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My friend asked me I if could build a pc for him for 700$ for gaming and I came up with this. He doesn't want to OC and he's mainly going to play games on it. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mhWhkd   Note: he bought the gtx 980 a few months back on sale so I Think that there's no reason to purchase a new gpu

 

I comepletly forgot that to tell you that he's going to game at 1080p and not 1440/2190p so shouldn't 8gb be enough for now and if he needs more he can simply buy another 8gb?

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If he's not OC'ing, not need for a CPU cooler.  The stock cooler that comes with the CPU is fine.

 

Not sure why the 4x additional fans, you may at most need 1 extra fan if not OCing, heat won't be a huge issue.

 

Edit:  Case is aesthetic most likely, I get it.

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

Onyx : AMD Ryzen 7 7800x3d / MSI 6900xt Gaming X Trio / Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX / G. Skill Flare X5 6000CL36 32GB / Samsung 980 1TB x3 / Super Flower Leadex V Platinum Pro 850 / EK-AIO 360 Basic / Fractal Design North XL (black mesh) / AOC AGON 35" 3440x1440 100Hz / Mackie CR5BT / Corsair Virtuoso SE / Cherry MX Board 3.0 / Logitech G502

 

7800X3D - PBO -30 all cores, 4.90GHz all core, 5.05GHz single core, 18286 C23 multi, 1779 C23 single

 

Emma : i9 9900K @5.1Ghz - Gigabyte AORUS 1080Ti - Gigabyte AORUS Z370 Gaming 5 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 32GB 3200CL16 - 750 EVO 512GB + 2x 860 EVO 1TB (RAID0) - EVGA SuperNova 650 P2 - Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 360mm - Fractal Design Define R6 - TP-Link AC1900 PCIe Wifi

 

Raven: AMD Ryzen 5 5600x3d - ASRock B550M Pro4 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 3200Mhz - XFX Radeon RX6650XT - Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB - TP-Link AC600 USB Wifi - Gigabyte GP-P450B PSU -  Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L -  Samsung 27" 1080p

 

Plex : AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - Gigabyte B550M AORUS Elite AX - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 2400Mhz - MSI 1050Ti 4GB - Crucial P3 Plus 500GB + WD Red NAS 4TBx2 - TP-Link AC1200 PCIe Wifi - EVGA SuperNova 650 P2 - ASUS Prime AP201 - Spectre 24" 1080p

 

Steam Deck 512GB OLED

 

OnePlus: 

OnePlus 11 5G - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green

OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green

 

Other Tech:

- 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified.

- Lenovo 720S Touch 15.6" - i7 7700HQ, 16GB RAM 2400MHz, 512GB NVMe SSD, 1050Ti, 4K touchscreen

- MSI GF62 15.6" - i7 7700HQ, 16GB RAM 2400 MHz, 256GB NVMe SSD + 1TB 7200rpm HDD, 1050Ti

- Ubiquiti Amplifi HD mesh wifi

 

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I would ditch the cooler, get a smaller ssd and use that to go for 16gb of ram instead.

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PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hc6H29
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hc6H29/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600 3.1GHz 6-Core Processor  ($222.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360 HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($81.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.88 @ Walmart) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($72.27 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.79 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($46.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Noctua - NF-R8 redux-1800 PWM 31.4 CFM  80mm Fan  ($9.95 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Noctua - NF-R8 redux-1800 PWM 31.4 CFM  80mm Fan  ($9.95 @ Amazon) 
Total: $713.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-17 15:40 EDT-0400

 

The case comes with 2 fans which are pretty good tbh, so only need 2 of those. Smaller SSD, CPU cooler isn't really needed either for a non-K.

 

Better CPU(8600 over 8400), 16GB ram, better quality PSU, and an atx motherboard though thats my personal preference as I think mATX boards inside an ATX case look a bit silly.

