I'm building a $600 PC for a cousin

tomasesp · March 23, 2016

Hello,

I'm building a PC for one of my cousins, he wants to spend about $600 US dollars. He is not going to be doing anything extreme on it other than some LoL gaming.

This my pcpartpicker list for him.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GQBHYJ

Moonzy · March 23, 2016

4 minutes ago, tomasesp said:

Hello,

I'm building a PC for one of my cousins, he wants to spend about $600 US dollars. He is not going to be doing anything extreme on it other than some LoL gaming.

This my pcpartpicker list for him.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GQBHYJ

comments:

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1) i would add an SSD, if you can squeeze one into the budget without sacrificing on core components

2) i would change that 960 to a 380 for slightly higher performance, unless nvidia's features were needed

3) would recommend a better psu if you're going to overclock

4) use a stock cooler instead of a premium aftermarket one if you're not going to oc or do mild oc

tomasesp · March 23, 2016

6 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

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1) i would add an SSD, if you can squeeze one into the budget without sacrificing on core components

2) i would change that 960 to a 380 for slightly higher performance, unless nvidia's features were needed

3) would recommend a better psu if you're going to overclock

4) use a stock cooler instead of a premium aftermarket one if you're not going to oc or do mild oc

1. i will see if i can do the SSD, I had one in there a 120G one but it made it almost 700.

2. Which 960 would you recommend.

3. I'm not going to be overclocking it. Do you have a better psu in mind, I chose the one on the list because of the Watt to price.

colinreay · March 23, 2016

Looks good. LOL isn't too intensive, so any real basic hardware should be fine, I got really good performance with a $100 gpu. I would go for intel though. The FX 6300 is good, but nix the cooler and go for a cheaper intel mobo, and you can get a powerful i5 in here, which will last him a long time, especially since even MMOs will get more demanding in the future. I went with a ssd in place of a HDD, small, but it sounds like it will be plenty of space for him as LOL is not a big game, and a HDD can always be put in later. One ram stick of 8gb should do, 16gb is optimal, but again, I doubt in LOL it would make a difference, and chrome is still solid on 8gb. R9 380 also, little faster in pretty much everything compared to the 960. I went with the Sapphire, Powercolors are cheaper, but I have heard mixed things and have never owned one. As for psu, went for a EVGA. A little more reliable than the CX IMO.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.00 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI B150M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.24 @ Directron)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card ($199.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $628.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-22 20:18 EDT-0400

snortings · March 23, 2016

Just now, tomasesp said:

1. i will see if i can do the SSD, I had one in there a 120G one but it made it almost 700.

2. Which 960 would you recommend.

3. I'm not going to be overclocking it. Do you have a better psu in mind, I chose the one on the list because of the Watt to price.

If you are not going to overclock use the stock cooler. Take out the Cooler and add in a SSD.

Moonzy · March 23, 2016

5 minutes ago, tomasesp said:

1. i will see if i can do the SSD, I had one in there a 120G one but it made it almost 700.

2. Which 960 would you recommend.

3. I'm not going to be overclocking it. Do you have a better psu in mind, I chose the one on the list because of the Watt to price.

here ya go

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

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($98.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($22.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($51.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 2GB PCS+ Video Card ($153.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $632.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-22 20:28 EDT-0400

comments:

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1) changed your cooler to a more budget oriented one, it performs well while costing half as much as the noctua

2) changed your motherboard

3) you can drop 16gb of ram to 8gb tbh

4) added an SSD and a better valued HDD

5) changed the 960 to a 380, it performs better, but you can change back to a 960 if you want

6) changed your psu to a better one

personally i would go with this build

since the cpu horsepower is much better than the 6300

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p6xmyc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p6xmyc/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.00 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI B150M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 2GB PCS+ Video Card ($153.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $670.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-22 20:32 EDT-0400

Starelementpoke · March 23, 2016

30 minutes ago, tomasesp said:

Hello,

I'm building a PC for one of my cousins, he wants to spend about $600 US dollars. He is not going to be doing anything extreme on it other than some LoL gaming.

This my pcpartpicker list for him.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GQBHYJ

Just my 2 cents:

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($27.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card ($208.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($41.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $605.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-22 20:42 EDT-0400

maulemall · March 23, 2016

56 minutes ago, tomasesp said:

Hello,

I'm building a PC for one of my cousins, he wants to spend about $600 US dollars. He is not going to be doing anything extreme on it other than some LoL gaming.

This my pcpartpicker list for him.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GQBHYJ

your power supply is on sale now for 19.99 after rebate

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026&ignorebbr=1

you can get a hydro series H60 for 49.00 after rebate

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181030&ignorebbr=1

your MB is 64.99 plus 3.99 shipping

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128602