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[masterkickass7]

A friend of a friend asked me to make him a $650 build 

Must have a monitor 

ddr4 or ddr3 (i would give him 4gb of ddr3)

wants to get this pc through college he's a junior (doughtful about that)

my purposed build with the ram I would give him https://pcpartpicker.com/user/masterkickass7/saved/bTC8dC

Leave any options down below 

[Guest]

Spend on cheaper case, cheaper HDD maybe so you can get better PSU

[SomeNerdNamedSteve]

Look into the photon 2.0 from Austin Evans here:

This can help maybe.  You can downgrade the GPU to a 1050Ti (still solid), and upgrade to an i5-6500 for four true cores.

[Guest]

I am getting this card this afternoon. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Crucial 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($25.99 @ Directron) 
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 480 4GB Red Dragon Video Card  ($191.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Zalman T2 Plus MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($18.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ B&H) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN781ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($12.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: Sceptre E225W-1920 22.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Other: 4gb ddr3 @1600 ($0.00)
Total: $647.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-30 13:55 EST-0500

[masterkickass7]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Spend on cheaper case, cheaper HDD maybe so you can get better PSU

he likes that case 

 

Just now, SomeNerdNamedSteve said:

Look into the photon 2.0 from Austin Evans here:

This can help maybe.  You can downgrade the GPU to a 1050Ti (still solid), and upgrade to an i5-6500 for four true cores.

i3 hell no 

[SomeNerdNamedSteve]

1 minute ago, masterkickass7 said:

i3 hell no 

Like I said below the video, upgrade that to an i5 and downgrade to a 1050Ti and you should still hit that budget relatively

[masterkickass7]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

I am getting this card this afternoon. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Crucial 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($25.99 @ Directron) 
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 480 4GB Red Dragon Video Card  ($191.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Zalman T2 Plus MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($18.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ B&H) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN781ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($12.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: Sceptre E225W-1920 22.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Other: 4gb ddr3 @1600 ($0.00)
Total: $647.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-30 13:55 EST-0500

that seems good but isn't that psu a bit overkill

[masterkickass7]

Just now, SomeNerdNamedSteve said:

Like I said below the video, upgrade that to an i5 and downgrade to a 1050Ti and you should still hit that budget relatively

he knows jack shit he's using it until it dies 

[Guest]

Just now, masterkickass7 said:

that seems good but isn't that psu a bit overkill

Out of 3 options

S12II 430B for 49.99

S12II 520B for 49.98

and 

S12II 620B for 49.99

Which would you choose?

[anybodykek]

6 minutes ago, masterkickass7 said:

A friend of a friend asked me to make him a $650 build 

Must have a monitor 

ddr4 or ddr3 (i would give him 4gb of ddr3)

wants to get this pc through college he's a junior (doughtful about that)

my purposed build with the ram I would give him https://pcpartpicker.com/user/masterkickass7/saved/bTC8dC

Leave any options down below 

Buying used could be an option. Unless your friend cares about his components, I don't see why buying used wouldn't be an option. Look for the R9 290 or GTX 780 Ti

[Guest]

1 minute ago, SomeNerdNamedSteve said:

Like I said below the video, upgrade that to an i5 and downgrade to a 1050Ti and you should still hit that budget relatively

oh hell no. I manage to fit in an i5 and a 480

[masterkickass7]

Just now, anybodykek said:

Buying used could be an option. Unless your friend cares about his components, I don't see why buying used wouldn't be an option. Look for the R9 290 or GTX 780 Ti

he wants new if this was my rig I would get used 

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, masterkickass7 said:

he wants new if this was my rig I would get used 

How much is that maximum he can go? I can make a beast. 

[masterkickass7]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

How much is that maximum he can go? I can make a beast. 

the max is $650 he has car insurance to pay for 

[anybodykek]

1 minute ago, masterkickass7 said:

he wants new if this was my rig I would get used 

Oh. Makes sense.

Maybe he could squeeze this into his budget????

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137049

[Guest]

Just now, masterkickass7 said:

the max is $650 he has car insurance to pay for 

Your part list is 664 though. If 650 is max then my build above doesn't look bad. He still has 3 dollars to spend for something (not sure)

[masterkickass7]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Your part list is 664 though. If 650 is max then my build above doesn't look bad. He still has 3 dollars to spend for something (not sure)

yeah I know I may have to pay him back the difference 

[anybodykek]

2 minutes ago, masterkickass7 said:

yeah I know I may have to pay him back the difference 

Maybe you could wait for Zen? Unless you have time restrictions

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, masterkickass7 said:

yeah I know I may have to pay him back the difference 

2 dollars more? How about that? CX PSU is bit on the bad side but is good for budget build and I am trying to fit in an IPS monitor, RX 480 and an i5 all in the build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Kingston 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($23.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 480 4GB Red Dragon Video Card  ($191.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Zalman T2 Plus MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($18.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($46.99 @ OutletPC) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN781ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($12.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: Acer H226HQLbid 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Other: 4gb ddr3 @1600 ($0.00)
Total: $652.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-30 14:08 EST-0500

[masterkickass7]

Just now, anybodykek said:

Maybe you could wait for Zen? Unless you have time restrictions

thats what i'm hoping for this build is for if he wants to build before zen 

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, anybodykek said:

Maybe you could wait for Zen? Unless you have time restrictions

He will need DDR4 RAM so.... he won't be saving muchso he can go skylake/kaby lake too

[masterkickass7]

3 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

2 dollars more? How about that? CX PSU is bit on the bad side but is good for budget build and I am trying to fit in an IPS monitor, RX 480 and an i5 all in the build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Kingston 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($23.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 480 4GB Red Dragon Video Card  ($191.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Zalman T2 Plus MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($18.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($46.99 @ OutletPC) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN781ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($12.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: Acer H226HQLbid 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Other: 4gb ddr3 @1600 ($0.00)
Total: $652.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-30 14:08 EST-0500

great budgeting i'm still learning myself 

[masterkickass7]

8 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

He will need DDR4 RAM so.... he won't be saving muchso he can go skylake/kaby lake too

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/masterkickass7/saved/Xp9K8d

made a low end back up build if something happens 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, masterkickass7 said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/masterkickass7/saved/Xp9K8d

made a low end back up build if something happens 

seems nice to me. though do try for rx 480 or 1060 3gb if possible 

[masterkickass7]

3 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

seems nice to me. though do try for rx 480 or 1060 3gb if possible 

is 3gb of vram enough though