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[tlmills82]

I've been banging my head against a wall trying to come up with a build with a budget of $900 for my a friend's son, for his graduation.

 

I posted here a couple of weeks ago, and was advised to wait for the RX 480s.  So I did, but now it seems there are some power draw issues with it, and I'm not sure if it's still the best for the price.

 

Anyway, if I could get any sort of help I'd appreciate it.

He's going to be playing at 1080p on a TV (I'm guessing 60hz?)  He has a keyboard and mouse, as well as an SSD already bought and paid for, I was able to convince him not to buy a CD drive.  For the OS we'll be using Kinguin/G2A or Reddit.

His only other request is to use the Razer S340 or 440.

[Herman Mcpootis]

Why the razer model in particular? Just for the logo or the green color?

[GeorgeKellow]

ARSENAL ARE BETTER THAN TOTTENHAM  

 

I'd wait til the board partners come out with their 480's 

 

The 1070 or a used 980ti is still a no brainier for me 

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($238.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($89.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($52.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: AMD Radeon R3 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.54 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($263.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $899.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-05 10:19 EDT-0400

[jeonjaeng]

12 minutes ago, GeorgeKellow said:

ARSENAL ARE BETTER THAN TOTTENHAM  

 

I'd wait til the board partners come out with their 480's 

 

The 1070 or a used 980ti is still a no brainier for me 

Same for me. I have run into problems with the AMD drivers that really just grinded my gears.

[HeadsUpHigh]

15 minutes ago, tlmills82 said:

I've been banging my head against a wall trying to come up with a build with a budget of $900 for my a friend's son, for his graduation.

 

I posted here a couple of weeks ago, and was advised to wait for the RX 480s.  So I did, but now it seems there are some power draw issues with it, and I'm not sure if it's still the best for the price.

 

Anyway, if I could get any sort of help I'd appreciate it.

He's going to be playing at 1080p on a TV (I'm guessing 60hz?)  He has a keyboard and mouse, as well as an SSD already bought and paid for, I was able to convince him not to buy a CD drive.  For the OS we'll be using Kinguin/G2A or Reddit.

His only other request is to use the Razer S340 or 440.

The RX480 is still the best bunk for the buck. Don't buy a reference card, that was always the drill. The aftermarket ones have better coolers and as has already been demonstrated with the nitro version they use bigger connectors ( 8-pin compared to the 6-pin reference one). And before you might wonder about the 1060, my personal view on it is that the rx480 will be a  bit more future proof due to dx12

[tlmills82]

20 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

Why the razer model in particular? Just for the logo or the green color?

I believe so.  His mouse and keyboard are both Razer, so maybe for that theme?

[tlmills82]

21 minutes ago, GeorgeKellow said:

ARSENAL ARE BETTER THAN TOTTENHAM  

 

I'd wait til the board partners come out with their 480's 

 

The 1070 or a used 980ti is still a no brainier for me 

Eww Arsenal!

 

Honestly though I'm just glad to see another football fan!

[tlmills82]

59 minutes ago, GeorgeKellow said:

ARSENAL ARE BETTER THAN TOTTENHAM  

 

I'd wait til the board partners come out with their 480's 

 

The 1070 or a used 980ti is still a no brainier for me 

Also, any word on when the new partner cards will be releasing?

 

[GeorgeKellow]

1 minute ago, tlmills82 said:

Also, any word on when the new partner cards will be releasing?

 

No idea

[FanBlade]

Wait till there is aftermarket cards for the gtx 1060 and the rx 480 and then compare them to see which one is better. I personally love the razer s340.

[tlmills82]

I've come up with 2 builds  minus the gpu.  Are either of these decent, and where could I cut to make a little room for the gpu?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($213.98 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI H170A PC Mate ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($98.97 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($39.57 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.95 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 - Designed by Razer ATX Mid Tower Case  ($101.63 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($76.22 @ Newegg) 
Total: $583.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-05 13:19 EDT-0400

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($213.98 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.Sniper B7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.97 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($39.57 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.95 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 - Designed by Razer ATX Mid Tower Case  ($101.63 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($76.22 @ Newegg) 
Total: $594.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-05 13:21 EDT-0400

[tlmills82]

lol I just realized the only difference is the motherboard.

[tlmills82]

I think this is what I'm going to go with and have him wait for the board partner RX480s.

 

My only issue is the Motherboard.  I can't seem to find a decent full atx board that is reasonably priced, and isn't red or blue lol.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($213.98 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($105.93 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($63.11 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.48 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT S340 - Designed by Razer ATX Mid Tower Case  ($101.63 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($76.22 @ Newegg) 
Total: $614.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-06 18:13 EDT-0400