PC - CPU Ryzen 5 1600 - GPU Power Color Radeon 5700XT- Motherboard Gigabyte GA-AB350 Gaming - RAM 16GB Corsair Vengeance RGB - Storage 525GB Crucial MX300 SSD + 120GB Kingston SSD   PSU Corsair CX750M - Cooling Stock - Case White NZXT S340

 

Peripherals - Mouse Logitech G502 Wireless - Keyboard Logitech G915 TKL -  Headset Razer Kraken Pro V2's - Displays 2x Acer 24" GF246(1080p, 75hz, Freesync) Steering Wheel & Pedals Logitech G29 & Shifter

 

         

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AMD version + Black/Red Theme

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/d4qv3b

CPU 41P-TVYWEpL.jpg $175.69   FREE   $175.69 OutletPC Buy
Motherboard e3dcf42f7e13644abaa6a53fdd38d3e4.256p.jpg $98.72 -$20.00 $0.99   $79.71 Newegg Buy
$20.00 mail-in rebate
 
Memory acf00130b189e90272a9ad74f0ba955c.256p.jpg $179.99   Free two-day shipping with Amazon Prime   $179.99 Amazon Buy
Storage 1f047238ee96277f096cd4b19230df24.256p.jpg $109.99   FREE   $109.99 Adorama Buy
  41H888-QJdL.jpg $59.79   FREE   $59.79 OutletPC Buy
Case c4e5c91529ac04d310ee48442326aa3e.256p.jpg $49.99       $49.99 SuperBiiz Buy
Power Supply 51J5s4nQnWL.jpg $39.99   FREE   $39.99 B&H Buy
Base Total: $714.16      
Mail-in Rebates: -$20.00      
Shipping: $0.99      
Total: $695.15  
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2 hours ago, Jaok said:

My friend asked me I if could build a pc for him for 700$ for gaming and I came up with this. He doesn't want to OC and he's mainly going to play games on it. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mhWhkd   Note: he bought the gtx 980 a few months back on sale so I Think that there's no reason to purchase a new gpu

Build something like this....I HV even added in 16gb of RAM...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($178.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B360M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.88 @ Walmart) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($72.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.79 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series White 2 pack 52.2 CFM  120mm Fan  ($18.49 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $656.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-17 18:02 EDT-0400

SSD TIER LIST

 

 

CPU - Ryzen 7 3700X

Mobo - ASRock X470 Taichi

Memory - G.Skill Trident Z RGB (8x2 3200MHz) 

Storage - Sabrent Rocket 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 2TB - WD Black 1TB

GPU - MSI GeForce GTX 980Ti LIGHTNING

Case - Fractal Design Meshify C

PSU - Super Flower Leadex II Gold 650W

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8 hours ago, jstudrawa said:

If he's not OC'ing, not need for a CPU cooler.  The stock cooler that comes with the CPU is fine.

 

Not sure why the 4x additional fans, you may at most need 1 extra fan if not OCing, heat won't be a huge issue.

 

Edit:  Case is aesthetic most likely, I get it.

Thanks!

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8 hours ago, MkaiL said:

I would ditch the cooler, get a smaller ssd and use that to go for 16gb of ram instead.

 

8 hours ago, RKRiley said:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hc6H29
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hc6H29/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600 3.1GHz 6-Core Processor  ($222.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360 HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($81.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.88 @ Walmart) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($72.27 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.79 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($46.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Noctua - NF-R8 redux-1800 PWM 31.4 CFM  80mm Fan  ($9.95 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Noctua - NF-R8 redux-1800 PWM 31.4 CFM  80mm Fan  ($9.95 @ Amazon) 
Total: $713.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-17 15:40 EDT-0400

 

The case comes with 2 fans which are pretty good tbh, so only need 2 of those. Smaller SSD, CPU cooler isn't really needed either for a non-K.

 

Better CPU(8600 over 8400), 16GB ram, better quality PSU, and an atx motherboard though thats my personal preference as I think mATX boards inside an ATX case look a bit silly.

