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Building a PC for a friend:

Requirements:

-Black & Red color scheme

-S340 Black & Red

-Ark Survival on decent graphics: Most graphically demanding game he would play on the PC

-Uprgadeability

-No need for VR

-SSD & HDD if it fits within the budget ($700) (If not, just HDD)

-Has no need for storage above 1TB

-Preferably matching color scheme

 

 

 

 

 

CPU: Intel Core i7 3770 @ 3.91 GHz RAM: G.Skill 4x4GB 2133Mhz DDR3 GPU: AMD HD 7970 3GB SSD: Samsung 840 Evo 500GB PSU: Corsair HX620W  Motherboard: Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3 Case: Phanteks P400 Tempered Glass (Black) Monitor: Dell P2412H, Dell 2012H Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Classic Mouse: Logitech G203 Prodigy HDD: WD Black 3TB

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1 minute ago, mpsparrow said:

1080p gaming?

Yes.

CPU: Intel Core i7 3770 @ 3.91 GHz RAM: G.Skill 4x4GB 2133Mhz DDR3 GPU: AMD HD 7970 3GB SSD: Samsung 840 Evo 500GB PSU: Corsair HX620W  Motherboard: Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3 Case: Phanteks P400 Tempered Glass (Black) Monitor: Dell P2412H, Dell 2012H Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Classic Mouse: Logitech G203 Prodigy HDD: WD Black 3TB

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11 minutes ago, PokeCatz said:

Building a PC for a friend:

Requirements:

-Black & Red color scheme

-S340 Black & Red

-Ark Survival on decent graphics: Most graphically demanding game he would play on the PC

-Uprgadeability

-No need for VR

-SSD & HDD if it fits within the budget ($700) (If not, just HDD)

-Has no need for storage above 1TB

-Preferably matching color scheme

 

 

 

 

 

Any peripherals?

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI B250 PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($94.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Patriot Viper 4 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 4GB RS Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Matte Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.90 @ Jet) 
Total: $728.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I understand that it's a little overbudget but ya know :P 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI B250 PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($94.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Patriot Viper 4 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 4GB RS Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.90 @ Jet) 
Total: $688.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-25 18:28 EST-0500

Looking at my signature are we now? Well too bad there's nothing here...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What? As I said, there seriously is nothing here :) 

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1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Any peripherals?

If you find a 1080p monitor under $120 USD then yes. He already has a keyboard and a mouse.

CPU: Intel Core i7 3770 @ 3.91 GHz RAM: G.Skill 4x4GB 2133Mhz DDR3 GPU: AMD HD 7970 3GB SSD: Samsung 840 Evo 500GB PSU: Corsair HX620W  Motherboard: Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3 Case: Phanteks P400 Tempered Glass (Black) Monitor: Dell P2412H, Dell 2012H Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Classic Mouse: Logitech G203 Prodigy HDD: WD Black 3TB

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Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

So 700-120=580 dollars for the PC itself or 120 is seperate? 

120 Separate. 

CPU: Intel Core i7 3770 @ 3.91 GHz RAM: G.Skill 4x4GB 2133Mhz DDR3 GPU: AMD HD 7970 3GB SSD: Samsung 840 Evo 500GB PSU: Corsair HX620W  Motherboard: Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3 Case: Phanteks P400 Tempered Glass (Black) Monitor: Dell P2412H, Dell 2012H Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Classic Mouse: Logitech G203 Prodigy HDD: WD Black 3TB

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PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gDNTtJ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gDNTtJ/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($147.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($27.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock 970A-G/3.1 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard  ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($58.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB GAMING X 4G Video Card  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 Elite (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($77.88 @ OutletPC) 
Keyboard: Redragon S101 Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($27.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $714.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Peripherals are optional, you can get a rx480 if you want instead.

 

e: forgot about new Hyper 212 LED, so If you want that then thats also optional

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI B250M GAMING PRO Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($84.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Patriot Viper 4 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital RE4 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 8GB GAMING X Video Card  ($244.99 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.90 @ Jet) 
Total: $703.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Monitor: http://pcpartpicker.com/product/hqmxFT/aoc-monitor-g2260vwq6

Has freesync and 1080p and 75hz

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5 minutes ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI B250 PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($94.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Patriot Viper 4 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 4GB RS Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Matte Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.90 @ Jet) 
Total: $728.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I understand that it's a little overbudget but ya know :P 

He said s340 so yay!! its under budget!

18 minutes ago, PokeCatz said:

Building a PC for a friend:

Requirements:

-Black & Red color scheme

-S340 Black & Red

-Ark Survival on decent graphics: Most graphically demanding game he would play on the PC

-Uprgadeability

-No need for VR

-SSD & HDD if it fits within the budget ($700) (If not, just HDD)

-Has no need for storage above 1TB

-Preferably matching color scheme

 

 

 

 

 

Ariana Grande's Leaked Nudes!!!111!11!

Spoiler

Ayyyyyy

Gaming Rig:     CPU:  i5-4690k  Cooler:  H80i  Mobo:  MSI z97 PC MATE  RAM:  16gb Fury White  Storage:  1TB WD + 120gb Fury SSD  GPU:  GTX 970  Case:  NZXT S340  PSU:  NEX 650W  Keyboard:  K65 RGB  Mouse:  Mionix Naos 7000  Headphones:  ATH-M50x  Monitor:  2x VN248h-P + 1x MG248q  Setup Photo:  (To come)

 

 

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2 minutes ago, iNoa97 said:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gDNTtJ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gDNTtJ/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($147.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($27.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock 970A-G/3.1 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard  ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($58.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB GAMING X 4G Video Card  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 Elite (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($77.88 @ OutletPC) 
Keyboard: Redragon S101 Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($27.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $714.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-25 18:24 EST-0500

 

Peripherals are optional, you can get a rx480 if you want instead.

 

1 minute ago, iNoa97 said:

He said s340 so yay!! its under budget!

Bad PSU, FX is old and offer no upgradability :D 

Check PSU tier list for good PSU

 

 

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1 minute ago, iNoa97 said:

He said s340 so yay!! its under budget!

Ah, whoops xD 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI B250 PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($94.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Patriot Viper 4 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 4GB RS Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.90 @ Jet) 
Total: $688.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-25 18:28 EST-0500

Looking at my signature are we now? Well too bad there's nothing here...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What? As I said, there seriously is nothing here :) 

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https://pcpartpicker.com/list/sf4mQV

 

I went over tryna fit the red color scheme bah. The black/white version of the video card is like $20 cheaper lol.

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2 minutes ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

Ah, whoops xD 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI B250 PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($94.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Patriot Viper 4 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 4GB RS Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.90 @ Jet) 
Total: $688.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Since you saved some money get at least Gaming X to match the color scheme?

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1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Since you saved some money get at least Gaming X to match the color scheme?

But that pits it $14 overbudget :/ 

Looking at my signature are we now? Well too bad there's nothing here...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What? As I said, there seriously is nothing here :) 

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4 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FGMKkT

(cheapest mobo that actually has red on it)

 

but it's not ATX...it's mATX :/ 

Looking at my signature are we now? Well too bad there's nothing here...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What? As I said, there seriously is nothing here :) 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($188.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-E/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($45.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Patriot Viper 4 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Best Buy) 
Storage: Western Digital RE4 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 8GB ARMOR 8G OC Video Card  ($219.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.90 @ Jet) 
Total: $696.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-25 19:41 EST-0500

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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