helping a friend build a pc, would like input.

[wujoh]

a friend is asking for me to build him a pc, and i don't know which parts to pick, so far i have compiled this http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/wujoh/saved/vH8D4D

is this ok? his budget is around a thousand and has to include an monitor. 

 

 

[jakkuh_t]

The CPU and GPU are a bit aged, but other than that it looks pretty good.

[Bajantechnician]

6 minutes ago, wujoh said:

a friend is asking for me to build him a pc, and i don't know which parts to pick, so far i have compiled this http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/wujoh/saved/vH8D4D

is this ok? his budget is around a thousand and has to include an monitor. 

 

 

Only thing I would do is change out the gpu and add a ssd

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/N3LxXL

[Josephdalepi]

9 minutes ago, wujoh said:

a friend is asking for me to build him a pc, and i don't know which parts to pick, so far i have compiled this http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/wujoh/saved/vH8D4D

is this ok? his budget is around a thousand and has to include an monitor. 

 

 

better gpu and motherboard

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Ymb6YJ

[verydogesuchwow]

Agreed with the above, but this is more of a preference kind of thing.. maybe a more minimalist case?

Any Fractal Design case, or an NZXT one

 

probably no need to change, just a suggestion

[jpow007]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vLhrTW i built this and i think its a little more modern. I went over budget by 100$ because some of the parts were a little overpriced when compared to newegg. like the ssd is almost 60$ more than it really is. they always have them on sale for 150

[stconquest]

$905, worth the $28 more.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($264.00 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($75.98 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($53.50 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.05 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 950 2GB OC Edition Video Card  ($199.26 @ Vuugo)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.26 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.88 @ Canada Computers)
Case Fan: BitFenix BFF-SCF-12025KK-RP 43.5 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($6.25 @ DirectCanada)  <<Front intake
Case Fan: BitFenix BFF-SCF-12025KK-RP 43.5 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($6.25 @ DirectCanada)  <<Front intake
Monitor: LG 24MB35PU-B 60Hz 23.8" Monitor  ($118.88 @ Canada Computers)
Total: $905.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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