"Budget" Build Help

[Lenovus_]

My friend wants to get into PC gaming, and I told her i would help her. She hoping to game at around 1080p high settings with games like overwatch, and skyrim. The good thing is i have some parts to give her, i already have an I7-4790, 32gb of ddr3 ram, and an ASUS z-97 pro motherboard.  They are pretty good  parts and im hoping that will take a big bite out of the cost. I have 2 budget saving ideas both with down sides. 

 

1. Use this parts list I created

(the cheaper custom set prices are from estimates i  found on ebay)

The down side of this parts list is the price is higher than id like it to be.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor	$0.00
Motherboard	Asus - Z97-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard	$0.00
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory	$0.00
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory	$0.00
Storage	Kingston - A400 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$76.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card	$160.00
Case	Cougar - MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case	$46.98 @ B&H
Power Supply	Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$49.89 @ OutletPC
Operating System	Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$94.89 @ OutletPC
Wireless Network Adapter	Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter	$34.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$493.74
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$463.74
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-02 19:22 EDT-0400

2. Use an old Dell Optiplex 

My idea is to buy an old Optiplex like this https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-Optiplex-7020-Intel-i3-4130-3-50GHz-8GB-500GB-Windows-10-Pro-b/292799290287, Then replace the processor and the ram with the stuff i have. Thus saving money on windows,a case and power supply. Then the problem is I dont know if i can put a decently powerful card in the system, or how to clone the boot drive it already has so i can use a low end ssd. Bringing my total cost to around $320 ish dollars.

 

Any help and cost cutting measures are greatly appreciated. 

[Fasauceome]

Don't buy windows, just install it and learn to deal with the "Activate windows" prompt in the corner. Either that or buy a cheap key off cdkeys.com, since paying $100 for windows is absurd.

 

Everything you chose for your parts list is solid, just make sure to pop in a hard drive at some point since that SSD might fill up quick.

[MojangYang]

7 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

Don't buy windows, just install it and learn to deal with the "Activate windows" prompt in the corner. Either that or buy a cheap key off cdkeys.com, since paying $100 for windows is absurd.

 

Everything you chose for your parts list is solid, just make sure to pop in a hard drive at some point since that SSD might fill up quick.

I bought a full windows 10 pro key for only $20 on eBay. Worked well.

[Lenovus_]

@fasauceome Ok, thanks for the advice

[VEXICUS]

14 hours ago, Lenovus_ said:

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Getting an optiplex fr cost saving measure is not always a good option. Optiplexes usually have 220-230w PSUs which wouldnt be sufficient fr ur rig to run. Also, u have to bare with the proprietary connectors. 

I would rather change that Kingston SSD to something like a Samsung 860 Evo because of it's much better read/write speeds.

U can get cheap oem windows keys fr sites like kinguin/scdkeys/eBay.

Following are the changes that I have made...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: Asus - Z97-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($82.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($160.00) 
Case: Deepcool - DUKASE V2 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link - TL-WN881ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($19.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $347.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-03 10:32 EDT-0400

[Lenovus_]

On 11/3/2018 at 10:36 AM, vexicus365 said:

Getting an optiplex fr cost saving measure is not always a good option. Optiplexes usually have 220-230w PSUs which wouldnt be sufficient fr ur rig to run. Also, u have to bare with the proprietary connectors. 

I would rather change that Kingston SSD to something like a Samsung 860 Evo because of it's much better read/write speeds.

U can get cheap oem windows keys fr sites like kinguin/scdkeys/eBay.

Following are the changes that I have made...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: Asus - Z97-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($82.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($160.00) 
Case: Deepcool - DUKASE V2 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link - TL-WN881ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($19.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $347.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-03 10:32 EDT-0400

Ok thanks for your help

[MandoPanda]

If you're considering a 1060 you could just get an RX 580 because it's about the same performance for a cheaper price.