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Bluethulhu
By Bluethulhu
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My friend just messaged me on Steam and wants to build a new gaming PC. I sent him a PCPartPicker list so he could get a general idea of what he needs. Parts marked $0 are some old parts of mine I will sell to him for a discount. Budget is around $800, $900 is probably the max. The aim of the system is pretty much pure gaming on a single 1080p monitor, no Photoshop/Premiere/etc. He is a major DayZ player, however most new AAA games will probably be played. Peripherals are not an issue, he also has everything he needs already. No OS needed either, I have a spare Windows 7 key he can use. I think buying time will be in December. All parts will be bought within the US.

 

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Edits: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/21Zdc

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CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ Microcenter) 


Motherboard:  Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Microcenter) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($74.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card:  Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($299.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Microcenter) 

Total: $799.91

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-13 20:28 EST-0500)

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Forgot to put this in the OP, but he wants to buy all the parts that were marked $0 in my list for a big discount, so change isn't needed. It's also going to be used for LAN parties a lot.

 

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CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ Microcenter) 
Motherboard:  Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Microcenter) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($74.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card:  Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($299.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply:  Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Microcenter) 
Total: $799.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-13 20:28 EST-0500)

 

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Forgot to put this in the OP, but he wants to buy all the parts that were marked $0 in my list for a big discount, so change isn't needed. It's also going to be used for LAN parties a lot.

I noticed that right after I posted. I fixed it already but not before you quoted it.

If you ever need help with a build, read the following before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/
Also, make sure to quote a post or tag a member when replying or else they won't get a notification that you replied to them.

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CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ Microcenter) 

CPU Cooler:  Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($69.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($127.99 @ Microcenter) 

Memory:  A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($67.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  A-Data Premier Pro SP600 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 


Video Card:  Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($309.99 @ Amazon) 

Case:  Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 


Optical Drive:  Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $912.88

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-13 20:32 EST-0500)

 

Use the SSD as a boot drive and maybe one smaller game. You could also sell him the items marked at 0 and take $150 off my build and add a bigger SSD

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