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So a Friend of mine needs a new pc, he know verry little about hardware and asked me to do it for him. 

He will be a casual user : gaming in 1080p, school and internet. He won't be overclocking en is looking for the best Bang for the Buck (or euros in this case)

so here is the list: 

 

mobo: Asus H87-plus

cpu:  Intel core i5 4570

cpu cooler: Coolermaster hyper 212 evo

gpu:  XFX R9 280X double dissapation 

psu:  Corsair cx600M

ram:  Mushkin 8gb ddr3-1600 2x4

hdd:  western digital caviar blue 1tb

optical drive:  some cheap samsung thingy

case: Corsair obsidian 350D

 

Here is the link :http://puu.sh/4Sa1K.jpg

feedback is always welcome 

maybe an AMD build ? 

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You should definitely try a Amd build. It has a better value for money and if you are not going to do editing/single core stressful things, AMD will perform better.

-making the build brb-

Planning on trying StarCitizen (Highly recommended)? STAR-NR5P-CJFR is my referal link 

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Where are you shopping?

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looks good. any chance you can order from germany? for example, GPU will cost you 250 instead of 300. thats one example, you could save around 150 , you want me to make build for comparison? 

shipping to nentherlands is like 10 bucks + something extra ( shipping should not exeed 40 bucks unless you buy so much stuff they must put it into 2 boxes)

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looks good. any chance you can order from germany? for example, GPU will cost you 250 instead of 300. thats one example, you could save around 150 , you want me to make build for comparison? 

shipping to nentherlands is like 10 bucks + something extra ( shipping should not exeed 40 bucks unless you buy so much stuff they must put it into 2 boxes)

What would be a good site ?

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looks good. any chance you can order from germany? for example, GPU will cost you 250 instead of 300. thats one example, you could save around 150 , you want me to make build for comparison? 

shipping to nentherlands is like 10 bucks + something extra ( shipping should not exeed 40 bucks unless you buy so much stuff they must put it into 2 boxes)

i made this build: http://puu.sh/4Sgfl.png using your website its a bit cheaper but with shipping is almost the same

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i made this build: http://puu.sh/4Sgfl.png using your website its a bit cheaper but with shipping is almost the same

have you used idealo.de to put items in your cart? 

yes, if you do exact same build you only save around 50, but if you seek for lowest prices the cost goes down.

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A dutch site called: alternate.nl

Budget?

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ummm not more than 1000 euros but less is better. as long a he can still play new titles like bf4 on high/ultra settings

Alrighty then.

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wow what a nice build 

im gonne go for a better case though but verry nice :)

What case did you have in mind?

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What case did you have in mind?

uhmm so i tweeked it a bit 

4Yvrw.png

so i chanced the ram for a better lokking on for a few euro's more.

The hdd becouse it is cheaper and still good

the mobo because i would like a bit more ''premium'' mobo with usb 3.0 adn just the little things like angled sata ports

and the gpu becouse sadly the msi was impossible to find, so i think i is out of stock or something idk :(

and the case becouse my friend likes it :) and he is willing to pay the extra money for it 

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uhmm so i tweeked it a bit 

4Yvrw.png

so i chanced the ram for a better lokking on for a few euro's more.

The hdd becouse it is cheaper and still good

the mobo because i would like a bit more ''premium'' mobo with usb 3.0 adn just the little things like angled sata ports

and the gpu becouse sadly the msi was impossible to find, so i think i is out of stock or something idk :(

and the case becouse my friend likes it :) and he is willing to pay the extra money for it 

That costs more for the same performance..

The color scheme is all over the place with this build. The original Geil ram I chose would match the mobo more than the ram you chose. 

The barracuda slightly outperforms the caviar blue fyi. 

The matx mobo in the mid tower is awkward. Either get the Define Mini or an atx mobo. 

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That costs more for the same performance..

The color scheme is all over the place with this build. The original Geil ram I chose would match the mobo more than the ram you chose. 

The barracuda slightly outperforms the caviar blue fyi. 

The matx mobo in the mid tower is awkward. Either get the Define Mini or an atx mobo. 

*but you get more quality

*doesnt matter (look at point 4) i will be going with your ram 

*im not going to argue about this it doesnt matter that mutch so ill go with the barracuda just for u ;)

*and i thought of that right after i posted it so im going for the define mini now. and about the color scheme he doesnt care becouse he just wants a good pc and isnt going to see it anyway becouse de define mini has no window (witch he doesnt mind)

and since im not ashamed of asking should i put in a hyper 212 evo ? 

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*but you get more quality

*doesnt matter (look at point 4) i will be going with your ram 

*im not going to argue about this it doesnt matter that mutch so ill go with the barracuda just for u ;)

*and i thought of that right after i posted it so im going for the define mini now. and about the color scheme he doesnt care becouse he just wants a good pc and isnt going to see it anyway becouse de define mini has no window (witch he doesnt mind)

and since im not ashamed of asking should i put in a hyper 212 evo ? 

Where exactly did you get more quality?

I'm not trying to start an argument--just trying to help you get the most out of your money.

The Hyper 212 Evo is a good cooler but it's not like you're oc'ing. Build the system first. If the intel stock cooler is too loud, get the Evo. Otherwise, keep the stock because it cools just fine. 

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*like i sad the little things like angled sata ports and just the overal look of lets say.. the motherboard (and i kinda think the msi one looks a bit ghetto) 

*no im sorry english isnt my first language so sometime i dont type what i mean. but what i meant was: im not going to explean why i chose the wd. but what im now going to do just so u dont think im a asshole :) since it is only one euro and a bit better preformance and i have the blue myself so i know it isnt cheap shit i chose that one. not that i dont trust you or something but you know when you have something yourself and you like it you aprove it (sorry for the bad example)

*ill sure do that 

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Where exactly did you get more quality?

I'm not trying to start an argument--just trying to help you get the most out of your money.

The Hyper 212 Evo is a good cooler but it's not like you're oc'ing. Build the system first. If the intel stock cooler is too loud, get the Evo. Otherwise, keep the stock because it cools just fine. 

 

*like i sad the little things like angled sata ports and just the overal look of lets say.. the motherboard (and i kinda think the msi one looks a bit ghetto) 

*no im sorry english isnt my first language so sometime i dont type what i mean. but what i meant was: im not going to explean why i chose the wd. but what im now going to do just so u dont think im a asshole :) since it is only one euro and a bit better preformance and i have the blue myself so i know it isnt cheap shit i chose that one. not that i dont trust you or something but you know when you have something yourself and you like it you aprove it (sorry for the bad example)

*ill sure do that 

lol forgot to quote you :)

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Where exactly did you get more quality?

I'm not trying to start an argument--just trying to help you get the most out of your money.

The Hyper 212 Evo is a good cooler but it's not like you're oc'ing. Build the system first. If the intel stock cooler is too loud, get the Evo. Otherwise, keep the stock because it cools just fine. 

oh and maybe swaping the club 3d with a : http://www.alternate.nl/SAPPHIRE/SAPPHIRE+DUAL-X_R9_270X_4GB_OC_with_Boost_(11217-04-20G)/html/product/1103162/?tk=7&lk=10190

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