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Building a ~$300 budget build for a friend as a gift... (Trust me it's better than his 2004 HP Pavilion.)

He already has a XFX Radeon 5450. ( I know it's not great but work out it please.)

He uses a very low resolution monitor, 1024x768. Which allows him to game on his current pc decently (Skyrim on High with some mods.)

Would like to pay no more than $350 after shipping and taxes if possible.

Thank you for all considerations and options!

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I don't even think that it is possible. 

 

What does he want to use this PC for?

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Here's a draft I made, not sure whether it's good or not.

It's also a bit over the price I'd like to hit.

 
CPU:  AMD FX-4130 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($94.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard:  ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($53.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card:  XFX Radeon HD 5450 1GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case:  BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply:  Antec 450W ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $336.93

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  • Intel 4670k, MSI GTX 780, MSI Z87-G43 Gaming, G.SKiLL Ripjaws 8GB, Kingston V300 120GB SSD, Seagate Barracuda 1TB, EVGA SuperNova 750W 80+ Gold Modular, Corsair Air Series 540 Cube, Corsair H100i CPU Cooler
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I don't even think that it is possible. 

Think again.

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Building a ~$300 budget build for a friend as a gift... (Trust me it's better than his 2004 HP Pavilion.)

He already has a XFX Radeon 5450. ( I know it's not great but work out it please.)

Would like to pay no more than $350 after shipping and taxes if possible.

Thank you for all considerations and options!

 

I'd honestly say buy a console if it's for gaming, and buy a chromebook if it's for school work. That's not worth it to buy or build any sort of pc.

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I'd honestly say buy a console if it's for gaming, and buy a chromebook if it's for school work. That's not worth it to buy or build any sort of pc.

Console gaming is whack lol.

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  • Intel 4670k, MSI GTX 780, MSI Z87-G43 Gaming, G.SKiLL Ripjaws 8GB, Kingston V300 120GB SSD, Seagate Barracuda 1TB, EVGA SuperNova 750W 80+ Gold Modular, Corsair Air Series 540 Cube, Corsair H100i CPU Cooler
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Here's a draft I made, not sure whether it's good or not.

It's also a bit over the price I'd like to hit.

 
CPU:  AMD FX-4130 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($94.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard:  ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($53.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card:  XFX Radeon HD 5450 1GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case:  BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply:  Antec 450W ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $336.93

 

 

If he's dead set on it this is fine, just change the ram out for 2 x 4GB.

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Console gaming is whack lol.

 

Not really it's a great experience. If you have more money, obviously a computer is better.

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Building a ~$300 budget build for a friend as a gift... (Trust me it's better than his 2004 HP Pavilion.)

He already has a XFX Radeon 5450. ( I know it's not great but work out it please.)

He uses a very low resolution monitor, 1024x768. Which allows him to game on his current pc decently (Skyrim on High with some mods.)

Would like to pay no more than $350 after shipping and taxes if possible.

Thank you for all considerations and options!

Just came up with this. Probably not the best for money though.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2srnS

|CPU: Intel 5960X|MOBO:Rampage V Extreme|GPU:EVGA 980Ti SC 2 - Way SLI|RAM:G-Skill 32GB|CASE:900D|PSU:CorsairAX1200i|DISPLAY :Dell U2412M X3|SSD Intel 750 400GB, 2X Samsung 850 Pro|

Peripherals : | MOUSE : Logitech G602 | KEYBOARD: K70 RGB (Cherry MX Brown) | NAS: Synology DS1515+  - WD RED 3TB X 5|ROUTER: AC68U

Sound : | HEADPHONES: Sennheiser HD800 SPEAKERS: B&W CM9 (Front floorstanding) ,  B&W CM Center 2 (Centre) | AV RECEIVER : Denon 3806 | MY X99 BUILD LOG!

 

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If he's dead set on it this is fine, just change the ram out for 2 x 4GB.

 

The mobo only holds 16gb.

Dual channel isn't that great of a difference.

It'd be a waste to upgrade later if you couldn't expand without removing the 2x4 ram.

Don't you think?

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The mobo only holds 16gb.

Dual channel isn't that great of a difference.

It'd be a waste to upgrade later if you couldn't expand without removing the two 2x4 ram.

Don't you think?

 

Memory doesn't work as well generally unless purchased together.

 

so if you bought 1 8gb now and 1 8gb later there's a larger chance for issue and lower performance.

 

plus with DDR4 on the way 8gb dual channel (2x4gb) will serve you well till an upgrade.

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You f***kin cray mayne. Tell your buddy to wax a few more ermm just save some money! 

 

Seriously though, just save a hundey and get a ps4. Boo hoo to all the console haters, fact of the matter is a console is a superior gaming platform in many instances. Hardware certainly isn't everything while in this instance cost certainly is. Tell him to entertain the idea, if he's hellbent on m and kb well most relevant games will probably support it in the future. 

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Edits: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2ssnO

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You f***kin cray mayne. Tell your buddy to wax a few more ermm just save some money! 

 

Seriously though, just save a hundey and get a ps4. Boo hoo to all the console haters, fact of the matter is a console is a superior gaming platform in many instances. Hardware certainly isn't everything while in this instance cost certainly is. Tell him to entertain the idea, if he's hellbent on m and kb well most relevant games will probably support it in the future. 

 

What if the guy wants to play Dota or LoL, then what?

 

 

 

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What if the guy wants to play Dota or LoL, then what?

 

Well as we all know we can play those games on pre 2k Emachines :DDD All jesting aside, he'd seriously be retarded to build a PC for those games alone! Not to slight those games, I am partially interested in Dota 2, but not at all interested in the cost of the game or the learning curve :)

8320 @ 4.3ghz l Gigabyte 970a Ud3 l Hyper 212 Evo l R9 290 l 8gb RAM 1866 Vengeance l 1tb WD Black l 120gb Samsung Evo SSD l HX750 Gold PSU l 500d Arctic Case l Windows 8 OS l K65 and Blackwidow Keyboard l M65 and DeathAdder 2013 l Qck Steelseries l 24in Vizio Monitor 1080p

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($116.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard:  ASRock N68C-GS FX Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($48.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory:  A-Data XPG Gaming Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card:  XFX Radeon HD 5450 1GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00)
Case:  Sentey CS3-3340 TAC2.0 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($23.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $332.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-29 22:31 EST-0500)

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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you must be looking really low end... ooph. 
i think his makes sense the most. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($116.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard:  ASRock N68C-GS FX Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($48.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory:  A-Data XPG Gaming Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card:  XFX Radeon HD 5450 1GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00)
Case:  Sentey CS3-3340 TAC2.0 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($23.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $332.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-29 22:31 EST-0500)

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