 

8 hours ago, ShutuPas [DMG] said:

AMD version + Black/Red Theme

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/d4qv3b

CPU 41P-TVYWEpL.jpg $175.69   FREE   $175.69 OutletPC Buy
Motherboard e3dcf42f7e13644abaa6a53fdd38d3e4.256p.jpg $98.72 -$20.00 $0.99   $79.71 Newegg Buy
$20.00 mail-in rebate
 
Memory acf00130b189e90272a9ad74f0ba955c.256p.jpg $179.99   Free two-day shipping with Amazon Prime   $179.99 Amazon Buy
Storage 1f047238ee96277f096cd4b19230df24.256p.jpg $109.99   FREE   $109.99 Adorama Buy
  41H888-QJdL.jpg $59.79   FREE   $59.79 OutletPC Buy
Case c4e5c91529ac04d310ee48442326aa3e.256p.jpg $49.99       $49.99 SuperBiiz Buy
Power Supply 51J5s4nQnWL.jpg $39.99   FREE   $39.99 B&H Buy
Base Total: $714.16      
Mail-in Rebates: -$20.00      
Shipping: $0.99      
Total: $695.15  

 

6 hours ago, vexicus365 said:

Build something like this....I HV even added in 16gb of RAM...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($178.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B360M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.88 @ Walmart) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($72.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.79 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series White 2 pack 52.2 CFM  120mm Fan  ($18.49 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $656.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-17 18:02 EDT-0400

I comepletly forgot that to tell you that he's going to game at 1080p and not 1440/2190p so shouldn't 8gb be enough for now and if he needs more he can simply buy another 8gb?

 Also thank you for your suggestions guys :)

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If budget is a concern then, yes.  Go 8GB for now and leave room for another 8 when funds are more available.

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

Onyx : AMD Ryzen 7 7800x3d / MSI 6900xt Gaming X Trio / Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX / G. Skill Flare X5 6000CL36 32GB / Samsung 980 1TB x3 / Super Flower Leadex V Platinum Pro 850 / EK-AIO 360 Basic / Fractal Design North XL (black mesh) / AOC AGON 35" 3440x1440 100Hz / Mackie CR5BT / Corsair Virtuoso SE / Cherry MX Board 3.0 / Logitech G502

 

7800X3D - PBO -30 all cores, 4.90GHz all core, 5.05GHz single core, 18286 C23 multi, 1779 C23 single

 

Emma : i9 9900K @5.1Ghz - Gigabyte AORUS 1080Ti - Gigabyte AORUS Z370 Gaming 5 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 32GB 3200CL16 - 750 EVO 512GB + 2x 860 EVO 1TB (RAID0) - EVGA SuperNova 650 P2 - Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 360mm - Fractal Design Define R6 - TP-Link AC1900 PCIe Wifi

 

Raven: AMD Ryzen 5 5600x3d - ASRock B550M Pro4 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 3200Mhz - XFX Radeon RX6650XT - Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB - TP-Link AC600 USB Wifi - Gigabyte GP-P450B PSU -  Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L -  Samsung 27" 1080p

 

Plex : AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - Gigabyte B550M AORUS Elite AX - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 2400Mhz - MSI 1050Ti 4GB - Crucial P3 Plus 500GB + WD Red NAS 4TBx2 - TP-Link AC1200 PCIe Wifi - EVGA SuperNova 650 P2 - ASUS Prime AP201 - Spectre 24" 1080p

 

Steam Deck 512GB OLED

 

OnePlus: 

OnePlus 11 5G - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green

OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green

 

Other Tech:

- 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified.

- Lenovo 720S Touch 15.6" - i7 7700HQ, 16GB RAM 2400MHz, 512GB NVMe SSD, 1050Ti, 4K touchscreen

- MSI GF62 15.6" - i7 7700HQ, 16GB RAM 2400 MHz, 256GB NVMe SSD + 1TB 7200rpm HDD, 1050Ti

- Ubiquiti Amplifi HD mesh wifi

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($178.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($159.99 @ Newegg) not required but it's a nice to have since your budget fits.
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($72.27 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.79 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C Mini Dark TG MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($84.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $681.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-18 08:26 EDT-0400

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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4 hours ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($178.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($159.99 @ Newegg) not required but it's a nice to have since your budget fits.
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($72.27 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.79 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C Mini Dark TG MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($84.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $681.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-18 08:26 EDT-0400

shouldn't 8gb be enough for now and if he needs more he can simply buy another 8gb?

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