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Hi all,

 

Just lately i have been asking more questions than giving my help/opinion.

 

Anyways as a few of you will have now read before, my Girlfriends little brother wants a gaming PC. I have a budget of $300 NZD for CPU and Mobo. I may manage to get him to sell his xbox so he will go full pc gamer so i need the components to be able to hold up for 2 years preferably. Im thinking Fx 6300 but not sure. No overclocking will be done as that will push the budget as ill need a higher end board and a better cooler. I'll be using this site only if any of you care to take a look and no need to convert currencies :)

 

https://www.computerlounge.co.nz/components/

 

Thanks in advance :)

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The best budget bang for your buck CPU is fx-6300, unless you want to go the APU route but that would be heavily dependent on how much you spend on RAM.

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This 

https://www.computerlounge.co.nz/components/componentview.asp?partid=18584

 

plus

 

https://www.computerlounge.co.nz/components/componentview.asp?partid=19858

 

Little over your budget but i didnt think your budget was low at first but the numbers are much higher then i thought at first. £1=$1.6 i forgot that.

cpu: intel i5 4670k @ 4.5ghz Ram: G skill ares 2x4gb 2166mhz cl10 Gpu: GTX 680 liquid cooled cpu cooler: Raijintek ereboss Mobo: gigabyte z87x ud5h psu: cm gx650 bronze Case: Zalman Z9 plus


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Cpu: intel i7 4770k @ 4.2ghz Ram: G skill  ripjaws 2x4gb Gpu: nvidia gtx 970 cpu cooler: akasa venom voodoo Mobo: G1.Sniper Z6 Psu: XFX proseries 650w Case: Zalman H1

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This 

https://www.computerlounge.co.nz/components/componentview.asp?partid=18584

 

plus

 

https://www.computerlounge.co.nz/components/componentview.asp?partid=19858

 

Little over your budget but i didnt think your budget was low at first but the numbers are much higher then i thought at first. £1=$1.6 i forgot that.

holy crap that site is terribad price wise, the FX-6300 is like $115 USD or less on amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/AMD-FD6300WMHKBOX-FX-6300-Processor-Edition/dp/B009O7YORK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380970173&sr=8-1&keywords=FX-6300

-The Bellerophon- Obsidian 550D-i5-3570k@4.5Ghz -Asus Sabertooth Z77-16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866Mhz-x2 EVGA GTX 760 Dual FTW 4GB-Creative Sound Blaster XF-i Titanium-OCZ Vertex Plus 120GB-Seagate Barracuda 2TB- https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/60154-the-not-really-a-build-log-build-log/ Twofold http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/121043-twofold-a-dual-itx-system/ How great is EVGA? http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/110662-evga-how-great-are-they/#entry1478299

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holy crap that site is terribad price wise, the FX-6300 is like $115 USD or less on amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/AMD-FD6300WMHKBOX-FX-6300-Processor-Edition/dp/B009O7YORK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380970173&sr=8-1&keywords=FX-6300

As I thought as well, im not amazing at transfering the currency but its stupidly overpriced. As a recommendation to the op this website seems to be bollocks. Leave them.

cpu: intel i5 4670k @ 4.5ghz Ram: G skill ares 2x4gb 2166mhz cl10 Gpu: GTX 680 liquid cooled cpu cooler: Raijintek ereboss Mobo: gigabyte z87x ud5h psu: cm gx650 bronze Case: Zalman Z9 plus


Listen if you care.

Cpu: intel i7 4770k @ 4.2ghz Ram: G skill  ripjaws 2x4gb Gpu: nvidia gtx 970 cpu cooler: akasa venom voodoo Mobo: G1.Sniper Z6 Psu: XFX proseries 650w Case: Zalman H1

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As I thought as well, im not amazing at transfering the currency but its stupidly overpriced. As a recommendation to the op this website seems to be bollocks. Leave them.

you could nearly get an 8350 on amazon for what that site is asking for a 6300

-The Bellerophon- Obsidian 550D-i5-3570k@4.5Ghz -Asus Sabertooth Z77-16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866Mhz-x2 EVGA GTX 760 Dual FTW 4GB-Creative Sound Blaster XF-i Titanium-OCZ Vertex Plus 120GB-Seagate Barracuda 2TB- https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/60154-the-not-really-a-build-log-build-log/ Twofold http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/121043-twofold-a-dual-itx-system/ How great is EVGA? http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/110662-evga-how-great-are-they/#entry1478299

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As I thought as well, im not amazing at transfering the currency but its stupidly overpriced. As a recommendation to the op this website seems to be bollocks. Leave them.

Cheapest place in New Zealand really

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Cheapest place in New Zealand really

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woot 800 posts!!!

-The Bellerophon- Obsidian 550D-i5-3570k@4.5Ghz -Asus Sabertooth Z77-16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866Mhz-x2 EVGA GTX 760 Dual FTW 4GB-Creative Sound Blaster XF-i Titanium-OCZ Vertex Plus 120GB-Seagate Barracuda 2TB- https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/60154-the-not-really-a-build-log-build-log/ Twofold http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/121043-twofold-a-dual-itx-system/ How great is EVGA? http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/110662-evga-how-great-are-they/#entry1478299

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That website has i3's and APU's for $200.

 

Well it seems that what I said before still stands, the 6300 is still your best bet at that website even though it's still hideously overpriced for you. You have my sympathies, like....all of them.

-The Bellerophon- Obsidian 550D-i5-3570k@4.5Ghz -Asus Sabertooth Z77-16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866Mhz-x2 EVGA GTX 760 Dual FTW 4GB-Creative Sound Blaster XF-i Titanium-OCZ Vertex Plus 120GB-Seagate Barracuda 2TB- https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/60154-the-not-really-a-build-log-build-log/ Twofold http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/121043-twofold-a-dual-itx-system/ How great is EVGA? http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/110662-evga-how-great-are-they/#entry1478299

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That website has i3's and APU's for $200.

 

Well it seems that what I said before still stands, the 6300 is still your best bet at that website even though it's still hideously overpriced for you. You have my sympathies, like....all of them.

i'd go second hand but its risky too

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i'd go second hand but its risky too

yea you never know how badly it was treated until it breaks the day after you buy it. Personally I would never buy used parts for my PC.

-The Bellerophon- Obsidian 550D-i5-3570k@4.5Ghz -Asus Sabertooth Z77-16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866Mhz-x2 EVGA GTX 760 Dual FTW 4GB-Creative Sound Blaster XF-i Titanium-OCZ Vertex Plus 120GB-Seagate Barracuda 2TB- https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/60154-the-not-really-a-build-log-build-log/ Twofold http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/121043-twofold-a-dual-itx-system/ How great is EVGA? http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/110662-evga-how-great-are-they/#entry1478299

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Why allocate a separate budget for the mobo/cpu? What about the rest of the parts?

If you ever need help with a build, read the following before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/
Also, make sure to quote a post or tag a member when replying or else they won't get a notification that you replied to them.

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