Cheap build for friend, Intel.

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Hello, building PC for friend all he need from this build is smooth Dota 2 experiance, as you can see he is on budged 400$.

Here is what we don't need:

-Case
-Power Supply
-OS ( We gonna install Linux distrubution, bc Dota2 is officialy ported to linux )
-Optical Drive

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1uzNO
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1uzNO/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1uzNO/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Pentium G2020 2.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($63.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus P8H61-M LX3 R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($58.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Mushkin Essentials 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($30.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Toshiba 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.97 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GT 640 1GB Video Card ($83.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: BenQ GW2255 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $412.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-21 13:10 EDT-0400)
 
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1. Are they? If they are cheap then thats not that bad, Dell is highly reputable and supplies alot of businesses thanks to the reliability of their products.

2. That makes sense, definetely go for the safer option :)
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How about this with a great IPS monitor and a 7750:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Pentium G2120 3.1GHz Dual-Core Processor ($66.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Biostar B75MU3B Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($55.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Crucial 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($34.35 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7750 1GB Video Card ($72.98 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Dell S2240M 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($119.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $410.26
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-21 13:28 EDT-0400)
 
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For this price, AMD is without a doubt better than Intel. Also, getting only one RAM module is not a good idea. Get two, to benefit from dual channel memory. Here would be the best AMD build for this price :

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1uAnn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1uAnn/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1uAnn/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 6670 1GB Video Card ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Dell S2240M 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($119.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $395.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-21 13:33 EDT-0400)
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Pentium G860 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($67.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Foxconn H61S Mini ITX LGA1155 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($32.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7750 1GB Video Card ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N180UB 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill RS-MI-01 BK Mini ITX Tower Case w/250W Power Supply ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $391.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-21 13:46 EDT-0400)

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Pentium G860 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($67.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Foxconn H61S Mini ITX LGA1155 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($32.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 650 1GB Video Card ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N180UB 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill RS-MI-01 BK Mini ITX Tower Case w/250W Power Supply ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $391.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-21 13:49 EDT-0400)
 
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The most recent driver updates have really boosted performance apparently:
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=amd_nvidia_july2013&num=6

Since then the 13.8 beta drivers (3 days old) are said to have great performance improvements.

However i have not had to personally deal with linux and AMD cards recently.
 
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Those benchmakrs are done on 640 2GB DDR3 version vs 7750 DDR5, just saying.




I wonder why Dell monitors are 2x cheaper compared to BenQ?
Also I wouldn't risk getting AMD card for linux just bc this is my friend build, don't want to screw him up.
 
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1. Are they? If they are cheap then thats not that bad, Dell is highly reputable and supplies alot of businesses thanks to the reliability of their products.

2. That makes sense, definetely go for the safer option :)
 
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