460, but dropped it down to i3 for the price.

 

the game's cpu requirements are core2duo for minimum, or core i5 for recommended, so i'm not all too sure about its multi-threaded goodness either.

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CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1246 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($279.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($74.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($143.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($35.12 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $725.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-09 18:18 EST-0500
 
add another $140 for this for the second gpu, and you have pretty much my last recommendation, but with @TheRandomness and his virtualization idea.

 

Hmmm.... Do AMD CPUs support virtualisation? Because you're going to need 3 GPUs to have it. One for the main thingy (iGPU), and one for each user.

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Hmmm.... Do AMD CPUs support virtualisation? Because you're going to need 3 GPUs to have it. One for the main thingy (iGPU), and one for each user.

thats why i splurged and got the mindblowingly more expensive xeon with igpu.

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Just wondering, why would it be better to use that Intel duel core rather then a quad core processor like the Athlon X4 860k?

Better in single-threaded applications, like most games.

Also your upgrade path is much wider, you are very limited on the FM2+ platform

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Buut... There's 2 end users so you need another GPU.

thats why at the end of my post it says "add another $140 to this for the second gpu"

 

sadly pcpp doesnt allow me to drop a second nvidia gpu in a non-sli motherboard, but since you wont be sli-ing you dont need an sli board for it in this case.

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thats why at the end of my post it says "add another $140 to this for the second gpu"

 

sadly pcpp doesnt allow me to drop a second nvidia gpu in a non-sli motherboard, but since you wont be sli-ing you dont need an sli board for it in this case.

I can't read and good point

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