Creating a budget-friendly setup for friend!

[jttiglao]

Hello! Here is a sub-$550 setup that includes a mouse, keyboard, and monitor that would act as a competitor to an xbox for a friend of mine:

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($69.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A68M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($49.43 @ Jet) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($22.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card  ($138.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Thermaltake Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($31.87 @ Jet) 
Monitor: Sceptre E225W-1920 22.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Mouse: Cobra E-3lue Wired Optical Mouse  ($9.87 @ Amazon) 
Other: Mechanical Eagle ($39.00)
Total: $548.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-11 19:11 EST-0500

I think it's a really good starting point for him; he really has no idea what he's doing. He tried asking me to lower the price by $150 but have it perform better. 

 

I just wanted to get some feedback on this build and whether or not it will do him well.

 

He likes Rocket League, Overwatch, Rainbow Six Siege, and games of the sort. I think this should be enough to run these titles at a steady frame rate.

He also has 2 households that he travels back and forth from- which is why I went with a micro-atx case. It really needs to be portable enough for him to carry it household to household every week.

 

Thanks so much!

[ProjectBox153]

That looks like a pretty decent build. I hope it goes well for you!

[jttiglao]

1 minute ago, Jamiec1130 said:

That looks like a pretty decent build. I hope it goes well for you!

Thanks!!

[kelvinhall05]

@jttiglao I can't stop thinking about those blueberries.

 

[jttiglao]

1 minute ago, kelvinhall05 said:

@jttiglao I can't stop thinking about those blueberries.

 

lmfaoooo to be quite honest I don't even know how I came across the idea of making my prof pic blueberries. Love Elf btw!

[Lotus]

Please don't do that APU setup. If you must, do an i3 + h110 motherboard combo.

 

Ideally, you'd do something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($188.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($41.99 @ Jet)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 460 2GB Video Card  ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($37.29 @ Jet)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($42.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Sceptre E225W-1920 22.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $538.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-11 19:30 EST-0500

 

and give him an old storage drive and keyboard/mouse, but if you are hard limited at $550 and must include all that, then this is what I'd do:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($41.99 @ Jet)
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ Jet)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 460 2GB Video Card  ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($37.29 @ Jet)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($42.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Sceptre E225W-1920 22.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard  ($9.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Mouse: Logitech G300 Wired Optical Mouse  ($17.98 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Total: $552.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-11 19:33 EST-0500

 

Not ideal by any means, but better than using an AMD APU.

[jttiglao]

6 minutes ago, Lotus said:

Please don't do that APU setup. If you must, do an i3 + h110 motherboard combo.

 

Ideally, you'd do something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($188.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($41.99 @ Jet)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 460 2GB Video Card  ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($37.29 @ Jet)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($42.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Sceptre E225W-1920 22.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $538.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-11 19:30 EST-0500

 

and give him an old storage drive and keyboard/mouse, but if you are hard limited at $550 and must include all that, then this is what I'd do:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($41.99 @ Jet)
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ Jet)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 460 2GB Video Card  ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($37.29 @ Jet)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($42.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Sceptre E225W-1920 22.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard  ($9.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Mouse: Logitech G300 Wired Optical Mouse  ($17.98 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Total: $552.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-11 19:33 EST-0500

 

Not ideal by any means, but better than using an AMD APU.

OK. This sounds good. Thanks!

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($75.00 @ B&H) performance is similar to an i3 6100, which trades blows with the fx8(your A8 trades blows with the g3258).
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($41.99 @ Jet) 
Storage: Toshiba Product Series:DT01ACA 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 470 4GB Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Rosewill FBM-05 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($38.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: Sceptre E225W-1920 22.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Keyboard: Redragon S101 Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($28.86 @ Amazon) 
Total: $553.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-11 20:12 EST-0500