Is this build good for 300 US?

[Trey222]

My friend wants to buy a laptop for 300 US I told him he could get way better performance by building a PC for the same price. This is the build I came up with tell me how I did. Cpu i5 2400, 4gb ram, hyper 212 Evo, intel dh77kc LGA 1155 board, corsair cx 430watt psu, 500gb hard drive, and the GTX 950 for the GPU. Most of these parts are from Ebay. Tell me how the build is and if I can improve it. As of now the total cost is around 330. Thank you for your help. 

[theninja35]

I'd say that's pretty good for about $300.

[HKZeroFive]

Lose the CPU cooler (unless the CPU doesn't come with the stock cooler) and invest into a better PSU. Try to go for either a SeaSonic or XFX one.

[Cutout]

Also note that building a pc doesn't include a monitor or other peripherals, where a laptop does include them, at least the monitor and a keyboard.

[WebPlayz]

7 minutes ago, Trey222 said:

My friend wants to buy a laptop for 300 US I told him he could get way better performance by building a PC for the same price. This is the build I came up with tell me how I did. Cpu i5 2400, 4gb ram, hyper 212 Evo, intel dh77kc LGA 1155 board, corsair cx 430watt psu, 500gb hard drive, and the GTX 950 for the GPU. Most of these parts are from Ebay. Tell me how the build is and if I can improve it. As of now the total cost is around 330. Thank you for your help. 

i say get a i7 980x and get a gtx 780 used with 8gb ram and keep 212 evo but try to get a better psu cx series psus stink it killed my whole pc!!

[Streetguru]

18 minutes ago, Trey222 said:

My friend wants to buy a laptop for 300 US I told him he could get way better performance by building a PC for the same

Well if you don't want to risk using used parts then here, I generally wouldn't recommend used parts if it's a first and only rig, as at least you have warranties with new stuff.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tG77zy
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tG77zy/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($77.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($62.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($39.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $295.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-06 20:59 EST-0500

[Mortis Angelus]

8 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Lose the CPU cooler (unless the CPU doesn't come with the stock cooler) and invest into a better PSU. Try to go for either a SeaSonic or XFX one.

I suggest Seasonic G-360  GOLD

 

3 minutes ago, Cutout said:

Also note that building a pc doesn't include a monitor or other peripherals, where a pc does include them, at least the monitor and a keyboard.

You mean a laptop includes monitor and keyboard. :-)

 

That is a nice build for 300 dollars!

[Trey222]

32 minutes ago, Cutout said:

Also note that building a pc doesn't include a monitor or other peripherals, where a laptop does include them, at least the monitor and a keyboard.

He already has those. 

38 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Lose the CPU cooler (unless the CPU doesn't come with the stock cooler) and invest into a better PSU. Try to go for either a SeaSonic or XFX one.

Oh yeah I have been buying Xeons lately and completely forgot about stock cooler. After looking at that PSU I am definitly going to get a new one. My build has the XFX Pro 850 which is a great PSU. 

 

25 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Well if you don't want to risk using used parts then here, I generally wouldn't recommend used parts if it's a first and only rig, as at least you have warranties with new stuff.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tG77zy
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tG77zy/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($77.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($62.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($39.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $295.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-06 20:59 EST-0500. 

I have always bought used with no problem. This build is nice but the GTX 950 will destroy the the integrated graphics on the A8

 

39 minutes ago, Killstreak said:

i say get a i7 980x and get a gtx 780 used with 8gb ram and keep 212 evo but try to get a better psu cx series psus stink it killed my whole pc!!

These parts are nice but WAY out of his budget.