Finally Done with GF PC

[Marcus Torre DeProspero]

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Db4TWX

 

I built this PC for my girlfriend and all she plays is mostly Overwatch, League, Tera, Garry's Mod, and a few other less hardware intensive games. She wants to start doing twitch streams and do youtube videos with me and a few of my friends. I was actually wondering how I did with this computer my budget was 1000$ USD and that was all I had since I said I was going to pay for it as is. Could I have done something different, could I have change a parts that made it better?

[TheRandomness]

I don't quite understand how that list is at $1000.. It should be like $600 at the max.

[ltguy]

its the $200 os partpicker is referencing...

[Marcus Torre DeProspero]

3 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

I don't quite understand how that list is at $1000.. It should be like $600 at the max.

 

2 minutes ago, ltguy said:

its the $200 os partpicker is referencing...

yeah so actually I only payed 180$ for the case, power supply, OS, CD drive, and Motherboard. The OS was practically free but everything else was full price.

[christianled59]

For almost 1k? You should have put a way better cpu and gpu in there. 

[TheRandomness]

1 minute ago, Marcus Torre DeProspero said:

yeah so actually I only payed 180$ for the case, power supply, OS, CD drive, and Motherboard. The OS was practically free but everything else was full price.

Oh ok. If you were to redo this, I'd say wait for the RX 470 (5% weaker than a 970 for $150~) and get a Xeon E3-1231v3 (an i7 at i5 prices) for her streams and whatnot.

[Marcus Torre DeProspero]

2 minutes ago, christianled59 said:

For almost 1k? You should have put a way better cpu and gpu in there. 

Actually I quite the like the performance of the gtx 960 that I bought it is almost as powerful as the gtx 970 SSC that I have in my test bed. Honestly I was surprised to see tht it did better than the 970 in COD BO2

[ltguy]

Haters gonna hate. I actually think its a great system and totally balanced. People need to realize that pcpartpicker is skewing the price. Who cares anyways, you have a g/f that likes to play pc games. You already win the internets.

[Aytex]

2 minutes ago, Marcus Torre DeProspero said:

Actually I quite the like the performance of the gtx 960 that I bought it is almost as powerful as the gtx 970 SSC that I have in my test bed. Honestly I was surprised to see tht it did better than the 970 in COD BO2

you could've fit a rx 480 and a 4460/6500 if you were to actually look at your parts

[Marcus Torre DeProspero]

2 minutes ago, Aytex said:

you could've fit a rx 480 and a 4460/6500 if you were to actually look at your parts

well its not out yet and I already built so no I couldn't have. Also I thought because she isn't going to do anything very intensive why waist the money on an i5 because I almost bought an fx 8350 system

[Aytex]

2 minutes ago, Marcus Torre DeProspero said:

well its not out yet and I already built so no I couldn't have. Also I thought because she isn't going to do anything very intensive why waist the money on an i5 because I almost bought an fx 8350 system

why get an i3 then if your budget is 1k....

I'm guessing best "bang for your buck" does not apply here?

 

You might as well just gotten a A10 APU with like a $400 budget

 

Im not here to say "hey your retarded at making builds" im here trying to say "hey you kinda wasted your money on that build" seeing in terms of preformance (gaming or not)

[Guest]

You're paying waaaay too much for that RAM... And please, get the non-ultimate version of Windows, most of the extra features are often unutilized.

[christianled59]

2 minutes ago, Marcus Torre DeProspero said:

well its not out yet and I already built so no I couldn't have. Also I thought because she isn't going to do anything very intensive why waist the money on an i5 because I almost bought an fx 8350 system

Well as long as you two are happy. Enjoy the master race.

[Marcus Torre DeProspero]

1 minute ago, Aytex said:

why get an i3 then if your budget is 1k....

I'm guessing best "bang for your buck" does not apply here?

I am not going for "band for the buck" I stated the games she plays above and her 1080p monitor runs at 75 FPS average on all of those games at max except TERA

[Marcus Torre DeProspero]

4 minutes ago, JelleDekkers said:

You're paying waaaay too much for that RAM... And please, get the non-ultimate version of Windows, most of the extra features are often unutilized.

well I actually got the 4gb stick of RAM for free and the 2x4GB sticks from Avexir I only bought for 32.99$

[Guest]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($169.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($77.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.59 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($274.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($83.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $891.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-17 15:01 EDT-0400

Here, a MUCH better computer for even less money.

[Marcus Torre DeProspero]

1 minute ago, JelleDekkers said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($169.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($77.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.59 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($274.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($83.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $891.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-17 15:01 EDT-0400

Here, a MUCH better computer for even less money.

not really I actually on payed about 700$ for my PC so not less at all

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Marcus Torre DeProspero said:

not really I actually on payed about 700$ for my PC so not less at all

Then why the hell does it say 900+?

[ltguy]

3 minutes ago, JelleDekkers said:

Then why the hell does it say 900+?

we covered this... read...

[Marcus Torre DeProspero]

11 minutes ago, JelleDekkers said:

Then why the hell does it say 900+?

yeah seriosuly

[NumLock21]

Unbalanced build that should cost way less even when windows is included.

[FoxHunter]

Mark as Purchased the items you already bought, so people can understand you budget.

 

And an i3 to streaming games? AMD is better.

[NumLock21]

Slightly over $1,000. Can go below when picking a regular HDD. Went with a hybrid, for SSD performance and HDD capacity on a budget.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI X99A Raider ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($169.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($69.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer  ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1043.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-17 16:11 EDT-0400

 

 

[Marcus Torre DeProspero]

8 minutes ago, NumLock21 said:

Slightly over $1,000. Can go below when picking a regular HDD. Went with a hybrid, for SSD performance and HDD capacity on a budget.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI X99A Raider ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($169.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($69.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer  ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1043.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-17 16:11 EDT-0400

 

 

uh dude I just fucking told you what games she plays she doesn't need any of that shit you moron

[NumLock21]

1 minute ago, Marcus Torre DeProspero said:

uh dude I just fucking told you what games she plays she doesn't need any of that shit you moron

You said she want to start twitch streaming and YouTube so wouldn't a high-end processor like the 5820K benefit for her needs.

Besides, the moron here is you who bought already bought the parts before coming here to ask for a better build.

Higher end gpu = future proof, as in she can play more games in the years ahead before YOU will have to spend money again and get her a better card.