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Madsaul
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A friend commissioned me to build him a computer for 850 dollars. I know he won't overclock, and he will probably max out at a 1080 display. I don't think he will do any content creation, and won't benchmark, but I still want to build something worthwhile. Is this a good starting off point?

 

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

CPU: *Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: *ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($95.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: *Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($38.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: *Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.49 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card  ($239.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: *EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($72.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $860.31

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2 minutes ago, Madsaul said:

A friend commissioned me to build him a computer for 850 dollars. I know he won't overclock, and he will probably max out at a 1080 display. I don't think he will do any content creation, and won't benchmark, but I still want to build something worthwhile. Is this a good starting off point?

 

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

CPU: *Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: *ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($95.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: *Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($38.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: *Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.49 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card  ($239.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: *EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($72.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $860.31

Good parts, though I might get a cheaper case/psu and swap for an I5 4460. (that's also a pricey motherboard)

 

Then get a better GPU

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10 minutes ago, Stardar1 said:

Well, with an i7, GTX 1080, Full tower and flashy lights, it can obviously only be for one thing:

Solitaire. 

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the PSU is a little too much and if u want high quality go for g2 evga its better

 

the card is good, people will recommend you 380  but 960 is a good card, OBV if u want to strech it to 970 do no stop yourself, actually i would probably recommend getting i5 4460 and a cheaper mobo and fitting in 970 to be totally honest with you.

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1 minute ago, Cpt Buzzkill said:

the PSU is a little too much and if u want high quality go for g2 evga its better

 

the card is good, people will recommend you 380  but 960 is a good card, OBV if u want to strech it to 970 do no stop yourself, actually i would probably recommend getting i5 4460 and a cheaper mobo and fitting in 970 to be totally honest with you.

I want to do that, but the 970 is a ways to go. I'm having trouble finding parts that will allow me to buy it. 

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I'm in the U.S. and please that would help a lot.

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i EVEN threw an ssd in there, if u give me a secound i might make a skylake equvilent so ur sistem is nice and fresh .

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/t6v67P
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/t6v67P/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($45.75 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($37.94 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.49 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $820.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-25 11:53 EST-0500

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($244.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($72.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($67.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($297.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $858.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-25 11:54 EST-0500

 

Was going for 4690K + Z97 but I think this should do as well

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Alright, thanks guys. These builds are great reference. 

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Get an unlocked CPU so that when it becomes a bottleneck you can OC it for another year or two. 

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or this if you want fresh Skylake system,

 

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B150M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($84.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($39.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($67.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $865.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-25 11:59 EST-0500

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Just now, CUDA_Cores said:

The r9 390 performs slightly better than the GTX 970. Why wouldn't OP get that instead?

well 390 will shine in resolution greater then 1080. its all up to OP prefrence really.

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18 minutes ago, Cpt Buzzkill said:

the PSU is a little too much and if u want high quality go for g2 evga its better

 

the card is good, people will recommend you 380  but 960 is a good card, OBV if u want to strech it to 970 do no stop yourself, actually i would probably recommend getting i5 4460 and a cheaper mobo and fitting in 970 to be totally honest with you.

Nobody is saying that the 960 is a bad card, just that the 380 is better. I would agree with you on lowering costs to get a 970, but I would make it a 390 instead.

Tip to those that are new on LTT forum- quote a post so that the person you are quoting gets a notification, otherwise they'll have no idea that you did. You can also use a tag such as @Ryoutarou97 (replace my username with anyone's. You should get a dropdown after you type the "@")to send a notification, but quoting is preferable.

 

Feel free to PM me about absolutely anything be it tech, math, literature, etc. I'll try my best to help. I'm currently looking for a cheap used build for around $25 to set up as a home server if anyone is selling.

 

If you are a native speaker please use proper English if you can. Punctuation, capitalization, and spelling are as important to making your message readable as proper night theme formatting is.

 

My build is fully operational, but won't be posted until after I get a GPU in it and the case arted up.

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Just now, CUDA_Cores said:

guess so. Those cards are practically matched in performance. Only reason I put it in builds is becasue it will not become as obsolete as fast due to the 8GB of onboard VRAM.

Well you see i am in the same road BUT

 

god knows how the r9 will USE the 8 gb and also knowing that gtx 970 copresses 3.5 gb memory it has very well.... it all depends again... boild down to prefrence and 5-10 fps more or less depending on the game

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6 minutes ago, CUDA_Cores said:

guess so. Those cards are practically matched in performance. Only reason I put it in builds is becasue it will not become as obsolete as fast due to the 8GB of onboard VRAM.

AMD cards also do better at higher resolutions so in case it has to be crossfired for an upgrade (adding in a second card isn't unusual) to 1440 or 4k it should perform better.

Tip to those that are new on LTT forum- quote a post so that the person you are quoting gets a notification, otherwise they'll have no idea that you did. You can also use a tag such as @Ryoutarou97 (replace my username with anyone's. You should get a dropdown after you type the "@")to send a notification, but quoting is preferable.

 

Feel free to PM me about absolutely anything be it tech, math, literature, etc. I'll try my best to help. I'm currently looking for a cheap used build for around $25 to set up as a home server if anyone is selling.

 

If you are a native speaker please use proper English if you can. Punctuation, capitalization, and spelling are as important to making your message readable as proper night theme formatting is.

 

My build is fully operational, but won't be posted until after I get a GPU in it and the case arted up.

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