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but quad core processor

i added a different one 

 

1 minute ago, iLostMyXbox21 said:

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - A8-9600 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Processor $61.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $39.99 @ Newegg
Memory GeIL - EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory $94.99 @ Newegg
Storage Toshiba - Product Series:DT01ACA 500 GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $22.95 @ Amazon
Power Supply Thermaltake - 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $14.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $279.81
  Mail-in rebates -$45.00
  Total $234.81
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-18 19:25 EST-0500  

 

 

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In an attempt to prove my friend and father wrong, I am attempting to make a $300 gaming pc. Now this wouldn't be hard, except for the pc has to meet a few requirements. First- It must have a minimum of 16 gigs of ram. Second, It must have a quad core processor. third, it must be all new or refurbished parts. NOTHING USED. And finally, It must cost no more than 300 usd.

 

I seek your help

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Just now, kodi hoyle said:

In an attempt to prove my friend and father wrong, I am attempting to make a $300 gaming pc. Now this wouldn't be hard, except for the pc has to meet a few requirements. First- It must have a minimum of 16 gigs of ram. Second, It must have a quad core processor. third, it must be all new or refurbished parts. NOTHING USED. And finally, It must cost no more than 300 usd.

 

I seek your help

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor $97.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard MSI - B450M PRO-VDH Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $59.99 @ Newegg
Memory Patriot - Viper 4 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $59.99 @ Newegg Business
Storage Toshiba - Product Series:DT01ACA 500 GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $22.95 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair - CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $29.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $300.91
  Mail-in rebates -$30.00
  Total $270.91
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-18 19:14 EST-0500  

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor $97.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard MSI - B450M PRO-VDH Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $59.99 @ Newegg
Memory Patriot - Viper 4 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $59.99 @ Newegg Business
Storage Toshiba - Product Series:DT01ACA 500 GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $22.95 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair - CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $29.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $300.91
  Mail-in rebates -$30.00
  Total $270.91
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-18 19:14 EST-0500  

 

Must have 16 gigs of ram

 

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1 minute ago, kodi hoyle said:

Must have 16 gigs of ram

 

Must have bigger budget

CPU: Intel i7 6700k  | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170x Gaming 5 | RAM: 2x16GB 3000MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX | GPU: Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1080ti | PSU: Corsair RM750x (2018) | Case: BeQuiet SilentBase 800 | Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34 eSports | SSD: Samsung 970 Evo 500GB + Samsung 840 500GB + Crucial MX500 2TB | Monitor: Acer Predator XB271HU + Samsung BX2450

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3 minutes ago, Spotty said:

Must have bigger budget

bet

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Athlon 200GE 3.2 GHz Dual-Core Processor $54.90 @ OutletPC
Motherboard ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $39.99 @ Newegg
Memory GeIL - EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory $94.99 @ Newegg
Storage Toshiba - Product Series:DT01ACA 500 GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $22.95 @ Amazon
Power Supply Thermaltake - 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $14.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $272.82
  Mail-in rebates -$45.00
  Total $227.82
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-18 19:24 EST-0500  

edit: oh.. quad core..

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - A8-9600 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Processor $61.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $39.99 @ Newegg
Memory GeIL - EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory $94.99 @ Newegg
Storage Toshiba - Product Series:DT01ACA 500 GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $22.95 @ Amazon
Power Supply Thermaltake - 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $14.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $279.81
  Mail-in rebates -$45.00
  Total $234.81
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-18 19:25 EST-0500  

 

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1 minute ago, iLostMyXbox21 said:

bet

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Athlon 200GE 3.2 GHz Dual-Core Processor $54.90 @ OutletPC
Motherboard ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $39.99 @ Newegg
Memory GeIL - EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory $94.99 @ Newegg
Storage Toshiba - Product Series:DT01ACA 500 GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $22.95 @ Amazon
Power Supply Thermaltake - 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $14.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $272.82
  Mail-in rebates -$45.00
  Total $227.82
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-18 19:24 EST-0500  

 

but quad core processor

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Just now, kodi hoyle said:

but quad core processor

i added a different one 

 

1 minute ago, iLostMyXbox21 said:

BET 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - A8-9600 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Processor $61.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $39.99 @ Newegg
Memory GeIL - EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory $94.99 @ Newegg
Storage Toshiba - Product Series:DT01ACA 500 GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $22.95 @ Amazon
Power Supply Thermaltake - 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $14.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $279.81
  Mail-in rebates -$45.00
  Total $234.81
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-18 19:25 EST-0500  

 

 

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7 minutes ago, kodi hoyle said:

would it help if i already have hard drive and graphics card?

Yes. It would also help if you already have a CPU, motherboard, RAM, and power supply... Don't happen to have any of those lying around by any chance?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor $97.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $64.99 @ Newegg Business
Memory Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $99.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $24.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $307.96
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $287.96
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-18 19:28 EST-0500  

CPU: Intel i7 6700k  | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170x Gaming 5 | RAM: 2x16GB 3000MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX | GPU: Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1080ti | PSU: Corsair RM750x (2018) | Case: BeQuiet SilentBase 800 | Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34 eSports | SSD: Samsung 970 Evo 500GB + Samsung 840 500GB + Crucial MX500 2TB | Monitor: Acer Predator XB271HU + Samsung BX2450

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1 minute ago, Spotty said:

Yes. It would also help if you already have a CPU, motherboard, RAM, and power supply... Don't happen to have any of those lying around by any chance?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor $97.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $64.99 @ Newegg Business
Memory Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $99.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $24.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $307.96
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $287.96
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-18 19:28 EST-0500  

what about storage?

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Just now, iLostMyXbox21 said:

what about storage?

They already have storage

8 minutes ago, kodi hoyle said:

would it help if i already have hard drive and graphics card?

CPU: Intel i7 6700k  | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170x Gaming 5 | RAM: 2x16GB 3000MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX | GPU: Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1080ti | PSU: Corsair RM750x (2018) | Case: BeQuiet SilentBase 800 | Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34 eSports | SSD: Samsung 970 Evo 500GB + Samsung 840 500GB + Crucial MX500 2TB | Monitor: Acer Predator XB271HU + Samsung BX2450

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1 minute ago, Spotty said:

They already have storage

oh i skipped over that.. thanks

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PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hfGxP3
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hfGxP3/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - FX-8350 4 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($75.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 LED 66.3 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus - M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($62.00 @ B&H) 
Memory: Micron - 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.00 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Micron - 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.00 @ Amazon) 
Case: Rosewill - SRM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($26.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $292.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-18 19:43 EST-0500

 

 

8cores (slow ones) and 16gb of ram. Could fit 24gb of ram just if you want.

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23 minutes ago, kodi hoyle said:

the pc is complete, $302. and some black friday bruises from Frye's

What did you end up with?

Rest In Peace my old signature...                  September 11th 2018 ~ December 26th 2018

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PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/67WgNQ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/67WgNQ/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($89.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX850 128 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($24.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($22.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $272.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-30 11:36 EST-0500

My current build ↘️⬇️↙️

 

 

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