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Which Build is Better? $500

danny58264

"Sulit" (adj.) something that is worth it

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SMSL SD793II AMP/DAC - Schiit Magni 3 / PCPP

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i5 2500k 4.5Ghz | Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P | Zotac GTX 980 AMP! Extreme | Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB 1866MHz

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1 minute ago, TheRandomness said:

Are you going to be picking one and building it?

soon

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4 minutes ago, danny58264 said:

soon

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($114.78 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($38.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($170.80 @ Newegg) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $474.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-17 16:23 EDT-0400

 

A tad bit less GPU and a tad bit more CPU.

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1 minute ago, TheRandomness said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($114.78 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($38.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($170.80 @ Newegg) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $474.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-17 16:23 EDT-0400

 

A tad bit less GPU and a tad bit more CPU.

my tweak on this would be to replace the SSD with HDD for capacity, and then add an SSD later when you have the budget to do so

-sigh- feeling like I'm being too negative lately

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1 minute ago, Moonzy said:

my tweak on this would be to replace the SSD with HDD for capacity, and then add an SSD later when you have the budget to do so

Hmmm....

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($38.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($170.80 @ Newegg) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $514.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-17 16:28 EDT-0400

 

I want under $500 though...

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Just now, TheRandomness said:

Hmmm....

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($38.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($170.80 @ Newegg) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $514.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-17 16:28 EDT-0400

 

I want under $500 though...

then remove the friggin SSD XDD its a luxury item that can be added later

-sigh- feeling like I'm being too negative lately

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Just now, Moonzy said:

then remove the friggin SSD XDD its a luxury item that can be added later

Could start a gofundme for the last $14 ~.^

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1 minute ago, derick90 said:

Could start a gofundme for the last $14 ~.^

cook breakfast for your parents and do chores for the entire day hoping for that $14

all you get was "are you having a fever?"

-sigh- feeling like I'm being too negative lately

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20 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

cook breakfast for your parents and do chores for the entire day hoping for that $14

all you get was "are you having a fever?"

Jeeze that was expected of me lol.. Allowance was something my friends at school talked about 

 CPU: Intel Core i5 6600K  Motherboard: Asus Z170-A  CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT  GPUGigabyte GTX 980 Xtreme  RAM:2x8gb HyperX Fury  SSD: 120gb A-Data  HDD: 1Tb WD Blue 7200RPM - 750gb Hitachi 2.5" HDD  PSU: EVGA SuperNova G1 650W  Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX  Monitor: 27" AOC LED IPS x 2  Keyboard: Corsair Strafe RGB Silent  Mouse: Corsair Scimitar RGB

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