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Im planning to get a Mini-ITX PC for my girlfriend, she will use it mainly for overwatch @ 1080p.

what could be the best non-overkill specs for her?

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i5  6500

choose mobo based on what features you want

gtx 1060/rx470 or rx 480 (whichever fills out budget)

choose case based on your liking

PSU get an evga 500w will do (80+ rating minimum)

250gb ssd, 2tb hdd

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1 minute ago, xnoobftw said:

i5  6500

choose mobo based on what features you want

gtx 1060/rx470 or rx 480 (whichever fills out budget)

choose case based on your liking

PSU get an evga 500w will do (80+ rating minimum)

250gb ssd, 2tb hdd

rx470 will be totally fine (my GTX 760 can keep the game above 100FPS)
CHange that HDD to 1TB , (2 is pretty pointless).

other than thatr, i agree :)

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19 minutes ago, RyeIII said:

Im planning to get a Mini-ITX PC for my girlfriend, she will use it mainly for overwatch @ 1080p.

what could be the best non-overkill specs for her?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H110I Pro Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($36.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($88.48 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 470 4GB Red Devil Video Card  ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Other: Fractal Design Nano S ($60.00)
Total: $784.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-28 08:03 EDT-0400

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1 minute ago, legacy99 said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H110I Pro Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($36.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($88.48 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 470 4GB Red Devil Video Card  ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Other: Fractal Design Nano S ($60.00)
Total: $784.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-28 08:03 EDT-0400

Thanks man! I will consider this one

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3 minutes ago, xnoobftw said:

i5  6500

choose mobo based on what features you want

gtx 1060/rx470 or rx 480 (whichever fills out budget)

choose case based on your liking

PSU get an evga 500w will do (80+ rating minimum)

250gb ssd, 2tb hdd

I would rather a g2,p2,t2.

 

Use this as reference tho:

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/tRYQ6X

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18 minutes ago, RyeIII said:

Thanks man! I will consider this one

Glad I could pot something you liked. There is even wiggle room to go cheaper too, but I personally wouldnt ever build without an SSD these days. 

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